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The wreckage of the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker plane is seen at the site of the crash near the Kyrgyz village of Chaldovar, May 3, 2013.

2 Bodies Found in Kyrgyzstan After Crash of US Military Plane

Military refueling plane crashed about 160 kilometers west of American air base at Manas International Airport More

Medical staff take part in a protest rally against austerity measures in Athens, Greece, April 17, 2013.

Austerity Seriously Affecting Health in Europe, North America

Rates of suicide, depression and infectious diseases are up; malaria has even staged a comeback in Greece More

Closer US-Russia Anti-Terrorism Cooperation Could Hamper Democracy in North Caucasus

Video Analysts Concerned Over Impact of Closer US-Russia Anti-Terrorism Cooperation on Caucasus

There is concern that price of cooperation may be accepting Russian heavy-handed tactics, abusesMore

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a live broadcast nationwide phone-in in Moscow, April 25, 2013.

Video Political Crackdown Marks Putin’s First Year Back in Kremlin

Analysts say President Putin spent his first year methodically cracking down on Russia’s opposition More

Hundreds of Turkish journalists, some holding photos of recently jailed journalists, march to protest the detention of journalists in an alleged coup plot and demand reforms to Turkey's media laws, in Ankara, Turkey, Mar. 19, 2011.

Press Freedom Gets Mixed Report Card in Europe

Overall the region is more checkered, with countries like Russia, Turkey placing near bottom More

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European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn presents the European Commission spring economic forecasts and outlook expectations for EU member states during a news conference at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, May 3, 2013.

Eurozone Economy Faces Another Bad Year

New data show recession in euro area deepening even more than originally expected
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Guests take their seats for a "pre-premiere" performance, put on for veterans, senior employees of the theater and other special guests, in the new Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, May 1, 2013.

Russia's New Mariinsky Theater Woos Doubters

St. Petersburg's Mariinsky stages gala opening designed to silence critics of starkly modernist building erected in heart of imperial capital
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Riot police try to stop members of the Golden Dawn party from unloading food from a vehicle in Athens, Greece, May 2, 2013.

Athens Police Block Far-right 'Greeks Only' Food Handout

Greece's anti-immigrant Golden Dawn party scuffled with police in central square ahead of Greek Orthodox Easter holiday on May 5
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Pope emeritus Benedict XVI (l) is welcomed by Pope Francis on his return to the Vatican from the pontifical summer residence of Castel Gandolf, May 2, 2013.

Ex-Pope Benedict Back at Vatican to Live Out Retirement

An 'emeritus pope' and a ruling pontiff will live as neighbors for the first time
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Participants hold talks on Iran

EU's Ashton, Iran's Nuclear Negotiator to Meet May 15

Western diplomats say the discussions are crucial in deciding if new negotiations will be held between Iran and the six world powers
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President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi attends a news conference during the Meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank, in Bratislava, Slovakia, May 2, 2013.

ECB Cuts Rates to Record Low

Move aimed at jolting 17-member euro currency union back into more of a recovery mode
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Congo-born Italian Minister for Integration Cecile Kyenge attends at the Lower house of the parliament in Rome, April 29, 2013.

Italy Probes Racism Against African-Italian Minister

Right-wing websites have made racial slurs against Congo-born Cecile Kyenge, the minister of integration
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Video Political Crackdown Marks Putin’s First Year Back in Kremlin

One year ago, on May 7, Vladimir Putin returned to the Kremlin to serve another term as president, after a four-year stretch out of the spotlight as Russia’s prime minister. Angry protests greeted Putin’s return. James Brooke takes stock of Putin’s first year.