Europe

Religion

A report finds French clergy sexually abused over 300,000 children since 1950

5:48am October 06, 2021

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David Gibson of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University about French children sexually abused by people in the Catholic Church.

French Catholic clergy abused hundreds of thousands of children, report finds

4:51pm October 05, 2021

by Eleanor Beardsley

A new report in France says hundreds of thousands of children have been abused by priests and others working in the Catholic Church over the last 70 years.

Life is good if you're a dog in Germany

5:52am October 05, 2021

by Emma Hurt

In Germany, dogs ownership comes with heavy regulation, including a dog tax - but owners say both they and their dogs experience the benefits.

The Pandora Papers cite a number of leaders from lower-income countries or nations with great levels of inequality, among them Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (from left), Chilean President Sebastián Piñera and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Pandora Papers show how tax havens are part of the global inequity problem

7:52pm October 04, 2021

by Jason Beaubien

Of 12 sitting heads of state implicated in the Pandora Papers, most are from low- or middle-income countries. So are many other politicians and elites named in the leaked documents.

War Crimes survivors turn to German courts when international tribunals are blocked

7:30am October 04, 2021

by Deborah Amos

German courts and investigators are taking on crimes far beyond their borders — alleged war crimes by ISIS, the Syrian regime and others.

1981 motorcycle with 0 miles up for auction

7:24am October 04, 2021

A man in the UK found the bike when clearing out his late father's shed. His father had banned him from riding the bike, which is now up for sale.

Grand Duke George Mikhailovich Romanov and his Italian bride, Victoria Romanovna Bettarini, exit St. Isaac's Cathedral following their wedding in St. Petersburg, Russia.

World News

After a century of waiting, Russians witness a royal wedding once more

6:09pm October 02, 2021

by Charles Maynes

A descendant of the czarist Romanov dynasty was married in the first royal wedding in over 100 years — kicking off a weekend of lavish events that sparked public curiosity, awe and derision.

Arts

Circus clowns are the latest pandemic related shortage in Northern Ireland

8:02am October 02, 2021

Northern Ireland is experiencing a clown shortage. Circuses are reopening, but many clowns have moved on to other countries.

Belarus track coaches Artur Shimak (left) and Yury Maisevich are now under investigation, Olympics officials announced on Thursday. The pair are seen here last month at a checkpoint at a Tokyo airport.

World Athletics Group Is Investigating 2 Belarus Coaches Over A Tokyo Olympics Flap

11:47am September 30, 2021

by Bill Chappell

The two coaches were sent packing from the Summer Games after sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya said they tried to force her to leave Japan early.

This undated file photo issued by the Metropolitan Police shows Sarah Everard, who disappeared while walking home from visiting a friend in south London on March 3.

World News

A London Police Officer Has Been Given A Life Sentence For The Death Of Sarah Everard

9:46am September 30, 2021

by The Associated Press

Prosecutors said that Wayne Couzens handcuffed Everard on the pretext that she broke COVID-19 lockdown rules, drove her far outside the capital and then raped and killed her.