Europe

After protesters blockaded a Kiev courthouse, the head of Ukraine's tax authority is now in pre-trial detention in a $75 million embezzlement scheme. Activists are celebrating his arrest as the biggest victory against corruption in Ukrainian history.

An executive assistant suffered minor burns after a letter exploded at the International Monetary Fund's office in Paris on Thursday.

The first exit polls from Wednesday's election in the Netherlands are expected around 6 p.m., EST, after a campaign dominated by questions of security, identity and immigration.

In an arrangement that goes back to 1948, the Westhoffs' farm house has hosted voters in their small community of fewer than 100 people.