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France: six people die in helicopter crash in Provence
Six people have reportedly died in a helicopter crash in a mountainous area of Provence in southeastern France. The aircraft came down at around 13:40...
11-year-old boy boards plane from Manchester to Rome without passport and ticket
An 11-year-old boy from UK boarded a plane from Manchester to Rome on his own without a passport, tickets or boarding pass. The boy got...
Germany at risk to lose its AAA credit rating
Moody's has warned the outlook for Germany's AAA credit rating is negative, the first step towards a possible downgrade. Credit ratings agency Moody's said the...
Greece: troika to audit country’s progress on debt reduction
Representatives from the troika of international lenders arrive in Greece on Tuesday to assess its progress towards reducing its huge debts. They must decide whether...
Norway commemorates Utoeya and Oslo victims
Norway is today commemorating one year since 77 people were killed and 242 hurt in gun and bomb attacks in Oslo and on the...
King Juan Carlos sacked by Spanish WWF over elephant hunt
Spanish affiliate of the conservation group WWF has removed King Juan Carlos as its honorary president for going on an elephant hunting trip in...
Vatileaks scandal: Paolo Gabriele released from custody and moved to house arrest
Paolo Gabriele, Pope Benedict's butler, has been released from custody and moved to house arrest. The Vatican said that Paolo Gabriele will remain under house...
Francois Hollande and Valerie Trierweiler are living “separate lives”
France's President Francois Hollande and his partner Valerie Trierweiler are living “separate lives” and could even announce their break-up over summer, GALA Magazine has...
Spain: nationwide anti-austerity protests end in unrest
Police in Spain have fired rubber bullets to clear demonstrators in Madrid as a day of nationwide protests against spending cuts ended in unrest. Protesters...
Olympics 2012: UK border staff to strike ahead of London Games
Thousands of UK border staff (Home Office) will strike the day before London Olympics open, the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union has said. PCS...
Burgas bomber CCTV footage released by Bulgarian authorities
Bulgarian authorities has released CCTV footage of the man suspected of carrying out the deadly suicide bombing of a bus carrying Israeli tourists at...
Spain’s borrowing costs increased with 3 billion Euros
Debt-laden Spain has raised 2.98 billion Euros on the financial markets, but was forced to pay higher interest rates. The average yield on bonds repayable...
Bulgaria: bus explosion kills 7 Israeli tourists at Burgas airport
Explosion of a bus carrying Israeli tourists in the eastern Bulgarian city of Burgas has killed at least seven people, Israeli officials say. More than...
Hans Kristian Rausing charged with delaying Eva Rausing burial
Hans Kristian Rausing, husband of late millionairess Eva Rausing, is due in court today charged with delaying her burial. American-born Eva Rausing was found dead...
Nazis planned to conquer Britain by killing Winston Churchill with exploding chocolate
Secret wartime papers exchanged between MI5 officials reveal that the Nazis’ plans to conquer Britain included a deadly assault on Sir Winston Churchill with...
Turkey: large fire swept through Polat Tower skyscraper in Istanbul
A large fire has swept through the Polat Tower, a 42-storey building, in the centre of the Turkish city of Istanbul. Television footage showed the...
Roger Roberts dies after Aberystwyth University graduation at 82
Roger Roberts, one of the oldest people to graduate from Aberystwyth University in UK, has died just three days after picking up his degree. Roger...
France’s National Day: Francois Hollande celebrates his first-ever National Day as president
Newly elected French President Francois Hollande celebrated his first-ever National Day (known outside of France as Bastille Day) as head of state on Saturday...
Bastille Day: best places in France to celebrate the National Day
Every year, the 14th of July marks a very special occasion in French history. This is Bastille Day: the day when, in 1789, the...
France: American private jet crashes on landing at Castellet Airport
Three people have been killed in the south of France after an American private jet crashed on landing. The twin-engined Gulfstream-IV came down at Castellet...
Angela Merkel backs circumcision practice in Germany
German chancellor Angela Merkel says Jewish and Muslim communities should be able to continue the practice of circumcision, after a regional court ruled it...
Hans Kristian Rausing arrested on suspicion of Eva Rausing’s murder
Tetra Pak billionaire Hans Kristian Rausing has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of his wife Eva Rausing, an inquest heard yesterday. Police are...
Hans Kristian Rausing lived with his wife Eva’s body for four days
Tetra Pak billionaire Hans Kristian Rausing may have lived with his wife Eva’s dead body for up to four days before it was discovered...
O2 network partially restored as engineers still work on 3G
O2 network problems that hit hundreds of thousands of customers have continued into a second day. The UK leading provider of mobile phones and broadband...
Jewish and Muslim anger over German circumcision ruling
Jewish and Muslim groups living in Europe have joined forces to defend circumcision for young boys on religious grounds after a German regional court...
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