Legal battle over anti-Muslim film

YouTube in legal battle over anti-Muslim film If the court upholds the panel's ruling, YouTube and other Internet companies could face takedown notices A federal...

Dutchman tries to pop question

Dutchman tries to pop question, destroys house The unnamed man hired a crane in a Dutch town to lower him over his girlfriend’s house and...

Saint Lucia Day

Sundsvall's Saint Lucia Day parade may break world record Residents of the northern city of Sundsvall set a new world record for the biggest torch-lit...

UN climate conferences

UN climate conferences agrees on draft deal in marathon session Negotiators at UN climate talks in Lima, Peru, have approved a draft laying out the...

Sleeping rough in Stockholm

Big increase in beggars sleeping rough in Stockholm The number of homeless EU beggars in Stockholm has doubled inside two years. The number of beggars...

Storm Alexander in southern Sweden

Storm Alexander makes landfall in southern Sweden People in the south of Sweden are bracing for Storm Alexander, which is battering the region with high...

London, many U.K. flights

London, many U.K. flights grounded by computer outage This screenshot of flight-tracking site flightradar24.com, taken at 10:50 a.m. ET, shows flights appearing to thin out...

Tomb of Pharaonic queen

Tomb of Pharaonic queen found in Egypt During the Ramesside Period -- the Nineteenth Dynasty (1314-1200 BC) and Twentieth Dynasty (1200-1085 BC) -- 11 kings...

Registers record number of pilgrims

Iraq’s Karbala registers record number of pilgrims Shiite Muslims gather outside the Imam Hussein shrine on December 11, 2014, in the central Iraqi city of...

Royal family welcomes twins

Monaco royal family welcomes twins Monaco's royal family has welcomed two new additions, with Princess Charlene giving birth to twins. The boy and girl were...

France welcomes home last hostage

France welcomes home last hostage Lazarevic from Mali France has welcomed home freed hostage Serge Lazarevic after he was released by Al Qaeda's North Africa...

German writer Ralph Giordano dies

German writer and commentator Ralph Giordano dies, aged 91 German journalist and author Ralph Giordano has died, according to his publisher. Giordano was a luminary...

Malala, Satyarthi receive Nobel

Malala, Satyarthi receive Nobel Peace Prize Malala Yousafzai, left, and Kailash Satyarthi display their Nobel Peace Prize medals and diplomas during a ceremony on Dec....

Numbers trying to reach Europe

UNHCR: Record Numbers trying to reach Europe The UN has reported the highest ever numbers of migrants embarking on dangerous boat journeys to escape conflict...