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.
Russia mourns victims of crashed Egypt plane
The flight had been bringing holidaymakers back to Saint Petersburg, Russia's second largest city, when it disappeared off radar screens while over the Sinai peninsula.
Thousands march as Romania disco fire toll rises to 30
Thousands of people marched in central Bucharest to honour the victims of a weekend disco fire as the death toll from the tragedy climbed to 30.
Flight restrictions imposed over William and Kate's house
Flight restrictions over the country home of Prince William and his wife Kate came into effect, with the authorities citing security considerations.
Investigators probe deadly Russian plane crash in Egypt
International investigators have begun probing why a Russian airliner carrying 224 people crashed in a mountainous area of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, killing everyone on board in one of the deadliest Airbus incidents of the past decade.
EU risks 'disintegration' over migrant crisis, warns EU's Mogherini
The European Union risks disintegrating if it fails to respond to its worst migration crisis since World War II collectively.
UN chief urges 'unified' effort to prevent terrorism
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for a "unified" global response to prevent terrorism that puts respect for human rights at the "forefront".
Germany to send 'tens of thousands' of migrants back to Balkans
Germany will send thousands of rejected asylum applicants back to the Balkans in the coming months as Berlin toughens its stance on economic migrants in the face of a refugee crisis.
Thousands demonstrate in Czech Republic against migrants
Thousands of people protested against migrants in towns around the Czech Republic, a week after the UN slammed the country's treatment of new arrivals as "degrading".
Blatter blames 'bad losers' as seven candidates retained
Outgoing FIFA president Sepp Blatter blamed England, the United States and Michel Platini for the corruption scandal engulfing the organisation.
Germany not expecting breakthrough on Syria in Vienna
Germany's foreign minister said he did not expect international talks in Vienna to yield a breakthrough on ending the war in Syria.
VW skids into red in wake of pollution scandal
German auto giant Volkswagen said that the global pollution-cheating scam it is currently embroiled in pushed it deeply into the red in the third quarter and would hurt earnings for the whole of 2015.
Lure of gold draws hundreds to Bulgaria's rivers
More than 2,000 years after the ancient Thracians crafted their exquisite jewelry from gold deposits in Bulgaria, hundreds are combing its rivers again in the hope of striking it rich in the EU's poorest country.
Polish conservatives win boosts eurosceptics camp
The resounding victory of Poland's conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party in general election has given a boost to European eurosceptics.
Spain PM vows to use 'all political, legal means' to block Catalan independence bid
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy vowed to use "all political and legal means" to block a Catalan independence bid after separatist parties submitted a bill on secession to the regional Catalan parliament.