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Heavy Snowfall Delights Skiers In The Alps, Snarls Traffic

9:11am December 29, 2014

by Eleanor Beardsley

A major snow storm in the Alps over the weekend trapped skiers and vacationers. According to officials, as many as 37,000 vehicles were stuck Saturday night in the Savoie region of the Alps.

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Greece To Hold Elections After Parliament Fails To Elect A President

9:11am December 29, 2014

by Joanna Kakissis

The government's candidate former European Commissioner Stavros Dimas failed to win over the minimum of at least 180 of 300 parliamentary lawmakers. Elections will likely be held in February.

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The car ferry Norman Atlantic burns in waters off Greece on Sunday.

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1 Dead, Hundreds Evacuated From Burning Ferry In Adriatic Sea

10:38pm December 28, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The Norman Atlantic, with about 500 passengers and crew aboard, was en route from the Greek port of Patras to Ancona, Italy.

A Year And 7,000 Deaths Later, A Look At The Ebola Epidemic

6:02pm December 28, 2014

The first case in the current Ebola outbreak in Africa was found a year ago. Dr. Dan Cooper, a British health worker volunteering at a treatment center in Sierra Leone, describes how things are now.

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Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Gen. John Campbell opens the

Ceremony In Afghanistan Officially Ends America's Longest War

4:31pm December 28, 2014

by Scott Neuman

While the conflict, which has claimed the lives of some 3,500 U.S. and NATO troops, is formally ending, 13,500 foreign soldiers will remain in support roles.

In this image taken from a video provided by Adnkronos International, Ali Agca stands in front of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, on Saturday. Agca, who tried to assassinate Pope John Paul II in 1981, laid flowers at the late pontiff's tomb.

Pope John Paul II's Would-Be Assassin Lays Roses At His Tomb

3:54pm December 28, 2014

by Scott Neuman

In 1981, Mehmet Ali Ağca shot the pontiff twice at close range as the pope's open motorcade passed through St. Peter's Square. He was jailed for three decades before his release in 2010.

Drivers park to put on snow chains in the middle of a massive traffic jam in the Savoie region of France. Thousands of motorists are stranded for a second day.

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Thousands Of Motorists Stranded By Snow In French Alps

2:44pm December 28, 2014

by Scott Neuman

People have been unable to move for two days due to heavy snow and ice on the road to and from major ski resorts in the Savoie region.

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Iranian General Reportedly Killed By ISIS Sniper In Northern Iraq

12:07pm December 28, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Brig. Gen. Hamid Taqavi, a veteran of the brutal Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, was killed while training Iraqi troops and Shiite militiamen, Iran says.

Thalidomide Victims In Spain Still Waiting For Compensation

11:07am December 28, 2014

by Lauren Frayer

Five decades on, the battle for justice over birth defects caused by the drug thalidomide continues in only one European country. Victims in Spain are the only ones still left without compensation.

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How To Pitch A Hamburger In A War Zone

11:07am December 28, 2014

by Gregory Warner

Even as Ukraine remains in a military and financial crisis after the upheavals of 2014, Ukrainian business owners are trying to drum up interest from Western investors.

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