Britain braces for worst storm in a decadeBritain faced travel chaos on Monday and more than 10,000 homes were without electricity in northwestern France as a massive storm swept in from the Atlantic Ocean.
Turkey fulfils sultan's dream with opening of Bosphorus rail tunnelTurkey will on Tuesday unveil the world's first sea tunnel connecting two continents, fulfilling a sultan's dream 150 years ago, but also fuelling recent anti-government sentiment for such mega projects.
28 October 2013
US denies Obama knew of Merkel spyingThe imbroglio over the tapping of Angela Merkel's phone deepened Sunday, after a US denial that President Barack Obama was informed years ago of electronic surveillance of the German chancellor.
28 October 2013
Serbia buries Tito's widow, the last symbol of YugoslaviaThe widow of the former Yugoslav leader Tito will be buried in a Belgrade mausoleum on Saturday with full state honours as the last symbol of the communist federation that broke up in the 1990s.
Germany, Brazil want UN privacy resolutionGermany and Brazil are working on a UN General Assembly resolution to highlight international anger at US data snooping in other countries.
Greenland awards first big mining exploitation licenseGreenland awarded Thursday its first big mining exploitation license, approving an iron extraction project by British company London Mining, and lifted a ban on exploiting uranium.
26 October 2013
Are the open-minded Dutch in denial over Black Pete?A passionate debate around Black Pete in the Netherlands has highlighted the prickly subject of racism, often denied in a country proud of its open-minded values.
26 October 2013
Future of British monarchy captured in official christening shotsThe first photographs in 120 years showing four generations of present and future British monarchs were released on Thursday, the day after the christening of Prince George, the newest member of the dynasty.
25 October 2013
France, Germany push for new rules in spy gameFrance and Germany pushed Friday for Washington to agree rules for the spy game after damaging revelations the United States tapped German Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone.
25 October 2013
Sex, cops and undead push foreign success of French TVWhen a murdered boy and serial killer came back to life in French supernatural series "The Returned", hundreds of thousands of viewers in Britain tuned into what became a surprise Gallic hit.
Immigration and US spying row gatecrash EU summitEuropean immigration and a row over US eavesdropping are set to dominate an EU leaders' summit beginning in Brussels, after a deadly shipwreck off Italy shocked the continent.
24 October 2013
Chubby Prince George shown off at royal christeningBritain's baby Prince George was christened in a private ceremony on Wednesday, with his proud parents Prince William and Catherine giving the world a rare glimpse of the chubby three-month-old boy.
Dolphins inspire rescue radar device: studyBritish engineers said Wednesday they had taken inspiration from dolphins for a new type of radar device that could easily track miners trapped underground or skiers buried in an avalanche.
24 October 2013
Hungary opposition to unite for anti-Orban protestHungary's usually divided opposition will unite Wednesday for a major rally against Prime Minister Viktor Orban, following what it sees as three years of authoritarian government.
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