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- Pussy Riot to Putin: Pardons won't save you
The freed Pussy Riot band members promise to continue challenging authority while turning their attention to reforming Russia's penal system.
- Churches step in as Britain's recovery bypasses the homeless
Although Britain is recovering from recession, the homeless population has grown for three straight years. Welfare cuts leave few options.
- Ukrainian protesters cling to their camps as holidays divert crowds
As they enters their second month, pro-European protests in Ukraine appear to be losing momentum after financial aid from Russia averted an economic crunch.
- Greece to Syrian refugees: Don't get too comfortable
Syrian refugees are arriving in Greece, the closest access point to western Europe, by the thousands. But obstacles to getting there – and surviving there – are enormous.
- Ever defiant, freed Pussy Riot members slam Putin's amnesty
After release today, the first order of business for Russian Pussy Riot band members is to denounce Vladimir Putin and his rule.
- Why Brittany's 'red caps' are a red alert for France's Hollande
Clad in caps symbolic of a 17th century anti-tax protest, protesters in normally stoic Brittany have been taking to the streets over President Hollande's pro-tax, anti-cut economic policy.
- How Italy turned mafia food into a hit Christmas gift
A popular new present this year is a Christmas gift box full of food produced on government-confiscated mafia land.
- Delivering on election promise, Spain's Rajoy proposes major abortion limitations
Under a bill expected to pass, Spain will allow abortion only in cases of rape or danger to the mother.
- Khodorkovsky's release: political thaw or pre-Olympic PR stunt?
Mikhail Khodorkovsky's unexpected release, on the heels of a large-scale amnesty for Russia's well-known prisoners, may just be image burnishing in preparation for Sochi Olympics. Or not?
- What does the future hold for Russia's Khodorkovsky?
President Putin announced yesterday that jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky will soon be pardoned. But he is not likely to unify Russia’s beleaguered opposition for now.
- Scotland pushes to bring lingering religious divides into the open
A new report says sectarianism remains a problem in Scotland, where hostility between Catholics and Protestants often plays out at soccer matches and in public services.
- 'It's All About Sochi': Putin to pardon jailed Russian oil tycoon
The Russian president's bombshell announcement about Mikhail Khodorkovsky follows a general amnesty that would free members of the punk rock group Pussy Riot.
- France, long active on Africa's stage, looks to EU to play a bigger role
France has been a major military actor in Africa since the '60s, most recently intervening in the violence in the Central African Republic. But it wants Europe to pitch in.
- How big a snub to Russia is Obama's Sochi 'boycott'?
President Obama is one of several world leaders planning to skip the Sochi Olympic ceremonies in a low key but pointed criticism of Russia's increasing hostility to LGBT citizens.
- Gay Russians are equal? One club asks Putin to take closer look.
In an open letter to Vladimir Putin, the owner of Moscow's biggest gay nightclub says it has come under repeated attack recently, but that police refuse to help.
- Europe's border nations: We're not ready for more Syrian refugees.
The UN has called for Europe to step up its efforts, but the EU's poorer nations say there are already more asylum seekers than they can handle.
- Putin tosses a lifeline to Yanukovych as Ukraine seethes
With economic default looming in Ukraine, the Russian president agreed to a $15 billion loan and cut the price for natural gas.
- At long last, Angela Merkel is sworn in as German chancellor
She is Germany's most popular politician, and won a resounding electoral victory in September. So why did it take so long for Merkel to form a government?
- Why this time, horse meat may be off the menu in France
A new horse-meat scandal has erupted in France, but whereas the first was about mislabeled horse meat, this time, the horses should never have been food at all.
- EU suspends Ukraine trade talks amid protests in Kiev
Protesters in Kiev angry that Ukranian President Yanukovych has spurned a trade deal with the EU in favor of closer ties with Russia don't appear to have swayed the government.