Europe Conflict & Tragedy News

Germany's NATO commander resigns after caught lying about massacre, Labor minister withdraws from cabinet By Robert Weller A leading NATO commander from Germany and a junior defense minister have resigned because after-action reports that had been concealed were made public....

Catholic authorities in Ireland covered up sexual abuse by priests for decades in an effort to protect the church, according to a damning government report. The report, which looks into allegations of child sex abuse against 46 Dublin-area priests over...

In what would be a dastardly first, Norway has accused Iranian authorities of stealing a Nobel Peace Prize. The prize belongs to Iranian national Shirin Ebadi, a human rights lawyer who received the honor in 2003. “The medal and the...

University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland closes for one week (Nov 20-30) due to flooding caused by heavy rains. Flooded basesments on campus are almost cleaned up now. The water supply system in Cork affected by the serious flooding has...

The uncle of a little girl who lost her arms and legs to meningitis has been jailed for four years for stealing £315,000 from her trust fund. Darren Pease was made a trustee of five-year-old Ellie May Challis's account after...

Four British couples are suing the privately-run Sanbona Wildlife Reserve near Montagu in the Western Cape of South Africa for £590,000 after their truck overturned and left them face to face with a pride of lions. One man, Richard Cornish,...

A bear in a Swiss zoo nearly mauled to death a 25-year old intruder – the bear had to be shot by the police to save the intruder. It is good to love animals, they enhance the beauty of the...

Roman Polanksi was able to post bail valued at $4.5 million dollar to stay in house arrest at his house in Switzerland. He will have an electronic brace on him so can be under house arrest until a judge decides...