Europe

Riot police take part in a drill to prevent violence among hooligans at the Euro 2012 soccer championship, at the Arena Lviv stadium in Lviv on May 4, 2012. Hooligan-related football violence in Ukraine and Poland is still a major problem for both countries. Pitched battles between rival gangs and riot police often spill out of the stadiums and into the streets. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Will Europe boycott biggest soccer tourney of the year?

by Nicholas Nehamas on May 7, 2012


Ukraine's treatment of its ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, in jail for abuse of power, has raised an international outcry. Now, European leaders have called for a boycott of this summer's Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. Will they derail the world's second biggest soccer tournament?...
Two InterCityExpress high-speed trains of German railways Deutsche Bahn are seen in Munich, February 7, 2012. (REUTERS/Michael Dalder)

Why the U.S. doesn’t have high-speed rail – yet

by Jack Rodolico on April 6, 2012


If the federal government doesn't fund high-speed rail projects, it's doubtful the technology will ever grow in the U.S. Just look to China...and Germany, Spain, France and Japan. ...
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Pirate Party poised to make gains in Europe

by Cyrus Farivar on February 13, 2012


Last weekend's protests against ACTA around Europe signal the arrival of the Pirate Party. Can privacy and copy protection spark a full-fledged political powerhouse? ...
Harkaly peers out of the frosty window of his home in Farkaslyuk

Peering into a cold, cold Europe

by Michael May on February 3, 2012


Our photo gallery of how people are coping in the cold ...

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