Новости по теме Europe

Record Holocaust commemoration march in Hungary Hungary's annual "March of Life" commemorating the Holocaust drew a record 25,000 people on Sunday as part of events marking 70 years since the start of mass deportations of Hungarian Jews in World War II.

29 April 2014 02:49

Pope Francis declares John Paul II, John XXIII saints Pope Francis on Sunday proclaimed John Paul II and John XXIII the Catholic Church's newest saints at a festive ceremony joined by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims for two pontiffs who helped shape 20th-century history.

28 April 2014 10:43

Tanzania marks 50th anniversary with midlife crisis The east African nation of Tanzania marks its 50th birthday this weekend, but celebrations are being overshadowed by a tussle over the union between the mainland and the islands of Zanzibar.

27 April 2014 11:11

John Paul II sainthood a delicate issue for Mexicans Many Mexicans have mixed emotions about seeing the late pope John Paul II become a saint: they loved the man but feel he covered up sexual abuses by priests.

26 April 2014 15:51

G7 to impose new sanctions on Russia as Kiev warns of 'world war' The Group of Seven rich countries agreed Saturday to impose new sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, after Kiev accused Moscow of seeking to trigger a "third world war".

26 April 2014 13:14

Dancing priest brings #2popesaints to Internet flock A priest dances in a famous piazza in Rome surrounded by four gyrating parishioners. Tourists stare and dozens of children on a school trip from France start to twist and turn to the music.

26 April 2014 11:44

Kazakh ballerina to perform in Don Quixote in France French choreographer Charles Jude has invited the leading ballerina of the Astana Opera Madina Basbayeva to perform on the stage of the Bordeaux National Opera.

25 April 2014 17:09

Spain shows fastest growth in six years: central bank Spain's economy appears to be growing at the fastest clip since a 2008 property crash tipped the nation into a job-wrecking, double-dip recession, the central bank said.

25 April 2014 13:19

Obama says Russia not abiding by deal on Ukraine US President Barack Obama accused Russia on Thursday of failing to respect an agreement to defuse the crisis in Ukraine, the latest salvo in the Cold War-like duel between Washington and Moscow over the future of the ex-Soviet nation.

25 April 2014 10:08

F1 boss Ecclestone's bribery trial starts in Germany Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone went on trial in Germany Thursday accused of bribery in a case which threatens a jail term for the Briton who has controlled the motor sport for four decades.

24 April 2014 14:39

Britain's Camilla 'devastated' by brother's death in fall Camilla, wife of Britain's Prince Charles, was on Wednesday left "utterly devastated" after her brother died in an accident during a night out in New York, Clarence House said.

24 April 2014 14:16

France to send fighter jets for NATO Baltics patrols Four French fighter jets will join NATO air patrols over the Baltics starting on Sunday, France's chief of defense staff said Wednesday during a visit to Washington.

24 April 2014 11:58

UK woman held for murder after children's bodies found A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three children were found dead at a house in London, British police said.

23 April 2014 17:56

UK revokes Ablyazov's refugee status Great Britain has announced its decision to terminate the refugee status of a former Kazakhstan banker and minister accused of fraud and money laundering.

23 April 2014 14:06

US sending 600 troops to Poland, Baltics for drills The United States is deploying about 600 troops to Poland and the Baltics to underscore its commitment to NATO allies amid tensions with Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, the Pentagon said.

23 April 2014 13:50

Small French park becomes home for desperate Syrian families They ended up there penniless after wandering from country to country for months.

23 April 2014 11:43

Vienna's Versailles offers imperial hideaway Schoenbrunn Palace was Marie-Antoinette's summer childhood home and the beautiful and tragic Sissi's favoured residence. Mozart performed there as a child and Napoleon was so smitten he moved in -- twice.

23 April 2014 10:38

Sri Lanka detains British tourist over Buddha tattoo Sri Lanka has detained a female British tourist for having a Buddha tattoo on her right arm and ordered her deportation, police said.

23 April 2014 10:05

GSK, Novartis unveil major healthcare revamp British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline and Swiss peer Novartis announced a major shake-up of their healthcare divisions on Tuesday in deals worth billions of dollars.

23 April 2014 00:31

Kazakhstan movie in Cannes Festival programme Kazakhstan's Free Birds movie by Margulan Kapashev has been entered into the Short Film Corner programme of Cannes Film Festival.

22 April 2014 18:37

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