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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...
Greek coalition talks set to resume today
Talks between three Greek parties on forming a new coalition government are set to resume on Wednesday, amid intense international pressure. New Democracy, the conservative...
Julian Assange seeks political asylum at Ecuador’s London embassy
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is seeking political asylum at Ecuador's London embassy, the country's foreign minister has said. "Ecuador is studying and analyzing the request,"...
Ratko Mladic war crimes trial halted after evidence error
The trial of Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic has been suspended until further notice, the UN war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia announces. Ratko...
Dalai Lama pulls Russell Brand’s beard while is introduced at a youth event in Manchester
Russell Brand introduced the Dalai Lama during a youth event in Manchester yesterday and admitted he was finding the experience somewhat surreal. Acting as master...
Greece elections 2012: world leaders welcome New Democracy victory
World leaders have welcomed the narrow election victory of Greece's broadly pro-bailout New Democracy party and urged Athens to form a cabinet quickly. The eurozone...
Greece elections 2012 latest exit polls results
Right-wing New Democracy and left-wing Syriza parties are almost neck-and-neck after Greek parliamentary elections, according to the first exit polls. New Democracy, which broadly supports...
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