All Europe
- Will affair allegations cost France's Hollande his 'Mr. Normal' image?
Though French President François Hollande is deeply unpopular, the French appreciated his 'everyday' image. Now a tabloid scandal may deprive him of even that.
- Sochi Games come with Olympic-sized corruption, official says
A Swiss Olympics official says that as much of one-third of Sochi's $55 billion price tag has simply been embezzled.
- Kremlin locks down Sochi, but neighborhood still looks dangerous
Though the Winter Olympics site is heavily fortified, terrorist threats – and deadly attacks – plague the nearby northern Caucasus region.
- German footballer's coming-out shows challenges of being gay in soccer
English and German locker rooms may be more welcoming of gay players like Thomas Hitzlsperger than their counterparts in US sports, but there is still far to go, say experts.
- BBC belatedly grasps third rail of immigration. What took it so long?
British broadcaster tackles divisive topic of immigration in a documentary that opens door to previously sidelined voices.
- Anti-Semitic or not, 'quenelle' gesture shows bigger issues in France
President Hollande today called for cities to cancel shows by comedian Dieudonné, who popularized the quenelle gesture that many say is anti-Semitic.
- Charges against Spanish princess mar monarchy in court of public opinion
Corruption charges against King Juan Carlos's daughter look likely to further damage an institution already increasingly unpopular with the Spanish public.
- Will Russia's 'ring of steel' keep Sochi safe?
Putin has spent $2 billion to keep the Winter Games safe from terrorist attacks like those in Volgograd last month. But even if Sochi is safe, Russia may not be.
- Why Angela Merkel tests herself on the ski slopes
The German chancellor, who was injured while skiing, had trouble even walking up stairs as a child. The fact she was skiing at all illustrates her effort to overcome such challenges.
- Suicide bombs in Volgograd stoke worries of a terror campaign
A second suicide bomb in as many days in the Russian city of Volgograd stirs fears of a stepped-up terrorism campaign targeting the Sochi Olympics, now a month away.
- Berlin squeezes Airbnb on short-term apartment rentals
Tourists who use the peer-to-peer apartment service and others like it will find their Berlin options limited on Jan. 1, when the city implements a new law that it hopes will reduce residential apartment rents.
- Suicide bomber strikes Russia. Another 'black widow?'
A suicide bomber killed at least 15 people in the Russian city of Volgograd. Early reports say the attacker was a woman – perhaps a 'black widow' from Dagestan.