All Europe
- 'Freedom fries' forgotten, Hollande visits Obama amid warming ties
The first full state visit to Washington by a French president in 20 years comes amid tight Franco-American relations, both diplomatically and militarily.
- By razor-thin margin, Swiss voters back tighter curbs on immigration
Sunday's referendum was a close-run race that has raised questions over the European Union's push for flexible labor markets.
- Can Germany help divided Ukraine find a middle ground?
A more assertive Germany may prove best positioned to secure Russian cooperation and help Ukraine accommodate both East and West.
- Why can't the French stop smoking?
France has tougher smoking laws and taxes than it did 20 years ago, when smoking was everywhere. But the French are still lighting up at rates more than double that of the US.
- In Ukraine's political deadlock, rumors fly fast and furious
According to word on the street, antigovernment protesters are gay US contractors, communists are stealing statues of Lenin, and Russian stormtroopers are about to deploy.
- As world watches Sochi, Russia watches the watchers
Reports suggest neither guests' laptops nor their bathrooms are safe from the eyes of Russian security.
- In Kiev's small shops, even Valentine sales fall on hard times
Swamped by protest tents, stores on what used to be prime turf are struggling. Protesters could at least buy a cappuccino, laments one merchant.
- Why are Ukraine's protesters so angry at President Yanukovych's 'Family'?
The president's closest political and business allies have benefited during his term – as has his son, a dentist who's become a multimillionaire businessman.
- Real-life Philomena presses Pope to open Ireland's forced adoption files
Philomena Lee, whose story inspired the movie 'Philomena,' met yesterday with Pope Francis. She has launched a project to help other Catholic women find their lost children.
- Never mind the baguettes: Burgers storm the Bastille
The burger's rise in popularity in France is stunning. In 2000, only one of every nine sandwiches sold was a hamburger. Today it is one of every two.
- Mayor of 'Ukraine's soul' looks to heal country's divides
Andriy Sadovyy, mayor of the westward-leaning city of Lviv, refused to enforce the central government's short-lived anti-protest laws. But he believes in a united Ukraine.
- UN slams Vatican's cover-up of sex abusers, posing dilemma for Pope Francis
A UN committee of experts urged the Catholic Church to turn over pedophile priests. Pope Francis's papacy could be tested by the fallout from a scathing report.
- Spotlight on Russian homophobia on eve of Sochi Olympics
A new report says that authorities are condoning, or even encouraging, homophobic violence in Russia, a charge brushed aside by the IOC president and the Kremlin.
- Spain's government struggles with its own 'Tea Party' insurrection
Prime Minister Rajoy is torn between placating his Popular Party's restive conservative faction and tacking to the center-right, where the party majority lies.
- Moscow school shooter brings an all-too-American tragedy to Russia
Russians are struggling to come to terms with a school shooting that killed two adults, in what might be the first such attack in the country.
- How a poll about Nazis brought a Russian TV station under Kremlin assault
The backlash against the poll published by Dozhd, Russia's only dissenting TV channel, played into government efforts to monopolize the media's message.
- Does Ukraine's best option for the future lie in its past?
Since 1996, Ukraine has switched several times between a parliamentary republic and a presidential one, its current form. Some say that a new swap is the best solution to the political crisis.
- EU corruption report's big offenders: Romania, Bulgaria
The first-of-its-kind report, released today, says that corruption costs Europe $162 billion annually. The findings may prove most problematic for the EU's newest members.
- Harassment scandal mars Britain's Liberal Democrats – and Parliament's image
Suspension of a prominent MP rekindles calls for an overhaul of the political culture at the 'old boys’ club.'
- Shades of the cold war? US eyes Russia on arms-treaty violations.
Washington reportedly suspects that Moscow may be developing a new cruise missile that could hit targets anywhere in Europe.