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Polish Church uncovers hidden painting to foster religious ties Poland's Catholic Church on Thursday unveiled a painting kept hidden because of its controversial depiction of Jews murdering Christian children, saying it wanted to foster interfaith dialogue.
20 January 2014
Germany welcomes Obama's pledge to curb mass spying Berlin welcomed on Friday President Barack Obama's pledge to curtail the reach of the secretive US spy agency, stressing that German law must be respected on German soil.
19 January 2014
Ukraine opposition eyes new rally despite protest curbs Pro-EU Ukrainians were reinforcing barricades in Kiev on Saturday ahead of a new mass rally, despite President Viktor Yanukovych signing legislation that placed strict curbs on protests, which drew condemnation from the West.
19 January 2014
Italian violinist strikes a chord with street kids A leading Italian violinist has swapped gilded concert halls for audiences of street children around the world, using music therapy to help those less fortunate.
18 January 2014
Kerry praises Greece for tough economic choices US Secretary of State John Kerry praised the Greek government Friday for making "tough choices" to resolve the country's economic crisis and said he believed the situation was improving.
18 January 2014
Syrian opposition meets to decide on peace talks The divided Syrian opposition will meet Friday in Istanbul to decide whether to join next week's landmark peace talks, as its Arab and Western allies ratchet up the pressure for it to attend.
18 January 2014
©Marat Abilov New discoveries about Kazakhs made in Britain The unique findings, that show the life of Kazakh people during the 14th century have been discovered in Great Britain.
17 January 2014
Hermes designer Nichanian: a woman in a man's world Frenchwoman Veronique Nichanian, the artistic director for Hermes, stands out in the fashion world as one of the only women to create men's styles.
17 January 2014
Queen Elizabeth II. ©Reuters/John Stillwell/Pool Weird and wonderful world of British royal gifts revealed A garden gnome, a chocolate royal coach and a falconry glove were among the gifts presented to Britain's royal household last year.
17 January 2014
©Reuters/Romeo Ranoco International probe cracks Philippine child web sex ring An international probe has cracked a paedophile ring which streamed live sexual abuse of Filipino children over the Internet, leading to dozens of arrests, police in the Philippines.
16 January 2014
France sells 1% stake in Airbus Group for 451 mn euros The French state has raised 451 million euros ($614 million) by selling a one percent stake in European aircaft and defence corporation Airbus Group, the economy minister said Thursday.
16 January 2014
The region of Central Asia EU is slow in implementing its Central Asia assistance plan The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has concluded that the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) had developed a good plan of assistance to Central Asia, but was implementing it slowly.
16 January 2014
Valentino kicks off men's fashion in Paris Hard on the heels of Milan, Paris kicked off its winter menswear series Wednesday with shows by Valentino, Carven and Raf Simons featuring everything from variations on the classic suit to paint splatter looks.
16 January 2014
Kazakh tycoon to appeal French extradition order A lawyer for exiled Kazakh oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov had appealed a French decision allowing his extradition.
16 January 2014
Burberry says sales sparkle over Christmas Sales of Burberry's luxury handbags and clothing soared over the crucial festive trading period, boosted by impressive growth in Asia, the British fashion group revealed on Wednesday.
16 January 2014
Central Africa begins search for new leader after bloodbath The Central African Republic began the search for a peacemaker president Tuesday after months of sectarian violence that displaced a fifth of the population.
15 January 2014
Hollande vows to deal with affair fallout in private French President Francois Hollande vowed to deal with the fallout from his affair with an actress in private, defiantly batting away questions over the future of Valerie Trierweiler.
15 January 2014
©Reuters/Mike Stone Flagship Motorola smartphone headed for Europe Motorola announced Tuesday that its flagship Moto X smartphone is heading for Europe.
15 January 2014
Photo a courtesy of Tengrinews New Criminal Code: Kazakhstan to reserve to confiscation of property without court verdict in exceptional cases only Confiscation of property without a court verdict will only be used in cases against fugitive criminals and to fight illegal acquisition of property in Kazakhstan.
14 January 2014
Mukhtar Ablyazov. ©RIA Novosti Kazakhstan continues pursuing Ablyazov's extradition Kazakhstan is not going to give up on Mukhtar Ablyazov's extradition from France.
14 January 2014

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