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In Russia, a Shortage Triggers Soviet Habits

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:49:53 GMT

To find buckwheat, a beloved food staple, some Russians are falling back on scrounging habits honed under Communism.

Strikers in Paris and London Snarl Travel

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:49:51 GMT

Unions started a major strike on Tuesday over President Nicolas Sarkozy’s plans to raise the retirement age.

Labour Politicians Assail Government Over Phone Scandal

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:10:19 GMT

Members of the British Parliament said the government should demand that the police answer new questions about whether legislators’ phone messages were intercepted by The News of the World.

Putin, Citing Roosevelt, Hints at a 3rd-Term Bid

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:20:35 GMT

Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has not dampened speculation that he is considering an effort to return to the presidency in the 2012 election.

Spain Dismisses Basque Truce Announcement

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:44:23 GMT

Spain’s interior minister said on Monday that he did not trust a cease-fire announcement from ETA, the Basque separatist group.

Germany Extends Nuclear Plants’ Life

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:41:11 GMT

Germany will extend the life spans of 17 plants while alternative energy sources are developed, which is likely to make money for power companies and the government.

In Europe, Fund-Raising Lessons From Americans

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:59:09 GMT

Universities across Europe are realizing that their dependence on government funding puts them at a disadvantage.

World Briefing | Europe: France: Plan to Raise Retirement Age Sets Off Strikes

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:10:19 GMT

The country faces serious railroad and air traffic disruption from strikes that began late Monday as a protest by trade unions against government plans to raise the retirement age.

World Briefing | Europe: Germany: Deal Reached to Extend Nuclear Power Use

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:20:35 GMT

The agreement, which is subject to a parliamentary decision, is the latest sign of a renewed appetite for nuclear energy in Europe since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in the Soviet Union.

World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Strike Disrupts Subway Service in London

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:20:35 GMT

The 3.5 million riders on the London Tube faced disruptions on Monday when, at 5 p.m., as many as 10,000 subway workers staged the first of a series of 24-hour strikes over employment cuts.

Arts, Briefly: Blair’s Book Is Greeted With Anger in Dublin

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:50:30 GMT

The former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was greeted by a barrage of plastic bottles, flip-flops and eggs at the first public reading of his new book on Saturday in Dublin.

Basque Group Announces a Cease-Fire

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:40:58 GMT

Saying they had seen these announcements from ETA before, many in Spain were skeptical.

Suicide Attack Kills 3 Soldiers in South Russia

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:41:06 GMT

The attack in Dagestan underscored how the region has become as violent as neighboring Chechnya, which had long been considered the center of an Islamic separatist movement.

In Britain, Labour Politicians Call for New Look at Scandal

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:52:36 GMT

Downing Street’s chief communications officer is being accused again of encouraging reporters to illegally intercept messages when he was editor of The News of the World.

Victims’ Families Fight Film About Madrid Plane Crash

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:40:21 GMT

Spanish courts have not yet ruled on complaints against the movie, and the channel Telecinco showed the first part last week.

Media Cache: British Advertising Regulator Making Itself Felt Online

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:40:38 GMT

The Advertising Standards Authority of Britain plans to extend its oversight to social media, company Web sites and other nontraditional digital marketing activities.

Uncommon Path Led Russia’s Coach All Over the World

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:40:19 GMT

Russia Coach David Blatt grew up outside Boston and played at Princeton before moving to Israel and coaching teams throughout Europe.

The Long Road to Becoming a Lifer

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:06:06 GMT

Dick Norman of Belgium, the tour’s oldest player at 39, has turned to doubles to stay close to the game he loves.

A Physician Examines His Novels

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:55:31 GMT

The literature of Hans Keilson, a doctor who escaped to the Netherlands from Nazi Germany, is getting new attention in America.

Turkey May Let U.S. Equipment Pass

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:12:25 GMT

The country had refused in 2003 to let American troops pass through its borders on the way to Iraq.

Six Convicted of Sexual Crimes at Portuguese Children’s Home

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:59:37 GMT

The six-year trial involved charges of rape and abuse of 32 children and of running a pedophile ring at a state-run home for needy children in Lisbon.

