Europe

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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ISIS Purportedly Releases New Video Of British Hostage

12:38pm September 23, 2014

by Scott Neuman

In the second of a promised "lecture series," freelance photographer John Cantlie warns that Western governments "are hastily marching toward all-out war in Iraq and Syria."

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New Islamic State Video Purports To Show Kidnapped British Journalist

8:58am September 23, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The man in the video says he is John Cantlie, a British journalist and hostage. He asks why his government has abandoned him. NPR hasn't independently verified the video's authenticity.

Are 'Color Revolutions' A New Front In U.S.-Russia Tensions?

7:01am September 23, 2014

by Corey Flintoff

Moscow has been talking lately about "color revolutions" as a new form of warfare employed by the West. The name comes from the Orange and Rose Revolutions in Ukraine and Georgia, respectively, but it's now being applied to popular rebellions such as those in Egypt and Syria. While Russia accuses the West of this kind of subversion, it seems to be following the same playbook in eastern Ukraine.

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Radcliffe Repays Soccer Team For Taxi Fare

7:15am September 22, 2014

The Dublin soccer team tweeted a photo of the cash and a note from actor Daniel Radcliffe, that read, "I couldn't live with myself if I didn't honor my word and pay you back."

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The Turmoil In Scotland, Expressed By Its Poets

4:17pm September 21, 2014

by Ari Shapiro

Scotland has a proud national tradition of poetry. Days after a historic referendum on independence, we look at how poems by Scottish writers can help us better understand this moment.

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Men and women in their traditional Bavarian clothing enjoy the atmosphere at the Augustiner Beer tent after the Parade of Costumes and Riflemen (Trachten- und Schuetzenzug) in Munich. The 181st Oktoberfest will be open to the public from September 20 thro

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For Oktoberfest-Goers In Munich, A Parade And A Party

1:46pm September 21, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Munich kicked off this year's Oktoberfest Saturday, beginning festivities in which the city expects to host 6 million visitors. For the first time, beer prices are above 10 euros per liter.