Europe

German Police Probe Mysterious Pizza Deliveries

6:57am February 15, 2018

A lawyer says someone is sending scores of pizzas to his office. He's received so many he said it's hard to work. The lawyer's office has also been sent sushi, Greek food and sausage.

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin speaks during a House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington earlier this month.

Inspector: 'Serious Derelictions' By VA Secretary Related To Overseas Travel

2:48am February 15, 2018

by Scott Neuman

An investigation detailed an 11-day trip to Europe at taxpayer expense in which Secretary David Shulkin was accompanied by his wife and spent much of the time on sightseeing and at leisure.

To meet EU air pollution targets, Germany may make public transit free in cities struggling with poor air quality. Here, a Munich traffic jam in 2007.

Could Free Transit Lure Germans From Their Cars?

9:39pm February 14, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The proposed no-fare program would begin in five cities, as Germany endeavors to meet EU air pollution targets. But similar plans haven't always worked as hoped.

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How The U.K. Government Is Trying To Fix Divisions Caused By Brexit

4:50pm February 14, 2018

by Lauren Frayer

The U.K. government is trying to cure the divisions in British society caused by Brexit. They're starting by having ministers "reach out" to those with opposing views. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson was the first to speak on Wednesday.

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French Culture Minister Francoise Nyssen, wearing a red scarf, visits two rooms of the Louvre filled with 31 paintings recovered after World War II. She conducted the visit Monday with the museum's president, Jean-Luc Martinez.

France Returns Works Orphaned By Nazi Looting, Seeking Owners Or Heirs

3:16pm February 14, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Tens of thousands of artworks were recovered after World War II, and many are still in French possession. Now, the Louvre is stepping up efforts to return them to the heirs of their rightful owners.

Finnish snowboard coach Antti Koskinen, who knits during competition, has become an Olympic folk hero.

Finland Takes Olympic Chill To The Next Level: Team Knitting

8:36pm February 13, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

During the weekend's slopestyle competition, Finnish snowboarding coach Antti Koskinen was casually knitting at the top of the course.

While much of the world gorges on pancakes for Fat Tuesday, the semla is the go-to delicacy of the North, traditionally devoured just before Lent. It takes various forms (and names) throughout Scandinavia.

'Semla Man': The Pastry-Eating Superhero Sweden Needs On Fat Tuesday

12:05pm February 13, 2018

by Sidsel Overgaard

The Swedes are fiercely devoted to almond paste- and whipped cream-filled semla. (One king died after gorging on them.) And the day before Lent is game time for feasting before the fast.

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili speaks to the media prior to a scheduled court hearing in Kiev last month.

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Ukraine Ejects Ex-Georgian President, Deporting Him To Poland

5:36pm February 12, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Mikheil Saakashvili faces prison time in the country he led for nearly a decade, and Ukrainian officials don't like him either. Now they've deported him to Poland, a move he has called an "abduction."

Flights from London City Airport, shown here last October, were closed Monday due to an unexploded World War II bomb.

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WWII Bomb Shuts Down Flights At London City Airport

12:26pm February 12, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The unexploded ordnance, described as a 500 kg German bomb by local authorities, has prompted the cancellation of all flights on Monday from the airport. The bomb was found in the River Thames.

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U.S. Wants Turkey To Restrain Offensive Against Kurds In Syria

4:59pm February 11, 2018

by Peter Kenyon

In Syria, the U.S. views Kurdish fighters as allies, but Turkey sees them as terrorists. The U.S. wants Turkey to limit its military offensive against the Kurds without harming U.S.-Turkey relations.

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