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Germanwings crash co-pilot practiced slow descent before, report findsAuthorities are still puzzling over why co-pilot Andreas Lubitz sent the Barcelona-to-Dusseldorf flight straight into the French Alps on March 24, killing all 150 people on board.
Moments from safety, migrants die trying to reach EuropeDramatic footage shot aboard a Maltese freighter showed the weekend rescue of more than 100 West Africans aboard the flimsy boat off the coast of Libya. At least five migrants died.
To battle racism, Roma scale Europe's ivory towerEven in the vaunted halls of higher learning, Europe's Roma minority is subject to flagrant prejudices. Now activists are trying to equip them to fight back via graduate-level education.
UK election hopefuls make last dash to convert undecided votersPolls put the Conservative and Labour parties neck-and-neck,聽with less than 48 hours to go until the election.
Britain's newborn princess' name evokes British royal historyPrince William and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, on Monday announced the name they picked for Britain's newborn princess:聽Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.
On becalmed sea, Italy rescues nearly 4,000 migrants in 24 hoursItaly's coast guard reported that more boats have begun sailing from North Africa as the crossing is smoother. The rescues took place over the course of one day and involved many vessels.聽
French ship rescues 217 migrants off Libya coastOn Saturday, the French patrol ship turned the rescued migrants and the suspected people smugglers over to the Italian authorities.
It's a girl! Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to princessThe name of the newborn wasn't expected to be announced immediately, but聽Alice and Charlotte are the clear favorites among bet takers.聽- Why are proud Hungarians mastering English? Simple pragmatism.Hungarians and other Central Europeans are mastering English at a much greater clip than many of their continental peers, in part due to a lack of 'lingual baggage' over learning another language.
Witches Night: Crone-burning season comes to the Czech RepublicCzechs, like much of northern Europe, celebrated the end-of-winter festival Thursday night with Halloween dress code and 4th of July fare.
Turkish police use tear gas, water cannon on May Day protestersIstanbul police said that nearly 140 people had been detained, although activists said the number was nearly double that.
Pampered pensioners vs. lazy youth? European battle comes to UK electionsAs party leaders debate government spending ahead of the May 7 vote, some argue pensioners are being overprotected to the detriment of unemployed youth.
German police arrest pair in Islamist terror plotLocal media reported police found explosives, material for making bombs, an assault rifle and ammunition at their home near Frankfurt.
How a hidden past changed an anti-Semitic leader into a Jewish seekerThree years ago, Csan谩d Szegedi was part of Hungary's far-right Jobbik party, a bloc often accused of anti-Semitism. That changed when he learned his family's secret.
Northern Ireland could play rare role in British elections: kingmakerWith neither the Conservatives nor Labour likely to win a majority in the May 7 elections, a coalition is almost certainly in the cards 鈥� and Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party a possible partner.
Oligarchs out, regional governments in? Ukraine eyes power reshuffleUkraine's reformers are figuring out how to move the levers of power from Kiev and the oligarchs to the individual regions 鈥� but without fracturing the country.
Could military action help solve Europe's Mediterranean refugee crisis?Though striking the refugee-smugglers might briefly disrupt the flow of migrants from Libya to Italy, it doesn't address what's causing the crisis in the first place.
Safe for whom? France considers legal safe houses for drug usersThe National Assembly voted earlier this month to approve the opening of three trial centers in the hope of keeping heroin addicts off the street.聽
Russian 'Night Wolves' bikers banned from Germany
From the Monitor Archives: Invasion of Gallipoli begins in WWIThe Allied invasion of Ottoman-controlled Gallipoli was meant to lay the groundwork for the capture of Constantinople, but ended in failure. Still, the campaign had a profound effect beyond its military significance.