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A page from the Toys R Us catalog in Sweden

A truck for Trisha and a dolly for Donald

Culture |  Christmas shopping for the kids just got a whole lot more complicated for parents in Sweden, where Top-Toy Group, a licensee of the Toys R Us brand, decided…

A J-15 fighter jet takes off from China's first aircraft carrier, the <em>Liaoning</em>

Globe Trot 11.28

International |  Operation World is a great resource—loaded with demographic information about religious and ethnic groups around the world—but it’s also a daily prayer…

Voters in Barcelona wait in line to cast their ballots on Sunday.

Viva Catalonia?

Europe |  While secession petitions gain signatures in Texas, the separatist movement that might be successful is in Catalonia, the part of northeast Spain that boasts…

Bank employees protest outside the Greek parliament.

Globe Trot 10.24

International |  The euro is falling, this time over unexpectedly bad numbers from Germany—Europe’s economic powerhouse—that show the eurozone crisis oozing into the…

Protests as Ireland's first abortion center opens

Protests as Ireland's first abortion center opens

Abortion |  The first abortion center on the island of Ireland opened Thursday in Belfast, sparking protests by conservatives from both the Catholic and Protestant sides…

Conservatism finding its voice on the Spanish stage

Conservatism finding its voice on the Spanish stage

Europe |  MADRID-Teatro Real, or Royal Theatre, is considered one of the great opera houses in Europe. When it opened in Madrid in 1850, the first performance was of…

Spain's conservative movement gains influence

Spain's conservative movement gains influence

Europe |  MADRID-Spain is not a place where you would expect to find much of a conservative movement. The country's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriquez Zapatero, is a…

Ash-bound
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Ash-bound

Europe |  Volcanic debris subsides but economic fallout to come

A real kick in the teeth
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A real kick in the teeth

Europe |  A star player's high-profile move from Manchester to Madrid may signal changes in Europe that go beyond soccer

Toward a new European Union
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Toward a new European Union

Europe |  A Polish lawmaker wants to build "a moral architecture" out of small, mostly pro-life states

Frites de liberté
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Frites de liberté

Europe |  Many in France are fried about President Bush

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Not just America's problem

Europe |  Never mind the anti-war posturing: European governments, investigating and prosecuting terror suspects, are taking their war-on-terrorism responsibilities…

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