Europe

Belarus authorities say nearly 40 people remain in custody pending court hearings, as more anti-Lukashenko protests take place.

Ex-Italy PM Silvio Berlusconi has been admitted to hospital "as a precautionary measure" after testing positive for COVID-19, his staff said on Friday.

The EU's chief negotiator says UK demands for 'benefits without obligations' are unacceptable and would cost thousands of European jobs and livelihoods.

Pierre David was Verviers's first-ever mayor after Belgium became independent in 1830. The century-old urban legend that his heart was buried in a fountain was last month revealed to be real.

The opposition, consisting of three major political alliances, secured a slim victory over the incumbent DPS party, which has been in power for nearly three decades. But what do these factions stand for?

As of Aug. 31, the Moria camp on the island of Lesbos housed 12,714 people, well over its capacity of 2,757.

The Ministry of Justice has hailed the proposal as a huge step towards equality.

Five years ago, the picture of three-year-old Alan Kurdi washed up dead on a Turkish beach shocked the world. Nevertheless, refugee and migrant children are "often worse off" now than in 2015, says Save the Children.

Johnson was criticised over the government's decision to scrap exams and use an algorithm to calculate results, which resulted in 40% of grades being lower. The government later made a U-turn.

The study of more than 30,000 people in Iceland is good news for vaccine efforts.

Spain's COVID-19 14-day incidence rate stands at 221 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Across the 31 countries it monitors, the rate currently stands at 34.5.

Dozens of suspects accused of being accomplices in the January 2015 terror attacks on French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket will face trial this week. Who are they? And how were they allegedly involved?

Authorities also seized a large number of weapons in raids at five different locations.

The latest data on the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus

As French President Emmanuel Macron visits Lebanon for the second time, here's a look back at the history between the two countries.

One of the trains was loaded with dangerous materials, including flammable gas and a corrosive substance.

Poland finally accepts the appointment of the German ambassador after an unusually long delay.