Новости по теме Europe

Mother stabs French teacher to death in front of pupils A primary school in southern France was in shock after a teacher was stabbed to death in front of her young pupils by a student's mother described as having "psychiatric problems".

05 July 2014 18:01

Anger over reports German double-agent spied for US German authorities have arrested a suspected double-agent accused of spying for the US on a parliamentary panel investigating NSA surveillance, media reports said.

05 July 2014 14:05

TV star Rolf Harris jailed for five years over sex assaults Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris, a household name in Britain and Australia for decades, was jailed for five years and nine months for a string of sexual assaults against girls.

05 July 2014 12:45

Queen smashes whisky, gives her name to Britain's biggest warship Queen Elizabeth II smashed a bottle of whisky against Britain's biggest warship as she gave her name to the new aircraft carrier at a ceremony in Scotland.

05 July 2014 12:18

Football: Neymar injury bombshell rocks Brazil Brazil striker Neymar was ruled out of the remainder of the World Cup on Friday, dealing the hosts a crushing blow just hours after they battled through to a semi-final showdown with Germany.

05 July 2014 10:42

Power cuts in Greece amid anti-privatisation strike Greece faced nationwide power cuts on Thursday as a rolling strike began against government plans to break up the country's main electricity provider.

04 July 2014 10:03

French theme park recreates 'Little Prince' universe A theme park inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupery's timeless classic "The Little Prince" opened this week in France, giving visitors a chance to recall the author's claim that "all grown-ups were children first".

04 July 2014 01:56

Scarlett Johansson wins French novel lookalike case Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson won damages against a French author whose novel features a character resembling the starlet who is treated as a sex object.

04 July 2014 01:56

French to fund and make 3D map of Astana worth €3 million A French firm will create a 3D map of Astana worth €3 million.

03 July 2014 19:03

Son-in-law retracts confession in Monaco heiress killing The son-in-law of a Monaco heiress gunned down in a Mafia-style contract killing has retracted his confession to ordering the shooting, saying he did not fully understand police.

03 July 2014 14:50

Cousteau grandson resurfaces after 31 days under water Fabien Cousteau, the grandson of legendary French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, emerged from the deep Wednesday after 31 days in an undersea lab off the Florida Keys.

03 July 2014 11:40

Toshiba nearing deal on Bulgarian nuclear reactor deal Toshiba's US unit is nearing a deal estimated at almost $5 billion to build a nuclear reactor in Bulgaria, a report said Thursday, as Japanese firms eye atomic contracts overseas after the Fukushima crisis erased demand at home.

03 July 2014 10:20

Almaty, Oslo, Beijing remain in bid to host 2022 Olympics Only three cities remain in the bidding to host the 2022 Winter Olympics after Lviv withdrew from the competition.

02 July 2014 12:34

French ex-leader Nicolas Sarkozy charged with corruption France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has been charged with corruption and influence peddling, French prosecutors said Wednesday, a dramatic move in a criminal probe that could wreck his hopes of a political comeback.

02 July 2014 11:05

TV star Rolf Harris guilty of sex assaults in Britain Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris, a household name in Britain since the 1960s, could face jail after his conviction on 12 counts of indecently assaulting girls.

02 July 2014 10:02

Landmark Swiss-China free-trade deal comes into force A watershed free-trade deal between China and Switzerland came into force on Tuesday, the first such accord between the Asian giant and a mainland European economy.

02 July 2014 00:51

Fendi unveils suspended walkway over Rome's Trevi fountain Fashion house Fendi kicked off the restoration of Rome's famed Trevi Fountain, unveiling a transparent suspended walkway which will give tourists a whole new vantage point of the historic monument.

01 July 2014 15:44

Sarkozy detained for questioning in French graft probe: judicial source Nicolas Sarkozy was detained for questioning in a widening corruption probe, a judicial source told AFP, in an unprecedented move against a former French president.

01 July 2014 14:43

Student from Kazakhstan to develop Google applications Zharas Alimkhanov, a student of Nazarbayev Intellectual School, and his team have won Through Glass international contest in Spain.

01 July 2014 11:11

China signs yuan accords with France, Luxembourg China's central bank said it has signed agreements for yuan clearing arrangements with France and Luxembourg, with the aim of promoting greater use of its currency overseas.

30 June 2014 13:39

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