S&P upgrades Ukraine from 'selective default'Standard and Poor's upgraded Ukraine's credit rating from "selective default" thanks to the cash-strapped former Soviet country's ability to strike a major debt write-restructuring deal.
Slovenia blocks over 1,000 migrants at borderSlovenian authorities said they had refused to let in more than 1,000 migrants arriving from Croatia after a daily quota had been reached.
19 октября 2015
Platini admits no written contract for FIFA payment: reportMichel Platini, president of European football body UEFA and suspended amid a huge corruption scandal rocking the game, admitted there was no written contract for remuneration he received from world body FIFA.
Britain to unveil new counter-extremism measuresBritish Prime Minister David Cameron will launch a new strategy aimed at countering jihadist ideology and stopping young Britons travelling to Syria.
19 октября 2015
Steve Jobs bio wraps London Film FestivalThe 59th edition of the London Film Festival concluded with the European premiere of the Danny Boyle-directed biopic "Steve Jobs", starring Michael Fassbender as the iconic co-founder of Apple.
19 октября 2015
Troubled Deutsche Bank announces sweeping restructuringScandal-plagued Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest lender, announced a major business and management shake-up that would "fundamentally change" its leadership structure.
Migrant flow turns to Slovenia as EU rift over crisis growsCroatia diverted the flow of thousands of migrants toward Slovenia after Hungary sealed its border to block the path of the streams of refugees desperate to reach northern Europe.
17 октября 2015
A year on, Germany's PEGIDA radicalised by refugee influxThey gather in the dark, wave German flags and vent their fury at foreigners they fear are overrunning their homeland -- next week Germany's anti-Islamic PEGIDA movement turns one year old.
17 октября 2015
France urges climate talks progress, Hollande downbeatFrench President Francois Hollande, on a visit to Iceland, said he was "very pessimistic" about the effects of climate change as negotiators prepare for preparatory talks in Bonn on a climate rescue pact.
Former Microsoft CEO Ballmer discloses Twitter stakeFormer Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer disclosed that he has taken a four percent stake in Twitter, expressing confidence in the messaging platform's new management team.
Britain's Cameron to unveil EU demands in NovemberBritish Prime Minister David Cameron said he would unveil his long-awaited EU renegotiation demands early next month, amid growing impatience from his European partners.
16 октября 2015
Russian intervention won't save Syria's Assad: France's HollandeRussia's military intervention in Syria will not save President Bashar al-Assad, French President Francois Hollande said Friday after an EU summit called for a political transition to a new leader.
16 октября 2015
VW to recall 8.5 mn vehicles in Europe as Italian police raid officesVolkswagen said it will recall a total of 8.5 million diesel vehicles Europe-wide as police raided the carmaker's office in Italy and those of its sports car unit Lamborghini over a global pollution-cheating scandal.