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Northern Ireland could play rare role in British elections: kingmakerWith neither the Conservatives nor Labour likely to win a majority in the May 7 elections, a coalition is almost certainly in the cards – and Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party a possible partner.
Oligarchs out, regional governments in? Ukraine eyes power reshuffleUkraine's reformers are figuring out how to move the levers of power from Kiev and the oligarchs to the individual regions – but without fracturing the country.
Could military action help solve Europe's Mediterranean refugee crisis?Though striking the refugee-smugglers might briefly disrupt the flow of migrants from Libya to Italy, it doesn't address what's causing the crisis in the first place.
Safe for whom? France considers legal safe houses for drug usersThe National Assembly voted earlier this month to approve the opening of three trial centers in the hope of keeping heroin addicts off the street.
Russian 'Night Wolves' bikers banned from Germany
From the Monitor Archives: Invasion of Gallipoli begins in WWIThe Allied invasion of Ottoman-controlled Gallipoli was meant to lay the groundwork for the capture of Constantinople, but ended in failure. Still, the campaign had a profound effect beyond its military significance.
Was there an Armenian genocide? It depends on Turkish 'intent.'On the 100th anniversary of the massacres of Armenians during World War I, the debate is not simply a he-said-she-said between modern Turks and Armenians.
'Pro-Russia' Chechen leader threatens to kill Russian cops on his turfChechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov has turned the nominally Russian region into a legal black hole where Russian law doesn't apply. On Wednesday, he told his forces to shoot any Russian federal officer in the territory without his permission.
Islam finds a place in Germany's classroomsGermany is beginning to grant Muslims the sort of entitlements given to Christians and Jews, including having their religion taught in schools and universities – something that could be key for fighting radical Islam.
Does France's proposed surveillance law go too far?The anti-terrorism bill includes everything from tapping phones and email accounts without a judge's approval to collecting metadata from mobile phones.
France arrests suspect over planning of 'imminent' church attackAn Algerian man suspected of planning an attack on a church was detained on Sunday after he apparently shot himself by accident and called an ambulance. He was not named.
Walled off: In non-rebel eastern Ukraine, frustrations with Kiev mountNo one in Russian-speaking Kharkiv wants to follow rebels into open revolt. But locals say Kiev has no idea how badly it's aggravating the region with its initiatives, including the 'Great Wall of Ukraine.'
Hungary says FBI chief insensitive, superficial on HolocaustFBI director James Comey has so far refused to apology for using language in a speech last week that suggested Poles and Hungarians were accomplices in the Holocaust.
Deadly Mediterranean shipwreck spurs European U-turn on migrant crisisThe biggest shift in Europe's thinking: how it might reduce migration at the source by stabilizing countries like Libya.
What happened when a pilot spilled coffee on Serbian president's plane?A government jet carrying Serbia's president to Italy last week was forced to turn back when the co-pilot spilled coffee on the instrument panel.
- Auschwitz bookkeeper admits 'moral guilt' in trial
Oskar Groening is accused of assisting in the murder of 300,000 people at the Nazi camp although he did not kill anyone himself.
- Germany defies Turkey, calls Armenian massacre 'genocide'
Germany abruptly shifted its policy Monday from a steadfast refusal to use the term "genocide" to describe the massacre of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces 100 years ago.
Europe looks for solutions to drowning Mediterranean migrantsThe death toll from Sunday's disaster off the coast of Libya was uncertain but is likely to be the highest in modern times among migrants trafficked across the Mediterranean. As many as 1,500 migrants have already died trying to cross the Mediterranean this year.
France's ban on super-thin models: Who will it really help?The ban, which moved a step closer to reality Tuesday, has been touted to reduce anorexia on the catwalk and improve women's self image. But those claims may only be true to a degree.
UK election: All eyes on Scotland, as Labour scrambles for votesThe Scottish National Party could win up to 54 of 59 seats in Scotland in Britain's May 7 parliamentary election, dealing a major blow to the opposition Labour Party, polls suggest.
