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Ewa Kopacz, Tusk's 'Iron Lady', to step up as Polish PM
Ewa Kopacz, who is tipped to replace Donald Tusk as Poland's next prime minister, is known as an "Iron Lady" who always has his back.
10 September 2014
Sweden school 'crisis' looms large over election
Swedish schools have become a political battleground September 14 elections as a debate intensifies over falling school results.
09 September 2014
Scotland referendum campaigns neck and neck: poll
The rival campaigns in the Scottish independence vote are tied with just over a week to go.
09 September 2014
Swedish DJ Avicii calls off shows due to health
Acclaimed Swedish DJ Avicii called off all his remaining shows for health reasons after undergoing surgery earlier this year.
09 September 2014
New memorial to honour Poles who saved Jews from Holocaust
Poles who saved Jews during the Holocaust will be honoured with a new memorial in the Polish capital Warsaw paid for by the children of survivors.
09 September 2014
Prince William 'thrilled' at Kate's new pregnancy
Britain's Prince William said Monday he was "thrilled" that his wife Kate is pregnant with their second child.
09 September 2014
One Direction teases for new album with single
Boy band One Direction announced a November release for their latest record and streamed a free single to whet fans' appetites.
09 September 2014
Life in shadow of bombs for Mariupol children
"I'm not afraid," shouted six-year-old Sasha as he leapt across the roofs of makeshift garages not far from the tanks set up to defend the Ukrainian port city.
09 September 2014
Rakhat Aliyev forged many documents to prove innocence: expert
Many of the documents purported to show a conspiracy against Aliyev, former son-in-law of Kazakhstan President, have been found forged by a famous forgery expert.
09 September 2014
Salenko and Muntagirov to perform in Swan Lake in Almaty
Principle dancers of European theatres will perform Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s legendary Swan Lake in the Abay State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Almaty.
09 September 2014
Kerviel: 'ordinary' guy behind France's record rogue trade
Rogue trader Jerome Kerviel, who lost his bank nearly five billion euros, paints himself as a simple soul caught up in an orgy of greed.
08 September 2014
British cancer boy Ashya King heads for treatment in Prague.
Ashya King, the five-year-old cancer patient whose parents triggered an international hunt when they took him from Britain to seek alternative care.
08 September 2014
Russia could restrict airspace in sanctions battle: PM
Russia will retaliate against a new round of Western sanctions over Ukraine and may block flights through its airspace.
08 September 2014
A 'vaudeville' defence of France's Hollande -- by another ex
One of the strongest voices in Francois Hollande's defence has come from another ex -- Ecology Minister Segolene Royal.
08 September 2014
Pope says war no way to address injustice
War is not the way to address injustice, Pope Francis said.
08 September 2014
Scots grapple with referendum tug-of-war at Highland games
Bagpipe music, caber-tossing and tugs-of-war were on everyone's minds at the Braemar Highland games presided over by Queen Elizabeth II.
08 September 2014
Humiliated pro-Ukraine woman still bears scars of abuse
Irina Dovgan stood on a street of the rebel-held city of Donetsk as passers-by punched, kickedand spat, sometimes crushing tomatoes in her face.
08 September 2014
Ukraine truce takes hold as West lines up Russia sanctions
Ukraine and pro-Kremlin insurgents appeared to be observing a truce that could stem five months of bloodshed.
06 September 2014
Goodbye Texas. Zeppelin's Robert Plant comes home to England
Robert Plant has come home to England from Texas.
06 September 2014
Barcelona locals rebel at drunken, naked tourist high jinks
Residents of one seaside neighbourhood in Barcelona are fighting back, complaining that the Spanish city has fallen victim to its own tourism success.
06 September 2014