IMF's Lagarde: uncertainty over health of European banksInternational Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said Thursday that questions marks remain over the health of Europe's banks and that coming stress tests are a chance to build confidence in them.
10 January 2014
Hollande says may sue magazine over affair claimFrench President Francois Hollande told AFP Friday he was considering legal action against Closer after the magazine said he was having an affair with an actress.
10 January 2014
French magazine reveals Hollande 'affair' with actressFrench magazine Closer on Friday said President Francois Hollande was having an affair with actress Julie Gayet, promising to back its claim with photographs after months of swirling rumours.
10 January 2014
Wanted: Billions of bees for European farmsMany countries in Europe face a worrying lack of crop-pollinating honeybees, a problem caused mainly by an EU policy shift in favour of biofuels.
Russia blocks new UN Syria statementRussia on Wednesday blocked a British-drafted UN Security Council statement condemning the Syrian government attacks on the city of Aleppo, diplomats said.
Obama invites Merkel to Washington after phone-tap rowPresident Barack Obama invited German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Washington on Wednesday, hoping to mend fences after a row provoked by revelations of US eavesdropping on her cellphone.
09 January 2014
Hollande backs ban on 'anti-Semitic' comedianPresident Francois Hollande has backed attempts to ban controversial French comedian Dieudonne as a furore intensified over his sketches that have been widely condemned as anti-Semitic.
Ukrainian novelist Kurkov backs 'school for revolution' protestsThe long-running opposition protests on Kiev's central Independence Square are becoming a "school for revolution" as the country's leaders lose touch with society, top Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov told AFP.
'Downton Abbey' producer sees drama thriving on TVThe global success of "Downton Abbey" is vivid proof that romance and drama are alive and well and thriving on the small screen, its executive producer said Tuesday.
08 January 2014
Sarajevo's legendary shoe-shiner diesSarajevans paid tribute Tuesday to a legendary shoe-cleaner known as "uncle" Miso, who died at the age of 83 after more than 60 years working on the streets, even during the 1992-1995 war.
08 January 2014
Magma clue to Earth's super-volcanoesGeologists on Sunday reported insights into super-volcanoes, the brooding, enigmatic giants of Earth's crust whose eruptions are as catastrophic as they are rare.
2014 year of 'hard truths' for British economy: OsborneBritish finance minister George Osborne will warn that 2014 is to be the year of "hard truths" and public spending cuts when he sets out his plans for the year ahead.