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- Russia seeking Snowden's help on data securityRussia's upper house of parliament is planning to ask former NSA contractor Edward Snowden to advise the country on improving Internet privacy and security.
- Why are Spain and Britain butting heads over Gibraltar?Tensions between the two have ratcheted up since Gibraltar dumped concrete blocks into the sea in July.
- Bloodhound Gang: US band's crude act with flag earns Russia's wrathBloodhound Gang performed recently in Ukraine, where a band member put the Russian flag in his pants. Bloodhound Gang was later assaulted at a Russian airport by a group of self-described 'Cossacks.'
- Slovakia's Roma face new alienation: being walled awayAcross the country, communities are building walls nominally to stop crime, but effectively they isolate the Roma, or gypsy, minority.
- Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy's job is safe... for nowThough he may have avoided a confidence vote, critics say Rajoy's alleged involvement in a party scandal could destabilize Spain.
- Anglican Church sets its sights on predatory lendersBut the Church of England initiative to drive payday lenders out of business is drawing scrutiny to its own investments.
- After years of absence, tourists returning to Spain's summer getawaysTourism to Spain has been on the decline since the economic crisis hit in 2008. This year, numbers appear to be rebounding.
- Russia learned 'nothing new' from Snowden leak......but Russia should boost its cybersecurity anyway, says Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.
- Francisco Garzon, Spanish train driver, charged but questions remainFrancisco Garzon: While a court has charged the Spanish train driver with involuntary homicide, others are asking why the lives of so many depend on one man.
- After crash, Spanish officials defend lucrative train industrySpain has pinned its hopes on high-speed rail to diversify its struggling economy.
- Questions about Spain train crash go beyond driverThe driver is the focus of Spain's high-speed passenger train crash investigation. But debate is intensifying about other factors, including lack of fail-safe mechanisms.
- Spanish train crash turns celebratory holidays into period of mourningThe deadly derailment cast a pall over July 25's Feast of St. James and National Galicia Day, festivals that intertwine devotion and parties.
- On eve of holiday, deadly train crash in Santiago shatters SpainAt least 79 people were killed in the derailment of a train carrying tourists and pilgrims to the Galician city.
- Bulgarian protesters ready to shake out government corruptionUnlike the austerity-related protests that toppled the last government in February, the latest protests are about Bulgaria's political system, not money.
- Are Scots keen on the new royal baby? Och aye.While the nation is voting on independence next year, the British royals retain strong Scottish ties.
- FocusAs Poland's fracking future turns cloudy, so does Europe'sIf any European country could have a US-like fracking boom, it's Poland. But optimism has waned.
- FocusA Polish village says 'no' to frackingWhen Chevron tried to start exploratory drilling, local farmers moved quickly to stop them.
- Poland aims to be a more assertive power player in EuropeWill cozier relations with Berlin make Warsaw a 'new Paris' on the Continent?
- Royal baby: will he head home soon?The royal baby's birth marks聽the first time since 1894 that three direct descendant heirs聽are alive during a monarch's reign.
- Royal baby racket?The royal baby's birth is a time for celebration... and profiteering.聽