Video: Pirate-hunting headquarters

Teri Schultz - European Union - November 20, 2009 16:03 ET

The EU's anti-piracy Operation Atalanta fields distress calls from the Gulf of Aden and sees some success.

Croissants: Hours to make, a lifetime to master

Ben Barnier - France - November 20, 2009 06:29 ET

A Paris croissant addict learns the secrets of baking the buttery, crusty treats.

Outraged Ireland demands a replay

Conor O'Clery - Ireland - November 19, 2009 11:53 ET

A French hand ball puts Ireland out of the World Cup.

How can 39 million buffalo be wrong?

Jason Overdorf - India - November 19, 2009 06:30 ET

Indian farmers discover the beauty of mozzarella.

A journalist behind the Iron Curtain

Bruce I. Konviser - Czech Republic - November 17, 2009 16:05 ET

How Iva Drapalova reported for the AP in Czechoslovakia between the Prague Spring and 1989.

Greece braces for violence on uprising anniversary

Nicole Itano - Europe - November 17, 2009 06:32 ET

Experts worry that the traditional day of Athens riots will see worse violence as extremism has risen in the past year.

British National Party debates allowing non-whites to join

Gaiutra Bahadur - United Kingdom - November 16, 2009 11:07 ET

Britain's anti-immigrant party had won elections by reforming its image.

Reviving Turkish baths

Nichole Sobecki - Turkey - November 15, 2009 13:31 ET

How Britain's all-white party gained its following

Gaiutra Bahadur - United Kingdom - November 14, 2009 17:00 ET

The British National Party claims opposition status in the council of the London borough Barking and Dagenham.

Opinion: Everyone missed signs of change in eastern Europe

Tom Fenton - Worldview - November 14, 2009 16:43 ET

While reporters did not foresee the fall of the Berlin Wall, the on-the-ground reporting was important.

Kosovo's local elections offer hope of Serb-Albanian reconciliation

John Dyer - Europe - November 14, 2009 08:20 ET

Some Serbs have decided to run — and vote — in Kosovo's elections despite Belgrade's protests.

Ireland reconsiders how it honors WWI veterans

Conor O'Clery - Ireland - November 13, 2009 18:18 ET

Until recently, Ireland had not commemorated its dead who fought in the British army.

What feta and reindeer meat have in common

Paul Ames - European Union - November 13, 2009 08:53 ET

Serbs become the latest to worry that their ethnic cuisine will be registered by an EU country.

A kick in the buck

Cristina Mateo-Yanguas - Spain - November 13, 2009 06:25 ET

Why the elimination of a tax break could spell the end of glory days for Spanish club soccer.

Swordfighting at a chestnut festival

Fulvio Paolocci and Angelica Marin - Italy - November 12, 2009 16:47 ET

Opinion: Stuck in neutral?

Michael Moran - Worldview - November 12, 2009 06:42 ET

Some Europeans who steered clear of the Cold War may be wavering 20 years later.

The European School: a microcosm of EU integration

William Echikson - Worldview - November 11, 2009 19:32 ET

Czech and Slovak students don't dwell on their countries' communist past.

Opinion: How history's first draft got it wrong

Michael Goldfarb - Worldview - November 11, 2009 12:34 ET

The fall of communism in eastern Europe was not, as Francis Fukuyama wrote, "the end of history."

Russia's whistleblower cop is a YouTube sensation

Miriam Elder - Russia and its neighbors - November 11, 2009 09:15 ET

Russian police officer Alexei Dymovsky has released a series of videos calling out corruption and asking Prime Minister Putin to act.

Wallowing in recession

Mick Fealty - United Kingdom - November 20, 2009 16:47 ET

There can be no doubt that Ireland’s economy is suffering badly, but are some people enjoying it too much? As this is my first official contribution to Slugger O’Toole I thought I would...

November 23, 2009 — Contents

The Russophobe Writing Team - Russia and its neighbors - November 20, 2009 16:47 ET

MONDAY NOVEMBER 23 CONTENTS (1)  EDITORIAL:  A New Low in Russian Barbarism (2)  EDITORIAL:  Russia Sinks lower into the Mire of Failure (3)  Putin seeks to “Reunify” Georgia (4) ...

How is the Fermanagh flooding being reported locally?

Alan, Author, "Alan in Belfast" blog - United Kingdom - November 20, 2009 14:16 ET

In the week that Fermanagh seems to have disappeared underwater after a month of rain, I flicked across to Fermanagh.tv to see what the region’s local video portal was saying about the...