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UK economy returns to recession after three years
The Office for National Statistics in UK has announced that the country’s economy has returned to recession, after shrinking by 0.2% in the first...
International German Beard and Moustache Championships 2012 in Bad Schussenried
The 2012 International German Beard and Moustache Championships have been held in Bad Schussenried. Beards from around the world have travelled to Bad Schussenried and...
Driver parks on metro station stairs in Paris
A confused driver has ended up trapping his car on the steps of Chaussee d'Antin-La Fayette metro station in Paris, after mistaking it for...
The story of Steven Thorpe, a teenager who made a miracle recovery from coma after four doctors declared him brain-dead
Steven Thorpe, a British teenager who was declared brain dead by four doctors, made a “miracle” recovery after his parents begged medics for a...
Why do so many French people vote?
French turnout in the first round of the presidential election was more than 80%, one of the highest in the world. It's a measure of...
Lyudmila Putina, the hidden First Lady of Russia
As Vladimir Putin prepares to take up Russia's Presidency for an unprecedented third time, speculation is mounting as to why the future First Lady...
Dutch PM Mark Rutte delivers resignation
Prime Minister Mark Rutte has presented his government's resignation to Queen Beatrix of Neatherlands, paving the way for early elections. Dutch government was plunged into...
Anders Breivik Trial Day 6: Norway massacre was “a small barbarian act to prevent a larger barbarian act”
Anders Behring Breivik says his killings in Norway last July were "a small barbarian act to prevent a larger barbarian act" on what may...
French elections: Nicolas Sarkozy loses first round battle
President Nicolas Sarkozy faces an uphill struggle in the second round of the French presidential election, after coming second in Sunday's first vote. Nicolas Sarkozy...
Francois Hollande wins first round of France’s presidential election
Socialist Francois Hollande has won most votes in the first round of France's presidential election, early estimates say. Francois Hollande got 28.4% of votes, according...
First round of France’s presidential election
Polls are opened for France's presidential election, which takes place amid widespread concern over the eurozone crisis and high unemployment. Centre-right incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy is...
At least 60 people injured in a two-train collision in Amsterdam
At least 60 people have been injured in a two-train collision Saturday evening outside Amsterdam, Dutch transport police said. "There are 60 people injured -...
Czech Republic: anti-government protests in the biggest rally since the fall of communism in 1989
Anti-government protesters in the Czech Republic have staged what they describe as the biggest rally since the fall of communism in 1989. Demonstrators say 120,000...
Acrylamide alert: cancer-risk chemical found in crisps, biscuits and instant coffee
Food companies in UK have been warned about the presence of acrylamide, cancer-risk chemical, in everyday products ranging from crisps and chips to instant...
Anders Breivik Trial Day 5: mass killer describes Utoeya rampage
In the fifth day of his trial, Anders Behring Breivik has described how he shot people who were "begging for their lives" during Utoeya...
Sarkophobia: Why French people dislike President Nicolas Sarkozy?
From the moment Nicolas Sarkozy took office in 2007, no French president in modern times has been the object of such blatant dislike. It is...
Anders Breivik Trial Day 4: he originally planned three car bombs in Oslo
The fourth day of Norway’s trial of the century begins with Anders Behring Breivik telling the court he originally planned to detonate three car...
Casoria Contemporary Art Museum in Naples burns artworks in protest at budget cuts
Casoria Contemporary Art Museum in Naples, Italy, has started burning its artworks in protest at budget cuts which it says have left cultural institutions...
Anders Breivik trial: he wants acquittal or death penalty
Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has told his trial in Oslo he believes there can be only two "just" outcomes to his trial...
King Juan Carlos apologizes to the Spanish people for going on a hunting trip in Botswana
King Juan Carlos of Spain has apologized to his people for going on a hunting trip in Botswana while his country was in the...
Sweden’s culture minister Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth triggered race row after cutting cake designed like an African woman
Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, Sweden's culture minister, faces furious calls to resign after she was pictured cutting a “racist” black cake designed like a native...
King Juan Carlos of Spain comes under fire for hunting elephants in Botswana as his country drowns in debt
King Juan Carlos of Spain has come under fire for hunting elephants in Botswana as his country is being sucked back into the eurozone's...
Spain warns Argentina of strong response over YFP Repsol nationalization
Spain has warned it will defend its interests as a row with Argentina over the nationalization of oil company YPF Repsol. Promising a "clear and...
Anders Breivik trial adjourned as the court decides if a lay judge should be dismissed for bias
The trial of Anders Behring Breivik, the man accused of killing 77 people in bomb and gun attacks in Norway last July, has been...
MEP David Martin says ACTA should by rejected by the European Parliament
Euro MP David Martin has said the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) should be rejected by the European Parliament. David Martin, the British MEP responsible for...
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