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Director of European police cooperation group Europol Rob Wainwright of Britain elaborates on the details of arrests linked to a global child abuse ring during a TV interview after a press conference in The Hague, March 16, 2011

European Pedophile Sting Nets 184 Suspects

Europol releases statement Wednesday saying the operation has resulted in the rescue of 230 child victims in 30 countries

Frontex Police officers stay near border with Turkey as they are deployed to help Greek border police control crossing of illegal immigrants to Greece and Europe near Nea Vyssa, northeastern Greece

Turkey Pushes Again for Removal of EU Visa Requirements

Row over visas threatening adoption of agreement that Brussels sees as key to controlling growth of illegal migration through Turkey

An Iranian airplane, which officials said was forced to land in southeast Turkey on Tuesday on suspicion that it may have been carrying arms to Syria, sits at the tarmac at Diyarbakir airport, March 16, 2011

Turkey Lets Iranian Cargo Plane Depart After Finding 'Nothing Illegal'

Government allows Iranian plane to continue to destination Wednesday after what it described as routine inspection lasting a few hours

Irish and American flags side by side at a recent gathering of Irish-Americans in New York.

St. Patrick's Day Recalls Irish Immigrant Experience

150,000 marchers expected at New York City parade

Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a news conference in Berlin, March 15, 2011

Germany to Shut Down 7 Nuclear Reactors

Country's aging nuclear power plants built before 1980 closed for three months pending safety review in light of recent events in Japan

French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe (2nd right) addresses reporters during a joint press conference held at the end of the Group of Eight Foreign Ministers meeting in Paris, March 15, 2011

G8 Backs Away From Libya 'No-Fly' Zone

France fails to get agreement from foreign ministers, though they agree to more talks at UN on ways to increase pressure on Gadhafi

Irish violinist Colm O'Riain and his wife, Pireeni Sundaralingam, a Sri Lankan Tamil poet, performing together.

Sri Lankan Poet and Irish Violinist Marry Music, Lives

Unique music shows their common experience of exile and immigration

The earthquake and tsunami damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant located in the town of Okuma in the Futaba District of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, on March 14, 2011

Europe Reviews Nuclear Power

Nuclear accident in Japan causes Switzerland to freeze plans to build new nuclear plants and Germany to close aging plants

Frontex Police officers stay near the border with Turkey as they are deploy to help Greek border police to control the crossing of illegal immigrants to Greece and Europe near Nea Vyssa, northeastern Greece, 480 kilometers east of Thessaloniki (File Photo

Greece Worries Over Recent Wave of Migrants Through Turkey

Greece expresses concerns over new North African, Middle Eastern immigration wave as human smuggling into neighboring Turkey increases

A man is scanned for levels of radiation in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011

Nuclear Power Industry Shaken by Japan Quake, Tsunami Disaster

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany is starting a three-month review of plans to continue operating its 17 nuclear plants

Map of Serbia

Serbia War Crimes Court Convicts Ex-Paramilitaries

Four former paramilitary members were sentenced to 12 years in prison each for murdering a Croatian family in 1991

G8 Ministers in Paris Debate Imposition of No-fly Zone Over Libya

Ministers gathered in Paris on Monday to discuss how to respond to Libyan crisis

Protesters against nuclear energy demonstrate in front of the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 14, 2011

Japan Nuclear Crisis Sparks Worries in Europe

German leader Merkel suspends plans to extend life of some nuclear plants

British Foreign Secretary William Hague, March 8, 2011

British Foreign Secretary: Decision Time on Libya No-Fly Zone

In his interview with BBC, Foreign Secretary William Hague says Libyans will face a ‘nightmare’ if Gadhafi regains control of country

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