Merkel party readies campaign for bid to keep top German job
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel's party on Tuesday presented a campaign for Germany's September election that portrays would-be successor Armin Laschet as a conciliatory,...
Nicaragua arrests 6 more opposition figures; EU weighs move
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaraguan police arrested a half dozen more opposition figures, including the sixth presidential hopeful to have been arrested in a crackdown...
Supercar maker Bugatti taken over by Croatian company Rimac
ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatia’s electric supercar maker, which started in a garage a decade ago, is taking over the iconic French manufacturer Bugatti in...
Germany grants 2,400 visas to Afghan employees, relatives
BERLIN — German authorities said Monday they have granted 2,400 visas so far to Afghan employees of the country's military and their relatives, although...
Germany easing restrictions on travel from UK, Portugal
BERLIN — Germany is easing strict restrictions on travel from Britain, Portugal and some other countries that were imposed because of the rise of...
Cyprus forest fire that killed 4 now under control
NICOSIA, Cyprus — A deadly brush fire that claimed four lives and has been described as the most destructive blaze in Cyprus' 61-year history...
Dior returns to the real-world runway with textured show
PARIS — Dior ventured back into the real world Monday after more than a year away, with an in-person show for its fall-winter 2021-22...
Cannes reawakens, pins hopes on film festival’s return
CANNES, France — Cannes is back.
The lights are in position,...
Spain restricts some nightlife as virus surges among young
MADRID — Faced with soaring numbers of new coronavirus infections among unvaccinated young people, some Spanish regions are rolling back curbs on nightlife only...
Man bitten by neighbor’s escaped python in toilet in Austria
BERLIN — A man in Austria was bitten by a 1.6-meter (5 1/4-foot) python during an early-morning visit to the toilet at his home...
