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Some small German towns want to host more refugees. So why can't they?Advocates say Germany needs to update a 67-year-old refugee policy that assigns larger numbers to overtaxed cities and fewer to dwindling towns.
At least 10 dead after Istanbul suicide bombingTurkey's prime minister said Islamic State was behind the deadly explosion, which could be heard from several neighborhoods.
Cologne attacks: Does Germany have a problem with sexual assault?Activists say violence against women has been ignored for too long 鈥� whether the perpetrators are immigrants or native-born Germans.
French mosques host dialogue weekend on anniversary of Charlie Hebdo attacksMosques across France are opening up to the public for dialogue on Islamophobia and the differences between jihadism and Islam as the country marks one year since radical jihadis' deadly attack at聽a satirical newspaper and a Jewish supermarket.
Lindsey Vonn wins downhill race, ties 36-year record for downhill victoriesWith the win Saturday, Lindsey Vonn moved from third to second place in this year's standings for the World Cup overall title
Germany's Merkel toughens tone on migrants after New Year's Eve assaults"Serial offenders who repeatedly rob or repeatedly affront women must feel the full force of the law," German chancellor Angela Merkel said. Nearly聽two dozen asylum seekers were suspected of assaulting women in Cologne, Germany on New Year's Eve.
'Mein Kampf' back in print. Informative or inflammatory?An annotated version of the book in which Hitler laid out his Nazi ideology has been republished for the first time in 70 years in Germany.聽
First LookHow apprehended refugees could reshape Germany's asylyum debateTwo asylum seekers have been arrested and several others are suspected in connection with the recent attack on women in Cologne, further intensifying an already-heated debate over Germany鈥檚 welcoming of refugees into its borders.
In wake of Cologne attacks, Germans ask: Are we handling immigration honestly?At least some of those suspected of a rash of sexual assaults and robberies in Cologne on New Year's Eve are asylum seekers 鈥� leading some Germans to wonder whether their country has ignored uncomfortable aspects of immigration.
Paris suspect hid in Brussels bomb-making apartment, officials sayBelgian prosecutors said聽the third-floor apartment was likely used as a hideout after Salah聽Abdeslam fled the Nov. 13 attacks.
Poland's president signs controversial media law. Are press freedoms at risk?The new law, which is widely viewed as the first step toward sweeping reforms intended to overhaul state-run news outlets, has聽provoked concerns in Brussels.
Knife-wielding man fatally shot outside Paris police station, officials sayAuthorities said police were investigating the incident at the Paris police station Thursday as 'more likely terrorism' than a standard criminal act.
Overshadowed by Bataclan attacks, a muted Hebdo anniversary in ParisA year ago, the deadly attacks on the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish grocery were met with defiance from the French. But now, after the far worse attacks in November, the public is quieter.
Sweden, Denmark impose border controls. New stress on EU openness?Both governments say the move is necessary to manage the flow of refugees. But it threatens the EU's open-border policy.
FocusCzarist echo? Russian Orthodox Church drives to restore its political cloutThe Russian Orthodox Church sees itself as the spiritual generator of public policy and the ideological bulwark of the state. Under Putin, priests have become fixtures in the military, schools, and other public institutions.
Sweden, Denmark tighten borders: EU free movement in trouble?Denmark聽and Sweden tightened their borders on Monday to stem the flow of migrants entering from Germany.
For Merkel, 2015 was a year of pushing Germans out of their comfort zoneThe chancellor has faced intense pressure amid accepting more than 1 million migrants into the country. But her approach is reshaping Germans' sense of themselves.
How one Russian became an object lesson for all would-be protestersDenis Lutskevich was not an activist, he just wanted to see the 2012 protests against Putin's re-election. But he, along with two dozen others, served three and a half years in prison for doing so.
Green power or green countryside? Iceland's energetic debatePlans to expand Iceland's energy production are running into opposition from those who say the new power sources, though renewable, would mar the country's beauty.
Belgium arrests pair involved with alleged Brussels holiday terror plotAuthorities said聽the case was unrelated to the brazen and bloody extremist actions in Paris a month and a half ago.