Europe

German FM criticizes remarks by Hungarian PM

Tensions between Germany and Hungary have flared over remarks by the two countries’ leaders, including references to Hitler’s occupation of the eastern European country in 1944 and an irritated German government response condemning Hungary’s allusion to the Nazi era as "deplorable derailment" on Monday.
Updated: May 20, 10:36 AM

Riots in Stockholm suburb over police shooting

Gangs of youth angered by the police shooting death of an elderly man in a mainly immigrant neighborhood hurled rocks at police and set cars and buildings on fire in a Stockholm suburb early Monday, forcing the evacuation of an apartment block.
Updated: May 20, 10:36 AM

Czech president in dispute over gay rights

Czech President Milos Zeman is being criticized for refusing to grant a university professorship _ the nation’s top academic title _ to a critic of his, allegedly because the man is also a gay rights activist.
Updated: May 20, 10:36 AM

10 Azerbaijanis to prison after headscarf rally

A court in Azerbaijan has convicted and sentenced 10 people for breaching public order following a violent protest against a ban on wearing headscarves in school.
Updated: May 20, 10:36 AM

Retired Anglican priest convicted of sex abuse

A retired Anglican priest has been convicted of 36 separate sex offenses against children in the 1960s and 1970s.
Updated: May 20, 10:06 AM