All Europe
- Britain's newborn princess' name evokes British royal history
Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, on Monday announced the name they picked for Britain's newborn princess: Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.
- On becalmed sea, Italy rescues nearly 4,000 migrants in 24 hours
Italy's coast guard reported that more boats have begun sailing from North Africa as the crossing is smoother. The rescues took place over the course of one day and involved many vessels.
- French ship rescues 217 migrants off Libya coast
On Saturday, the French patrol ship turned the rescued migrants and the suspected people smugglers over to the Italian authorities.
- It's a girl! Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to princess
The name of the newborn wasn't expected to be announced immediately, but Alice and Charlotte are the clear favorites among bet takers.
- Why are proud Hungarians mastering English? Simple pragmatism.
Hungarians and other Central Europeans are mastering English at a much greater clip than many of their continental peers, in part due to a lack of 'lingual baggage' over learning another language.
- Witches Night: Crone-burning season comes to the Czech Republic
Czechs, like much of northern Europe, celebrated the end-of-winter festival Thursday night with Halloween dress code and 4th of July fare.
- Turkish police use tear gas, water cannon on May Day protesters
Istanbul police said that nearly 140 people had been detained, although activists said the number was nearly double that.
- Pampered pensioners vs. lazy youth? European battle comes to UK elections
As party leaders debate government spending ahead of the May 7 vote, some argue pensioners are being overprotected to the detriment of unemployed youth.
- German police arrest pair in Islamist terror plot
Local media reported police found explosives, material for making bombs, an assault rifle and ammunition at their home near Frankfurt.
- How a hidden past changed an anti-Semitic leader into a Jewish seeker
Three years ago, Csanád Szegedi was part of Hungary's far-right Jobbik party, a bloc often accused of anti-Semitism. That changed when he learned his family's secret.
- Northern Ireland could play rare role in British elections: kingmaker
With 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 reshuffle
Ukraine'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 users
The 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 WWI
The 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 turf
Chechen 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 classrooms
Germany 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.