Europe

Irish Voters Prepare To Decide On Same-Sex Marriage

7:07pm May 21, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

Ireland could make history Friday when voters decide whether to legalize same-sex marriage. It would be a striking change for a country where abortion is still outlawed and divorce was only legalized in the mid-1990s.

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Revelations Of British Pedophile Ring Spur Flood Of Abuse Reports

7:44am May 21, 2015

by Vicki Barker

There were whispers of a pedophile ring at the highest levels of British government. Revelations suggest those rumors had substance and that a culture of deference helped hide child abuse for decades.

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'My Fair Lady' Couldn't Actually Dance All Night, So These Songs Had To Go

7:17pm May 20, 2015

by Bob Mondello

The musical has some of the best-known songs in Broadway history, but it originally had other tunes that almost no one knows. Some of those songs were recently performed for the first time in decades.

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Teams of volunteer archaeologists travel to Vindolanda during each excavation season. They painstakingly scrape and brush away at the soil to see what they can find.

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An English 'Family Business,' Dedicated To A 2,000-Year-Old Roman Fort

7:06pm May 19, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

Andrew Birley first visited Vindolanda, a Roman fort near the Scottish border, when he was still in his mother's womb. Now, he's the latest Birley to lead excavations at the site rich in artifacts.

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Macedonia's Wiretapping Scandal Worsens Political Tensions

3:03pm May 19, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

The small Balkan country of Macedonia is in turmoil after it was revealed that the government wiretapped 20,000 people. There have been competing pro and anti-government demonstrations in the capital.

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Why Turkish Motorists Can't Get A Break On Gas Prices

2:56pm May 19, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

Inflation is coming down and the foreign trade deficit is shrinking but Turks aren't seeing any relief at the pumps. Lower fuel costs have been undermined by the country's declining currency.

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Surveillance camera images issued by the Metropolitan Police show thieves entering and leaving the scene of the burglary of the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit company. Police arrested seven suspects Tuesday.

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British Police Arrest 9 Over Audacious Easter Jewelry Heist

2:40pm May 19, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"A number of large bags containing significant amounts of high value property have been recovered from one address," Scotland Yard says.

French cartoonist Luz, seen here in January, says he will leave the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo this fall.

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Longtime 'Charlie Hebdo' Cartoonist Announces He's Quitting

10:49am May 19, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"I will no longer be Charlie Hebdo, but I will always be Charlie," says Renald Luzier, the cartoonist known as Luz.

Motorist Uses Fountain As A Free Car Wash

9:00am May 18, 2015

A man in Wakefield, England, drove his car in circles under the fountain's jets. The cleaning continued until a police car drove up. No word if the driver was ticketed or if he was packing a ShamWow.

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Wiretapping Scandal In Macedonia Unleashes A Political Backlash

8:56pm May 17, 2015

Thousands of anti-government protestors took to the streets in Macedonia's capital today. NPR's Arun Rath talks with Financial Times reporter Andrew Byrne about the scandal that has sparked the unrest.

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