Irish Protestant leader Ian Paisley hospitalized
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — The Rev. Ian Paisley, once the loud voice of Protestant opposition to compromise with Catholics in…
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Cardinal: Pope merits thanks on abuse, not attacks
ROME (AP) — A top American cardinal on Monday defended Pope Benedict's handling of sexual abuse cases by clergy, saying he should be…
French minister's remarks seen as Muslim putdown
PARIS (AP) — France's interior minister has walked into a firestorm of controversy with his weekend comments that some civilizations…
Romania's government collapses after protests
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's government collapsed Monday following weeks of protests against austerity measures, the latest…
Vatican cardinal: Pope merits thanks, not attacks
ROME (AP) — The U.S. cardinal who leads the Vatican office overseeing cases of sexual abuse by clergy says Pope Benedict XVI should be…
Italy frees former Guantanamo detainee
MILAN (AP) — An Italian appeals court has overturned the terrorism conviction of a Tunisian man who had spent nearly eight years in the…
UK judge orders radical preacher released on bail
LONDON (AP) — A British court ruled Monday that an extremist cleric described as one of Europe's leading al-Qaida operatives should be…
Norway mass killer demands medal at court hearing
OSLO, Norway (AP) — The right-wing extremist who has admitted killing 77 people in Norway's worst peacetime massacre told a court…
Dutch hopes grow for 125-mile speedskating race
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Sports events across Europe are falling victim to the continent's deep freeze, but the Dutch are…
Dam bursts in Bulgaria, 8 killed in floods
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A dam in southern Bulgaria burst Monday after days of heavy rain, sending an eight-foot-high (2.5-meter) torrent…
