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German mayor stabbed in neck for pro-refugee stance, saved by kebab shop owner
A German mayor who had won accolades for his welcoming approach to refugees was recovering Tuesday after being stabbed in the neck in an attack that authorities said was politically...

Ratko Mladic, the “Butcher of Bosnia,” guilty of genocide in last Balkan war crimes trial
Ratko Mladic, the former Serb warlord who commanded forces that carried out some of the worst atrocities of the Balkan wars, was found guilty of genocide and other crimes against...

The last British lynx was killed 1,300 years ago. Now the wild cat may be poised for a comeback.
For 1,300 years, such scenes have been absent from this island, ever since the ancestors of the modern British hunted and killed every last lynx. But now, the wildcat could...

Van strikes crowd near London mosques in “terrorist attack”
A van plowed into a group of Muslim worshipers after prayers at a pair of north London mosques early Monday, leaving one person dead and injuring 10 others in what...

Frustration and fury boil over in London as prime minister is heckled visiting fire victims
"Shame on you!" people shouted at May as she rushed into a waiting SUV and was quickly driven away, with police struggling to hold back dozens of angry demonstrators.

London fire toll reaches 30 dead amid warnings the count could still rise
LONDON - The death toll in the London fire disaster rose to 30 on Friday as relatives and friends expanded frantic searches for missing loved ones amid warnings that the...

Manchester bombing probe expands with arrests of suspects on two continents
The investigation into a suicide blast that killed at least 22 people at a pop concert dramatically widened Wednesday, with security services on two continents rounding up suspects amid fears...

Manchester concert blast a “callous, terrorist attack,” British PM May says
A lone attacker blew himself up at a pop concert filled with teenagers, killing 22 in an apparent effort to harm as many young people as possible, Manchester police said...