News about Europe

Kazakhstan designer short-listed for International Design Awards Designs of 25-y.o. Victoria Yurchenko from Almaty have been short-listed for the International Design Awards-2013.
30 October 2013 01:09
Astana Opera to cooperate with globally-acknowledged theaters The State Theater of Opera and Ballet - Astana Opera - will cooperate with Opera Europe international opera association and world-famous theaters.
29 October 2013 15:30
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Germany to cooperate in snow leopards protection The joint project of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan Transborder Cooperation in the Biodiversity Conservation of Northern Tian Shan Mountains has been presented at the world forum for snow leopard conservation.
29 October 2013 14:52
Switzerland to show Chinese the thrill of the slopes Winter in Europe wouldn't be winter without a bit of skiing, and this year Switzerland has its sights set on attracting a whole new group of amateur skiers to its slopes -- the Chinese.
29 October 2013 14:12
Gym not for you? Easy home tasks also help heart: study Mowing the lawn or washing the car are among simple activities that can reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke by almost 30 percent in people over 60.
29 October 2013 13:27
Britain to announce Islamic Index on stock exchange Prime Minister David Cameron was on Tuesday to announce a new "Islamic Index" on the London Stock Exchange and reveal plans for Britain to release an Islamic bond.
29 October 2013 12:13
Hobbit fans to get sneak peek at Smaug event Hobbit fans will get a sneak peek at the second film of the trilogy -- "The Desolation of Smaug" -- after director Peter Jackson announced a global live presentation next month.
28 October 2013 16:21
Churchill's London bunker welcomes wannabe WWII spies Deep in the bowels of London's Churchill War Rooms, shadowy figures are learning how to defuse bombs, crack codes and rooting out hidden microphones.
28 October 2013 15:00
Britain braces for worst storm in a decade Britain 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.
28 October 2013 14:30
Kazakhstan's Harmony Lessons earns two more awards Harmony Lessons film of Kazakhstan's Emir Baigazin has earned two more awards at film festivals in Poland and Belgium.
28 October 2013 14:24
Turkey fulfils sultan's dream with opening of Bosphorus rail tunnel Turkey 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 13:40
US denies Obama knew of Merkel spying The 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 13:07
Serbia buries Tito's widow, the last symbol of Yugoslavia The 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.
27 October 2013 10:02
China's Dongfeng mulls 'rationality' of Peugeot move China's Dongfeng Motor is studying the "rationality" of coming to the aid of troubled French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen.
26 October 2013 22:19
Germany, Brazil want UN privacy resolution Germany and Brazil are working on a UN General Assembly resolution to highlight international anger at US data snooping in other countries.
26 October 2013 18:52
Greenpeace activist hangs off Eiffel Tower in protest against Russia A Greenpeace activist Saturday staged a protest in a tent suspended from the second floor of the Eiffel Tower against Russia's detention of 30 members of the environmental lobby group.
26 October 2013 16:43
Greenland awards first big mining exploitation license Greenland 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 11:29
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 11:05
Future of British monarchy captured in official christening shots The 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 13:35
France, Germany push for new rules in spy game France 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 12:41
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