Europe

Shifting Images: Cleaning Up Amsterdam And Controversial Art

1:06pm May 19, 2014

Eugene Robinson, deputy editor of the online magazine Ozy, tells Tess Vigeland how Amsterdam is shaping up the red light district and about a New Orleans homicide detective who is an artist by day.

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Turkish Coal Miner Faces Future After Tragedy

11:29am May 17, 2014

by Leila Fadel

A survivor of the Turkish coal mine disaster that killed more than 250 talks about the hours he spent trapped below ground. He's now afraid to return to mining, and wonders how he'll make a living.

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Legal experts say it's too soon to know the impact of a European court ruling that will require Google to remove some links upon request.

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European Ruling On Removing Google Links May Leave A Mess

8:31pm May 16, 2014

by Aarti Shahani

Europeans now have the right to have search results about them deleted from online databases. But legal experts say each of the EU's 28 countries could interpret the decision differently.

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Mine Disaster Has Ramifications For Turkey's Prime Minister

12:07pm May 16, 2014

by Leila Fadel

Hope is fading that any more workers will be rescued from a mine in western Turkey, where more than 280 miners died after an explosion. Anger toward the country's ruling party is growing.

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Former Ambassador To Russia: Putin Has No Master Plan For Ukraine

8:02pm May 15, 2014

Michael McFaul, ambassador to Russia from January 2012 to February 2014, says, "I've never seen [Putin] devote a speech to the necessity of reuniting Crimea with Russia. That came only recently."

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A woman casts her ballot at a polling station on May 11 in Hartsizk, Ukraine. Pro-Russian separatists are claiming independence after the referendum in cities across eastern Ukraine.

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After Referendum In Eastern Ukraine, Different Visions Emerge

7:59pm May 14, 2014

by Corey Flintoff

Residents of eastern Ukraine are trying to figure out what happens next, now that pro-Russian separatists have claimed independence. But there's even disagreement over what's feasible.

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EU Court Tells Google That People Have 'The Right To Be Forgotten'

7:26pm May 13, 2014

Europe's highest court has issued a landmark decision against Google, ruling that people can go directly to Google and request that the search engine delete certain results about them. For more information, Audie Cornish turns to Meg Ambrose, a professor of communication, culture, and technology at Georgetown University.

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Dracula's Transylvania Castle Goes On The Market

7:30am May 13, 2014

The castle is now owned by descendants of Romania's royal family — and the expected asking price is around $80 million.

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Why One Donetsk Resident Stayed Home On Referendum Day

7:58pm May 12, 2014

When separatists in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk held a referendum on independence, marketing manager Yuliya Kubanova stayed home. Kubanova explains her decision and the state of her city.

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Eastern Ukraine Muddles Through Voting On Referendums

5:05pm May 11, 2014

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Separatists in the eastern Ukraine regions of Donetsk and Luhansk asked voters to take part in an unauthorized referendum Sunday on whether to make their region independent.

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