Europe

The broadcast tower at Alexanderplatz looms over the city center. A crossing point of tourists, commuters, shoppers, lovers, artists and bums, Alexanderplatz was rebuilt by the communist authorities of former East Germany in the 1960s. Today, it's a popul

In Berlin, Remaking The City Can Rekindle Old Frictions

10:54pm October 10, 2014

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

City planners rushed to erase divisions between East and West Berlin after the wall came down in 1989. But the fate of communist-era buildings can still provoke friction a quarter-century later.

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A health worker for Doctors Without Borders checks patients at a mobile clinic in the village of Zere in the Central African Republic.

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Doctors Without Borders Changed The Way We Heal The World

4:35pm October 09, 2014

by Eleanor Beardsley

It's no surprise the group called for a big response to Ebola back in June. Doctors Without Borders, the world's first humanitarian medical group, has a history of speaking up when others are silent.

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A vehicle that picks up hospital waste arrives at Teresa Romero Ramos' house in Alcorcon, outside Madrid, on Wednesday. The Spanish nurse was the first case of human-to-human Ebola contagion in Europe.

Hospital: Condition Of Spanish Nurse With Ebola Is Deteriorating

1:08pm October 09, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The hospital declined to elaborate on details of Teresa Romero Ramos, 44, who was admitted earlier this week after apparently contracting the disease from a patient she was treating.

A black flag belonging to the so-called Islamic State is seen in the Syrian town of Kobani on Thursday, as seen from the Turkey-Syria border near the southeastern town of Suruc.

Turkey: Unilateral Ground Operation Against ISIS 'Unrealistic'

12:24pm October 09, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says his country cannot be expected to go it alone to protect Kurds inside Syria against militants with the self-declared Islamic State.

A stencil of an early human's hand in an Indonesian cave is estimated to be about 39,000 years old.

Indonesian Cave Paintings As Old As Europe's Ancient Art

9:58am October 09, 2014

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Figures found on the walls of a prehistoric cave in Indonesia are at least 35,400 years old or more, scientists say. That might mean the earliest art developed independently in different regions.

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Faithful hold candles during a vigil prayer in preparation for the synod on the family on Oct. 4, at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

In 'Season Of Mercy,' Will Vatican Rethink Communion For Divorcees?

9:58am October 09, 2014

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis hasn't ruled out changing church doctrine that bars divorced and remarried Catholics from receiving Holy Communion. There are fierce opponents, while others favor simplifying annulment.

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The dog Excalibur belongs to Teresa Ramos, the Ebola-afflicted nurse in Spain. Here, the pet poses with her husband, Javier Limon.

Excalibur, The Dog Exposed To Ebola, Is Euthanized

3:19pm October 08, 2014

by Lauren Frayer

The pet belongs to the Spanish nurse who contracted the virus. Authorities are afraid he might have been infected and announced plans to put him down. Dog lovers begged for a reprieve.

Excalibur, the dog that belonged to the Spanish nurse infected with Ebola, bayed from its balcony in Madrid before being euthanized on Oct. 8.

We Don't Know A Lot About Dogs And Ebola — But We Should

2:27pm October 08, 2014

by Marc Silver

The story of Excalibur, whose Spanish owner has Ebola, raises many questions. Can dogs catch the virus? How would we know if they did? Could they infect humans? We asked a specialist for answers.

The Secret To Prize-Winning Porridge Is In the Spurtle

2:24pm October 08, 2014

An Scottish man won the prestigious 21st Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championships on Saturday. We learn from Dr. Izhar Khan about his secret to winning porridge.

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Kurdish protesters set fire to a barricade set up to block the street as they clash with riot police in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on Wednesday.

Kurdish Protesters Killed In Turkey Amid Calls To Save Kobani

2:15pm October 08, 2014

by Scott Neuman

At least a dozen demonstrators were killed in clashes with Turkish police. Kurdish protests to demand help for the city besieged by ISIS militants also took place across Europe.