World Feb 06 Swedish police say mass shooter was connected to school where he opened fire Swedish police say the shooter who killed 10 people in the country's worst mass shooting was connected to the adult education center where he opened fire with at least one rifle-like weapon.
World Feb 05 At least 11 dead including the gunman in Sweden’s worst mass shooting Police believe the perpetrator acted alone but hadn't said by Wednesday if he was a student or what his motive may have been.
World Mar 30 Suspect arrested outside Dutch nightclub where 4 hostages were held for hours There was no immediate word on a motive, but police and prosecutors said they did not believe it was a terrorist incident.
World Oct 07 6 European nations agree to step up their cross-border anti-drug cooperation Six European countries have pledged to beef up cross-border cooperation and work more closely with Latin America in the fight against organized crime.
Politics Jan 06 EU agency approves Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine The European Union's medicines agency gave the green light Wednesday to Moderna Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine, a decision that gives the 27-nation bloc a second vaccine to use in the desperate battle to tame the virus rampaging across the continent.
World Dec 21 EU drug regulator approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine The move Monday raises hopes that the 27 nations in the European Union bloc can begin giving the shots shortly after Christmas.
World Apr 26 Dutch students complete Atlantic crossing forced by virus Greeted by relieved parents, pet dogs, flares and a cloud of orange smoke, a group of 25 Dutch high school students with very little sailing experience ended a trans-Atlantic voyage Sunday that was forced on them by coronavirus restrictions.
World Dec 11 Myanmar’s Suu Kyi denies Rohingya genocide allegations at UN court In a measured tone, Suu Kyi calmly refuted allegations that the army had killed civilians, raped women and torched houses in 2017 in what Myanmar’s accusers describe as a deliberate campaign of ethnic cleansing and genocide…
World Dec 10 UN high court hears Rohingya genocide allegations More than 700,000 Rohingya fled to neighboring Bangladesh to escape what has been called an ethnic cleansing campaign involving mass rapes, killings and the torching of homes.
World Mar 19 Dutch prosecutors consider terror motive in tram shooting Dutch prosecutors said Tuesday they are taking very seriously the possibility that the deadly shooting on a tram in the central city of Utrecht was an act of terror.