Italian Cities Plan to Shut Roma Camps

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:07:40 GMT

Dozens of Italian cities have been pursuing policies to expel the Roma, dismantling camps and evicting residents.

European Trade Chief Accused of Anti-Semitism

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:17:30 GMT

Karel De Gucht, the European commissioner for trade, was accused on Friday of “outrageous anti-Semitism” after comments he made in an interview about Israel’s role in Middle East peace talks.

Putin Extends Ban on Russian Grain Exports

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:01:13 GMT

Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin announced Thursday that Russia’s ban on grain exports would be extended well into next year because of continued uncertainty over production.

In Denying a Sex Scandal, a British Minister Focuses Attention on the Issue

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:20:37 GMT

The foreign secretary rejects speculation that he had a relationship with an aide, and focuses instead on his relationship with his wife.

World Briefing | Europe: Turkey: U.N. Panel Gets Report on Flotilla Raid

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:10:23 GMT

The United Nations panel is to examine documents from Turkey and Israel and deliver its first progress report in mid-September.

World Briefing | Europe: France: Minister Admits Lending Support on Award

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:10:23 GMT

Labor Minister Éric Woerth conceded Thursday that he wrote a letter in 2007 to Nicolas Sarkozy pressing for a state award for his wife’s future employer.

Turkish Action Film Depicts Israeli Raid

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:20:37 GMT

“Valley of the Wolves: Palestine” is built around the unsuccessful attempt in May by a six-boat Turkish flotilla to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza.

Killing Spree in Slovakia Taps Into a Troubled Vein

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:50:44 GMT

As Slovakia held a day of mourning Thursday to honor the victims of Monday's violent rampage in the Slovak capital, Bratislava, a picture began to emerge of the killer.

Blair’s Book Reveals ‘Tears’ but No Regrets on Iraq

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:36:15 GMT

The former British prime minister Tony Blair said that despite the loss of life, he couldn’t see the war as a mistake.

Sweden Reopens Rape Investigation of WikiLeaks Founder

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:14:34 GMT

Swedish authorities said they reopened an investigation of rape allegations against Julian Assange.

Cardinal, Who Mediated in Belgian Abuse Case, Says He Was Misled

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:18:39 GMT

Cardinal Godfried Danneels is distancing himself from his colleague and friend, Roger Vangheluwe, the former bishop of Bruges who is accused of abusing his own nephew.

E.U. Casts Legal Doubt on French Roma Expulsion

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:40:43 GMT

A European Commission report highlighted failings in France’s law and pointedly declined to endorse the government’s actions.

World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Inquest Into Spy’s Death

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:30:59 GMT

The body of a British spy, found dead in his apartment in London last month, had been padlocked into a gym bag and put in the bathtub, but how he died is not yet certain.

World Briefing | Europe: Poland: Afghan Costs Crimping Force Modernization, Leader Says

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:30:59 GMT

President Bronislaw Komorowski said Wednesday that the rising cost of the war in Afghanistan was hampering a program to modernize the military.

World Briefing | Europe: The Netherlands: 2 Yemenis Freed

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:30:59 GMT

The Dutch authorities said that they had freed two Yemeni men held on suspicion of terrorism after no evidence of wrongdoing or traces of explosives were found.

World Briefing | Europe: Germany: Citizen Held by U.S. Is Suspected of Ties to Terrorism

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:30:59 GMT

A German citizen has been arrested by United States troops in Afghanistan, the German Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

Pakistan’s Cricket Conspiracy Theory

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:47:30 GMT

Pakistan's top diplomat in Britain suggested on Thursday that three of his nation's cricket stars, accused of agreeing to take part in a betting scam, were "innocent" victims of a plot against them.

WikiLeaks Chief Decries ‘Legal Circus’

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:09:39 GMT

Julian Assange, the founder of the whistle-blowing Web site WikiLeaks, called Sweden's investigation of him for suspected sexual misconduct "some kind of legal circus."

Video of British Labour Party Debate

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:33:02 GMT

Britain’s Channel 4 News has provided The Lede with a live stream of its televised debate among the candidates to be the next leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party.