All Europe
- Does alleged NSA hack of Kaspersky signal new front in cyberwar?
Newly released documents reveal a systematic campaign to reverse-engineer anti-virus software produced by firms like Russia's Kaspersky Labs, allowing intelligence agencies to uncover vulnerabilities that could help subvert them.
- Al Jazeera journalist freed from German jail
A Cairo court had sentenced Ahmed Mansour, a joint British-Egyptian national, to 15 years in prison in absentia last year on a charge of torturing a lawyer in 2011 in Tahrir Square.
- As possible Greek default looms, Alexis Tsipras courts Moscow
Russia won't - and probably can't - bail out Greece. But both countries have longer term interests in common.
- 'Great powers' failed Jews during the Holocaust, says Pope Francis
The pope's harsh assessments came in impromptu remarks during his visit to Turin, Italy, when he told young people there he understands how they find it hard to trust the world.
- Greece gets temporary lifeline as deadline on deal closes in
The European Union president warned the situation was 'getting critical' as Greece approaches a deadline on June 30, when it has to make a debt repayment it cannot afford without more loans from creditors.
- London police investigating death in airline stowaways case
One man was discovered inside a British Airways flight from South Africa after it landed Thursday. Another man was found dead in a nearby neighborhood on the flight path for London's Heathrow Airport.
- Cold war 2.0? Russia, NATO edge toward high-risk military standoff
Both the Kremlin and the West are escalating rhetoric and deeds that threaten to recreate the dynamics that characterized Europe for decades. Nuclear arms treaties could also be at stake.
- Waterloo, 200 years on: France chafes, Britain cheers as battle remembered
The battle on Belgian fields marked the end of Napoleon's empire and a great victory for the Duke of Wellington. Today, the British are celebrating as the French do their best to ignore it.
- 'Policy wonk' Pope Francis issues harsh critique of global warming
Pontiff, who once worked as a chemist, urges 'decisive action, here and now' to combat climate change and its 'grave implications.'
- Angela Merkel presses Greece to reach a deal with creditors
The impasse between Greece and its creditors persists as Greek shares hit a new three-year-low.
- Save Greece or save the eurozone? Merkel edges toward a thorny choice.
The German chancellor is a key dealmaker in efforts to extend Greece's bailout and maintain its EU membership. But the crisis is pushing her toward action that will likely shape her place in history.
- Will pope's encyclical change the climate conversation?
On Thursday, Pope Francis released his encyclical, Laudato Si, which focuses on climate change.
- Will Greece exit the euro bloc? Or the EU even?
As the expiration date for an EU bailout nears, Greece and its creditors stood in sharp disagreement over solutions to preventing the nation from defaulting.
- Suleyman Demirel: Turkey mourns a deft master of the art of politics
Demirel served as prime minister for seven terms in the 1960s and '70s before becoming president in 1993. He was the target of two military coups.
- Seeking Refuge: How the migration crisis is shaking Europe at its core
The flare-up between Paris and Rome over a few hundred migrants trying to cross into France may look minor. But it goes to the heart of EU values – and whether member states abide by them.
- Escaped tiger from Tbilisi zoo kills Georgian man
There are still predators on the loose in the Georgian capital several days after flash flooding swept animals out of their zoo home.
- F-22s to Europe: Response to Russia in Ukraine?
F-22 Raptor: The U.S. Air Force is planning to increase its military presence in Europe because of increasing tensions with Russia, including the possibility of sending the advanced US fighter jet, the F-22.
- Left dangling by EU, some Georgians eye return to Russia's embrace
The fledgling democracy on the fringe of Europe is still waiting for the EU to admit it – and are starting to doubt if the bloc ever will. That has some Georgians calling for a turn back to Moscow.
- Putin: Russia will add more than 40 ballistic missiles to nuclear arsenal
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Russia would add more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles to its nuclear arsenal this year, a day after Russian officials denounced a US plan to station tanks and heavy weapons in NATO states on Russia's border.
- Russian microwave cannon added to arms catalog. Just business, or a bit of bravado?
The Russian government is unveiling several new high-tech weapons at this week's Army 2015 show, including a microwave anti-drone cannon and new tanks and planes. But the show is about more than just sales.