Europe

Italy’s Renzi announces resignation

  ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced early Monday that he would be stepping down after…

Terrorism, protests, love life scandal: Hollande’s presidency

by Béatrice LE BOHEC PARIS, France (AFP) -- Francois Hollande's presidency has been overshadowed by an unprecedented wave of jihadist…

France’s Hollande says will not seek re-election

by Adam PLOWRIGHT Guy JACKSON PARIS, France (AFP) -- French President Francois Hollande dramatically announced Thursday he would not seek…

Austria’s presidential rivals clash in TV debate

by Nina LAMPARSKI VIENNA, Austria (AFP) -- The two candidates in Austria's longest ever presidential race clashed Sunday over the…

Francois Fillon: reformist champion for the French right

by Guy JACKSON PARIS, France (AFP) -- Francois Fillon, the candidate who will represent the French right in next year's…

Swiss to vote on faster nuclear phaseout

by Nina LARSON GENEVA , Switzerland (AFP) -- Swiss voters will head to the polls on Sunday to decide whether…

Schulz to quit EU parliament chief post for German politics: media

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- German politician Martin Schulz plans to quit his post as European Parliament chief to join next…

Family of murdered British lawmaker pledge love not hate as killer convicted

ENGLAND, United k=Kingdom (AFP) -- The family of murdered British lawmaker Jo Cox spoke of love, not hate after a…

Brexit to spark UK slowdown, blow hole in public purse

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - by Roland JACKSON Ben PERRY Brexit will spark an economic slowdown and ravage public finances,…

Sarkozy knocked out of French presidential race

by Gina DOGGETT Guy JACKSON PARIS, France (AFP) --Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy crashed out of the presidential election on…

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