Dutch lawmakers on Wednesday debated a limited ban on face-covering headwear worn by some Muslim women that would outlaw the veils in places such as schools, hospitals and on public transportation.
The pact, which incorporates changes sought by those who voted down the original document in an Oct. 2 referendum, will be subject to ratification by Congress,
A former French Legionnaire who rose through the ranks of the Islamic State extremist group has been named by the U.S. as a key figure in the Nov. 13, 2015, attacks in Paris and those in Brussels and the leader of a 300-strong brigade of foreign jihadis.
Populist anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders has delivered a fiery closing statement at his hate speech trial, slamming his prosecution as a "charade, a disgrace for the Netherlands, a mockery for our society" that threatens freedom of speech.
Estonia's new coalition government has taken office, led by a political party that is particularly popular among the Baltic country's ethnic Russian minority.
The commander of the Estonia Navy has resigned after customs officials said they found smuggled alcohol and cigarettes aboard an Estonian ship taking part in NATO operations on the Baltic Sea.
The European Parliament has voted down a challenge by a group of EU lawmakers to try to have the bloc's hard-won trade pact with Canada referred to Europe's top court.
Heavy rains from the storm were blamed for three deaths in Panama, and officials in Costa Rica ordered the evacuation of 4,000 people from its Caribbean coast.
Indonesian authorities say they will likely release an Australian teenager soon after tests showed he was not carrying illicit drugs during end-of-school celebrations on Bali resort island.
One of Germany's governing parties says it will ask Parliament to investigate allegations that companies paid for senior party members to appear at corporate events.
Germany's foreign minister says he and his French counterpart have proposed a meeting next Tuesday with their Russian and Ukrainian colleagues to discuss peace efforts in eastern Ukraine.
NATO's secretary-general says that no one has the right to try to stop Montenegro from joining the military alliance or interfere with elections in the Balkans state.
Ukraine's justice minister has appointed a 23-year-old law graduate to lead a campaign to purge of officials tainted by corruption of the ousted regime.
