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First LookRussian doping scandal: What are the charges?Russia is accused of a state-sponsored doping of its athletes in a new report. Could Russia be banned from the 2016 Olympics?- How much do you know about the EU? Take our quiz.
The EU, a coalition of European countries, accounts for 20 percent of the worlds imports and exports and continues to gain influence and power. This year, the strength and unity of the EU has been tested with the refugee crisis. But with the media's focus on the EU's response to migrants, it's worthwhile to take a step back and understand what the EU really is and how it came to be. Think you know the EU? Take our quiz.
Russia cheated on track and field doping tests, world body reportsThe World Anti-Doping Agency believes the Russian federal intelligence service was involved, as recently as the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
Leaving their mark: Tourists put Berlin Wall at riskTourists have been defacing the barricade-turned-attraction with graffiti and stealing chunks of the wall. But instances of visitors putting historical sites at risk is not new.
Defiant Catalonia lawmakers vote to start secession from SpainThe resolution calls for creating a roadmap for independence by 2017.聽Prime Minister聽Mariano Rajoy denounced the region's vote as 'an act of provocation.'
From England's pews, a quiet abolitionist finds his voice on slaveryA collaboration between Catholic churches and police officers holds promise for British efforts to combat trafficking, and is being adopted in other countries.聽Part 3 in a series on solutions to freeing victims of labor trafficking around the globe.聽
In Sweden, refugee crisis triggers an odd side effect: a teacher shortageTens of thousands of school-age refugees, many who came to Sweden unaccompanied, are putting stress on Sweden's already stretched education system.
As US, UK point at 'bomb' in Sinai plane crash, Russia takes cooler approachBritish statements and US intelligence leaks are pointing toward the possibility of a bomb downing a Russian plane over Egypt. That wouldn't bode well for Kremlin participation in Syria.
Arrest in the Netherlands: How an Afghan war crime came to lightDutch police arrested a former Afghan communist army commander allegedly involved in聽a massacre of more than 1,000 men and boys in Afghanistan 36 years ago. Two accounts of the atrocity by a Monitor correspondent played a role.聽
Mystery, confusion surround Russian plane crash in EgyptThe Metrojet was flying at 31,000 feet over the Sinai when it crashed Saturday only 23 minutes after taking off from the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh for St. Petersburg with mostly Russian passengers.
Even as winter looms in Aegean, refugees brave Turkey-Greece crossingMore than 50 refugees have died聽in the past several days while trying to reach the Greek islands off the coast of Turkey.
What caused Egypt crash? Russian airline claims 'external' factorWith investigators still combing through the wreckage of the Metrojet flight, no cause has been ruled out, including mechanical failure or a bomb.
Romania: Nightclub fire kills 27 in nation's capitalThe fire, which injured an additional 180 people, occurred early morning Saturday at a popular club in Bucharest. It was the聽worst disaster of its kind ever in Romania.
In Syria, Russian media take a page from US playbookRussian reporting is as sophisticated and compelling as US reporting in Iraq, thanks to the military's adoption of 'embeds' and the media's adoption of Western techniques. But it's also repeating US mistakes.
Greek coast guard rescues 242 migrants as boat sinks off LesbosThe Greek coast guard saved nearly 200 people from a shipwreck that brought to 11 the total number of migrants who died in the Aegean Sea Wednesday.
Europe's refugee crisis: What is Germany actually giving Turkey?Germany has offered Turkey money and a boost for its EU aspirations in return for controls on the flow of refugees into Europe. But the cost could be far higher.
Russian church-state mystery: Who is buried in Romanovs' tomb?At the insistence of the powerful Russian Orthodox Church, the Kremlin is trying to determine if the remains of Czar Nicholas and his family are who there are said to be 鈥� despite little doubt among historians.
Stuck in the 'Jungle': With few options, refugees plant roots in Calais campWhile the makeshift refugee camp originally was merely a stopover for those trying to reach Britain, it is now a default home for refugees unable to move forward or backward.
Poland's new right-wing leaders could mean rocky road for Germany, RussiaThe Law & Justice party, which won Sunday's election, is decidedly more hostile to its neighbors to the west and east.
EU refugee summit dangles relief for overwhelmed Balkan countriesAmid high tensions, European leaders at Sunday's meeting agreed to expand capacity for tens of thousands of refugees arriving in Greece and the western Balkans.
