World : Europe
AP - Hungary's prime minister defended his nation's new constitution on Tuesday and questioned the motives of those who are criticizing it.
France recalls Syria ambassador, vows more pressure (Reuters)Reuters - France recalled its ambassador from Syria Tuesday in protest at the violent government crackdown on opponents of President Bashar al-Assad, saying his "days were numbered" and vowing to press on with efforts to end the bloodshed.
German court rejects Jewish ghetto work claims (AP)AP - A German court has rejected the claim of two Jewish women for extra pension payments for work they did under the Nazis in ghettos.
UK lawmakers seethe at radical preacher's bailing (AP)AP - British lawmakers from across the political spectrum voiced anger Tuesday at a court decision to release an imprisoned extremist cleric, saying the man described as one of Europe's leading al-Qaida figures could be free during the London Olympics.
Last known WWI veteran Florence Green dies at 110 (AP)
AP - Florence Green never saw the front line. Her war was spent serving food, not dodging bullets.
AP - Volunteers poured onto frozen rivers and lakes in the northern Netherlands on Tuesday to shovel away snow that is one of the major hurdles in the way of a grueling speedskating race being held for the first time in 15 years.
AP - Switzerland's biggest bank, UBS AG, saw its profits slide by 76 percent in the fourth quarter, in a further sign that a $2 billion trading scandal last year has dented business at a time of economic weakness in Europe and abroad.
AP - German police on Tuesday arrested two men on allegations they were spying on Syrian opposition groups in Germany, prosecutors said.
Turkey's EU minister stands by genocide denial comments (Reuters)Reuters - Turkey's EU affairs minister repeated on Tuesday his denial that Ottoman Turks had committed genocide against Armenians nearly 100 years ago, in a challenge to Swiss officials who are investigating whether similar comments last month broke the law.
Pro-Tymoshenko chants disrupt Ukraine's Yanukovich speech (Reuters)Reuters - Supporters of jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko disrupted the start of a new parliamentary season in Kiev on Tuesday, raucously chanting "Freedom for Yulia!" throughout a keynote speech by President Viktor Yanukovich.
