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Graffiti stating 'Free Scotland' is written on the gable end wall of a cottage in Bannockburn, Scotland.

The upcoming appearances with the queen mark another foray into the public eye for the former Kate Middleton, who is stepping up her royal duties while her husband Prince William is deployed as a helicopter search-and-rescue pilot in the remote Falkland Islands.

Or a teddy bear that was once a Valentine's Day present? A wedding dress from a marriage gone awry? An ax that smashed through household furniture? All are on display at the Museum of Broken Relationships in the Croatian capital, each with written testimonies telling tales of passion, romance and heartbreak.

Military planes flew in tons of emergency food Monday to towns and villages in eastern Romania where thousands have been stranded by blizzards.

A retired British businessman accused of plotting to sell missile components to Iran will be extradited to the United States, his lawyer said Monday.

A woman walks past graffiti which reads "everybody in the streets to overthrow the junta of the markets" in Athens on Monday Feb.

China has no intention of "buying-up" or "controlling" a debt-ridden Europe that it still has confidence in, and any help Beijing may offer will be for purely economic reasons, a leading state-run newspaper said on Monday ahead of a China-EU summit.

The breakout silent movie "The Artist" continued its unscripted run of awards glory Sunday when it was named best film and claimed six other trophies at the British film awards, including director and lead actor.

Rescuers have pulled a 5-year-old girl alive from the rubble of a house flattened by a massive avalanche that killed both of her parents and at least seven of her relatives in a remote mountain village in southern Kosovo.

American billionaire George Soros slammed German Chancellor Angela Merkel in an interview published Sunday, warning that her policies could lead to a repeat of the Great Depression.

Underwater pumping operations began Sunday to remove some of the 500,000 gallons of fuel aboard the Costa Concordia, officials said, nearly a month after the cruise ship ran aground off Tuscany.

In this Jan. 12, 2012 file photo, French far right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen attends a party meeting in Nanterre, France.

British and Irish couples are the least romantic about Valentine's Day judging by how much they spend, according to a survey.

Tens of thousands of people marched in protests in more than a dozen European cities Saturday against a controversial anti-online piracy pact that critics say could curtail Internet freedom.

Jens van Draby has his own loom in his little house, but he no longer has his very special golden shears.

Bulgaria's Customs Agency has detained a total of 4.6 kg of cocaine in two separate drug shipments at Sofia International Airport , the institution announced.

Italian Premier Mario Monti said Friday that President Barack Obama far exceeded his expectations in supporting the economic reforms he has instituted to tackle his country's financial crisis.

Police say a break-in has taken place at the presidential election campaign headquarters of French former prime minister Dominique de Villepin .

ZAGREB, Croatia - A former senior Croatian official has pleaded not guilty to charges that he ordered the abduction, torture and killing of Serb civilians during the nation's war in 1991-95. Former assistant interior minister Tomislav Mercep also is charged with doing nothing to prevent such crimes while being aware of them as a senior official.

It was the Day of St. Haralambos, a patron saint of beekeepers, who also is known as "the lord of all illnesses." Believers pray to him to protect their home and health.