Europe

British Airways Hopes In-Flight Animals Will Cut Stress

8:02am August 14, 2014

The airline saw research suggesting staring at adorable animals lowers your heart rate. Which explains their new entertainment channel: Paws and Relax, featuring shows like America's Cutest Dog.

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To Unburden Bridge, Paris Discourages Love Locks

7:50am August 14, 2014

People have been putting padlocks on a bridge over the river Seine as a symbol of their love. So many attached love locks that the weight is damaging bridge railings.

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World News

Hate Crimes Against Jews On The Rise In Europe

11:40am August 09, 2014

Some Europeans say anti-Semitism has increased in the wake of the Israel-Hamas conflict. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro talks with correspondents Eleanor Beardsley and Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson.

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World News

Exasperating Detour Drives One Brit To Build His Own Road

11:40am August 09, 2014

by NPR Staff

When construction made his trip to town take 10 times longer, a businessman made a deal with a local farmer over a pint at the pub and built a private toll road.

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Justin Bieber Ringtone Startles Bear

7:45am August 06, 2014

A man fishing in northern Russia was attacked by a bear. But the bear fled when the men's cellphone rang. The ringtone was Bieber's song "Baby."

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Across The Atlantic, Glimpse An Alternate Internet Universe

8:41am August 01, 2014

by Zoe Chace

Americans have very little choice over their cable Internet provider. This is largely because of a decision made 12 years ago, when the U.S. went one direction and the rest of the world went another.

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Arts

Why Are Theater Tickets Cheaper On The West End Than On Broadway?

7:07pm July 30, 2014

by Ari Shapiro

In London, a matinee ticket for Matilda costs about $60; in New York, it's $137. What's going on? The West End has weaker unions and subsidized theater, while Broadway has amenities.

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World News

France's Nude Models Threaten To Strike

8:07am July 30, 2014

The models say they have no job security or vacation pay and aren't allowed to collect tips. Organizers have said "not just anyone can take their clothes off and hold a pose."

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People holding Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar flags demonstrate in front of the French-built Vladivostok warship in St. Nazaire, western France, on June 1. The protesters are opposed to the sale of the Vladivostok and Sevastopol warships to Russia.

World News

France Presses On With Deal To Sell Two Warships To Russia

7:31pm July 29, 2014

by Eleanor Beardsley

Amid ongoing fighting in Ukraine and stepped-up U.S. and EU sanctions on Russia, the deal has met with little criticism in the shipbuilding town of St. Nazaire, where it has created 2,500 jobs.

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More Than Half Of Spaniards In Their 20s Are Unemployed

11:05pm July 28, 2014

by Lauren Frayer

Even though Spain's economy is out of recession, youth unemployment has hit 57.7 percent. Economists say it could be years before jobs return. By then, many will have missed a decade or more of work.

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