Europe

Italy bridge collapses in heavy rain

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Part of a highway bridge on the Italian island of Sardinia has been swept away as…

Britons among 10 dead in Majorca flash floods

by Alvaro VILLALOBOS Agence France Presse SANT LLORENC DES CARDASSAR, Spain (AFP) -- At least 10 people died, including two…

Chilling call made to wife of ex-Interpol boss

  By John Leicester and Gillian Wong Associated Press LYON, France (AP) — The call came at night and was…

Race to clean up oil spill after cargo ships collide off Corsica

MARSEILLE, France (AFP) -- French and Italian civil and military teams were working to contain a spreading oil spill in…

Austria ex-chancellor quits politics, bid for top EU job

  VIENNA, Austria (AFP) -- Former Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern announced Saturday he would retire from politics, thereby also ending…

Chinese Interpol boss goes missing

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- French police said Fridaythey were probing the disappearance of the Chinese head of Interpol, who…

German sadistic killer couple jailed in ‘House of Horrors’ trial

  BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- A German court Friday jailed a couple who tortured and killed women they had lured…

Merkel warns Trump against ‘destroying’ UN

FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday warned US President Donald Trump against "destroying" the United Nations.…

Naming names: countries that made a change

PARIS, France (AFP) -- As Macedonian citizens vote Sunday on whether to rename their country "The Republic of North Macedonia",…

Macedonian referendum backs new name to end Greek row

by Sally MAIRS and Saska CVETKOVSKA Agence France Presse SKOPJE, Macedonia (AFP) -- Macedonian voters on Sunday supported a plan…

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