There’s positive news from Europe’s struggling economies, but don’t celebrate too much: the eurozone is far from out of the woods
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Olympics Chief Says Sochi is ‘Safe and Secure’
Thomas Bach said athletes and spectators can feel secure
Putin to Meet Ukraine President in Sochi
Putin and Yanukovych will likely hold talks on Ukraine’s domestic crisis at Sochi
Cardinal Defies Pope John Paul II’s Wish To Burn Diaries
Publishes late pope’s notes instead
U.N. Slams Vatican Over Child Abuse Cover-Up
Damning report criticizes the Vatican’s handling of child sex abuse cases, but the Vatican says it regrets UN interference
Anne Frank’s Toys Found by Old Childhood Playmate
She asked her neighbor to safeguard them shortly before she went into hiding
WATCH: Russia’s Anti-Gay Vigilantes Exposed in Their Own Shocking Videos
Human rights activists release videos of abuse, many recorded by the abusers
Siegfried and Roy … and Putin?
Leopard cozies up to Putin, then attacks two reporters
Exclusive: Leader of Far-Right Ukrainian Militant Group Talks Revolution With TIME
In his first interview with foreign media, Dmitro Yarosh, leader of the far-right militant group Pravy Sektor, says he and his antigovernment cohorts in Kiev are ready for armed struggle
Judge Who Sentenced Amanda Knox Faces Scrutiny
Comments he made after the trial are causing a firestorm
Spain’s Abortion Battle Pits Conservative Prime Minister Against Public Opinion
Conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is pushing legislation that would curb abortion, even when the majority in deeply Catholic Spain are in favor of it
France’s Opponents of Gay Marriage Protest ‘Family-Phobic’ Government
Apparently gay couples and their children don’t count as families
Two Killed in Moscow High School Shooting
Gunman is a student at the school