http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/?srvc=rss The Boston Herald online: The closest distance between you and the news en-us Copyright 2009, Herald Interactive, Inc. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:28:39 -0400 bill@heraldinteractive.com (Bill Gaffney) 120 http://news.bostonherald.com/siteImages/news_adlogo.gif http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/?srvc=rss 126 37 The Boston Herald online: The closest distance between you and the news http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/SQAFqIPFTxk/view.bg PARIS - An explosion at a petrochemical plant owned by the French oil giant Total killed two people and injured six today, the company said. The blast occurred in Carling-Saint-Avold,... Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:30:27 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1185113&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1185113&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/Ze7rM4NcZ7o/view.bg MADRID - A Spanish woman believed to have become the world's oldest new mother when she gave birth at 66 has died at 69, leaving behind twin toddlers, newspapers reported... Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:20:30 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1185046&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1185046&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/5jB0TGjZ_F8/view.bg BRUSSELS - The European Union is teaming up with music channel MTV to raise awareness among teens about the dangers of climate change. EU Environment Commissioner Stavros... Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:50:55 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1185033&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1185033&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/bpyfOrAl2NA/view.bg GROSSOSTHEIM, Germany - A family of three evaded what could have been a major, if not fatal, mishap after a sport biplane doing loops flew too low and collided with their... Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:20:59 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184862&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184862&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/38W4C7L2KV4/view.bg MOSCOW - News agencies say Russia has successfully tested its second submarine-launched ballistic missile in as many days. RIA-Novosti and Interfax quote the head of Russia's... Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:15:00 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184844&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184844&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/mOWE-1Wzb-o/view.bg MADRID - A Spanish court has thrown out charges against three U.S. soldiers in the death of a Spanish journalist in Iraq and recommends the case be closed. The National... Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:41:56 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184826&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184826&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/MEOR3QKN8Kc/view.bg BATUMI, Georgia - A week after a Moscow summit intended to smooth over the differences between Russia and the U.S., both countries on Tuesday engaged in displays of military... Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:06:17 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184823&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184823&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/gsvFpSXBjko/view.bg LONDON - Britain will send 140 more troops to Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday, as the remains of eight soldiers killed in recent fighting with Taliban forces were flown... Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:18:15 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184803&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184803&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/3tq6e7c7Low/view.bg PARIS - It's the week of Bastille Day and the French are gearing up to debate a measure that's nothing short of revolutionary: A plan to - gasp! - allow more work... Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:03:11 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184802&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184802&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/F9bjiQYtPeI/view.bg LONDON - A steep rise in casualties has sparked a soul-searching debate about the value of the Afghan war inside Britain, the major international partner for the U.S. in... Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:16:07 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184683&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184683&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/l4nzn-5Zi54/view.bg BELFAST, Northern Ireland - Police in Northern Ireland say a small bomb has detonated in the city of Armagh as Protestant hard-liners paraded across the British territory.... Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:09:54 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184623&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184623&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/lEh74fvtx9w/view.bg LONDON - A lawyer claimed Monday that British soldiers forced an Iraqi detainee to dance like Michael Jackson as part of widespread abuse and humiliation of civilians in southern... Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:15:23 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184596&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184596&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/iy263fKVRzM/view.bg MUNICH - German prosecutors formally charged John Demjanjuk on Monday with 27,900 counts of being an accessory to murder at a Nazi death camp during World War II. The... Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:30:56 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184566&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184566&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/vyyrWDx7lCk/view.bg PAMPLONA, Spain - Bulls gored four runners, seriously injuring two of them, during a packed running of the bulls on the sixth day of the San Fermin festival on Sunday. One... Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:14:08 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184417&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184417&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/XMjGo8KAgts/view.bg PAMPLONA, Spain - A packed running of the bulls swollen by weekend crowds at Spain's San Fermin festival left five people with minor injuries Saturday, but there were... Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:14:50 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184262&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184262&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/Ftn8ULQE7W0/view.bg LONDON - Britain's royal family has extended its kingdom further into cyberspace and joined Twitter - but don't expect Her Majesty to tweet. Buckingham Palace,... Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:19:15 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184162&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184162&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/qvLtsDy40Iw/view.bg LONDON - Robert Plant received a royal honor from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace today, putting the former Led Zeppelin front man one notch above his old band mate Jimmy... Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:56:56 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184094&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184094&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/mtGOBqmcQ04/view.bg PAMPLONA, Spain - For a bull, this one was on the smallish side, at just over a ton. And its name, Capuchino, sounded harmless enough, like coffee with frothy milk. But... Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:50:43 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184040&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184040&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/0V2jahr1uy8/view.bg SOFIA, Bulgaria - Customs officers in Bulgaria say they have seized a shipment of liquid cocaine disguised as wine. The nation's Customs Agency reports that 714 liters... Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:29:10 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184085&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184085&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/JQWE6M6d_S4/view.bg PARIS - France's lower house of parliament on Friday took up the most prickly part of a bill that could allow more stores to open on Sundays, a debate that has provoked... Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:03:09 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184061&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1184061&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/qPXZC-3J0P0/view.bg LONDON - One in three breast cancer patients identified in public screening programs may be treated unnecessarily, an analysis of cancer trends in five countries suggests. ... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:01:43 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1183956&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1183956&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/k8gCc9zJjGQ/view.bg DUBLIN - Thousands of Irish Catholics have flocked this week to a County Limerick church to pray at the stump of a recently cut willow that many observers say, has the silhouette... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:40:02 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1183913&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1183913&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/XPkJetjNYZ4/view.bg LONDON - The tricks of the trade of Britain's rambunctious tabloid press came under scrutiny Thursday, after a newspaper reported that a tabloid owned by media mogul... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:19:38 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1183894&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1183894&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/europe/~3/jsnCPFtIQDM/view.bg PARIS - More than 600 pieces of Air France Flight 447 are being sent from Brazil to France by ship to be studied further for clues to the June 1 crash, Airbus said Thursday. The... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:44:18 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1183848&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1183848&srvc=rss