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Defendant Johann Rehbogen, a 94-year-old former SS guard, appears at the regional court in Münster, Germany, on Tuesday.

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94-Year-Old Ex-Nazi Guard Goes On Trial Over Mass Killings At Concentration Camps

4:34pm November 06, 2018

by Ruben Kimmelman

In court in Germany, Johann Rehbogen is charged with being an accessory in the murders of several hundred Jewish and Polish prisoners at the Stutthof concentration camp in the early 1940s.

A gap now exists where two buildings collapsed on Monday morning in Marseille, France. A third building was damaged and also torn down.

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4 Bodies Found After Apartment Buildings Collapse In Marseille, France

3:44pm November 06, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

A woman who lived in one of the buildings said she stayed with her parents the night before the collapse because many of the doors in her building wouldn't close. "It could have been me," she said.

An image taken from a U.S. Navy video shot aboard an EP-3 reconnaissance plane shows a Russian Su-27 fighter using its afterburners during a close pass on Monday, Nov. 5.

Russian Fighter Made 'High Speed Pass' In Front Of U.S. Spy Plane

3:05pm November 06, 2018

by Bill Chappell

A video posted by the U.S. Navy shows the Su-27 roaring alongside the American turboprop plane, "applying its afterburner while conducting a banking turn away."

An exterior view of the new addition to the Tate Modern gallery in London in 2016. A handful of apartment owners are suing the museum, arguing it has created a state of "near constant surveillance" since opening a 10th floor terrace.

Luxury Apartment Owners Head To Court Against Peeping From Tate Modern's Balcony

7:40pm November 05, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

A handful of residents in a multimillion dollar glass tower are arguing the museum has created a state of "near constant surveillance" since opening a terrace that offers one of London's best views.

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France Moves To Ban Smartphones In Schools

8:14am November 03, 2018

by Eleanor Beardsley

The French government has banned cellphones in school, fulfilling a promise made by Emmanuel Macron during his presidential campaign. In one middle school, it's had mixed effects.

A migrant who scaled a border fence from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Melilla shows their injured hands, in March 2014. Spain is seeing a record of largely sub-Saharan African migrants and asylum-seekers making risky journeys to enter the country.

As Spain's Immigration Rises, More Women Arrive With Experiences Of Sex Abuse

1:45pm November 02, 2018

by Lucia Benavides

Experts say nearly every woman migrating to Spain from Africa is sexually abused along the way. They sometimes arrive pregnant or with infants conceived on their journey, often a result of rape.

France's Jewish Community Deeply Shaken Over Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

4:59pm November 01, 2018

by Eleanor Beardsley

Jews in France, who have seen their own community subjected to murderous attacks, have reacted with horror and sympathy to Saturday's deadly shooting in Pittsburgh.

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Trump's Criticisms Of NATO Not Apparent As It Holds Largest War Games Since Cold War

5:35pm October 31, 2018

by Frank Langfitt

President Trump's criticisms of NATO are not apparent at the huge exercises being held by the alliance in Norway, where the U.S. military has the largest commitment of forces, and a prominent role.

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In England, Southampton Community Rallies To Help Bookstore Move Locations

9:55am October 31, 2018

October Books in Southampton, England, threatened by rising rents, managed to buy its own property. When it came time to move, more than 200 supporters created a human chain to move the books.

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People walk in a flooded Saint Mark Square in Venice, Italy.

Heavy Rains, Wind Blamed For 11 Deaths In Italy

7:06pm October 30, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

Venice saw an unusually high tide leaving three-quarters of the city covered in water. Officials in large areas of the country closed schools and urged residents to stay indoors.