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Italian Bridge Partially Collapses, Sending Vehicles Crashing Below

8:52am August 14, 2018

by Sylvia Poggioli

The suspension bridge was part of a busy highway in the port city of Genoa in Northwest Italy. About a dozen vehicles were likely on the bridge when it collapsed, authorities say.

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Car Crashes Into A Traffic Barrier Outside U.K. Parliament

8:46am August 14, 2018

by Frank Langfitt

At least two people were injured, though the injuries do not appear to be serious. Police arrested the driver, and Scotland Yard says it's treating the crash as a terror attack.

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Police In Slovakia Reportedly Arrest Opera-Blasting Woman

6:56am August 14, 2018

The woman played an aria by Verdi to drown out a neighbor's dog. Then she repeated the same tune, all day long for 16 years. A Hungarian news site says neighbors finally had her arrested.

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A rook at Puy du Fou theme park in France uses a special box designed to receive trash and reward the bird with food.

French Theme Park Asks: Crows Can Pick Up Trash, Why Can't You?

3:19pm August 13, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

A team of six trained birds — rooks, actually — is collecting paper and cigarette stubs at the Puy du Fou park in western France. They drop the trash into a container in exchange for food.

Syrian lawyer Anwar al-Bunni, who survived torture in Syrian regime jail cells, is pictured in Berlin on March 1, 2017. He is among other Syrian torture survivors, lawyers and human rights groups who have filed criminal complaints in Germany alleging crim

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With Syria's War Nearly Over, Victims Take The Battle To European Courts

2:16pm August 13, 2018

by Deborah Amos

Syria's President Bashar Assad is on the verge of winning the war. But refugee activists are waging new battles against the regime from Europe.

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Anti-government protesters rally at Victoriei Square in front of government headquarters in Bucharest, Romania, on Sunday. Hundreds were injured during Friday's mass demonstration.

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Tens Of Thousands Of Romanians Protest Corruption, Demand New Government

12:58pm August 13, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Rallies in Bucharest and other cities were largely organized by expatriates who came home to demonstrate en masse. Police responded violently on Friday, but protests continued on Saturday and Sunday.

Police officers pass a collapsed oceanside boardwalk in the Spanish port city of Vigo on Monday, hours after the wood planks gave way during a concert.

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Boardwalk Collapses In Spain, Injuring More Than 330 People At Oceanside Concert

11:29am August 13, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Witnesses told a local news site that the collapse occurred shortly after the concert headliner tried to pump up the crowd by telling people to jump.

Domino World Record Attempt In Germany Is Disrupted By A Fly

7:10am August 13, 2018

The world record for the longest chain of mini dominoes was in the process of coming together. It takes a day to set up 4,000 tiny tiles. The record was thwarted when a fly triggered the dominoes.

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Thousands of Berliners come to Tempelhof on warm summer evenings, but there's always room for more.

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The Site Of The Berlin Airlift Now Serves As Refugee Shelter And Big Open Park

8:19am August 11, 2018

by Martin Kaste

Berlin postcard: Tempelhof Field, a former airport that's had many functions in history, from Nazi camp to U.S. base, now hosts modular homes for migrants and fun recreational areas.

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Where The Streets Have Men's Names (And How To Change That)

8:19am August 11, 2018

A feminist group in the Netherlands, where most streets are named for men, has added the names of prominent women to some streets to raise awareness. Santi van den Toom talks with Scott Simon.