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.
Catalan parliament opens with pro-independence majority
The Catalan regional assembly opened a new session dominated for the first time by a secessionist majority that has vowed to break away from Spain within 18 months.
Britain's Cameron defeated over welfare cuts for poor
British Prime Minister David Cameron suffered a damaging blow over plans to cut help for low-income working families that drew flak from within his Conservative party.
Should I stop eating meat? No need, experts say
The UN's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) warned that processed meats like sausages and ham cause bowel cancer, and red meat "probably" does too.
Montenegro PM shrugs off violent demos calling for resignation
Montenegro's Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic brushed off violent protests calling for his resignation, insisting they were not a threat to his country's stability.
EU will 'start falling apart' if no quick action on migrants: Slovenia
The European Union will "start falling apart" if it fails to take concrete action to tackle the migrant crisis within the next few weeks.