WARSAW, Poland — An unusual 3-D film created by Polish historians shows the shocking sea of rubble that Warsaw was reduced to during World War II, bringing the city's wartime history home to young people often unaware of the extent the destruction.

BRUSSELS — Paul Ilegems, a retired professor of art history, has a vision of heaven. It involves a simple Belgian pommes frites stand where "human souls ascended eat their fries undisturbed."

LONDON — London will be ready a year ahead of schedule to stage the 2012 Olympics, officials said on Tuesday, as Olympic greats gave Games venues a test run two years to the day before the festivities open.

LONDON — BP's embattled Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward will be replaced by American Robert Dudley on Oct 1, the company said Tuesday, as it reported a record quarterly loss and set aside $32.2 billion to cover the costs of the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

MADRID — A Spanish man who underwent the world's first full face transplant appeared before TV cameras on Monday for the first time since his surgery, thanking his doctors and the family of the donor.

NAGYKOVACSI, Hungary — On the way home from a hard day's work, Ferenc Nagy often gets the urge to pop into his favorite boozer for another round of binge reading.