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Donald Trump played a round of golf after his Trump International Golf Links Course opened in July 2012 in Balmedie, Scotland, near Aberdeen.

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Anti-Trump Voices Grow Louder In Scotland After Development Rift

4:57pm February 17, 2016

by Leila Fadel

Donald Trump promised to bring thousands of jobs and tourism to Aberdeen. A decade later, he has angered the neighbors of his luxury golf course. "He promises the earth, delivers nothing," says one.

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Greeks Worry What's Behind EU Plan To Force Greece Out Of Passport-Free Zone

2:22pm February 17, 2016

by Joanna Kakissis

The European Union is trying to manage the influx of asylum-seekers. Greeks fear threats to force Greece out of the passport-free zone is a plan to turn the country into a migrant detention camp.

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Eagles Of Death Metal Finish Concert Cut Short By Paris Attacks

2:22pm February 17, 2016

by Jake Cigainero

Members of the U.S. heavy metal band who survived the Paris massacre made a return visit to the city. For many, attending the rescheduled show was the only way to try moving past the trauma.

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Polish nuns do most of the cooking at the Vatican. Here, they prepare sweets for the Feast of St. Nicholas.

Holy Ravioli! Cookbook Reveals The Vatican's Favorite Recipes

1:34pm February 17, 2016

by Tove Danovich

We all have comfort foods — even Pope Francis and the men who guard him. The Vatican Cookbook is a tour of life and food in the world's smallest country, as told by members of the Swiss Guard.

Bankia's new repayment plan is geared toward thousands of small investors who were persuaded to convert their savings accounts into bank shares.

Bailed Out In 2012, Spanish Bank Says It Will Repay Investors, With Interest

12:28pm February 17, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Bankia says small investors "will quickly and easily recoup 100 percent of their investments plus compensatory interest" — hopefully within 15 days.

Podemos Party leader Pablo Iglesias (right) seen here with Spain's Socialist Party leader Pedro Sanchez, has asked for a referendum on Catalan independence as their two parties negotiate forming a new government.

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A Rising Spanish Party Calls For Referendum On Catalonia Secession

5:13pm February 16, 2016

by Bill Chappell

For the first time, one of Spain's major political parties that's not in Catalonia is calling for a vote on whether the region should secede from the country.

Police drive past the Olympia concert venue in Paris a few hours before a makeup concert by U.S. rock group Eagles of Death Metal on Tuesday.

Rock Band Returns To Paris To Finish Show; Frontman Pans France's Gun Laws

2:57pm February 16, 2016

by Bill Chappell

"The only way my mind has been changed is maybe that until nobody has guns everybody has to have them," lead singer Jesse Hughes tells a French TV show.

Analysts Parse Differences Between San Bernardino, Paris Attacks

1:51pm February 16, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

For months, the San Bernardino, Calif., and Paris attacks have been reported together. Analysts say the two could not be more different, and ISIS' actions since those attacks has made that clear.

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British Man Escapes Jail Time But Not Embarassment

6:33am February 16, 2016

Joshua Hughes got caught trying to grow marijuana. Gazette Live reports his lawyer argued Hughes was so bad at growing pot, the plants never produced anything. His client got a suspended sentence.

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Catholic-Protestant Initiative Brings Refugees To Italy On Humanitarian Visas

4:28pm February 15, 2016

by Sylvia Poggioli

A Catholic-Protestant initiative is bringing refugees from Lebanon and Morocco to Italy on humanitarian visas to spare them deadly sea crossings. Most are old, sick or women with young children.