Romanian PM quits over club blaze, but protesters unsatisfied
Romania's embattled Prime Minister Victor Ponta resigned, after a deadly nightclub blaze prompted mass demonstrations, but his move failed to stop tens of thousands from taking to the streets for a second night.
UK says bomb may have downed Russian jet, halts Sharm flights
Britain halted flights to and from Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh airport over concerns a Russian airliner that crashed in the Sinai peninsula may have been brought down by a bomb.
Moody's cuts VW's credit rating amid emissions scandal
Moody's hit embattled German automaker Volkswagen with a credit downgrade, saying the company's reputation and earnings were at risk from the growing emissions cheating scandal.
Teen fans greet world premiere of final 'Hunger Games' movie
Thousands of shrieking teenage fans greeted superstar Jennifer Lawrence as the final movie of "The Hunger Games" blockbuster franchise had its world premiere in Berlin.
French footballer Benzema held over sextape blackmail: legal source
French footballer Karim Benzema was arrested in connection with blackmail over a sextape featuring fellow player Mathieu Valbuena, a source close to the probe told AFP.
Moscovici confident of 'compromise' with Greece on remaining reforms
The EU's economic affairs commissioner, Pierre Moscovici, voiced confidence that Greece would reach a "compromise" with its creditors by the end of the week on remaining reforms demanded under its third bailout.
Cheers, kisses as Rome's Trevi Fountain reopens
Emerald waters gushed from Rome's Trevi fountain and spotlights lit up its gleaming Baroque facade as the taps were turned back on after a 16-month clean-up to cheers from delighted tourists.
Russia readies to exhume Tsar Alexander III in Romanov probe
Russian investigators began examining the grave of Tsar Alexander III ahead of his exhumation in a probe looking to finally identify the remains of the last tsar Nicholas II and his family.
VW sales in United States hit by emissions scandal
Volkswagen sales in the US market appeared to take a hit last month from the company's huge emissions scandal.
EU's Tusk seeks 'strong signal' from Turkey
EU president Donald Tusk urged Turkey to show its readiness to work with Brussels on issues such as the migrant crisis following a stunning election win by the party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
British PM denies Syria strikes climbdown
The British government denied it was abandoning plans for a parliamentary vote to join air strikes in Syria as an influential committee of MPs advised against action.
Adele breaks record with million song downloads
Adele shattered a record with her long-awaited song "Hello," which became the first track downloaded more than one million times in a week in the United States.
Russian airline blames Egypt crash on 'external' factors
The Russian passenger jet that crashed in Egypt killing all 224 people on board came down due to "external" factors, the airline said, as relatives began identifying their loved ones in Saint Petersburg.
Migrant crisis 'may derail' EU budgets: Dijsselbloem
Eurogroup chairman Jeroen Dijsselbloem said the fallout from the refugee crisis should be considered when assessing some members' budgets, adding it had already had a major impact on debt-ridden Greece.
EU has little option but to deal with strengthened Erdogan: analysts
The EU, desperate for help to solve the migrant crisis, has little option but to deal with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his own terms after a stunning election victory.
EU says Turkish vote reaffirms people's 'strong' democratic commitment
The European Union said it looked forward to working with the new Turkish government after elections showed the people's "strong commitment" to democracy.
Commerzbank plans dividend for 2015 despite drop in Q3 profits
Commerzbank, Germany's second biggest lender, said that profits were down in the third quarter, but it still planned to pay out a dividend to shareholders for the whole year.
Hollande: Chinese support on climate change 'essential'
French President Francois Hollande said Monday that Chinese support was "essential" to reaching an effective deal at the forthcoming climate change conference in Paris, as he began a visit to the Asian giant.
Ukraine leader says arrest of oligarch ally just 'the start'
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko warned that the arrest of a millionaire associate of one of the country's most powerful oligarchs was only "the start" of a fight against the corruption plaguing the ex-Soviet country.
Plane carrying remains of Egypt crash victims lands in St Petersburg
A plane carrying the remains of scores of people killed when a Russian airliner crashed in Egypt landed in Saint-Petersburg early on Monday.