All Europe
- A year after wedding, British monarchy basks in 'Kate effect'The Duchess of Cambridge, formerly known as聽Kate Middleton, enjoys widespread popularity a year after marrying Prince William.聽
- Medvedev's legacy in Russia: small victories in Putin's shadowsDespite making little headway on corruption or human rights, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev did change Russia. 'The ice began to melt and Putin won't be able to refreeze it,' said one expert.
- Breivik slam on 'Rainbow' song an insult too far for NorwegiansAnders Behring Breivik said in testimony last week that a popular Norwegian song promoting tolerance is a Marxist brainwashing tool, but 40,000 Norwegians turned out today to reject that.
- Breivik says psychiatric report deeming him insane is full of 'fabrications'Anders Behring Breivik, the man behind Norway's terror attacks last summer,聽said in court today that the psychiatrists made up 80 percent of the report and don't understand politically motivated violence.
- News Corp. phone-hacking inquiry: 8 names you need to know Here is a list of key players in the Leveson inquiry, which is examining the phone-hacking scandal that has ensnared the powerful Murdoch family and prominent government officials.
- Argentina's move to nationalize oil firm YPF highlights Spain's declineSpain used to be one of the most powerful economic forces in Latin America, but now it's struggling to punish Argentina for nationalizing a Spanish-owned oil producer.
- Murdoch scandals reaching into ranks of British cabinetTestimony in the Leveson inquiry, which is investigating the British phone hacking scandal, has cast doubt on Culture Secretary Hunt's impartiality toward Murdoch's News Corp.
- Anders Behring Breivik on trial: A roundup of global opinion A roundup of opinions on the Anders Behring Breivik trial and the attention it has received from Norway and around the globe.
- Is Russia's Orthodox Church privileged or persecuted?The Russian Orthodox Church's ties with the government are facing push back. Church leaders have decried recent incidents, including a punk band's protest inside a church.
- Will the far right be the kingmaker in France's presidential election?Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen captured 18 percent of the vote yesterday. How her supporters vote in the runoff could be the deciding factor between President Sarkozy and Francois Hollande.
- Breivik apologizes for killing Oslo bystanders, but not teens at summer campIn court testimony today, Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik said those killed at a Labor Party youth camp were 'the best political target in Norway at the time.'
- French elections: Socialist challenger Hollande takes Round 1, promises growthBoth Fran莽ois聽Hollande and incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy now advance to a runoff presidential election on May 6.
- French presidential elections will be referendum on Sarkozy, the manThe first round of French presidential elections are Sunday. Incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy is facing the lowest approval ratings of a modern president, largely due to distaste with his style, not platform.
- Valentin Pazhetnov, Russia's unconventional 'mama bear'Russia's winter bear hunt has long left bear cubs orphaned and vulnerable, but one man has developed a way to raise cubs and safely release them into the wild as adults.聽
- Norway killer Breivik: Voices in my head told me 'Don't do this'In the most emotional day yet during the trial of Anders Behring Breivik, who has claimed responsibility for the July 2011 terror attacks in Norway, the suspect gave a detailed account of the attacks.
- Russia urges NATO to stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticized the timeline for a NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan. Russia fears a spillover of Islamist militancy into the former Soviet republics on its border.
- Brief Russia-West d茅tente on Syria conflict comes to an endRussia rejected an invitation to Paris to discuss next steps for Syria, saying that world leaders seemed more intent on helping the rebels than on brokering peace.聽
- Norwegian murderer Breivik had planned even more sweeping attackDuring testimony today, Norwegian murderer Anders Behring Breivik revealed that he had planned to bomb more than one building and to decapitate the former prime minister.聽
- King Juan Carlos: unprecedented apology speaks to royals' changed imageKing Juan Carlos apologized for taking a lavish hunting vacation amid sharp austerity cuts. Recent scandals have tested popular faith in the monarchy, seen as a unifier in post-Franco Spain.
- Norway's Breivik resists prosecution's attempts to delve into his pastOn his second day of testimony, Anders Behring Breivik, responsible for Norway's July 2011 terror attacks, refused to answer questions meant to shed light on聽how his ideology developed.