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    August 4, 2017
    In an undated handout photo, the Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station, in Tasmania. The station, along with its counterparts across the world, has been flashing a warning: The excess carbon dioxide scorching the planet rose at the highest rate on record in 2015 and 2016. Scientists are concerned over the cause of the rapid rise, which may indicate the world’s natural sponges that absorb carbon dioxide have changed. (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization via The New York Times)
    Extreme weather seen killing 152,000 Europeans a year by 2100
    LONDON - Europe's death toll from weather disasters could rise 50-fold by the end of this century, with extreme heat alone killing more than...
    newsAugust 4, 2017 - 5:37pm
    July 12, 2017
    Tourists take pictures in front of the Unknown Soldier's Tomb with the parliament building seen in the background in Athens, Greece July 6, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
    American tourist killed in Greece was fatally beaten over a selfie, police say
    American Bakari Henderson was killed by a group of as many as 15 men because of an argument over a selfie at a bar on a Greek island, police...
    newsJuly 12, 2017 - 12:07pm
    June 27, 2017
    A logo of Russian state oil firm Rosneft is seen at its office in Moscow, October 18, 2012. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
    Massive cyberattack hits Europe with widespread ransom demands
    MOSCOW - A new wave of powerful cyberattacks hit Europe and beyond on Tuesday in a possible reprise of a widespread ransomware assault in May....
    newsJune 27, 2017 - 8:33pm
    October 25, 2016
    Mediterranean sea crossings were three times deadlier this year than last
    There are 66 days left to go in 2016, but on Oct. 25 the number of people who died this year trying to reach European shores via smuggling routes across the Mediterranean Sea matched last year's grim total. Shockingly, only about a third as many have made the attempt this year....
    news/nationOctober 25, 2016 - 3:59pm
    June 24, 2016
    Nigel Farage, the leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), makes a statement after Britain voted to leave the European Union in London. (REUTERS/Toby Melville)
    'Explosive shock' as Britain votes to leave EU, Cameron quits
    LONDON (Reuters) - Britain voted to leave the European Union, forcing the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing the biggest...
    news/nationJune 24, 2016 - 8:18am
    June 18, 2015
    Data from previous years shows a dramatic increase in the number of border crossings in what is referred to as the "Western Balkan route." (Washington Post graphic by Richard Johnson.)
    Hungary's response to the migrant crisis? A 109-mile-long, 13-foot-tall fence
    WASHINGTON — An unprecedented migrant crisis is causing panic in Europe, the intended destination for many of those risking their lives for...
    news/nationJune 18, 2015 - 5:09pm
    April 23, 2014
    U.S. to send 600 troops to Eastern Europe to reassure allies
    By Phil Stewart and David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is sending about 600 soldiers to Poland and the three Baltic states for infantry exercises, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, one of its highest-profile steps yet to reassure NATO allies after Russia's seizure...
    news/nationApril 23, 2014 - 6:13am
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