News about Europe

Kazakh women's team wins 9th round of Chess Olympiad Kazakhstan’s women chess team has won the chess players from Iran in the 9th round of the Chess Olympiad in Norwegian Tromso.
13 August 2014 11:51
Britain to transport arms to Kurds as it bolsters Iraq aid Britain is to transport military supplies to Kurdish forces battling militants in northern Iraq and strengthen its aid mission there
13 August 2014 11:49
France, African leaders mark southern 'D-Day' President Francois Hollande will lead ceremonies to mark 70 years since the invasion of southern France by Allied troops.
13 August 2014 11:07
Russia says to send aid to Ukraine despite West's warnings Russia said it would dispatch a humanitarian convoy to conflict-torn east Ukraine despite fierce warnings from the West.
12 August 2014 14:03
La belle France keeps its title as top global tourist destination France welcomed 84.7 million foreign tourists in 2013 making it once again the most-visited country in the world.
12 August 2014 13:22
Mother takes son back to Ukraine prison after war jailbreak Just hours after he bust out of a high-security prison, Natalya Nikitenko drove her son right back to jail.
12 August 2014 11:15
Ablyazov's hidden assets to be revealed London’s High Court has granted the motion of Kazakhstan's BTA Bank and ordered Mukhtar Ablyazov's lawyers to disclose information about the billionaire's assets.
11 August 2014 19:12
EDF Energy says shuts down nuclear reactors in Britain EDF Energy said on Monday it had decided to shut down four nuclear reactors at two plants in northern England as a precaution.
11 August 2014 15:08
Russia's stocks soar after avoiding delisting The shares of Russia's two biggest banks soared after avoiding being delisted from a top emerging markets index as part of the West's response.
11 August 2014 14:25
Berlin brewers stage amber revolution against Big Beer In Berlin, young craft brewers are taking on the mass market, promising to put flavour and diversity back into the national beverage.
11 August 2014 13:18
"Ninja Turtles" in box office romp "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" romped to the top of the US box office, dethroning "Guardians of the Galaxy" in their first weekend in theaters.
11 August 2014 12:40
Erdogan wins Turkish presidency in first round triumph Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan won an outright victory in the first round of presidential elections.
11 August 2014 11:32
Pope Francis 'dismayed' by violence and suffering in Iraq Pope Francis expressed "dismay and disbelief" over the violence in Iraq, calling for an "effective political solution" to a crisis.
11 August 2014 10:54
Turkey's 12 presidents from Ataturk to Erdogan Turkish voters delivered a victory to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the country's first ever direct presidential election.
11 August 2014 10:00
Berlin asks embassies to name secret service agents in Germany: report Berlin has asked all foreign diplomatic missions to provide names of secret service agents working in Germany.
09 August 2014 12:54
France asks EU for help with fallout from Russia food ban France has asked the European Commission to take "appropriate" measures to deal with the fallout from a Russian ban on food imports.
09 August 2014 12:35
Fierce Ukraine border battles leave 15 dead as sanctions war heats up Fierce battles on Ukraine's porous eastern border left 15 government troops dead.
09 August 2014 10:44
Star-studded super Saturday at Salzburg Festival The Salzburg Festival is set for its cultural highlight of the year with an eagerly awaited new production of Verdi's opera "Il Trovatore".
09 August 2014 10:22
Latvia's former KGB headquarters gives up its dark secrets The "House on the Corner" was one of the most feared places during Soviet times, but now people are keen to uncover its dark secrets.
08 August 2014 14:16
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