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Turkey: powerful explosion kills at least 7 people in Tunceli
A powerful explosion has rocked the eastern Turkish city of Tunceli and killed at least seven people, local media reports. The blast targeted a military...
European Union struggles to reach budget agreement for 2014-2020
Senior EU officials are warning that it is proving harder than ever to reach an agreement on the European Union's next multi-annual budget. Ministers are...
German Roman Catholics face Holy Communion denial for unpaid church tax
German Roman Catholics are to be denied the right to Holy Communion or religious burial if they stop paying a special church tax. A German...
Switzerland rejects full smoking ban at referendum
Swiss voters appear to have rejected a total ban on smoking in enclosed public places at a referendum. Hotels, restaurants and bars are currently allowed...
Swiss vote on full smoking ban in enclosed public places
Swiss citizens are going to the polls to vote on a proposal to ban smoking completely in enclosed public places. Hotels, restaurants and bars are...
Project X Haren: Facebook party invite sparks riot in Netherlands
A party invitation which went viral on Facebook ended in rioting and injury after thousands of revellers descended in the small town of Haren...
Portugal backs down on tax rise
The centre-right government in Portugal has agreed to look for alternatives to a social security tax rise a week after huge anti-austerity street protests. Previously,...
North East Skinny Dippers miss out on world record at Druridge Bay
Hundreds of swimmers have braved the cold of the Northumberland coast in an attempt at a record-breaking skinny dip. Despite more than 200 naked people...
Germany ceremony marks Charles de Gaulle post-WWII reconciliation speech
France President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are marking the 50th anniversary of an historic speech seen as a key moment in...
Kate and William wedding cake goes up for auction
After raising a staggering £1,917 ($3,000) the first time it appeared at auction, another piece of cake from the iconic wedding of the Duke...
Bullfighting declared legal by France’s Constitutional Council
French top legal authority Constitutional Council has rejected a plea from animal rights campaigners to ban bullfighting. The campaigners wanted the fights categorized as cruelty...
Charlie Richardson, London gang leader, dies aged 78
Former London gangster Charlie Richardson has died at the age of 78. With his brother Eddie, Charlie Richardson led a criminal gang to rival the...
Charlie Hebdo sued by Syrian Freedom Association over Prophet Muhammad cartoons
A legal complaint has been filed against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which published obscene cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. The complaint accuses the magazine...
Georgian prison staff suspended over abuse
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has suspended the country's entire prison staff, amid protests over video footage showing prisoners apparently being abused by guards. Prisoners are...
USAID closes Russia mission following order from authorities to cease operations
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced it will close its offices in Russia following an order from the authorities there...
What are the Honda Civic specifications?
The Honda Civic range has been pretty central to the company’s car manufacturing throughout the last half decade or so with regular new versions...
Jose Manuel Barroso calls for EU to evolve into a federation
EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has called for the EU to evolve into a "federation of nation-states". Addressing the EU parliament in Strasbourg, Jose...
German Constitutional Court decides whether ESM bailout fund is legal
Germany's top court in Karlsruhe is about to deliver its verdict on whether the ongoing attempts to contain the eurozone crisis breach the country's...
Catalonia’s independence rally in Barcelona gathers 1.5 million people
About 1.5 million people have taken part in Catalonia's annual independence rally in Barcelona, police say. Tens of thousands of people poured into the city...
Dominique de Villepin, France’s former prime minister, questioned by police
Police in Paris are questioning former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin over an embezzlement case involving a friend. Dominique de Villepin has been placed...
US covered up the 1940 Soviet massacre in Katyn
New evidence appears to back the idea that the US helped cover up Soviet guilt for the 1940 Katyn massacre of Polish soldiers. In an...
Manaf Tlas hints that French secret agents helped him flee Syria
Key Syrian defector General Manaf Tlas has hinted that French secret agents helped him flee Syria in early July. Manaf Tlas said French "services" had...
Bettina Wulff sues Google over her name search results
Bettina Wulff, wife of former German President Christian Wulff, has included Google in legal action to stop rumors about her private life. When the name...
Francois Hollande vows France’s economic recovery in two years
France’s President Francois Hollande has outlined a series of budget measures, including cuts, aimed at achieving economic recovery within two years. "I have to set...
Jews and Muslims protest against circumcision ruling in Berlin
Jewish and Muslim organizations in Germany have staged a joint protest in Berlin over a regional court's ruling that the circumcision of young boys...
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