Europe

BNP Paribas Agrees To Nearly $9 Billion Fine And Admission Of Guilt

7:30pm June 30, 2014

by Jim Zarroli

The French banking giant BNP Paribas will pay a penalty of nearly $9 billion and plead guilty to criminal charges for doing business with countries sanctioned by the U.S.

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Years Of Syrian Violence Have Changed The Face Of The French Jihadi

7:01pm June 30, 2014

by Eleanor Beardsley

In the past five years, the conflict in Syria has helped dramatically change the profile of a jihadi fighter: No longer are jihadi groups forced to meet in secret forums; instead, they're openly on Facebook, and the movement is democratizing.

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For German Fans In Berlin Beer Garden, National Pride Is No Problem

7:10pm June 26, 2014

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

As the U.S. and German soccer teams faced off under heavy rain in Recife, Brazil, German fans were glued to their TVs in Berlin. NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson offers their reactions to the German win.

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For A Spanish Princess, An Indictment On Laundering Charges

9:30pm June 25, 2014

by Lauren Frayer

Spanish Princess Infanta Cristina has been charged with money laundering. She faces 11 years behind bars for allegedly embezzling public money through fake charities.

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Portugal Snatches Victory From U.S., Match Ends 2-2

11:11am June 23, 2014

by Tom Goldman

The U.S. men's soccer team had a chance to secure its spot in the second round of the World Cup, but it failed to hold on to its lead in the final moments of the match.

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Concert Hall Encourages Less Stuffy Classical Music

11:11am June 23, 2014

During Handel's Messiah, people at a concert hall in Bristol, England, were told to act like it was a rock concert. But David Glowacki went to far, he was thrown out for crowd surfing.

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Eastern Ukraine Torn By Allegations Of Cease-Fire Violations

6:25pm June 22, 2014

Government forces and separatist rebels in Eastern Ukraine are each blaming the other for alleged violations of a cease-fire announced Friday. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with correspondent Corey Flintoff in Kiev about how the conflict is playing out on the ground.

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German Defense Minister On U.S.: We Have To Defend Common Values

7:12pm June 19, 2014

Robert Siegel speaks with Ursula von der Leyen, the defense minister of Germany, about the latest news out of Ukraine and Germany's complex relationship with the U.S.

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Hikers Trapped In Dense Rhododendron Forest

7:50am June 19, 2014

It took five hours to rescue the couple from the Irish mountainside. One of the rescuers to the BBC it was "like an impenetrable jungle."

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Citing Unpaid Debts, Russia Cuts Off Gas Supplies To Ukraine

8:20pm June 16, 2014

by Corey Flintoff

Russia says it has cut natural gas supplies to Ukraine after Kiev missed a deadline to pay part of its huge outstanding energy debt.

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