Greece Greek fugitive terrorist Christodoulos Xiros arrested after 12 months on the run Convicted terrorist from the disbanded November 17 group, Christodoulos Xiros has been arrested 12 months after he disappeared. Local media report 03/01/2015
Italy Migrant 'ghost ship' arrives in Italy Abandoned at sea, 360 migrants aboard the Ezadeen are now safe on land at the Italian port of Corigliano Calabro. All were described as being in 03/01/2015
Italy Italian investigators in second inspection of burnt-out Norman Atlantic ferry A prosecutor in Brindisi boarded the vessel on Saturday in another inspection of the ferry which caught fire in the Adriatic. 03/01/2015
Italy Italy: Abandoned cargo ship full of migrants is safely towed to port An uncertain future faces some 450 migrants on board a cargo ship abandoned by its crew off Italy in a new tactic by people smugglers. 03/01/2015
Hungary People power in Hungary as protesters stage huge anti-government rally They say they are demonstrating for democracy and against poverty. Thousands of Hungarians have staged an anti-government rally in Budapest, piling 03/01/2015
United Kingdom UK: Buckingham Palace denials as Prince Andrew is named in US underage sex case Britain’s Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, has been named in an ongoing lawsuit in America and accused of having sex with a minor during meetings 02/01/2015
Italy Fatal Italian ferry fire probe begins as number killed remains unclear Investigators hope to establish what went wrong and how many died in a fatal fire on a car ferry travelling from Patras in Greece to Ancona in Italy. 02/01/2015
Sweden Swedish city's outpouring of love for Muslims after mosque attacks Residents of Uppsala, Sweden’s fourth-largest city, have gathered to show their support for the local Muslim community after a local mosque was 02/01/2015
Italy Italy launches probe after mass police "sick leave" on New Year's Eve The Italian government has threatened disciplinary action after 83 per cent of police in Rome called in sick for work on New Year’s Eve. An inquiry 02/01/2015
United Kingdom Airport terror as strong winds sweep plane off runway An air accident investigation is under way after a plane came off the runway at Stornoway Airport on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland on Friday (January 02/01/2015
Italy Italy's costly, deadly battle with migrant traffickers Finally safe on dry land in Gallipoli, Italy… The vessel Blue Sky M had its steering locked on a collision course for the Italian Adriatic shore 02/01/2015
no comment Russia's winter surfers brave freezing temperatures on the waves On Russky Island, off the coast of Russia’s far-eastern city of Vladivostok, surfers brave air temperatures of -7 C, water temperatures of 2 C and 02/01/2015
Sport Stevie G the leaving of Liverpool Steven Gerrard is to leave Liverpool Football Club at the end of the current season. The 34-year-old is out of contract in the summer and has decided 02/01/2015
Italy Italy finds second ghost ship with 450 migrants The Italian coastguard has rescued a drifting ship towards the coast of Italy with hundreds of migrants on board in the second such incident this 02/01/2015
Spain Spain: Atocha station in Madrid closed over fake bomb alert Memories of a horrendous terrorist attack came flooding back when Madrid’s main railway station was closed over a bomb alert that turned out to be 02/01/2015
Italy Burned-out Norman Atlantic ferry waits to moor at Italian port Brindisi The Norman Atlantic car ferry that caught fire off the coast of Greece on Sunday has been taken to the Italian port of Brindisi. Investigators will 02/01/2015
Italy Italian coast guards board new abandoned migrant ship Italian military takes control of a cargo ship carrying some 450 migrants in the Mediterannean after it had been abandoned by human smugglers 02/01/2015
Sport Steven Gerrard to leave Liverpool Steven Gerrard is poised to leave Liverpool when his contract expires at the end of the season. The Liverpool captain has decided he will not sign 02/01/2015
Italy Italy rescues another abandoned migrant ship A ship carrying hundreds of migrants has been abandoned by its crew in rough seas in the Mediterranean off Italy’s south coast in the second such 02/01/2015
World The first meteor shower of 2015 peaks this weekend Stargazers can start the New Year off with a bang this weekend as the first meteor shower of 2015 reaches its peak on Saturday night. The entire 02/01/2015
no comment Swimmers and runners welcome the New Year Swimmers in Italy, Germany and Netherlands take to the icy waters for a new year’s dip. Some thousand runners fight the hangover to welcome the New 02/01/2015
no comment Lithuania joins euro Lithuania joined the euro zone at the stroke of midnight on Thursday, hoping to anchor itself in Europe as its former master Russia flexes its 02/01/2015
Italy New footage as mystery remains over how many died in ferry fire tragedy New footage has emerged of the ordeal suffered by passengers on board the fire-hit ferry Norman Atlantic which is due to be towed to the Italian port 02/01/2015
France Thousands turn out for Paris New Year Parade Tens of thousands of people gathered on the Champs Elysees in Paris to watch the city’s New Year’s Day parade. It’s only the second year the show’s 02/01/2015
Ukraine Far-right Ukrainians mark anniversary of nationalist hero Stepan Bandera Thousands of far-right Ukrainians have marked the 106th anniversary of the birth of controversial nationalist Stepan Bandera. He fought Russian and 01/01/2015
Turkey Man arrested after grenade attack near Turkey PM's office A man who allegedly threw two hand grenades near the Turkish prime minister’s office in Istanbul has been arrested by police. The city’s police chief 01/01/2015
