Europe

Anger as the eurozone tries to stand firm

25/11 07:26 CET

“No one will be sheltered from austerity” – that was the message from Ireland’s prime minister as he unveiled a four-year financial plan of cuts in return for an 85 billion euro bailout. But Brian Cowen’s government is deeply unpopular and close…

London Heathrow - 26/05 05:06 CET

Woolwich: Three more arrests

As the floral tribute grows, three more arrests have been made in…
Cannes - 26/05 03:36 CET

Cannes: Venus and Vampires vie for the Palme d'Or

It’s a wrap in Cannes as the last day of competition screenings…
London Heathrow - 26/05 01:57 CET

Bayern Munich take Champions League title

At the first ever all German Champions League final Bayern Munich have…
United Kingdom - 25/05 23:46 CET

Bayern Munich win fifth European Cup beating Dortmund 2-1

So Bayern Munich get another star to sew onto their jerseys and Dortmund…
France - 25/05 23:35 CET

Police search for attacker after French soldier stabbing in Paris

A French soldier has been stabbed in a neck whilst he was patrolling La…
United Kingdom - 25/05 22:42 CET

Bayern European champions for fifth time

Bayern Munich are the new champions of Europe, the men from Bavaria…
Russia - 25/05 21:44 CET

Honours for Japan, Kazakhstan and Kosovo at Judo Masters

Sergey Lim emerged as the star of the first day of the Masters Judo…
Cannes - 25/05 19:36 CET

Avoid traffic and hold-ups with a helicopter at the Cannes Film…

The last weekend of the Cannes Film Festival draws in an increasing…
Germany - 25/05 18:05 CET

Germany's Greens probe 1980s paedophilia link

With federal elections in Germany less than four months away, the Greens…
United Kingdom - 25/05 17:06 CET

London turns red and yellow for Bayern-Borussia Champions League…

Supporters of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have been sampling the…
Kiev - 25/05 15:38 CET

Court ban does not stop Ukraine's first ever gay pride event

After a Kiev court banned Ukraine’s first gay pride event from…
Stockholm - 25/05 11:15 CET

Riots prompt focus on Sweden's poor immigrant suburbs

Almost a week of rioting in parts of Stockholm has highlighted social…
London Heathrow - 25/05 10:58 CET

London's calling for Bayern and Dortmund

London’s calling for Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund and all…
Netherlands - 25/05 08:40 CET

Former Dutch volleyball star still missing

Fears continue to grow over the safety of former Dutch international…
Portugal - 25/05 06:06 CET

Portugal author under investigation for presidential clown jibe

Portuguese author Miguel Sousa Tavares has landed himself in hot water…
London Heathrow - 25/05 04:55 CET

Friend of suspect in UK soldier death arrested

Police have arrested a friend of one of the suspects in the killing of…
France - 25/05 02:55 CET

IMF chief Lagarde avoids formal investigation in Tapie case

A French court has decided against placing International Monetary Fund…
Rome - 25/05 01:17 CET

Left and right battle for Rome in mayoral elections

Putting his legal battles to one side, former Italian prime minister…
Cannes - 25/05 00:37 CET

Two more for Palme d'Or

Day ten of the Cannes film festival, and two more movies competing for…
Spain - 24/05 23:25 CET

Spain: Princess Cristina faces new tax probe

Spanish Princess Cristina is facing a new probe over suspected fraud…
Kiev - 24/05 22:26 CET

Kiev court cites security reasons for banning gay pride rally

A Kiev court has banned what would have been Ukraine’s first gay…
Paris - 24/05 22:05 CET

IMF chief Christine Lagarde escapes formal investigation

French magistrates decided on Friday not to place IMF chief Christine…
London - 24/05 20:15 CET

Family of soldier killed on London street hold emotional press…

The family of the soldier killed on the streets of South London on…
London - 24/05 19:15 CET

UK minister defends security services after London soldier…

As tributes continue to pour in for the soldier killed on the streets of…
Paris - 24/05 19:10 CET

Top seeds ready for French Open

Defending champions Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal were joined by…
United Kingdom - 24/05 19:08 CET

Benitez on his way to Napoli

Rafael Benitez has been confirmed by club president Aurelio De Laurentiis…
Austria - 24/05 18:57 CET

Raiffeisen bank CEO resigns over property deals

The head of Austrian bank Raiffeisen has resigned over a series of…
Turkey - 24/05 17:00 CET

Turkey: bridging cultures

Reflecting a wider debate about Turkey’s identity and the role that…
United Kingdom - 24/05 16:18 CET

Draghi hails eurozone stablity

Ten month on from his “whatever it takes” to save the euro…
United Kingdom - 24/05 15:48 CET

UK police arrest two men after security alert on Pakistan plane

Two men have been arrested after British fighter jets escorted a…
Germany - 24/05 14:56 CET

Germany just avoids recession, but outlook brightens

Germany only just avoided falling into recession in the first three…
United Kingdom - 24/05 14:24 CET

