European parliament hits back at Russia blacklist
European parliament head Martin Schulz said the Russian ambassador to the EU was barred access to the institution in retribution for a travel ban imposed by Moscow.
Top German MEP says UK's Cameron could lose EU veto
Britain could lose its prized EU veto on some subjects if it opts out from the commitment to "ever closer union" in the bloc's treaties under David Cameron's reform plans.
Blatter resigns as FIFA president
Sepp Blatter resigned as president of FIFA in a stunning capitulation to critics as a mounting corruption scandal engulfed world football's governing body.
Counting begins in key polls testing Italian premier Renzi
The centre-left party of Italian premier Matteo Renzi faced battles in regional elections, exit polls showed, after balloting which is also seen as a measure of the fading fortunes of ex-leader Silvio Berlusconi.