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- Is Madrid trying to rein in its corruption-fighting judges?
Madrid enacted reforms that could politically pressure judges running high-level corruption cases.
- Russia debates letting Snowden in from the cold
But would a Kremlin offer of asylum to the former NSA contractor be cynical or altruistic?
- On eve of EU accession, Croatia cautiously optimistic
Though recession has hurt the Balkan state, many Croatians see a better future in the EU.
- Kremlin's hammer falls on first 'foreign agent' NGO
Russian authorities ordered a six-month closure of independent election monitor Golos this week.
- Why Russia evacuated its naval base in Syria
Now that Russian ships can stop in Cyprus, having personnel in Syria isn't worth the risk.
- Norway's premier on the outs, despite healthy economy
Norway has prospered under Jens Stoltenberg, but he is unlikely to win reelection in September.
- An AARP for Portugal? Seniors rally as pensions under pressure.
Portuguese seniors may not be leading today's strike, but they're organizing against austerity.
- Snowden, stuck in Moscow airport, becoming headache for Russia
Most Russian analysts say the former NSA contractor's saga has ceased to be amusing for the Kremlin, which has multiple reasons to keep Snowden at arm's length.
- After London murder, an effort to smear victim's family?
A former London undercover policeman alleged he was ordered to dig up dirt on the family of Stephen Lawrence, the victim in a famous racially tinged murder 20 years ago.
- Putin: Snowden, still in Moscow airport, is a 'free man'
While Edward Snowden is in Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport, he is technically not in Russia. Vladimir Putin said today he will not extradite him.
- What makes a restaurant 'a restaurant' in France?
Concerned that restaurants are increasingly using prepared foods, a French union is urging that the term 'restaurant' should legally only apply to those who cook from scratch.
- In new dynamic, Portugal's former colonies bail out old master
Cash-rich Angola and Brazil are buying up Portuguese exports and helping prop up the former colonial master during its financial woes.
- How the most unemployed part of Spain is pushing back against Madrid
One of only two regional governments not led by Spain's ruling party, Andalusia is trying to forge its own solutions to the economic crisis while still following the central government's austerity.
- Life is good for Germany's economy. But is it good for Germans?
While the German economy is being held up as the model for ailing Europe to follow, some Germans say that the benefits of the boom aren't reaching them.
- The ExplainerHow Russia views nuclear disarmament - and why it may resist
In his speech today in Berlin, President Obama called for the US and Russia to cut their strategic nuclear arsenals by a third. But the proposal may meet a chilly reception in Moscow.
- In return to Berlin, Obama finds a cooler Germany
While still highly popular, Obama has come under criticism from the German public and government alike over the NSA's online surveillance program and US use of drones.
- As Spain's people drift from Catholic Church, government cozies up
Spain's conservative government is considering dramatic restrictions on abortion and has already increase the Catholic Church's role in education, revealing a divided society.
- G8 wraps with progress on tax evasion - but not on Syria
The summit leaders agreed to crack down on money laundering and illegal tax evasion, but Russia and the West remain at odds over how to resolve the Syrian civil war.
- 'G7 plus one'? Isolated Russia holds line on Syria.
The G8 summit ended today with Russia far from agreement with the West over how to resolve the Syrian civil war. Russian experts say the rift is probably permanent.
- Obama arrives for tough G8 summit in Northern Ireland
From Syria, to spying, to an angry Vladimir Putin on his plate, President Barack Obama arrived in Northern Ireland for the G8 summit today.