In November 1967, in the midst of the Franco dictatorship, 18-year-old single mother Amparo Gonzalez gave birth to what doctors told her was a stillborn child. Today though, she's convinced her baby was stolen and sold to people the Franco regime believed were more worthy parents. Gonzalez is one of thousands of women who are now fighting to find out the truth, and maybe even their children.
Despite ongoing political campaigns against the wearing of Islamic veils in public places, no country in western Europe has banned the garments outright. A look at the situation, country by country.
Three car bombs rocked Baghdad Tuesday killing four people in the fourth wave of coordinated attacks in as many months, while bombers struck two churches in the main northern city of Mosul, killing a man.Five children were among 40 people wounded in ...
German investor sentiment fell again this month, a survey showed Tuesday, as the financial sector took a hard look at what lies ahead for Europe's biggest economy.ZEW's poll of investors and analysts slipped lower for the third time running, to an ...
"Sherlock Holmes," the latest film incarnation of the quintessentially English detective, drew a mixed reaction from London critics on Tuesday who variously described it as a roaring success and a hack job.London hosted the world premiere late on ...
French rock legend Johnny Hallyday awoke from an induced coma and was talking to family and friends, a fellow singer who visited his bedside said on Tuesday.Charles Aznavour said he had visited Hallyday at the Los Angeles clinic after the veteran ...
Europe's main stock markets dropped Tuesday on profit-taking after three days of gains, while dealers reacted to events across the Atlantic, traders said.London's benchmark FTSE 100 index fell 0.61 percent to 5,282.52 points in late morning trade, ...
Royal Bank of Scotland said Tuesday that investors had backed its plans to join a state insurance scheme for toxic assets and raise the government's stake to 84 percent in another huge bailout.The vote, conducted at a shareholders' meeting in ...
Boeing Co.'s highly anticipated new 787 Dreamliner jet will take off for the first time Tuesday, barring last minute hiccups, in a critical milestone for the overdue aircraft seen as the future for the aerospace giant.The 787 Dreamliner passed its ...
Boeing Co.'s highly anticipated new 787 Dreamliner jet will take off for the first time Tuesday, barring last minute hiccups, in a critical milestone for the overdue aircraft seen as the future for the aerospace giant.The 787 Dreamliner passed its ...
