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Europe Briefing: EPP congress and blasphemy lawyer flees

Take a look back at the biggest stories from across Europe this morning.

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Canada apologizes for turning away Nazi-era ship of Jewish refugees

The German liner MS St. Louis was carrying 907 Jewish Germans fleeing the Nazis in 1939. More than 250 later died in the Holocaust.

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Ryanair fires crew members who staged photo sleeping on airport floor

The airline said the crew members' behavior "damaged their employer's reputation."

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Euroviews. Liberals, put the midterm champagne away | View

The midterms prove the president's message still reflects the serious concerns of many average Americans.

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Jewish students mark 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht in Berlin

The students prayed in Hebrew and German and lit six white candles to commemorate the synagogues that were burned down, as well as the 6 million people who perished in the Holocaust.

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ISIS dumped up to 12,000 people in mass graves, U.N. says

The dead include women, children, the elderly and disabled, as well as members of Iraq's armed forces and police, according to a new report.

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Medical school in Japan to admit dozens of unfairly rejected women

Tokyo Medical University acknowledged in August that it has been reducing female applicants' entrance exam scores for years to keep the numbers of female students low.

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Dozens of kidnapped kids are freed in Cameroon

"They look tired and psychologically tortured," one church official said.

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Boeing warns pilots about 'angle of attack' sensors after 737 MAX crash

The safety message affects all 200 of the aircraft in service worldwide.

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High-level talks between U.S., North Korea are postponed at the last minute

"It is a shame that the meeting is not happening," a South Korean official said.

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Brexit 'bad boy' faces fine after voters got marketing emails

He is already being investigated by Britain's national crime agency over the source of $10.4 million in loans used to finance his Leave.EU movement.

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French authorities arrest 6 in planned attack on President Emmanuel Macron

The suspects had an "imprecise and loosely-formed" plan.

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Alleged pre-election meddling by NATO member sparks anger in Ukraine

The issue of foreign passports being handed out in a region with a strong ethnic enclave is especially sensitive in Ukraine.

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Former Nazi guard, 94, goes on trial in German juvenile court

Johann Rehbogen, 94, is being tried in juvenile court because he was under 21 at the time he served as a guard at the Nazis' Stutthof concentration camp.

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Bill Gates shows off jar of human feces as he unveils $200M toilet

Poor sanitation kills half a million children under the age of five annually and costs $200 billion a year in healthcare costs and lost income worldwide.

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Five arrested after 'vile' model Grenfell Tower burning video

"To disrespect those who lost their lives at Grenfell Tower, as well as their families and loved ones, is utterly unacceptable," Prime Minister Theresa May said.

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Euroviews. Russia has been quiet — but it may still have a trick up its sleeve

Even in a highly distributed election such as the midterms, attacking the certainty Americans have in democracy is still possible.

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Separatists kidnap 78 students in Cameroon

The kidnapping late Sunday took place near Bamenda, the capital of the troubled English-speaking region, according to Governor Deben Tchoffo.

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The U.S. wants Saudi Arabia to end the war in Yemen. And it has leverage.

Recent comments by Pompeo and Mattis have raised the prospect that the Trump administration might be ready to get tougher with Riyadh.

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Indian villagers crush tiger to death after it killed man

The tiger is India's national animal and it is categorized as endangered under the Wildlife Protection Act.