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Alexander Lebedev expects to be jailed over TV punch
Media mogul Alexander Lebedev expects to be jailed in Russia over a punch-up live on TV last year, his son Evgeny has said today. Evgeny...
Catalonia to vote in key elections after campaign focused on independence
Catalonia, one of the most important regions of Spain, is holding key regional elections, after a campaign that has focused on the issue of...
Pope Benedict XVI creates six cardinals from non-European countries
Pope Benedict XVI is about to create six cardinals from non-European countries, at a Vatican ceremony in St Peter's Basilica. The cardinals, the closest aides...
EU 2014-2020 budget talks end without deal
EU budget summit held in Brussels has ended without agreement on the 27-strong union's next seven-year budget. Another meeting will have to be called to...
EU 2014-2020 budget agreement unlikely to be reached at Brussels summit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she doubts an agreement can be reached on the European Union's 2014-2020 budget at the summit taking place in...
Nicolas Sarkozy questioned over illegal campaign donations received from Liliane Bettencourt
Frence’s ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived at a court in Bordeaux to be questioned over allegations he received illegal campaign donations in 2007. Nicolas Sarkozy...
EU leaders set for 2014-2020 budget battle
EU leaders are to begin talks on the bloc’s 2014-2020 budget, with many of them calling for cuts in line with the savings they...
Kweku Adoboli sentenced to seven years in jail for UBS $2.2 billion-fraud
Kweku Adoboli, the City trader who lost $2.2 billion of Swiss bank UBS's money, has been found guilty of two counts of fraud. Kweku Adoboli,...
Hedgehogs adopted by ginger cat Sonya
A caring cat named Sonya plays surrogate mother to an adorable litter of orphaned hedgehogs. Sonya, the ginger cat from central Russia, only had one...
Jean-Francois Cope wins French UMP election
The French conservative UMP party has chosen Jean-Francois Cope as its next leader after a tight election marred by claims of fraud and ballot-stuffing. Jean-Francois...
Ivo Sanader, Croatia’s ex-PM, sentenced to 10 years in prison for taking bribes
Croatia’s former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader has be sentenced to 10 years in prison for taking bribes, in a case closely watched by the...
Santa stuck by beard at Reading Broad Street Mall
A Santa Claus was left dangling from the ceiling after his beard became trapped while abseiling inside Broad Street Mall in Reading, UK, as...
Jean-Francois Cope and Francois Fillon both claim victory in France’s UMP election
A vote to decide who will lead France's conservative opposition UMP has plunged the party into disarray and acrimony. Both candidates, Jean-Francois Cope and Francois...
Bank of Scotland ATM gives out extra cash on Stonelaw Road in Rutherglen
Dozens of people have been queuing to withdraw money after a Bank of Scotland machine in Glasgow, UK, began dispensing extra cash. Strathclyde Police said...
Valeria Lukyanova used PhotoShop to create shocking Human Barbie looks
Human Barbie Valeria Lukyanova has become a viral phenomenon, but her appearance looking much more human in a recent video has cast doubt on...
Hague war court clears Croatian generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac
The Hague war crimes court has overturned the convictions of two Croatian generals charged with atrocities against Serbs in the 1990s. Appeals judges ordered the...
Drunk businessman trying to walk wrong way down escalator
A “drunk” businessman, who was so determined to reach his platform at the London Underground, attempted to walk the wrong way down an escalator. A...
EU workers stage protests and strikes against austerity measures and rising unemployment
Workers across the European Union are staging a series of protests and strikes against austerity measures and rising unemployment. General strikes in Spain and Portugal...
France is the first Western power to back anti-Bashar al-Assad coalition
France has become the first Western country to recognize Syria's opposition coalition as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people. The move was announced...
Venice floods: Floating City of love is underwater as the high tide mark reaches 59 inches
Venice may be known as the Floating City of love, but romance was cast aside today as gondolas were swapped for wellington boots and...
Poland Independence Day: Warsaw right-wing nationalists march turns violent
Clashes broke out in Warsaw between riot police and right-wing nationalists during a Polish Independence Day march. Some of an estimated 20,000 marchers threw fireworks...
Vatican launches Pontifical Academy for Latin
Pope Benedict XVI has approved the launch of a new Latin language college in the Vatican. The Pontifical Academy for Latin will promote the knowledge...
Claudio Sciarpelletti given two months suspended sentence for helping Paolo Gabriele
A Vatican court has convicted computer expert Claudio Sciarpelletti of helping Pope's former butler Paolo Gabriele to leak information from confidential papal documents. Claudio Sciarpelletti,...
EU 2013 budget talks collapse
EU talks about 2013 budget have collapsed, after negotiators from the EU and member states were unable to agree on extra funding for 2012. The...
Turkish helicopter crashes in Siirt province killing 17 soldiers
Seventeen soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash in Siirt province, southeast Turkey, officials have said. The helicopter went down due to bad weather...
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