Europe

Swiss Voters Reject Raising Women's Retirement Age

Authorities pushing first serious reform of pension system in two decades have warned that old-age benefits increasingly at risk as life expectancy rises and interest rates remain exceptionally low, cutting investment yields

After German Vote, Europe Can Turn to Patching Euro's Flaws

French President Emmanuel Macron has made it clear he is willing to push for change to strengthen the euro, is expected to make proposals in a major speech Tuesday

Russian General Killed in Syria

Division general Valeri Assapov killed when shell exploded during shelling by IS fighters, Russian Defense Ministry said

Vatican Denounces Ousted Auditor Who Says He Was Forced out

Vatican admits that Libero Milone resigned in June after Vatican investigators determined his office had 'illegally hired an outside company to conduct investigations into the private lives of Holy See personnel'

Catalonia's Separatists Defy Spain With Ballots for Vote

Police have confiscated millions of ballots in recent days as part of a crackdown to stop the Oct. 1 vote, which has been suspended by Spain's Constitutional Court

In Photos: Germany Election

Merkel Wins Historic Fourth Term But Far-right Populists Surge

Far-right nationalists are poised to enter Bundestag for first time since Nazi era

France Holds Senate Election

Vote important for President Macron’s reform plans in face of his declining popularity

Theologians Accuse Pope of Heresy, Seek a Correction

The conservative Roman Catholics disagree with the pope’s 2016 “The Joy of Love”; the pontiff hasn't responded

Opposition Activists Hold Anticorruption Rally In Baku

Hundreds of opposition activists attended an anti-corruption protest in Azerbaijan's capital, Baku

Far-right Party Could Gain Presence in German Bundestag

Polls say AfD party could get as much as 13 percent of Sunday's vote