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Nicolas Sarkozy home and offices searched by French police
French police have carried out searches of the home and offices of former President Nicolas Sarkozy as part of a campaign financing probe. A law...
Breathalyzer kit mandatory in France
A new law has come into force in France making it compulsory for drivers to carry a breathalyzer kit in their vehicles or risk...
Turkey scrambles fighter jets to Syria border
Turkish army has scrambled six F-16 fighter jets near its border with Syria after Syrian helicopters came close to the border. Six jets were sent...
Lille shooting: gunman Faycal Mokhtari kills two at Theatro nightclub
Police in Lille, France, are hunting a gunman who shot dead two people and injured five at Theatro nightclub after being turned away. He opened fired...
Anne Sinclair finally leaves DSK and kicks him out of their Paris home
Anne Sinclair, the long-suffering wife of former IFM chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has finally left him, it was confirmed last night. After months of loyal support...
EU Brussels Summit: eurozone agrees on bank recapitalization
EU leaders at Brussels summit have agreed to use the eurozone's bailout fund to support struggling banks directly, without adding to government debt. Speaking after...
EU seeks new strategy for euro at Brussels summit
EU leaders at Brussels summit are examining how to ease the eurozone debt crisis amid competing visions about how to revive the worst-hit economies. As...
Turkey sends rocket launchers and anti-aircraft guns along its border with Syria
Turkey begins rocket launchers and anti-aircraft guns deployment along its border with Syria after last week's downing of a fighter jet. Columns of military vehicles...
Queen Elizabeth II and Martin McGuiness in historic handshake in Northern Ireland
The last day of Queen Elizabeth's two-day visit to Northern Ireland was marked by an historic handshake and a huge party. Her Majesty and former IRA...
World’s biggest McDonald’s restaurant built next to the Olympic stadium in London
The biggest McDonald’s restaurant on the planet has been built in London, right in the middle of the Olympic park. The vast two-storey restaurant will...
Baby box becomes a phenomenon in Europe
Baby boxes, where parents can leave an unwanted baby, common in medieval Europe, have been making a comeback over the last 10 years. Supporters say...
Turkey warns UN over Syrian threat
NATO members will meet in emergency session after Syria shot down Turkish F-4 Phantom warplane. The act is condemned by Turkey as a "serious threat"...
Cyprus to apply for financial assistance from eurozone
Cyprus has told the European authorities that it intends to apply for financial assistance. Cyprus is the fifth eurozone member to do so. It said it...
Syrian general and other high-ranking military figures defect to Turkey
High-ranking Syrian military figures have defected to Turkey, reports in Turkish media say. A general, two colonels, two majors and about 30 other soldiers are...
European debt crisis cuts aid to poor countries
A new report by the aid watchdog Data shows that European debt crisis has led to cuts in government development aid to poor countries. It...
Kate Middleton must show reverence to the blood princesses, according to new Order of Precedence
According to newly-updated “protocols” approved by Queen Elizabeth II, Duchess of Cambridge has been placed firmly down the royal pecking order. A document is said...
Turkey calls for NATO meeting on fighter jet downed by Syria
Turkey has called a NATO meeting to discuss its response to the shooting down of one of its warplanes by Syrian forces on Friday. Ankara...
Prince William receives a cottage at Sandringham for his 30th birthday
Queen Elizabeth II is to give Prince William and his wife one of the cottages on her beloved Sandringham estate to mark his 30th...
Turkish F-4 Phantom fighter jet vanishes near Syrian border
Turkish government has called an emergency security meeting amid reports that one of its fighter jets was shot down by Syrian security forces. The Turkish...
Workers sick during annual leave entitled to get extra time off, rules European Court of Justice
Employees who fall sick during their annual leave are entitled to take corresponding paid leave at a later date, the EU's top court has...
Adrian Nastase, Romania’s ex-PM, in suicide attempt
Former Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase has attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself in the head but he eventually shot his neck. The incident...
Lesley Brown, world’s first test tube baby mother, dies at 64
Lesley Brown, the woman who gave birth to the world's first test tube baby, has died aged 64. Lesley Brown, who lived in Whitchurch, Bristol,...
Toulouse CIC bank hostage-taker arrested after 7 hours
Police have detained a gunman who held four people hostage at CIC bank in the southern city of Toulouse, France, for almost seven hours. The...
Heidemarie Schwermer lives without money for 16 years
Heidemarie Schwermer from Germany has lived without money for 16 years following a lifetime of guilt about wealth stemming from her time as a...
Four hostages held in CIC bank in Toulouse
French police say four people have been taken hostage in CIC bank in the city of Toulouse by a man claiming to be linked to...
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