BA plane makes emergency landing after engine fire

A British Airways plane was forced to make an emergency landing after…
Russia - 24/05 13:44 CET

Syria government may attend Geneva peace talks with opposition

Russia says the Syrian government has agreed in principle to attend a…
Cannes - 24/05 11:56 CET

'Omar' creates a buzz at Cannes

The ‘Un Certain Regard’ section at Cannes often throws up…
France - 24/05 11:34 CET

IMF boss Lagarde faces more grilling over payment to tycoon

IMF boss Christine Lagarde is undergoing a second day of grilling by a…
Sweden - 24/05 11:05 CET

Stockholm riots provoke questions about Sweden's immigrants

As Stockholm wakes up after a fifth consecutive night of rioting…
France - 24/05 11:01 CET

The David Beckham phenomenon in numbers

He is rich. Very rich. He is famous. Extremely famous – on a…
Germany - 24/05 10:45 CET

Lucky Lucke targets the euro

Northern Germany might not be known for its potent lone-rangers, but when…
London - 24/05 07:11 CET

Wolfsburg win women's Champions League

Wolfsburg’s fairytale run in their debut Champions League campaign…
London - 24/05 06:56 CET

Warming up for European showdown

Borussia Dortmund held their final home training session behind closed…
London - 24/05 06:05 CET

UK police arrest two new suspects in soldier murder

Two new suspects have been arrested by police investigating the violent…
London - 24/05 04:06 CET

Fear and anger in southeast London after murder of British…

On the streets of Woolwich in south-east London, a heavy police presence…
Cannes - 24/05 00:46 CET

Cannes: thefts, comebacks and lesbian love scenes

Cannes has become a victim to its glamour once again, as a second…
Nice - 24/05 00:04 CET

Georges Moustaki dies

French singer-songwriter Georges Moustaki has died at the age of 79…
Paris - 23/05 22:47 CET

IMF chief is back in court over 2007 payout to a French tycoon

IMF chief Christine Lagarde is back in court today facing more questions…
London - 23/05 20:47 CET

Women tells how she tried to calm the suspects in the London…

The woman who talked to the attackers of the soldier in London has…
United Kingdom - 23/05 19:52 CET

Murdered London soldier is named as community tensions rise

Britain’s Ministry of Defence has identified the soldier who died…
Saint Petersburg - 23/05 19:17 CET

Star-studded gala opens new Mariinsky in St. Petersburg

All the big names in Russian opera and ballet performed at a recent gala…
Leipzig - 23/05 19:12 CET

The ups and downs of Franco-German harmony

French President François Hollande has demonstrated his country’s…
Ukraine - 23/05 19:12 CET

Ukrainian PM reverses journalist ban in wake of protest

Ukrainian prime minister Mykola Azarov has reversed a decision to strip…
Paris - 23/05 18:23 CET

Lagarde's IMF post hangs in balance

Two French heads of the IMF in a row in legal scandals of different kinds…
Athens - 23/05 18:18 CET

Trouble with the new 5 euro notes

Holiday-makers planning to travel to Greece this summer may be well…
Berlin - 23/05 17:56 CET

Home Opera wows Berlin and heads for Denmark

With high streets across Europe languishing and many spaces shuttered…
London - 23/05 17:22 CET

Anger, debate and fear in the UK after Woolwich attack

The murder of a soldier in Woolwich has already sparked a sequence of…
Leipzig - 23/05 17:03 CET

Leipzig comes alive for 200 year anniversary of Wagner

Grandiose, dramatic, harmonic and controversial – 200 hundred years…
Cannes - 23/05 17:00 CET

Renowned Indian dancer Raghunath Manet brings his first film to…

As the Cannes Film Festival celebrates 100 years of Bollywood, one of…
France - 23/05 16:53 CET

Paris: Singer and Piaf songwriter Moustaki dies

French singer and songwriter Georges Moustaki has died after a long…
Russia - 23/05 16:53 CET

Pussy Riot member denied parole by Russian judge

A Russian court has refused to grant parole to a jailed member of the…
Italy - 23/05 16:53 CET

Italian students mark anniversary of anti-mafia magistrate…

Thousands of Italian students have sailed to Palermo on so-called…
Norway - 23/05 16:53 CET

Flooding forces people from homes in Norway

Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes after heavy rain…
Cannes - 23/05 16:44 CET

Matt Damon on sharing a bed with Michael Douglas

Toupee-wearing and more over-dressed than an audience has ever seen him…
Sweden - 23/05 15:56 CET

Stockholm ablaze with youth anger

A fourth night of rioting in the Swedish capital saw groups of people…
London Heathrow - 23/05 15:34 CET

Community tensions rise as police investigate London soldier…

Flowers have been laid at the scene where a British soldier was killed…
London - 23/05 14:54 CET

German football giants to do battle on English soil

This year’s Champions League final at Wembley stadium in London is a…
Spain - 23/05 14:45 CET

