THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Just four months ago Laura Dekker was a carefree 13-year-old with an extraordinary dream — to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. On Tuesday, police hauled her home — clutching a suitcase and guitar — from a mystery trip to the Caribbean, and child care workers sought to remove her from her father’s custody.

MADRID — Spain’s Development Ministry said Tuesday it had withdrawn the flying license for debt-stricken Air Comet, leaving thousands of Christmas travelers to Latin American destinations stranded at Madrid’s airport.

Druids, pagans mark shortest day of year during foggy sunrise at Stonehenge

LONDON — Hundreds of people have celebrated the winter solstice at Stonehenge, braving snowy travel conditions and a morning fog.

Ticket number 78294 draws top prize in Spain’s $3 billion El Gordo lottery

Lithuanian panel says authorities approved request for CIA prison, unclear whether one existed

8 Russian circus tigers and a lioness die during 20-hour truck journey across Siberia

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Teenage sailor Laura Dekker arrives back in the Netherlands after flying to Caribbean

China rejects British official’s charge that Beijing ‘hijacked’ climate talks

Italian doctors give police OK to question fugitive American doctor found at Mont Blanc

Missing US doctor OK to be questioned by police

Iranian FM expects speedy trial of 3 Americans who crossed border from Iraq

Iran expects speedy trial of 3 American hikers

Report: UN investigators believe Guinea massacre was ‘crime against humanity’

Report: Guinea massacre ‘crime against humanity’

US ambassador rejects Austrian charge of ‘improper’ pressure to send troops to Afghanistan

US rejects Austrian criticism over Afghanistan

Greek officials complete restoration project on ancient entrance to the Acropolis

Greeks finish Propylaea restoration on Acropolis

French president demands Eurostar service resume by Tuesday and wants plan to fix problem

Sarkozy demands Eurostar restart Tuesday

PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered the head of the French train authority to get Eurostar traffic moving again by Tuesday.

Russia’s Communists on 130th anniversary of Stalin’s birth: don’t criticize him today

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Pope: visit to Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial was ‘upsetting encounter’ with cruelty

Pope says visit to Holocaust memorial “upsetting”

Dutch child care authorities, police seek to unravel mystery of young sailor’s Caribbean trip

Authorities seek to explain young sailor’s trip

Polish police: 5 men arrested in theft of ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ have criminal pasts

Polish police recover Auschwitz gate sign, damaged

Reports: Police find teenage Dutch sailor on Caribbean island

Reports: Dutch teen sailor found in Caribbean

Egypt antiquities chief says he will ask Berlin to return Nefertiti bust

Egypt antiquities chief to demand Nefertiti bust

Chavez says US spy plane violated Venezuela’s airspace, tells military to shoot down others

Chavez: US spy plane violated Venezuela’s airspace

Israel harvested organs from bodies, including Palestinians, in 1990s without permission

Israel harvested organs in ’90s without permission

Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation in 2003

Teenage Dutch sailor Laura Dekker sees life unravel after court blocks dream voyage

Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation

Prince William spends night on London streets to support homeless teens

Some Romanians are nostalgic 20 years after revolt overthrew communist dictator Ceausescu

Prince William spends a night on London street to support homeless teens

Karzai asks for investigation into killing of cousin in reported family feud

German police: Body found in river is missing American Devon Hollahan

Thousands of Latin American holiday travelers hit as Spanish airline is grounded by debt