Katie Engelhart
Athens Wants Germany to Cough Up $300 Billion — as Repayment for the Nazi Occupation of Greece
For the first time Greece has put a figure on the money it wants back from Germany for WWII reparations — $303 billion. Perhaps coincidentally, this is a similar number to Greek state debt.
Czech President Says the US Ambassador Is Totally Not Invited to His Castle Anymore
After a dispute over a controversial World War II commemoration in Moscow next month, Czech President Milos Zeman said the doors of Prague Castle were "closed" to US Ambassador Andrew Schapiro.
Soviet Redux: Vietnam Is Joining Russia's Eurasian Trade Bloc
Ahead of a summit in Hanoi, Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev has promised to supply Vietnamese nuclear plants and encourage joint oil exploration. This affectionate tone is likely to irk the US.
Bahrain Arrests Human Rights Champion Nabeel Rajab for 'Harming Civil Peace'
"They want to keep me as long as they can inside Bahrain, so that I can't do interviews, meet officials, or speak at the United Nations," Rajab said.
London Mayor and Parliamentary Contender Boris Johnson Defends Capitalism as a Moral Mission
Polls suggest the floppy-haired Eton-educated classicist is the people's unlikely preference to succeed David Cameron as the next Conservative prime minister
The UK is Going to Send Billions in Arms Exports to Countries on the Human Rights Blacklist
Parliamentarians urged the British government to be "significantly more cautious" about approving arms exports to authoritarian regimes, noting a conflict in promoting arms agreements while criticizing human rights abuses.
Serbia Detains Seven in First Arrests Over 1995 Srebrenica Massacre
Two decades after Bosnian Serbs slaughtered 8,000 Muslims in a UN "safe haven," Serbia has finally tracked down some of the suspected perpetrators.
Lawyers Question Legality of British Naval Base in Bahrain
The lawyers say Britain did not conduct a review of human rights risks before agreeing to build the base in the country, VICE News has learned.
The PEGIDA Movement Comes to the UK to Rally Against Islam
An offshoot of the German movement that drew 25,000 to the streets of Dresden, PEGIDA UK is struggling to find support and a unified message. VICE News traveled to Newcastle for its inaugural demonstration.
Alan Turing's Family Wants Britain to Pardon All 49,000 Gay Men Convicted of 'Gross Indecency'
The legendary mathematician helped crack the Nazi Enigma code and hasten the end of World War II, a story told in the Oscar-winning movie 'The Imitation Game.'
In Denmark, Jewish and Muslim Communities Fear Fallout from Copenhagen Shootings
As anti-immigration movements decry Islam as a threat to the West, many Danes are more anxious that the attack will be used to stir tensions for political gain in the run-up to September's elections.
Britain Just 'Found' Another 170,000 Unlawfully Withheld Government Files
VICE News exclusive: The British government just "became aware" of a huge trove of historic documents that should have been released to the public — but won't yet say what's in them.