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The family of the soldier hacked to death in Woolwich has paid tribute to "a loving son, husband, father, brother and uncle" who always wanted to be in the Army and "live life and enjoy himself". A total of four people, including two men shot by police at the scene, have now been arrested in connection with the brutal attack.

A close wartime ally of Kosovo's prime minister was among five people arrested by European Union police on Thursday on suspicion of war crimes during a 1998-99 insurgency against Serbian forces.

The two men who allegedly hacked a British soldier to death were known to intelligence services before the Wednesday incident, a British security official admitted Thursday.

Anyone looking for a sign of British bravery in the face of terror should look no further than Ingrid Loyau-Kennett. A British soldier had been hacked to death on the streets of southeast London Wednesday afternoon.

What does a murderous jihadist terrorist have to do to get some recognition for his cause? You hack a British soldier to death in broad daylight on a London street while shouting "Allahu akbar" and then "swear by the almighty Allah" that you'll never stop fighting, and the U.S. broadcast networks still can't bring themselves to utter a word about ... (more)

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was involved in a tax fraud scheme while he was head of government, a Milan court said in a document released on Thursday explaining its earlier decision to uphold his four-year conviction.

For decades, people have been getting rid of cockroaches by setting out bait mixed with poison.

Male brown bear Ari, right, and female bear Arina in a bear sanctuary, after being rescued from a decade of captivity in a privately run illegal zoo, Thursday, May 23, 2013, in the village of Mramor near the Kosovo capital Pristina .

Germany's main opposition party marked a bittersweet 150th birthday on Thursday - trailing badly in polls ahead of September elections and hearing praise for its efforts to reform Europe's biggest economy from French President Francois Hollande, a recent left-wing winner who has lost his luster.

PRAGUE: Part of an exhibition displaying outfits and photographs of Marilyn Monroe was stolen while being transported to the Czech Republic from Italy, the event's curator said on Wednesday.

An American man suspected of killing four people is on the run in the Czech Republic and likely armed, officials said Thursday.

President Anibal Cavaco Silva thanked Portugal's patron saint for a long-delayed approval of Lisbon's bailout review last week, but the head of state could claim a share of the credit for himself.

A 43-year-old man was arrested last night on suspicion of attempted arson after reportedly walking into a mosque with a knife in Braintree, Essex.

Greenwich and Woolwich MP Nick Raynsford has praised the "extraordinary" bravery of members of the public who approached the killers.

A 43-year-old man was arrested last night on suspicion of attempted arson after reportedly walking into a mosque with a knife in Braintree, Essex.

Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre will convene, in wake of killing and al-Qaida martyrdom video rhetoric heard on London street Police cordon off a road in Woolwich, London, after the incident in which one man was killed and two others seriously injured.

Oprah Winfrey, Beyonce and Angeline Jolie have been named among the 100 Most Powerful Women in the world, in a new Forbes magazine poll.

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy smiles as he faces the cameras upon arrival at an EU summit in Brussels on Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, talks with Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite, left, as they walk away after a group photo was taken during an EU summit in Brussels on Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

Hunter Davies, Beatles biographer with a manuscript of the lyrics to "In My Life", during a photocall to announce a major Beatles acquisition for the British Library at the British Library in London Wednesday May 22, 2013.