Новости по теме Europe

Europe launches last resupply ship to space station An Ariane 5 ES heavy rocket lifted off from South America late Tuesday bearing Europe's fifth and final robot supply ship for the International Space Station (ISS), mission control said.

30 July 2014

Bank of Cyprus completes $1 bn private share placement Bank of Cyprus, the island's largest lender, has completed a one billion euro ($1.34 billion) capital increase in a private placement to help it restructure following a haircut on deposits last year.

30 July 2014

Airbus cancels order for six A380s from Skymark Airbus has cancelled an order for six A380 superjumbos from Skymark Airlines because the Japanese company is facing financial difficulties, French daily Les Echos reported.

29 July 2014

EU to impose new Russia sanctions as fighting blocks MH17 probe The EU is set to approve punishing sanctions against Russia Tuesday over its role in the Ukraine crisis, after Kiev seized control of part of the MH17 crash site in fighting that blocked an international effort to recover victims' remains.

29 July 2014

Kazakhstani climber to ascend Volcanic Seven Summits Traveler and mountain guide from Almaty Andrey Gundarev intends to be the first Kazakhstani to conquer 7 highest volcanoes on world's 7 continents.

28 July 2014

Glamourous Salzburg Festival kicks off amid budget worries Budget problems and widely publicised management disputes: the Salzburg Festival, one of the world's top opera events which kicks off this weekend, has seen almost as much drama behind the scenes as on stage in recent years.

26 July 2014

UK journalist for Russian TV says Ukraine deported him A British reporter for Russia's RT television in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine said on Saturday that Kiev had deported and banned him from the country for three years.

26 July 2014

Slovak president hands over salary to the poor, sick Slovakia's President Andrej Kiska has given his first month's salary to 10 impoverished families, some coping with serious illness, a spokesman said.

26 July 2014

Veteran Catalan leader reveals family kept money abroad A former premier of Spain's Catalonia region and one of its biggest political powerbrokers said Friday his family kept undeclared money abroad for over 30 years and apologised for the "mistake".

26 July 2014

Air Algerie crash wipes out entire families All passengers and crew on board an Air Algerie jetliner that crashed in Mali died in the tragedy, which completely wiped out several families, France announced.

26 July 2014

Maillot brings sexy 'Shrew' to scandal-hit Bolshoi Shakespeare's 16th-century Padua is a far cry from Jean-Christophe Maillot's scintillating new "Taming of the Shrew" at the Moscow Bolshoi.

26 July 2014

Cautious Royal Bank of Scotland reports sharp recovery Britain's state-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland warned over future earnings despite posting a surge in profits.

25 July 2014

Greek policeman, 8 others charged with smuggling antiquities A Greek police officer was among nine people arrested for the suspected smuggling of ancient artefacts, including a statue valued at about one million euros, police said.

25 July 2014

Wreckage of missing Algerian airliner found in Mali The wreckage of an Air Algerie plane missing since early Thursday with 116 people on board has been found in Mali near the Burkina Faso border, an army coordinator in Burkina Faso and the French presidency said.

25 July 2014

Sudanese Christian woman spared death sentence meets Pope A Sudanese Christian woman whose death sentence for renouncing Islam sparked a global outcry that eventually led to an acquittal, met Pope Francis after arriving in Italy en route to the United States.

25 July 2014

New NATO commander for Europe takes over US Admiral Mark Ferguson took up his new post as commander of NATO forces in Europe, taking over from another American, Admiral Bruce Clingan.

23 July 2014

Four children, two adults killed in France minibus crash Four children, their driver and a 20-year-old were killed when the minibus they were travelling in crashed head-on into a truck coming the other way in France, authorities said.

23 July 2014

Prince George, 'style icon', to celebrate first birthday Britain's Prince George celebrates his first birthday on Tuesday, capping a year in which the globetrotting infant became the trend-setting face of the modern royal family.

21 July 2014

Kazakhstan and EU negotiate new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement The 7th round of negotiations between Kazakhstan and European Union on a new enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement was held in Brussels.

21 July 2014

Sky News apologises for rummaging through MH17 luggage British broadcaster Sky News apologised after one of its presenters searched through luggage at the crash site of downed flight MH17 live on air.

21 July 2014

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