EUROPE

Israel's Netanyahu begins visit to Netherlands

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Israel's prime minister has begun an official visit to the Netherlands with a stop at a synagogue in Amsterdam.

Hungary far right demands exit from EU, burns flag at rally

BUDAPEST, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Thousands protested against the EU Saturday at a rally of the far-right Jobbik party, calling for Hungary's exit from the bloc and adding pressure on the government which is seeking a funding deal with the EU and IMF to avert insolvency....

Italian cruise ship crash leaves three dead, 70 missing, reports say

Three people are confirmed dead and many missing after a luxury cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany late Friday night....

Thousands of US soldiers to leave Germany

The US military will withdraw thousands of soldiers from Germany as the American military takes half of its troops out of Europe as part of a forces redeployment to focus more on the Middle East and Asia....

Immigrants stop 8-year population decline [in Germany]

A large number of new immigrants pushed up Germany's population in 2011 for the first time in eight years, the national statistics office, Destasis, said on Friday....

Paris prosecutor probes reporter's death in Syria

PARIS (AP) — Paris prosecutors said Friday they have launched a preliminary murder investigation over the death of a French TV journalist in Syria, with his network raising questions about a suspect military escort....

French Court To Look Into File Of Child Shot In His Father’s Arms

A French court will be looking into the case of Mohammad Ad-Dorra, 12, who was killed after being repeatedly shot, on September 30, 2000, while seeking shelter from Israeli military fire in his father’s lap; the father was also shot by several rounds....

Joan of Arc anniversary draws French president

DOMREMY-LA-PUCELLE, France (AP) — With a big dollop of patriotism, French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday struck back at far-right nationalists who claim fabled heroine Joan of Arc as a symbol of their own....

Armed neo-Nazi scene embraces violence

The rise of the National Socialist Underground (NSU) has focused attention on Germany's neo-Nazi scene, which experts say includes violent militants with professional weapons training. Ben Knight reports....

Turkish ex-army chief in jail over anti-government plot

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The former head of Turkey's armed forces, General Ilker Basbug, was in custody on Friday on charges of trying to overthrow the government, a stunning move by the country's judiciary against a military that was once the ultimate power in the land....