Obama boosts Islamic State fight, asks Europe to do the same
By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY Evoking history and appealing for solidarity, President Barack Obama on Monday cast his decision to send 250 more troops to Syria as a bid to keep up…
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On German visit, Obama to push trans-Atlantic trade deal
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and KATHLEEN HENNESSEY President Barack Obama opened a two-day visit to Germany on Sunday hoping to counter deep public skepticism about a trans-Atlantic trade deal with Europe…
Dead pig found at German mosque building site
Police say a dead pig with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s name daubed on it has been found at a construction site where a mosque is being built in the eastern German…
Obama administration opening 2-front campaign on Syria
By MATTHEW LEE The Obama administration opened a two-front campaign on Syria on Thursday with a push to end one war there and step up another. The United States, Russia…
Train crash in Germany kills at least 10, injures 80
By MATTHIAS SCHRADER and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Two commuter trains crashed head-on Tuesday in southern Germany, killing 10 people and injuring 80 as they slammed into each other on a curve…
The Latest: Dutch riot police, anti-migrant protesters clash
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Latest on the flow of refugees from the Middle East and elsewhere to Europe (all times local): 4 p.m. Riot police have clashed with demonstrators in…
Suicide bomber kills 10, wounds 15 in Istanbul tourist area
By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and SUZAN FRASER A suicide bomber affiliated with the Islamic State group detonated a bomb in a historic district of Istanbul popular with tourists Tuesday morning, killing…
The Latest: German official: Don’t link terrorism, refugees
The latest news as hundreds of thousands make their way across Europe in search of safety and a better life. All times local. 5:30 p.m. Germany’s defense minister is pushing…