Italy Search suspended for missing Turkish sailors in Adriatic Two Turkish crew members have died and another four are missing after their cargo ship sank in the Adriatic off Italy, following a collision with 28/12/2014
Sport One year on: Schumacher's long road to recovery A year after Formula One racing great Michael Schumacher suffered a serious head injury while skiing, his manager says he faces a "long, hard fight" for recovery 28/12/2014
Greece Greek MPs in final attempt to pick a new president and avert snap election Greek members of parliament vote on Monday for a final time to elect a new president and head off a snap general election the prime minister warns 28/12/2014
Sport First-time winners: Travis Ganong and Sara Hector reign supreme Welcome to the last edition of Gravity in 2014. In our weekly alpine skiing programme we take a look at the men’s downhill, and the Giant of Kuhtai 28/12/2014
Croatia Croatia to have presidential run-off after inconclusive election Croatia is to have a presidential run-off between the two leading candidates after an inconclusive vote on Sunday. Incumbent Ivo Josipovic, a 28/12/2014
Italy Fatalities as cargo ships collide off Ravenna in Italian Adriatic Italian rescuers were sent to help in the aftermath of a collision between a Turkish cargo ship with 11 crew members on board, and another vessel 28/12/2014
France Traffic chaos continues in French Alps, snow chains made compulsory Traffic remained heavy in the French Alps on Sunday after a night which saw 15,000 people stranded by snow and forced to seek emergency shelter. Many 28/12/2014
no comment Crimea: Demolition of building fails A controlled explosion to demolish an illegally built ten storey-high building in Sevastopol was unsuccessful, leaving the building leaning to one 28/12/2014
Ukraine Travel chaos as Ukraine suspends transport links with Crimea Thousands of vehicles have been stuck at the border between Ukraine and Crimea, after Kyiv authorities reportedly blocked movements at two out of 28/12/2014
Croatia Croatia: Voters pick next president amid economic crisis Voters are go to the polls in Croatia on Sunday to choose their next president. Incumbent Ivo Josipovic, who is supported by the ruling Social 28/12/2014
Germany Digital privacy in spotlight at Hamburg hacker event Protecting privacy in the digital world is the main focus of this year’s Chaos Communication Congress, which has kicked off in Hamburg. The annual 27/12/2014
Czech Republic Prague swimmers take traditional winter plunge Dozens of swimmers have braved chilly temperatures to take a dip in Prague’s Vitava river. They raced against each other in various categories as 27/12/2014
Slovenia Slovenia: Workers demonstrate over double taxation Slovenian workers, who work in neighbouring countries, have been protesting against the double taxation of their income. Around three-thousand people 27/12/2014
world news Thousands of cars stranded by snow in French Alps Thousands of drivers became stranded by heavy snow in the French Alps as night fell on Saturday. At one stage 15,000 vehicles were stuck on main 27/12/2014
Vatican Man who shot Pope Jean Paul II returns to crime scene The man who tried to kill former Pope John Paul II 33 years ago showed up at the Vatican on Saturday to put white roses on his tomb and said he wanted to meet Pope Francis. 27/12/2014
Croatia Croatia: Economic crisis key issue in presidential vote Croatians go to the polls on Sunday to vote for their next president, an important role which permits a say in foreign policy and intelligence but 27/12/2014
Sweden Sweden avoids election as political parties reach agreement Sweden’s political parties have reached an agreement that allows the minority centre-left government to remain in office and sideline the 27/12/2014
France Snow and ice in France disrupts travel Heavy snow has fallen in parts of northern and eastern France on Saturday. The French met office has issued an orange alert for snow and ice in 27/12/2014
Belarus Belarus: Lukashenko sacks top ministers and officials in major reshuffle The Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has dismissed his prime minister and other senior government officials in the biggest government 27/12/2014
Ukraine Ukraine: Mass prisoner exchange following peace talks Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has met some of the freed prisoners, who were exchanged with pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country 27/12/2014
Sweden Swedish PM: Religious freedoms must be defended after latest mosque attack Sweden’s prime minister says his country must stand up to threats against religious freedoms, in the wake of a Christmas Day mosque attack. Five 27/12/2014
Ukraine Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels swap prisoners Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russia separatists have exchanged hundreds of prisoners as part of a peace plan. The agreement to swap 150 Ukrainian 27/12/2014
Ukraine Visa and MasterCard quit Crimea over US sanctions Visa and MasterCard said they can no longer support their payment cards being used in Crimea. The move by the world's biggest payment card companies follows the latest round of US sanctions imposed 26/12/2014
Russia Russia's new military doctrine names NATO build-up as main threat Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a revised military doctrine that names NATO’s military build-up near Russia’s border as its main 26/12/2014
Georgia Georgian MPs exchange blows in Boxing Day parliament brawl Politicians came to blows in the Georgian parliament on Boxing day over how they should decide the make-up of Georgian delegations in international 26/12/2014
Turkey Schoolboy arrested for 'insulting' Turkish president released A Turkish teenager who was arrested at his school on Wednesday for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been released from police 26/12/2014