Leibovitz wins Asturias Communications and Humanities prize

Last year the Prince of Asturias prizes chose to honour a games developer…
London - 23/05 14:04 CET

British PM says country 'will never give into terror' after…

British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday that the UK would…
Istanbul - 23/05 13:04 CET

Syrian opposition meets in Istanbul to discuss peace talks plan

Members of Syria’s opposition coalition are in Istanbul to decide…
Köln - 23/05 12:27 CET

Living in Space

Every day, 400 kilometres above our heads, there are astronauts living in…
Zagreb - 23/05 11:01 CET

Croatia researchers work on getting honey bees to hunt for…

Croatian officials estimate that since the beginning of the Balkan Wars…
London Luton - 23/05 08:04 CET

Cameron to chair emergency meeting in wake of London machete…

UK Prime Minister David Cameron cut short a Paris trip to return to…
Italy - 23/05 08:00 CET

Costa Concordia captain to stand trial in July

The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship which ran aground off…
London - 23/05 05:55 CET

Cameron chairs UK emergency response meeting after 'terrorist'…

The UK government’s emergency response committee will meet again…
Paris - 23/05 01:04 CET

World more dangerous for refugees - Amnesty

Refugees and migrants are facing increasing dangers, according to a new…
Iceland - 23/05 01:04 CET

Iceland's government promises EU referendum

The newly-elected government of Iceland has promised to hold a referendum…
Cannes - 23/05 00:05 CET

Stars are again out in force in Cannes

Robert Redford is promoting his film ‘All is lost’. Playing…
Italy - 22/05 23:14 CET

Basejumper cheats death

He’s an experienced base-jumper, but 25-year old Matthew Gough…
Kiev - 22/05 23:04 CET

Tempers flare in Kiev council election row

A fight broke out inside the Kiev City Council building when Ukrainian…
Spain - 22/05 22:37 CET

Adios

FC Malaga Coach Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed that he will quit his…
Russia - 22/05 22:20 CET

Safest Winter Games

Sochi Winter Olympic organisers say authorities will ensure security at…
London Heathrow - 22/05 22:04 CET

Brutal London killing sparks security alert

A man has died in a suspected terror attack in London sparking a national…
Russia - 22/05 21:26 CET

Pussy Riot member goes on hunger strike in Russia

A jailed member of Russia’s Pussy Riot punk band is said to have…
London Heathrow - 22/05 20:40 CET

Man charged over deadly UK car bombing three decades ago

A man has been charged over a 1982 car bomb attack in central London…
London Heathrow - 22/05 19:43 CET

Brutal London killing sparks security alert

A man has died in a suspected terror attack in London sparking a national…
Vatican - 22/05 19:00 CET

Vatican financial body finds possible money laundering

The scandal plagued Vatican Bank has published the first annual report…
Kiev - 22/05 18:34 CET

Ukraine: Journalists reportedly stripped of media access after…

A group of Ukrainian journalists has reportedly been barred from…
Cannes - 22/05 17:44 CET

The Cannes Festival means it's party-time on the French Riviera

The magic of the Cannes Film Festival lies of course with the red carpet…
Brussels - 22/05 17:20 CET

Ireland branded 'tax haven' ahead of EU summit on tax evasion

Ireland faced further questions over its corporate tax rate on Wednesday…
Cannes - 22/05 16:50 CET

Cannes we come in?

Director’s Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival is an opportunity…
France - 22/05 16:22 CET

Rubens at the Louvre

A new branch of the famous Parisian art museum, the Louvre, opened…
United Kingdom - 22/05 16:18 CET

IMF austerity warning to Britain

The International Monetary Fund is urging Britain to do more to boost…
Greece - 22/05 15:04 CET

‘Kill bankers, not yourselves’ says Greece’s far-right Golden…

A member of the Greek parliament from the far right party Golden Dawn has…
Brussels - 22/05 14:34 CET

EU leaders discuss clampdown on corporate tax avoidance

Aggressive tax avoidance by large corporations was under scrutiny at…
Stockholm - 22/05 13:04 CET

Third night of rioting hits Stockholm suburbs

Youths set fire to cars and buildings as rioting continued for a third…
France - 22/05 10:35 CET

France: dramatic suicide reignites same-sex marriage furore

The suicide of far-right French historian Dominique Venner has brought…
Cannes - 22/05 00:34 CET

Seventh day of Cannes Film Festival

The seventh day is traditionally one of rest, but not on the Croisette in…
Vatican - 21/05 23:04 CET

Pope denies TV exorcism allegation

The Vatican has denied that footage of Pope Francis taken last Sunday of…
Greece - 21/05 20:52 CET

Olympiakos' Euroleague win lifts country's spirit

It has only been done three times before but Olympiakos have returned to…
France - 21/05 19:37 CET

Suicide inside Notre Dame cathedral

A man, believed to be right-wing historian Dominique Venner, committed…
Spain - 21/05 19:29 CET

Mixed Madrid feelings for Mourinho

What Jose Mourinho wants Jose Mourinho usually gets, but be careful what…

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