US, Iran accelerate nuclear talks a month before deadline
By BRADLEY KLAPPER A month out from a nuclear deal deadline, the top U.S. and Iranian diplomats gathered in Geneva Saturday in an effort to bridge differences over how quickly…
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Irish gays wake up to whole new world: When’s the wedding?
By SHAWN POGATCHNIK Ireland’s gay citizens woke up Sunday in what felt like a nation reborn — some with dreams of wedding plans dancing in their heads. Many weren’t rising…
EU leaders commit ships, aid for action on Med migrants
European Union leaders on Thursday started committing new resources to save lives in the Mediterranean at an emergency summit convened after hundreds of migrants drowned in the space of a…
As ravaged Ukraine town regains peace, fear of war remains
By PETER LEONARD Almost every building was gravely damaged, nearly every window smashed in this Ukrainian town left unrecognizable by months of relentless shelling. Children played in the rubble where…
Debaltseve under rebel control, Cossack fighters celebrate
By PETER LEONARD and DALTON BENNETT Rebel fighters, many of them Cossacks, roamed the streets of Debaltseve on Thursday, a day after Ukrainian forces began withdrawing from the besieged town.…
Greece to present creditors with proposal, Germany skeptical
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Greece was preparing Wednesday to present its creditors with an official proposal aimed to save bailout talks from collapse, as time is running out for a deal…
Denmark on edge as 2nd shooting within hours rocks capital
By JAN M. OLSEN and KARL RITTER Police say one of three people shot outside a synagogue in Copenhagen has died in the second of two shootings within hours that…
Ukraine gets new bailout deal from IMF
By LORNE COOK The International Monetary Fund has agreed to give Ukraine a new bailout deal worth 15.5 billion euro ($17.5 billion) that could climb to around $40 billion over…