News about Europe

N.Ireland republicans rally against Gerry Adams arrest Hundreds of supporters of detained republican leader Gerry Adams rallied in Belfast on Saturday after Northern Ireland police obtained an extension to quiz him over a notorious IRA murder.
04 May 2014 12:32
Ariane space ship wreckage confirmed to come from July launch, Kazakhstan off the hook BBC has contacted the UK Space Agency and Arianespace about the space ship wreckage found in Brazil on April 28.
04 May 2014 01:13
French Ariane ruins Kazakhstan's first surveillance satellite? The Atlantic has release a photo by Reuter's photograher Tarso Sarraf of a part of Ariane rocket lifted from a river somewhere in Brazil.
04 May 2014 00:36
Britain's PR king jailed for 8 years for sex assaults British celebrity publicist Max Clifford, the king of tabloid kiss-and-tell scandals, was sentenced to eight years in jail on Friday for a string of sex assaults against teenagers.
03 May 2014 16:25
France suspends pig imports from North America, Japan France has suspended imports of live pigs from the United States, Canada, Mexico and Japan to try to prevent the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus entering the country, the French agriculture ministry announced.
03 May 2014 14:10
Dozens die in Odessa blaze as Ukraine violence spreads More than 30 people were killed in a "criminal" blaze in Ukraine's southern city of Odessa, as violence spread across the country during the bloodiest day since Kiev's Western-backed government took power.
03 May 2014 11:57
Astana Opera's Anderzhanov to perform at German Aalto Musik-Theatre The lead singer of the Astana Opera Baurzhan Anderzhanov will sing in six performances of the German Aalto Musik-Theatre in Essen.
03 May 2014 00:46
Woman rescued after falling from cathedral roof in England A 68-year-old woman had to be rescued by helicopter on Tuesday after she fell and became trapped on one of the towers of Britain's historic Wells Cathedral.
01 May 2014 14:27
Rolls-Royce says in talks to sell energy unit to Siemens German engineering giant Siemens, which is seeking to buy French firm Alstom's energy division, is in talks to purchase Rolls-Royce's energy production arm, the British aircraft engine maker said.
01 May 2014 13:22
Italy's Berlusconi in hot water again with judiciary Italy's Silvio Berlusconi is in hot water with the justice system again after mocking the community service he has been ordered to do for tax fraud, media reports said.
30 April 2014 14:00
Football: Real rout holders Bayern to reach Lisbon final Real Madrid reached their first Champions League final for 12 years with an historic 4-0 win at Bayern Munich in Tuesday's semi-final, second leg to knock the holders out.
30 April 2014 12:15
Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas split Prince Harry and his girlfriend of nearly two years, Cressida Bonas, have split up, Britain's Daily Telegraph and US magazine People reported.
30 April 2014 11:23
Denmark's Noma reclaims world's best restaurant title Denmark's Noma restaurant on Monday reclaimed the title of world's best restaurant, becoming a four-time winner having lost the title last year to Spain's El Celler de Can Roca.
30 April 2014 10:03
Kazakhstan's KazEOSat-1 satellite launch delayed over ventilation problems KazEOSat-1 satellite was not been launched on schedule from the Kourou space centre in French Guiana.
29 April 2014 17:40
Wounded Kharkiv mayor flown to Israel for treatment The mayor of Kharkiv, who was left in critical condition after being shot in the back by an unknown assailant, has been flown to Israel for treatment, local officials said.
29 April 2014 14:59
EU, US in cautious lockstep on Russia sanctions The United States has been moving cautiously in slapping sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis, keen to keep its EU allies on board and avoid exposing fault lines within the European bloc, analysts say.
29 April 2014 13:26
48-hour strike begins on London Underground Workers on London's Underground train system began a 48-hour strike at 9:00 pm (2000 GMT) on Monday, threatening chaos for commuters and hitting football supporters attending Arsenal's match with Newcastle.
29 April 2014 11:41
US homeowner shoots German exchange student dead A US homeowner who shot and killed a 17-year-old German high school exchange student he suspected of breaking into his garage was charged with homicide on Monday.
29 April 2014 11:17
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