Europe

Slot Machine Win Helps Man Avoid Prison

7:17am September 26, 2014

Police in Berlin were carrying out a routine check when they found a man had an outstanding arrest warrant. He didn't have money to pay the fine — until he tried the slot machine one last time.

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Underground Beer Pipeline Solves Traffic Issue

7:17am September 26, 2014

Residents of a Belgium city were sick of the congestion and noise from trucks rumbling between the local brewery and a nearby bottling plant. Construction on the pipeline begins next year.

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Muslim preacher Anjem Choudary is reportedly one of nine men arrested as part of an investigation in Britain into Islamist terrorism.

Radical Muslim Cleric Reportedly Among 9 Arrested In Britain

12:47pm September 25, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Anjem Choudary, the former head of al-Muhajiroun, is said to be among those arrested on suspicion of encouraging terrorism or supporting a banned organization.

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Algerian Extremists Kill French Hostage

12:26pm September 25, 2014

by Eleanor Beardsley

Algerian extremists have killed a French hostage that they've been holding since Sunday. France's president condemned the murder but said it wouldn't change the policy of attacking Islamist militants.

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Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski, the Vatican's ambassador to the Dominican Republic, offers Mass in Santo Domingo in 2009. He has been accused of paying for sex with children while he was a papal ambassador in the Dominican Republic.

Vatican Arrests Defrocked Archbishop On Sex Charges

3:49pm September 24, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Former Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski, who was defrocked earlier this year, has been accused of paying for sex with children while he was papal ambassador to the Dominican Republic.

This still image from video published on the Internet on Wednesday by a group calling itself Jund al-Khilafah, or Soldiers of the Caliphate, shows members of the group standing behind French mountaineer Herve Gourdel just before beheading him.

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Hollande: French Hostage 'Assassinated' By Algerian Extremists

3:28pm September 24, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The group calling itself Soldiers of the Caliphate released a video purportedly showing the beheading of kidnapped mountain guide Herve Gourdel.

Vatican Arrests Former Archbishop On Child Abuse Charges

1:31pm September 24, 2014

Jozef Wesolowski is the first high-ranking Vatican official to face criminal charges for sexually abusing children. Steve Inskeep talks to Joshua McElwee of the National Catholic Reporter.

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Rural English Family Uses Doorbell To Find Lost Dog

1:31pm September 24, 2014

After the border terrier was missing for days, family members took their doorbell and started ringing it down rabbit holes in nearby fields. Deep underground, Henry started barking in response.

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The French enjoy horse meat — here's a horse meat butcher in Paris. But even the French were angry that they had been paying beef prices for it last year.

Scientists Step Up Food Fraud Efforts Following Horse Meat Scandal

11:35am September 24, 2014

by Maanvi Singh

The latest report in response to the horse meat scandal of 2013 reminds us that the potential for fraud in the food supply is high. But scientists are working to predict and prevent the next incident.

Germany is the world's third-largest exporter of arms, like this bazooka destined for northern Iraq, being packed up at a German military base on Thursday. The country's economy minister has held up hundreds of weapons exports since he took office in Dece

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Germany's New Economy Minister Takes Aim At Arms Exports

1:20pm September 23, 2014

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

The nation is the world's third-largest arms exporter, and many weapons go to countries with questionable human rights records. Sigmar Gabriel wants to change that — but not all Germans are on board.

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