Новости по теме Europe

Syria foes set to end talks with no concrete progress Syria's warring sides are expected to wrap up their first peace talks on Friday without concrete progress on ending the violence, a political transition or ensuring humanitarian aid for millions in need.

31 January 2014 14:04

Vatican trove shows Catholic persecution in samurai-era Japan A trove of ancient documents unearthed at the Vatican could shed light on the brutal crackdown on Christianity in isolationist Japan under its samurai rulers.

31 January 2014 13:32

Kerry to meet Ukrainian opposition leaders In a major show of support for pro-democracy protesters in Ukraine, US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet top opposition leaders for the first time this weekend.

31 January 2014 12:52

Antioxidants speed lung cancer growth in mice: study People who smoke or have lung cancer should think twice about taking vitamin supplements, according to a Swedish study Wednesday that showed certain antioxidants may make tumors grow faster.

31 January 2014 09:50

Kazakhstan Taekwondo Fed accuses London lawyer of deception Taekwondo Federation of Kazakhstan has promised to compensate all the expenses the champion landed himself into by sleeping in an airplane ... and sue his 'big bad lawyer'.

31 January 2014 00:50

Defiant Ukraine opposition refuses to back amnesty bill Ukraine's opposition defiantly refused to back an amnesty bill that would free activists and ease the country's worst crisis since independence.

30 January 2014 13:20

Bats bounce back in Europe: EU watchdog Europe's bat population recovered by more than 40 percent between 1993 and 2011 after decades of decline.

30 January 2014 12:57

Woman charged with attempted murder following London terror raids London police on Wednesday charged a woman with attempted murder following terror raids on three properties that also led to the arrest of the teenage son of a senior British diplomat.

30 January 2014 11:29

Kazakhstani football player transferred to Polish top division A forward of the Kazakhstan national football team Sergey Khizhnichenko has signed up with Korona football club from Kietce, Poland.

29 January 2014 20:08

Inaction of Austrian, German and Maltese authorities against Rakhat Aliyev may damage public confidence to EU justice Claude Turmes, a member of the European Parliament, is concerned that inaction of European authorities on mounting serious accusations against Aliyev could undermine public confidence to EU justice.

29 January 2014 18:38

Kazakhstan eyeing Ablyazov's property Mukhtar Ablyazov might faceconfiscation of property in Kazakhstan.

29 January 2014 17:39

Hollande feels backlash over Valerie dumping French President Francois Hollande has been hit with a backlash over the manner in which he dumped former first lady Valerie Trierweiler after being caught out having a secret affair.

29 January 2014 16:06

Kazakhstan's Harmony Lessons wins Grand-Prix at Festival Premiers Plans in Angers Kazakhstan's film Harmony Lessons directed by Emir Baigazin has been awarded with the Grand-Prix at the Festival Premiers Plans in Angers, France.

29 January 2014 15:07

Former mental health nurse wins Britain's Costa prize Debut author Nathan Filer won Britain's Costa Book Award on Tuesday for his novel "The Shock of the Fall", which draws on his experience as a mental health nurse.

29 January 2014 13:48

Gay cowboy opera 'Brokeback Mountain' premieres in Spain Singing in rich tenor and baritone voices, cowboys doffed their hats and embraced in their underwear in the premiere of an opera adaptation of Oscar-winning film "Brokeback Mountain" in Spain.

29 January 2014 13:03

Fairest of them all: Kazakh girl wins hearts of online voters at Miss USSR 2014 A Kazakh belle Maiya Aitben has charmed the most number of online voters and got 722 votes.

28 January 2014 19:50

Car in De Gaulle assassination attempt on show in China The bullet-sprayed car in which Charles de Gaulle escaped assassination, as portrayed in "The Day of the Jackal", went on show in Beijing Tuesday in an exhibition marking 50 years of Chinese-French ties.

28 January 2014 18:15

DNA from ancient plague points to modern peril "In some cases death came immediately; in others, after many days," the historian Procopius wrote as a terrifying disease scythed through Constantinople in 542 AD.

28 January 2014 15:19

Crunch day in Ukraine after leader offers concession Ukrainian lawmakers meet on Tuesday to debate ways of ending a deadly two-month crisis after President Viktor Yanukovych gave in to a key opposition demand to abolish draconian anti-protest laws.

28 January 2014 14:32

British MPs criticise Queen's household finances British lawmakers on Tuesday urged Queen Elizabeth II's royal household to do more to reduce running costs and produce clearer plans for the monarch's financial future.

28 January 2014 13:31

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