Insight Where will the next pope emerge from? euronews spoke with Father Mike Rogers, an American Jesuit priest about the possible origins of the next pontiff. Sergio Cantone, euronews: “Father 12/03/2013
Barcelona and Galatasaray qualify for Champions League quarter-finals Barcelona made a spectacular second leg comeback to beat AC Milan and qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals. Barca were trailing the 12/03/2013
Vatican Black smoke summary on first day of papal conclave The black smoke that rose from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel on Monday evening signalled the first day of conclave ending with no decision on who 12/03/2013
Vatican Tough time to pick a pope Cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope as the Catholic Church finds itself in stormy seas. The credibility of the church has been 12/03/2013
Brussels unveils plans to halt sliding Euro election turnout Turnout in European elections has been on the slide in every successive vote since the EU parliament was first directly-elected in 1979. Now the 12/03/2013
Small farmers protest over 'unfair' EU farm subsidies Small farmers have protested outside the European Parliament to call for a bigger share of EU agricultural funds. They staged the demonstrations in 12/03/2013
Germany Bundesbank's frosty outlook The head of Germany’s central bank is warning the eurozone crisis is not over and governments must tackle the roots of their troubles with reforms – 12/03/2013
Hungary Hungarian parliament faces new wave of condemnation The Hungarian parliament has come in for a fresh barrage of criticism after passing a raft of controversial reforms, which critics say will weaken 12/03/2013
Vatican Vatican: first smoke black, no Pope yet No new Pope has been elected after the end of the first day of the conclave of cardinals gathered in the Vatican. Black smoke was seen to emerge 12/03/2013
Vatican Could the next pope be an American? It still remains an outside possibility, but some insiders are speculating the next pope could be American. The taboo against an American is an 12/03/2013
Russia Bolshoi staff rally in support of alleged acid attacker One hundred and fifty employees of the Bolshoi theatre in Moscow have signed a petition in support of dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko, who allegedly has 12/03/2013
Bulgaria Bulgaria gets new prime minister After weeks without a government Bulgaria’s president has named career diplomat and former foreign minister Marin Raykov as prime 12/03/2013
Serbia Serbs mourn their first democratic prime minister Zoran Djindjic Serbs are commemorating the murder 10 years ago of the country’s first democratically-elected president, Zoran Djindjic, who was gunned down by a 12/03/2013
What role for Catholic charity under the new pope? One of the biggest challenges for the new pope will be to revive the Catholic faith in a world growing ever more secular. He will have to 12/03/2013
United Kingdom Disgraced former British minster starts jail sentence “No doubt you thought that you could get away with it”. So said the judge to Chris Huhne, Britain’s former energy secretary before being taken by van 12/03/2013
United Kingdom Lugovoi pulls out of Litvinenko inquest in London The prime suspect in the alleged murder of Alexander Litvinenko in London, Russian member of parliament Andrei Lugovoi, says he will not attend the 12/03/2013
Vatican Pink smoke protest at the Vatican calls for women priests The smoke billowing into the Rome sky was neither white, nor black, but pink – to back the argument in favour of women being able to be ordained as 12/03/2013
Snow chaos in France, UK and Germany Travellers face chaos across northern Europe as snow has blocked motorways and airports. Flights between Paris and Frankfurt were cancelled and 12/03/2013
Israel's Peres calls on Arab League to intervene in Syria Israeli President Shimon Peres called for the Arab League to intervene in Syria in an historic address to the European Parliament on Tuesday. Peres 12/03/2013
Vatican Last Vatican mass before cardinal conclave begins There’s no smoke without fire. As the Vatican prepares to shut itself away from the outside world completely and elect a new pope, a last mass was 12/03/2013
British government holds firm on bank reform The British government has rejected calls for a tougher approach to bank regulation, including making banks limit how much they can invest 12/03/2013
Getting animated at Cartoon Movie in Lyon Cartoon Movie is a co-production forum held in the French city of Lyon, aiming to create partnerships and raise funds for European animated films 12/03/2013
Vatican Vatican screwed down tight for papal conclave Security is watertight in the Vatican City for the papal conclave, with sniffer dogs deployed to search for hidden bombs. Because there are not 12/03/2013
In pictures: winter snow returns to Europe Snow was back with a vengeance to Europe early this week, as a chilly reminder that winter is not over yet. The cold-snap caused significant travel 12/03/2013
CeBIT: Sharing makes sense at Cebit CeBIT, in Hanover, Germany, is the the world’s top computer and IT fair. This year around 4,000 exhibitors from 70 different countries got behind the 12/03/2013
Audi profit stagnates amid Europe's crisis Volkswagen’s main profit driver – Audi – is suffering from stagnant earnings from slumping demand in its core European markets – where it sells 12/03/2013
Autonomy 'fraud' probe expands The UK’s anti-fraud agency has confirmed it is investigating British software firm Autonomy, which has been accused of accounting irregularities by 12/03/2013
Iran Iran: claims and counter-claims over doctored Ahmadinejad photo Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has come in for harsh criticism from Iranian MPs after a photo was published showing him consoling the mother of late Venezuelan 12/03/2013
Japan Japan joins the dash for Gas but at what price for the atmosphere? Very good news for Japan, which has no natural energy resources of its own, with the first-ever extraction of fuel from submarine methane hydrate 12/03/2013
Falkland Islands Cameron calls on world to respect Falklands referendum Only three Falkland Islanders voted against the Falklands remaining a British Overseas Territory in the weekend referendum, and there was joy in the 12/03/2013