UKRAINE-MINE BLAST

DONETSK, Ukraine — An explosion ripped through a coal mine before dawn in war-torn eastern Ukraine, killing at least one miner and trapping more than 30 others underground, rebel and government officials said. By Nataliya Vasilyeva. 

RUSSIA-OPPOSITION

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the killing of a key opposition figure is a "disgrace" to Russia. It was Putin's first public remark on the subject. 

FRANCE-JEWISH DELI ATTACK

PARIS — More than 32 years after a deadly terror attack in Paris' old Jewish quarter, French authorities have at last identified three suspects and are seeking their arrest. 

FRANCE-SPANKING

PARIS — A top European human rights body says France isn't doing enough to prevent spanking and other kinds of corporal punishment of children. 

BRITAIN-EUROSTAR

LONDON — Britain's government has agreed to sell its stake in Eurostar, the high-speed rail service that connects London, Paris and Brussels, for 757 million pounds ($1.1 billion), wrapping up a major deal months before the general election. 

FRANCE-NUCLEAR-POWER

PARIS — Nuclear manufacturer Areva has announced a 4.8 billion euro loss for 2014, more than its entire market value, plunging the powerful French nuclear industry into turmoil.