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EU says it's committed to Human Rights Council

The European Union says the Trump administration's decision to pull the United States out of the U.N.-backed Human Rights Council ``risks undermining the role of the U.S. as a champion and supporter of democracy on the world stage.''

Europe | 2018-06-20 09:59

US leaves UN Human Rights Council

Mediterranean could become a 'sea of plastic'

The Mediterranean could become a "sea of plastic", the WWF warned on Friday in a report calling for measures to clean up one of the world's worst affected bodies of water.

Europe | 2018-06-08 13:53

Hitler definitely died in 1945; new study debunks conspiracy theories

Adolf Hitler died in April 1945, as confirmed by a newly published scientific study. / APAdolf Hitler definitely died in 1945 in Berlin, from taking cyanide and a bullet, according to French researchers who were given rare access to fragments of the dictator's teeth held in Moscow. "The teeth are authentic, there is no possible doubt. Our study proves that Hitler died in 1945...

Europe | 2018-05-21 11:39

Harry and Meghan marry in emotional wedding [PHOTOS]

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle became husband and wife in a star-studded Windsor Castle ceremony on Saturday, filled with traditional pomp and modern twists -- and watched the world over. The new Duke and Duchess of Sussex exchanged vows at the altar in St. George's Chapel in an emotional event that brought the biracial US TV star into the heart of the British monar...

Europe | 2018-05-19 20:36

Royal wedding to blend tradition with Hollywood glamor

Prince Harry weds U.S. actress Meghan Markle on Saturday in a lavish ceremony that unites the pomp of British royalty with Hollywood glamour. Hundreds of millions of people across the world are expected to tune into watch the wedding of Queen Elizabeth’s popular grandson and the American star of the TV drama “Suits” at the 15th Century St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.

Europe | 2018-05-19 10:33

Four Koreans killed in Turkey car accident

Four South Korean tourists have been killed and four others injured in a car accident in Antalya Province, Turkey, the foreign ministry said Friday. A rented mini bus carrying eight South Koreans bumped into a passenger van in Turkey's Kemer at around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday (Turkey time). Four of them were killed at the scene, and the other four were hospitalized for injuries.

Europe | 2018-05-04 10:18

Suicide machine draws crowds at Amsterdam funeral show

A controversial suicide pod that enables its occupant to kill themselves at a press of a button went on display at Amsterdam funeral show on Saturday. Called the "Sarco", short for sarcophagus, the 3D-printed machine invented by Australian euthanasia activist Philip Nitschke and Dutch designer Alexander Bannink comes with a detachable coffin, mounted on a stand that contains ...

Europe | 2018-04-17 15:18

Man drives van into restaurant in Germany, killing two plus himself

A German man drove a van into a group of people sitting outside a restaurant in the old city center of Muenster in western Germany on Saturday, killing two of them before shooting himself dead, police and state officials said. The vehicle plowed into people seated at tables outside the Grosser Kiepenkerl eatery, a popular destination for tourists in the pretty university city...

Europe | 2018-04-08 10:10

Stephen Hawking laid to rest [PHOTOS]

The life of renowned physicist and author Stephen Hawking was celebrated Saturday in English city of Cambridge, with hundreds of well-wishers lining the streets for a glimpse of the hearse carrying his remains to a private funeral.

Europe | 2018-04-01 15:55

Legendary physicist Stephen Hawking dies at 76

British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76, the U.K. Press Association reported on Tuesday, citing a spokesman for the family.

Europe | 2018-03-14 13:14

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