Новости по теме Europe

D-Day spirit ignites Ukraine peace hopes Russia and Ukraine appeared to have made a long-awaited breakthrough in efforts to resolve a damaging crisis in their relations after conciliatory talks on the sidelines of Friday's D-Day anniversary ceremonies.

07 June 2014

Singing nun wins Italian television talent show A singing nun clinched the final of The Voice of Italy television talent show contest on Friday after winning millions of followers with her lively dance act and soulful renditions of lusty pop classics.

07 June 2014

Spanish zoo vet shoots keeper in gorilla escape drill A Spanish zoo vet shot a keeper with a tranquillizer dart when a gorilla escape drill went awry, knocking out the unfortunate victim who spent the next three days in hospital.

07 June 2014

Irish examining possibility of other mass baby graves Irish officials will investigate if the mass grave for almost 800 babies discovered near a home for unmarried mothers run by nuns is an isolated case, Prime Minister Enda Kenny said Thursday.

07 June 2014

Italian navy rescues 2,500 migrants in 24 hours The Italian navy on Friday said it had rescued around 2,500 asylum-seekers from 17 boats in the past 24 hours as good weather conditions in the Mediterranean further boost the influx of asylum-seekers trying to reach Europe.

06 June 2014

Former son-in-law of Kazakh leader arrested in Austria The former son-in-law of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev was arrested in Vienna late Thursday in connection with murder and kidnapping charges, the APA press agency reported.

06 June 2014

G7 leaders take tough message to Putin on Ukraine Western leaders said they stood united Thursday ahead of their first direct meetings with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Ukraine, with President Barack Obama giving him a month to back down or face more sanctions.

06 June 2014

Hungarian Film Festival to be held in Almaty Hungarian Film Festival will take place in Almaty on June 6-8, 2014 supported by Oleg Boretskiy's Cinema Club.

05 June 2014

Putin calls Hillary Clinton a 'weak' woman Russian President Vladimir Putin waded into US politics Wednesday describing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton -- and possible 2016 presidential candidate -- as "weak" in some sarcastic comments about women.

05 June 2014

Infected food blamed for British baby's hospital death A likely contamination of liquid food was on Wednesday blamed for the death in Britain of one baby and the poisoning of 14 more, regulators said.

05 June 2014

Modigliani painting sells at auction for 13.5 mn euros A painting by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani sold at an auction in Paris Wednesday for 13.5 million euros ($18.3 million), a record for the artist's work in France, auction house Sotheby's announced.

05 June 2014

Suspected Greek far-rightist jailed for stabbing teenager A Greek court on Wednesday sentenced a suspected activist of the far-right Golden Dawn party to 10 years in prison for stabbing a high-school student, judicial officials said.

05 June 2014

Spider venom may save the bees: study Venom from one of the world's most poisonous spiders may help save the world's honeybees, providing a biopesticide that kills pests but spares the precious pollinators, a study said.

05 June 2014

Soldier quizzed over Alps murders dies in apparent suicide A former French Legionnaire, questioned during the course of the investigation into the 2012 murder of four people in the French Alps, committed suicide on Tuesday, police said.

04 June 2014

Rihanna's 'sexually suggestive' perfume ad restricted in Britain A raunchy British poster promoting Barbadian pop superstar Rihanna's perfume can only be displayed in areas where children are unlikely to see it, the country's advertising regulator ruled.

04 June 2014

Two hurt in Shell plant blaze in the Netherlands A massive explosion at a Shell oil plant in the Netherlands followed by a fire left two people injured Wednesday, authorities said.

04 June 2014

Bulgaria simplifies visa regime for Kazakhstan Bulgaria has simplified the visa regime for Kazakhstan.

04 June 2014

Almaty bidding to host FIS Nordic Ski World Championship 2019 Almaty city has been declared a candidate to host the FIS Nordic Ski World Championship 2019.

03 June 2014

Cycling: Astana Proteam racer receives bronze at Giro d'Italia race ProTeam Astana racer Fabio Aru has become the bronze prizewinner of the prestigious 2014 Giro d'Italia cycling race.

03 June 2014

France says proposed US fine on BNP Paribas 'unreasonable' France's foreign minister on Tuesday labelled as "unreasonable" a $10-billion-dollar fine the US is reportedly seeking from BNP Paribas bank on charges of violating sanctions on Iran, Sudan and Cuba.

03 June 2014

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