Germany Wipes Slate Clean for 50,000 Men Convicted Under Anti-Gay Law
BERLIN — In what the justice minister, Heiko Maas, called a “belated act of justice,” the German Par ...View More
Guilty Plea by Ulster Loyalist May Shed Light on Police Collusion
DUBLIN — A Protestant paramilitary leader and police informant from Belfast pleaded guilty to more t ...View More
Turkey Drops Evolution From Curriculum, Angering Secularists
ISTANBUL — Turkey has removed the concept of evolution from its high school curriculum, in what crit ...View More
Romania’s Government Falls Amid a Party Power Struggle
Romania’s most powerful political party ousted its own prime minister on Wednesday, throwing the cou ...View More
NATO Fighter Jets Buzz Plane Carrying Russia’s Defense Minister
MOSCOW — NATO fighter jets confronted a plane carrying Russia’s defense minister in neutral airspace ...View More
2 Ministers Allied With Emmanuel Macron Resign in France
PARIS — Two centrist allies of President Emmanuel Macron of France left the government on Wednesday, ...View More
In Putin’s Russia, Even History Is a Perilous Place for Dissent
PODOLSK, Russia — As a former Soviet factory director, Vladimir Melikhov survived the brutal busines ...View More
Trump Imposes New Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine Incursion
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration ratcheted up pressure on Russia on Tuesday, unveiling sanction ...View More
Wim Wenders, Film Visionary, Makes His Operatic Debut
BERLIN — The tale of how the German film director Wim Wenders is making his debut staging an opera a ...View More
The Interpreter: Terrorist or Disturbed Loner? The Contentious Politics of a Label
The InterpreterBy MAX FISHERWhen a 48-year-old man rammed a van into a crowd near a London mosque on ...View More
Portugal Fire Survivors Recount Confusion Amid a Search for Escape
NODEIRINHO, Portugal — Constantino Gracieta and his wife were among the lucky ones. At first, they g ...View More
Layovers That Give Travelers a Break and Hub Cities a Boost
Not long ago, a traveler who mentioned spending a night in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, might ...View More
Van Hits Pedestrians Near a Mosque in London, Killing One
LONDON — A van drove into a group of pedestrians early Monday near a mosque in London, killing one p ...View More
U.K. Government Takes Control of London Fire Response Amid Criticism
LONDON — Chastened by a wave of public indignation, the British government on Sunday took direct con ...View More
Russia Renewed Unused Trump Trademarks in 2016
Amid a broadening investigation of Russian contacts with his associates and his own role in trying t ...View More
Election Success for Emmanuel Macron May Mask Real Challenges
NANTES, France — The parliamentary candidates running under the banner of the newly elected presiden ...View More
58 Presumed Dead in London Tower Blaze, Police Say
[unable to retrieve full-text content]The increase in the toll came as the queen said Britain was tr ...View More
Merkel Says Pope Francis Urged Her to Fight for Paris Climate Accord
VATICAN CITY — Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said on Saturday that Pope Francis had encouraged ...View More
After London Fire, Angry Protesters Demand ‘Justice’
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Demonstrators heckled Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain on ...View More
Helmut Kohl, Chancellor Who Reunited Germany, Dies at 87
Helmut Kohl, a towering postwar figure who reunified Germany after 45 years of Cold War antagonism, ...View More
‘Soft Brexit’ Forces Rise in Britain on the Eve of Talks
LONDON — Ridiculed by the right-wing tabloid media and ignored by Prime Minister Theresa May as she ...View More
Heads Up: St. Petersburg’s Unexpected Side: Plenty of Family Fun
Heads UpBy SHIVANI VORAOn a recent summer afternoon in the village of Shuvalovka, Russia, just outsi ...View More
Hein Verbruggen, Who Raised Cycling’s Profile, Dies at 75
Hein Verbruggen, who brought the sport of cycling to new audiences and new countries as president of ...View More
London’s New Normal: Resilient, Yes. But Not Entirely Intrepid.
LONDON — For the fourth time in 12 weeks I marked myself safe on Facebook. In Britain.It was Wednesd ...View More
Families of Grenfell Tower Residents Wait for Answers
LONDON — On city streets strewn with ash, and in social media posts heavy with concern, the family m ...View More
Putin, a Proud but Protective Grandfather
[unable to retrieve full-text content]During the annual call-in show on Thursday, Vladimir V. Putin ...View More
Patricia Knatchbull, a Grande Dame of Britain’s Elite, Dies at 93
LONDON — Patricia Knatchbull, a grande dame of Britain’s titled elite, whose life embraced a fabled ...View More
Criticism Builds as Theresa May Prepares to Form New Government
LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain still hangs by a thread.Expected to announce a deal o ...View More
Russian Lawmakers Approve Plan to Relocate 1.6 Million Muscovites
MOSCOW — At least 16 protesters were detained in front of the Russian Parliament building on Wednesd ...View More
How Pasteur’s Artistic Insight Changed Chemistry
If you’ve ever had milk, you’re probably familiar with the work of Louis Pasteur, the 19th century F ...View More