All Europe
- FocusWhy Europe can't hit Russia with its biggest club: energy sanctions
Europe has sanctioned Russian individuals in response to the Crimea crisis, but it confronts an inescapable fact when it comes to targeting Russia's natural gas and oil exports.
- Promises, promises: Will Russia deliver in Crimea?
Whether taxes will fall and salaries will rise in a Russia-allied Crimea is not at all certain.
- One year on, has Pope Francis lured more people into the pews?
Pope Francis has racked up more than 10 million Twitter followers and graced the cover of Rolling Stone, but his popularity in Italy goes beyond pop culture.
- Beneath Russian flags, Crimeans vote on a return to their 'homeland'
Voters in Crimea turned out Sunday for a controversial referendum that offers a path to Russian annexation. Ethnic Tartars who oppose Crimean secession stayed away from the polls.
- Irish ask: What's the big deal about letting gays in St. Pat's parades?
As organizers of the Boston and New York annual St. Patrick's Day parades resist letting LGBT marchers in, many back in Ireland wonder what their problem is.
- For many in Crimea, 'it's about time' to get closer to Russia
Crimea is bracing for a fraught referendum on whether the region should join Russia or become essentially an independent state within Ukraine.
- Crimea vote: Five reasons why Putin's Ukraine case falls apart
Russian president says Kosovo example offers basis for Crimea's Sunday vote and secession from Ukraine. Angela Merkel calls the example 'shameful.'
- A new great Irish emigration, this time of the educated
Unlike its mass migrations in centuries past, Ireland is seeing its educated youth leaving the country in droves for better opportunities abroad.
- Major cyber-assaults on Ukraine, then Moscow, on eve of Crimea vote
A group calling itself Anonymous Russia, which knocked out a Kremlin website in 2012 to protest Putin's third term as president, may have signaled a role in the attack on the Moscow site.
- Forget Irish cliches: How much do you really know about Ireland? Take our quiz.
Forty shades of green, top o’ the morning to you, begorrah – everyone knows the Irish clichés, but Ireland is a small country with a rich and complex past. Its history includes not only revolutions and wars, but also artists, writers, and scientists. And while it may not be a world power, Ireland has a more complex relationship with Britain than many realize.
How much do you know about the real Ireland?
- As Russia's grip closes on Crimea, non-Russians plan their exits
With Russian troops on the ground and ethnic Russians dominating the voter rolls, Ukrainians and Tatars in Crimea are already acting to escape the peninsula's likely Russian future.