Europe
FIFA reduces suspensions for Blatter, Platini to 6 years
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have had their bans from football reduced from eight to six years by the FIFA appeal committee.Mars recalls Dutch-made chocolates from 55 countries
US chocolate giant Mars Tuesday ordered a massive international recall of Mars and Snickers bars made at its Dutch factory after a ...Thousands of Afghans stranded in Greece as Macedonia shuts border
Thousands of migrants were left stranded in Greece on Monday after Macedonia abruptly closed its border to Afghans, creating a fresh bottleneck ...Portugal wants more refugees to help revive dwindling population
Traditionally a country of emigration, Portugal has offered to take up to 10,000 migrants from countries struggling to cope with the influx, ...British campaign to stay in EU takes lead
The British campaign to stay in the European Union has taken a 15 percentage point lead over opponents of membership, according to ...Barca wins, Arsenal draws before Champions League match
Luis Suarez and Neymar kept Barcelona on course to retain its Spanish league title with goals in another win on Saturday, as ...EU deal gives UK special status, says UK PM
Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday a European Union reform deal would give Britain special status in the bloc and that ...EU battle to nail down Brexit deal stretches into second day
Weary EU leaders take up the cudgels for a second day Friday, still with "a lot of work to do" to prevent ...Austria launches migrant cap despite EU anger
Austria\'s new daily cap on asylum seekers entered into force Friday, in a move that the European Commission has described as "plainly ...Dozens of Iraqi migrants return home from Europe
Emotional scenes unfolded at the Baghdad International Airport on Thursday as dozens of Iraqis who had sought refuge in Europe returned home.