Italy Dozens arrested in Italy counterfeit cash crackdown ‘Money, Money, Money’, a Swedish group once sang. But when it comes to counterfeit cash, suspected fraudsters in Italy are being blamed for 90 26/11/2014
France Hollande calls on Sisi to continue 'democratic transition' in Egypt French President François Hollande has called for Egypt to continue what he called its “democratic transition process” as he welcomed President Abdel 26/11/2014
Sport Formula One: Double points dropped for 2015 The controversial awarding of double points for the final race of the Formula one season will be dropped for the 2015 campaign. Standing starts 26/11/2014
Spain Spain Health Minister Ana Mato quits over 'benefits' from kickback scheme Spanish Health Minister Ana Mato has resigned after a judge said she had “personally profited” from crimes allegedly committed by her ex-husband 26/11/2014
China Clashes as Hong Kong protesters try to regain lost ground Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have regrouped and laid fresh claim to a protest site cleared by police, refusing to give up on their dream of 26/11/2014
Norway Norway police carry guns amid heightened terror fears They do not normally carry weapons but terrorism fears in Norway ahead of Christmas mean that police on patrol will be armed for the next four weeks 26/11/2014
Italy Italy: Tourist fined 20,000 euros for damaging Rome's Colosseum Restoration work is underway at Rome’s Colosseum after a Russian tourist carved a 25 centimetre high ‘K’ onto a wall of the amphitheatre. The 26/11/2014
Spain Spain: Police smash human trafficking ring smuggling Syrians to Europe Spanish police say they have broken up a human trafficking ring smuggling people fleeing the Syrian conflict into Europe. At least 18 arrests were 26/11/2014
world news Hottest year 'ever' is 2014 It’s official, this year has been the warmest on record since 1880. The Earth’s temperature registered 1.22 degrees Celsius more than the average of 26/11/2014
USA Ferguson legal inquiries surrounding shooting death of Brown to continue All the grand jury materials in the trial that ended with no indictment of Darren Wilson for the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri 26/11/2014
Sport Volvo Ocean Race: Fleet reach half-way point of second leg The leading boats in the Volvo Ocean Race have reached the half-way point of the second leg from Cape town to Abu Dhabi. After one week of racing 26/11/2014
brussels bureau Juncker's colossal investment plan aims to 'kick-start' European economy President of the European Commission (EC) Jean-Claude Juncker has unveiled details of a 315 billion-euro investment plan to kick-start Europe’s 26/11/2014
Ukraine NATO concern over Russian planes in Crimea The Russian air force has sent 14 fighter jets to Crimea, the territory it annexed from Ukraine in March. As they landed in Belbek, a senior 26/11/2014
Georgia Latvia sees security threat over Russia's deal with Abkhazia Latvia has expressed concern over a deal deepening cooperation between Russia and Georgia’s breakaway Abkhazia region. During a visit to the 26/11/2014
France Grenoble: Europe's first ad-free city The French city of Grenoble is banning billboard advertising. It will instead open community spaces and plant trees. City authorities say they have 26/11/2014
Cinema "Unbroken": a story of survival and forgiveness Angelina Jolie was joined by members of the British Armed Forces on the red carpet in London for the premiere of the film “Unbroken” which she 26/11/2014
Culture Made in stone in Baku The cognoscenti of art in Azerbaijan were at the Museum of Modern Art in Baku for a trip back to the stone age. One of the country’s leading 26/11/2014
brussels bureau Denis Mukwege: Sakharov Prize winner and champion of human rights Denis Mukwege, has been awarded the 2014 European Parliament Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. For 15 years, the gynaecologist has treated 26/11/2014
no comment Kurdish peshmerga forces clash with ISIL in Kirkuk ISIL insurgents clashed with Kurdish peshmerga forces south of Iraq’s strategic oil city of Kirkuk late on Tuesday (November 25) and continuing into 26/11/2014
France Libya set to dominate visit of Egypt's Sisi to Paris The Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has arrived in France for a two-day visit which looks set to be dominated by security issues concerning 26/11/2014
Russia Cash-strapped Russian tourists stay away from Austrian ski resorts Alpine ski resorts say they are expecting a significant decline in the number of Russian tourists due to the Ukraine crisis and a weak Russian 26/11/2014
Russia Watch: Passengers 'push-start' frozen plane in Siberia Russian passengers hoping to leave the small city of Igarka in the Krasnoyarsk Krai region of Siberia had to push their plane so it could take off 26/11/2014
no comment Kenyans protest surge in terrorism and insecurity Hundreds of Kenyans took to the street in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday (November 25) protesting against government inaction in the face of rising 26/11/2014
no comment 8-year-old Palestinian girl reports on West Bank conflict An eight-year-old Palestinian girl is opposing the Israeli occupation of her West Bank village – with a mobile telephone. Jana Tamimi makes news 26/11/2014