Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is due to sign a long-awaited association agreement with the European Union on Friday. It was the decision by

Barring any last-minute surprises today will see the nomination of Jean-Claude Juncker as the next president of the European Commission. The former

Just a week into his reign, Spain’s new King Felipe VI has visited one of the country’s most politically sensitive regions, Catalonia. In his first

As the search for three missing teenagers continues Israel has released pictures of two men it says are the prime suspects in their

A French court has approved the extradition to Belgium of a French man suspected of killing four people in an attack on Brussels’ Jewish

Special envoy Laurence Alexandrowicz reports: “Welcome to our special edition dedicated to the centenary of the First World War. We learned in our

As their ancestors stood shoulder to shoulder in trenches and on battlefields 100 years ago, so the EU’s leaders gathered in Ypres in Belgium on

A Catholic priest in Sicily has been charged with seeking sexual favors from migrants fleeing the Middle East and Africa in exchange for help with

A chain-smoking pensioner in Germany has been ordered by a judge to move out of his flat because his neighbours could not stand the smell. The

Health investigators say deceased BBC television and radio presenter Jimmy Savile might have sexually abused dead bodies in hospital. Enquiries

Jordan’s state security court has acquitted cleric Abu Qatada on charges of conspiring to commit acts of terrorism. He was extradited from Britain

The World Cup contest on the field is being matched by one in the shops as the top two sportswear makers battle for the biggest sales. Adidas –

The Chinese government may hate it, but bitcoin does have a viable future in China according to its supporters there. Beijing has not banned it

Thousands of Christian Iraqis have fled Sunni militant attacks on their villages near Mosul. Many travelled through the night to the safety of a

Fighting continues to spread in Iraq with a couple of new players making their entrance. Syrian warplanes are reported to have bombed

After wrapping up in Milan, the Spring-Summer 2015 menswear celebration has reached the French capital. Paris Fashion Week kicked off with some of

Uruguay’s Football Association says it will appeal against FIFA’s unprecedented four month ban on Luis Suarez. The Liverpool striker’s World Cup

Walking around the cathedral in Ypres, it is hard to believe the area was razed to the ground during the Great War. It is also difficult to fathom

Japanese car parts maker Takata is facing an implosion of its profits because of the growing recall of potentially deadly faulty air bag

Could an original-looking tricycle developed by an American inventor in North Carolina be the commuter's dream vehicle? According to its

American pop artist Jeff Koons is taking over the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. One of the world’s most famous artists, Koons set a

International fashion designers have been presenting their new collections in the Transylvanian city of Sibiu, which played host to Romania’s premier

Ukrainian rebels say they have agreed to a take part in further peace talks in Donetsk on Friday. It comes as a ceasefire declared by the Ukrainian

The Ukrainian President addressed the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg on Thursday. Petro Poroshenko laid out

BNP Paribas is reportedly likely to be suspended from converting foreign currencies to dollars on behalf of clients in some businesses for as long as

Britain’s central bank is moving to put the brakes on surging property prices in the UK. From October, the Bank of England is to cap the number of

Achieving a secure energy supply at reasonable cost remains one of Europe’s great strategic challenges. The Ukraine crisis is driving the EU to