An Austrian state prosecutor says his office is preparing multiple murder and terrorism-related charges against a Syrian man who reportedly says he killed badly wounded members of the Syrian army with bursts from his submachine gun.
A year ago the Islamic State group brought its extremist war to Paris, seeding terror with attacks on a rock concert, the national stadium and bustling sidewalk cafes.
Karl Ritter, The Associated Press' bureau chief for the Nordic and Baltic countries and a lead reporter on climate change, has been appointed Southern Europe News Director.
The Mexican government is offering a reward of 15 million pesos ($730,000) for information leading to the capture of the former governor of Veracruz state, who's accused of money laundering and organized crime.
A British opposition party says it will vote against starting exit talks with the European Union unless the government promises a new referendum before leaving the 28-nation bloc.
A Pakistani official says hundreds of Sikh pilgrims from India will start arriving in the eastern city of Lahore this week to participate in the birthday celebrations of the founder of their religion.
Mikhail Saakashvili, the former Georgian president who has resigned as governor of Ukraine's Odessa region, says he will push for early elections in the country.
Bulgarians vote Sunday to choose their new president in a contested runoff that has become a referendum on the fate of the country's center-right government.
Poles are marking Independence Day with military ceremonies as well as marches by different groups, including anti-government democracy activists and far-right nationalists vowing to keep migrants out of the country.
Iran's foreign minister has visited the Czech capital, Prague, to talk business, including the development of a nuclear program, after the sanctions against his country were lifted.