Buying Monopoly In France? Hasbro May Have A Surprise For You
For the 80th anniversary of Monopoly in France, Hasbro has a surprise — mixing real Euros in with the fake Monopoly bills in some game sets.
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War In Eastern Ukraine Grows Fiercer By The Day
Russian-backed separatists push forward into areas held by the Ukrainian military. The offensive is a disaster for civilians, trapped in towns and villages along the battle front.
New Anti-Austerity Party Gathers Support In Spain
Following the success of the Syriza party in Greece, another populist anti-austerity party is topping political polls in Spain, and could win power in elections this fall.
A Holocaust Survivor, Spared From Gas Chamber By Twist Of Fate
The line on the left went to Auschwitz, but an SS guard shoved Jack Mandelbaum to the right. Thus began a three-year nightmare in seven labor camps for a Jewish teenager who refused to give up hope.
Not Just Monopoly Money: Some Games Ship With Real Cash In France
Only one Monopoly box will include the full jackpot — the equivalent of about $23,500. Hasbro says 79 others will include hundreds of euros mixed in with the game's colorful money.
Vatican's Women Initiative Gets Off To A Bad Start
A promotional video produced ahead of Wednesday's conference on women's issues has been widely ridiculed as a sexist stereotype of the modern Western woman.
White House Urged To Re-Think Its Approach On Ukraine
A Brookings Institution report recommends the U.S. provide the Ukrainian government with what it calls "lethal defensive assistance," to help it respond to a new offensive by pro-Russian separatists.
A Rise In The Civilian Death Toll As Ukraine Fighting Increases
At least eight civilians have been killed in the past 24 hours and 22 wounded in fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian troops in the separatist stronghold of Donetsk.
No Genocide Proven In 1990s Serbia-Croatia Conflict, Court Rules
The conflict that followed the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s included widespread violence, says the International Court of Justice. But it adds that the violence can't be deemed genocide.
Paris Attacks Refocus Attention On Homegrown Terrorist Threats
Thousands of European men and women traveled to Syria to fight, and some have returned home. The concern is that they were dispatched by al-Qaida or the so-called Islamic State to attack the West.