European fears about the U.S. pulling its troops from the continent have been brewing for some time, with the head of the Munich Security Conference, Christoph Heusgen, saying: "The U.S. will likely ...

Mount Etna, standing around 3,300 meters (10,800 feet) high, erupts with smoke streaming from its summit and lava spilling from the new “Bocca Nuova” crater, according to Reuters.

A view of the settlement of Maale Adumim and the E1 area of Jerusalem, 2 November 2011. Mahmoud illean / Demotix/Demotix / Press Association Images.