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Global News Blog Did Romanian mom torch Monet, Matisse, and Picasso along with her slippers?

The art world fears that the mother of a man suspected in the theft of seven masterpieces from a Dutch art museum burned the priceless evidence.
Change Agent Marga Fripp empowers women immigrants in the US

Her group Empowered Women International gives a voice to the Washington D.C. area’s immigrant and refugee women, enabling them to pursue their dreams of becoming a part of their new community.
Reader recommendation: The Year that Changed the World

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Olive Press Israel sees prestigious academic prize as tool to engage increasingly hostile academic world

The Dan David Prize has been awarded to some of those in the top echelons of academia, a community that includes many backers of the movement to isolate Israel for its occupation.
Serbia-Kosovo deal clears path to EU accession, but long road remains

The agreement to 'normalize' relations between Serbia and Kosovo, which declared independence from Serbia five years ago, removes a major obstacle to each one's bid to join the EU.
Boar shooting: Crisis in leadership traced to Moldova hunting trip

Boar shooting crisis: A wild boar hunting trip left one hunter dead, and the nation of Moldova in a leadership crisis.
Nicolae Martinescu, Olympic wrestling champ, dies

Nicolae Martinescu won gold in the Greco-Roman heavyweight wrestling class in the 1972 Olympics. Nicolae Martinescu "was a very talented wrestler," according to FILA.
Woman to head CIA's clandestine service?

For the first time in CIA history, a woman may head the spy agency's clandestine service. But her connection to abusive treatment of terrorist suspects at 'black sites' has brought criticism.
The Monitor's View In sequester's austerity, will US echo Europe's politics of fear?

The enforced austerity of the eurozone crisis has roused surprising public anger. European governments are falling. The US need not follow this path if Washington finds a consensus over fiscal issues like 'the sequester.'
Horsemeat scandal spreads, testing EU's reputation for food standards

UK tests have found few cases of horsemeat-tainted beef, officials said Friday. While the threat to humans is low, many worry an EU-wide trail of alleged criminality in the food-supply chain could spark panic.
Capabilities of U.S. missile shield questioned

Studies by the Defense Department, as well as the Russian government, question whether a US defense system planned for Eastern Europe would ever be able to intercept missiles from Iran.
Credit card con artists steal over $200 million: 18 arrested

18 credit card con artists used at least 7,000 fake identities to obtain more than 25,000 credit cards, scamming at least $200 million, say authorities.
Cybercrime takedown: Is it game over for Gozi trojan that stole millions?

The three alleged leaders of the Gozi cybercrime gang were indicted in federal court. The Gozi trojan was highly successful, but it may be too hard to operate with the alleged masterminds in jail.
Romanian government sweeps parliamentary elections, but power struggle not over

Political feuding between Romania's top leaders could harm its reputation as a functioning democracy and deter foreign investment.
Greece seen as most corrupt European nation, survey says

Transparency International ranks Greece, along with other European countries racked by the financial crisis, poorly in its 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index.
Stefan Karlsson Six types of European economic trends

Recent EU data shows great divergences in Europe between different countries in economic growth, Karlsson writes.
In Pentagon's 'pivot' toward Asia, has Europe been forgotten?

President Obama is pushing the Pentagon to look toward Asia, but some worry that US attention could overbalance away from Europe, which remains the home of many core allies.
Editor's Blog Will the 'European dream' continue?

Amid a protracted economic crisis, Europeans are unsure they want greater integration -- but rightly concerned about backsliding into the nationalistic divisions that long haunted the continent.
Are insider attacks in Afghanistan a 'last gasp' of the Taliban? (+video)

US officials say that three recent incidents where Afghan troops are thought to have turned their weapons on their NATO allies represent a serious threat, but will not affect the timeline of US troop withdrawal.
Global News Blog Empowering Prague's homeless by hiring them as tour guides

The Pragulic service's guides share their experiences living on the streets of Prague with tourists – and share in profits from the tours with the sevice's founders, three graduate students.
Global News Blog Atheism on the rise around the globe

According to a new poll, religiosity worldwide is declining while more people say they are atheists. In the United States, a growing number consider themselves non-believers.
Poland begins uncovering story of secret US detention center

An official probe has begun into how much the Polish government knew about a covert US detention center outside Warsaw where the CIA may have tortured members of Al Qaeda.
France dismantles camps, deports Gypsies

Unlike former President Sarkozy's virulent anti-immigrant media campaigns, the new Socialist government says it is motivated by health, sanitation, and security.
The Daily Reckoning Defense spending and the declining 'bang' for the buck

Does the US really need to spend more money on an M1 tank that won't be a part of the next war?
Olympic medal count: A day of ups and downs for the US women

Tuesday, American women ran in the women's 100-meter hurdles, winning silver and bronze, and gymnast Aly Raisman walked away with gold and bronze medals. But other US women were left empty handed.