Europe

Russia And The West: Close Encounters Of The Cold War Kind

9:58am November 13, 2014

by Michele Kelemen

Russia and Western countries have had several close encounters in the air and at sea recently. Russia says these are just routine military exercises, but NATO and its Nordic partners are alarmed.

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Led Zeppelin Reunion Story Was Apparently False

7:54am November 13, 2014

Earlier this week, we reported on a story that suggested Led Zeppelin had been offered a lot of money to reunite, but it appears there have been no offers for a band reunion.

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What do you get when three Israelis, two Iranians and a German walk into a room? A Berlin-based world music ensemble known as Sistanagila, named after an Iranian province — Sistan and Baluchestan — and the popular Jewish folk song "Hava Nagila."

The Rare Place Where Israelis And Iranians Play Together

8:39pm November 12, 2014

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Iran and Israel are sworn enemies, but Germany is neutral ground where people from those countries can collaborate musically. Sistanagila, an Israeli-Iranian ensemble, is doing just that.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew says the global economy is relying too heavily on just the United States for growth.

As U.S. Leads Growth, It Wants Others To Step Up

6:41pm November 12, 2014

by Marilyn Geewax

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has a message for the leaders of other advanced economies: You have to shape up! The global economy is relying too heavily on just the United States for growth.

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NATO Warns Of Russian Movements In Eastern Ukraine

5:12pm November 12, 2014

by David Welna

NATO's commander says Russian troops, tanks and artillery have been spotted in Ukraine. This could mark an escalation in the conflict between Ukraine's government and pro-Russian separatists there.

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WATCH: Turkish Protesters Attack 3 U.S. Sailors In Istanbul

4:06pm November 12, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The sailors were from the USS Ross, a warship docked nearby. Protesters from a left-leaning group pushed them, placed sacks on their heads and chanted, "Yankee, go home." The sailors escaped unhurt.

George W. Bush's Book Reflects On Moscow, Ukraine's Revolution

8:09am November 12, 2014

by David Greene

Former President George W. Bush discusses how his father dealt with the fall of the Soviet Union, and how his own policies toward former Soviet republics affected the U.S. relationship with Moscow.

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100 Years After World War I, Europe Remembers

3:05am November 12, 2014

by Ari Shapiro

Nov. 11 is the day the guns fell silent at the end of World War I. Across Europe, ceremonies commemorated those who died in wars.

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Private Ernest Cable was buried in a cemetery in Wimereux, France. He died from dysentery in a hotel turned hospital in the northern French town.

A Dysentery Sample From A WWI Soldier Sheds Light On Drug Resistance

5:56pm November 11, 2014

by Thomas K. Grose

A British Army private died of dysentery 99 years ago. A sample of the bug that killed him may help researchers develop a vaccine for this antibiotic-resistant disease, a top killer of young kids.

Servicemen and artist Paul Cummins (second from right) walk past his art installation "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red," made of ceramic poppies, during an Armistice Day ceremony at the Tower of London on Tuesday.

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On Armistice Day In U.K., A Sea Of Red Poppies Honors The Fallen

5:01pm November 11, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The first of 888,246 ceramic poppies — one for each soldier from Britain and its colonies who died — was planted Aug. 5 at the Tower of London, the last today. The site has had 4 million visitors.