2010-07-26

One European in five would consider moving abroad for work, but far fewer actually do so. So why do people want to work in another country and why do

An Italian visiting Germany needs a lawyer. An Estonian judge wants information on Spanish courts. Previously a slow and random process, but now

Reports from Iraq say 20 people have been killed in two car bomb explosions near the city of Kerbala in the south of the country. More than 50 people

A Spanish farmer who received what doctors claim is the world’s first-full face transplant has appeared in public for the first time. 31-year-old

French police have questioned the L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt about suspected tax evasion and illegal political donations in an affair that

European foreign ministers have started to flesh out the EU’s new diplomatic service. It will be called the European External Action Service (EEAS)

Pakistan was working with the Taliban in Afghanistan to organise militant attacks on US soldiers, according to documents released by whistleblowing

The European Union has imposed on Iran the strictest sanctions it has ever drawn up for any country. Foreign ministers hope the tougher measures

The Afghan government has accused NATO of killing at least 45 civilians in a rocket attack in southern Helmand province.   One report said President

Characters for some of Disney’s upcoming films may be developed in Switzerland, at the new Disney research centre in Zurich, the only research lab

What is being described as the cockpit of the future has been unveiled at the Farnborough Air Show. American aviation company Honeywell presented a

Held on the banks of Lake Geneva, the 35th edition of the Paleo music festival was, once again, a sell-out. Some 230,000 festival-goers gathered in

After a few days of rest in the Danish port city of Aalborg, some 84 tall ships with around 3,000 crew members set off for Kristiansand in Norway, in

The aim was to draw attention to the pollution of the world’s oceans and seas. A catamaran made out of 12,500 plastic bottles has arrived in Sydney

VIPs have gathered in Bavaria for the launch of the 99th Richard Wagner Festival. This is the first festival since the death of the composer’s

The United States and South Korea are continuing war drills in the Sea of Japan today despite threats from North Korea to engage in a “sacred war”

Moscow woke up to thick smog from fires around the city.

Several wildfires were raging in Porto and Braga districts.

President Nicolas Sarkozy has confirmed a French hostage held by Al Qaeda militants in the Sahara has been executed. In a televised address

A maintenance train failed to stop at the end of the line in the city of Stavoren ploughed through the buffers, through a sailing equipment store

Taiwan’s biggest oil refinery complex caught fire for the third time in six months.

Questions abound in Germany over who was to blame for the deaths of 19 revellers at a popular techno festival over the weekend. They were crushed to

Witnesses and survivors of the Khmer Rouge killings have given mixed reactions after watching the delivery of the verdict. Rob Hamill, the brother

French Nicolas Sarkozy has confirmed that a French hostage held by al-Qaeda militants in the Sahara has been killed.   In a statement, Sarkozy

Fans of bullfighting have tried to make their voices heard at a protest in Barcelona, as Spain’s Catalonia region looks set to ban the

European markets opened higher on Monday after most of the continent’s banks passed tests set by regulators to check their financial

A catamaran made out of 12,500 plastic bottles has arrived in Sydney after a four-month voyage from San Francisco. The crew has been drawing

A senior member of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia has been sentenced to 35 years in prison by a UN- backed court. The verdict against Kaing Guek Eav

Flowers and candles are placed at the site where at least 19 people were killed and hundreds injured after a stampede at the “Love Parade” music

The U.S. and South Korean militaries kicked off large exercises on Sunday (July 25) to underscore deterrence against North Korea after accusing the