All Europe
Athens finds vibrancy can revive before economy doesTraces of crisis remain everywhere in Greece鈥檚 graffitied, edgy capital. But so are signs of renewal and opportunity, giving some corners of Athens an artistic, communal rebirth.
In Russia, young Communists see moment to vie for powerUnder the impact of economic crisis and impatient with 'mutant capitalism' dominated by Kremlin cronies, younger members of the Communist Party say they could provide an alternative to 'Putinism.'
First Look30 years after Chernobyl disaster, Ukraine honors 600,000 'liquidators'It could be thousands of years before people are able to return to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone to live. On Tuesday, Ukrainians聽took a moment to look back and honor those who sacrificed themselves to help in a time of crisis.
Preaching to the trombone choir: Music gives German church a boostWhile membership in Germany鈥檚 Protestant church is rapidly declining, its trombone choirs are thriving. Already 18,500 players are registered for a trombone choir festival in Dresden in June.
Prince George (and his family) say farewell to ObamasPrince George, third in line to the British throne, was photographed with President Barack Obama at his home in Windsor Castle during the Obamas' visit to the UK.
Obama tells British youth: Stay engaged, diplomacy trumps forceIn a town hall-style meeting Saturday, President Obama implored young British people not to pull back from engagement the world.
How Britain (and Obama) are celebrating William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare died 400 years ago Saturday.聽President Barack Obama took a break from political talks in London to tour聽Shakespeare's Globe Theatre聽on Saturday.
Could lessons from Canary Islands' old migrant crisis help Europe's new one?A decade ago, migrants braved the waves to reach the Spanish islands off the African coast, but that crisis was resolved. Now, that might inform how to approach Europe's current one.
Poland's culture war opens a new front: forest hunting groundsBoth hunters and ecologists say that their values are under assault from each other, as Warsaw weighs changes to access of private lands for hunting and new logging in Poland's forests.
Revival of diplomacy? Ukraine, Russia make progress on prisoner swap.The exchange of Ukrainian helicopter pilot Nadiya Savchenko for two Russian servicemen appears to be moving ahead. But the deal could also reopen the question of just how involved Russia is with Ukraine's eastern rebellion.
Poland's abortion debate: Why is support for current laws dropping?The country's current laws, which allow abortion under very restricted conditions, are widely supported by Poles. But a generational shift is trending more conservative.
Leading by example: Pope brings 12 Syrian Muslim refugees back to ItalyPope Francis visited a refugee camp in Greece on Saturday. The Vatican said three refugee families, including six children, would be supported by the Roman Catholic Church in Italy.
Deeper cost of the Panama Papers: angry publics and unbuilt schoolsIn the developing world, tax havens exact a high toll, literally taking the food out of people's mouths. The publication of the papers has galvanized public attention.
A kinder, gentler Putin? President speaks softly on Russian call-in showVladimir Putin took questions from reporters and the public, on topics ranging from his love life to foreign policy. But the overarching theme seemed to be an effort to sympathize with and reassure Russians suffering from the recession.
Unwelcome by peers, Germany's prickly populist party finds its own wayThe anti-immigrant party Alternative f眉r Deutschland took second place in last month's elections in Saxony-Anhalt 鈥� but it's not popular among state parliamentarians. Now it's turning that dynamic to its advantage.
Why Greeks' swap of cash for cards could end a culture of tax evasionWhen banks set limits on cash withdrawals last year, many Greeks adopted plastic payments for the first time 鈥� laying a paper trail that could bring light to Greece's 'shadow economy.'
As Ukraine PM resigns, is government running out of time?Volodymyr Groysman, an ally of President Poroshenko, is likely to take the spot 鈥� a move some see as strengthening the president's hand in pushing reform.
For Ukraine's Poroshenko, a growing crisis hits a critical junctureAmid plunging public trust, the Panama Papers revealed this week that the struggling Ukrainian president holds offshore accounts, and the Dutch resoundingly voted against accepting Ukraine into the EU.
What do the Panama Papers have to do with inequality? A whole lot.The expos茅 arrives at a time when income inequality is a major issue worldwide, and it suggests that global tolerance of offshore tax havens is one of the important roots of the rich-poor gap.
Battlefield as showroom: Russian arms gain new luster after Syria campaignRussia's brief but successful campaign in Syria has attracted international arms buyers, and could boost sales by $6 billion in 2016.
