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Latest news from: The Local in Italy » 'We have to resist fear or we'll lose our freedom' An estimated 500 people gathered outside the French embassy in Rome on Sunday to show their support in the wake of the attacks against the satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, in Paris last week, while calling on Europeans to come together in the face of a threat that is no longer "far away from home". READ »		Latest news from: The Local in Spain » 'Change Schengen rules to catch Islamists': Spain Spain wants to see the Schengen treaty modified to allow border controls to be restored to limit the movements of Islamic fighters returning to Europe from the Middle East, a report said on Sunday. READ »

Latest news from: The Local in France » RECAP: 3.7 million take to streets in France Hundreds of thousands of people, including over 50 heads of states, took to the streets in Paris and across France on Sunday to send out the message that they will not be cowed by Islamist extremism. As many as 1.5 million marched in Paris and hundreds of thousands more across the country. READ »		Latest news from: The Local in Germany » Huge crowd mourns Hebdo victims in Berlin About 18,000 people joined a vigil in central Berlin mourning victims of the Islamist attacks in Paris, local police told AFP.READ »

Latest news from: The Local in Sweden » Super storm leaves 40,000 without power The powerful storm which clobbered much of Sweden on Saturday night had left more than 40,000 without power by midday on Sunday, caused several injuries and disrupted road, rail and air traffic across the country. READ »		Latest news from: The Local in Norway » Storm strands Norway-bound ferry for over 24 hours Powerful storms kept a passenger ferry from docking in Bergen as planned, leaving it sailing back and forth amongst the fjords.READ »

Latest news from: The Local in Switzerland » Ex-president elected 2014 Swiss of the year Swiss Foreign Affairs Minister Didier Burkhalter was elected Swiss of the year for 2014 during a televised event over the weekend. READ »		Latest news from: The Local in Austria » 12,000 in Vienna show support for IAmCharlie 12,000 people gathered at a rally in Vienna's Ballhausplatz on Sunday evening, to show their support for the #JeSuisCharlie movement. READ »

Latest news from: The Local in Denmark » Danish PM to join world leaders at Paris rally A mass demonstration will be held in Paris on Sunday as European and world leaders unite to condemn the horrific terror attacks that gripped France this week. READ »

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