Hunt for 2 in French shooting that killed 12; 1 surrenders
By JAMEY KEATEN and ELAINE GANLEY One man sought in the deadly shooting at a French satirical paper has turned himself in, and police hunted Thursday for two heavily armed…
Europe
Euro sinks after Draghi gives another stimulus hint
By PAN PYLAS The euro fell Friday to a 4 ½-year low against the dollar after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi indicated the bank could soon back a government…
UN, EU concerned at arrest of top Bahrain Shiite leader
By REEM KHALIFA The UN human rights chief on Tuesday called on Bahrain’s government to immediately release the leader of the country’s main Shiite opposition group and the European Union…
Ukraine drops nonaligned status
By DMYTRO VLASOV The Ukrainian president on Monday signed a bill dropping his country’s nonaligned status but signaled that he will hold a referendum before seeking NATO membership. The bill,…
Putin accuses West of trying to sideline Russia
By LAURA MILLS and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fix Russia’s economic woes within two years, voicing confidence that the plummeting ruble will recover and promising…
Diplomats worldwide target Islamic State militants
By LARA JAKES and JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG A global fight against Islamic State militants will likely take years to fully succeed, but nations are prepared to engage “for as long as…
Swiss reject plan to hoard gold, limit immigration
By JOHN HEILPRIN Switzerland (AP) — Voters in Switzerland on Sunday overwhelmingly rejected plans to protect the country’s wealth by investing in gold and to drastically limit immigration or to…
EU IMPOSES NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIAN OFFICIALS
By JUERGEN BAETZ and SERGEI CHUZAVKOV A refrigerated train loaded with bodies of the passengers of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 departs Kharkiv railway station, Ukraine, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. The…