Marian Finucane, 69, Dies; Influential Voice in Irish Radio
DUBLIN — Marian Finucane, who broke taboos as a radio broadcaster in Ireland by addressing topics like divorce, rape, contraception, homosexuality and the female orgasm,...
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Prince Harry’s Real Declaration of Independence: From Britain’s Tabloids
Last fall, Prince Harry seemed to have everything a person could want: A luminous wife, a perfect baby and an extended stay in Africa, a...
Iraqi Lawmakers Urge End to U.S. Troop Presence as Iran Mourns a Slain General
BAGHDAD — Lawmakers in Iraq voted on Sunday to require the government to end the presence of American troops in the country after the United...
Catalan Separatists Renew Support for Spain’s Sanchez
MADRID — Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez, seeking Parliament’s backing to form a government, pledged to resolve the Catalan dispute through dialogue as he...
Suleimani’s Gone, and the Iran Nuclear Deal May Be Next
BRUSSELS — How Iran will respond to the American assassination of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani remains a matter of speculation, but one outcome seems almost...
Erdogan Prepares a New Military Intervention, This Time in Libya
ISTANBUL — Expanding his footprint in a volatile region, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey received overwhelming approval from Parliament on Thursday for a new...
Zoo Fire Kills at Least 30 Animals in Germany
Dozens of animals were killed in a fire that started shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day and burned down a monkey enclosure at a...
French Chef Loses Legal Battle Over a Lost Michelin Star
PARIS — A court in France ruled on Tuesday against a celebrity chef who sued the Michelin Guide after its reviewers stripped his restaurant of...
Fireworks, Long a German New Year’s Eve Tradition, Are Losing Their Luster
BERLIN — Fireworks have long been a staple of New Year’s Eve celebrations in Germany, with revelers setting off their own pyrotechnics in the annual...
With Prisoner Swap, Ukraine’s President Inches Toward Peace With Separatists
MOSCOW — Ukraine swapped dozens of prisoners on Sunday with Russian-backed separatists in the country’s east, the latest sign of a tenuous thaw in relations...