News about Europe

'War' on illegal drugs is failing: study The global war on heroin, cocaine and cannabis is failing to stem supply, as prices of these drugs have tumbled while seizures of them have risen.
01 October 2013 14:33
Gerard Depardieu to shoot film about Kazakh folklore French actor Gérard Depardieu met Kyzylorda Oblast Akim (Governor) Krymbek Kusherbayev after visiting Baikonur.
01 October 2013 11:32
Thousands of Romanians protest Canadian mine plans Thousands of people marched against a Canadian company's plans to open Europe's largest gold mine at Rosia Montana, in what has become one of the longest-running protests in post-communist Romania.
01 October 2013 10:05
Kazakhstan President and Prince of Monaco exchange decorations Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev had a meeting with Prince of Monaco Albert II.
01 October 2013 00:05
Four Polacks injured in car accident near Almaty Four citizens of Poland have been injured in a car accident in Almaty oblast.
30 September 2013 23:55
Britain demands jobless work for state hand-outs Britons who are out of work for several years will be required to work full-time on community projects to receive state unemployment payments.
30 September 2013 18:18
Kazakhstan and Monaco to expand cooperation in medicine and education During the official trip to Monaco Kazakhstan President said that the countries would expand cooperation in medicine, education and legal system.
30 September 2013 17:11
Boxing: Kazakhstan female boxer wins gold at World Youth Championship Gaukhar Yermakbayeva, a boxer from Kazakhstan, has won gold at the World Youth Championship in Bulgaria.
30 September 2013 15:42
Knox, ex-lover retrial for Italy murder begins The retrial of Amanda Knox and her former lover for the murder of a British student begins in Florence on Monday, though she has decided not to attend.
30 September 2013 12:33
Nigeria Islamists release video of French hostage: SITE Nigerian Islamist group Ansaru on Friday released a video of a French national kidnapped in December.
29 September 2013 23:32
French motorists top league of unpaid fines in London Foreign motorists owe almost £2.8 million ($4.5 million, 3.3 million euros) in unpaid parking fines in central London.
29 September 2013 21:36
Hugh Jackman gets lifetime achievement award in Spain Australian actor Hugh Jackman, the star of "Wolverine" and "X-Men", received a lifetime achievement award on Friday at the San Sebastian film festival in northern Spain.
29 September 2013 13:38
Belgrade bans Gay Pride parade again Serbia on Friday banned Gay Pride for the third year running, saying the risk of allowing the parade to go ahead was too high.
28 September 2013 19:12
Romania gets 2 bn euro IMF standby aid The International Monetary Fund approved Friday a standby loan of nearly two billion euros ($2.7 billion) to match a backup loan of the same size requested from the EU.
28 September 2013 16:30
Spain denies accord to get Britain to leave Falklands Spain on Friday denied Argentina's claims that the two countries had clinched an agreement to get Britain to negotiate the future of the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar.
28 September 2013 16:00
Germany's Social Democrats agree to talks with Merkel Germany's Social Democrats said Friday they will begin talks with Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats, who are trying to put together a "grand coalition" with their election rivals.
28 September 2013 14:01
British PM gets on 'purr-fectly' with Downing St cat British Prime Minister David Cameron's office denied Saturday that his family has no love for Larry, the Downing Street cat.
28 September 2013 13:31
New climate report an 'alarm clock moment': UN An imminent scientific summary on climate change will serve as an "alarm clock moment" for the world.
28 September 2013 10:19
Interpol launches global hunt for British 'White Widow' The British woman dubbed the "White Widow" was at the centre of a worldwide hunt on Friday after Interpol issued an international notice for her arrest in the wake of the Kenya shopping mall attack.
27 September 2013 18:34
Ablyazova unveils names of three Kazakh diplomats The complaint has been filed against Kazakhstan Ambassador to Italy Andrian Yelemessov, the Embassy’s political advisor Nurlan Khassen and the consul’s attaché Yerzhan Yessirkepov. The Ambassador is allegedly guilty of meeting his Italian colleagues, and the latter two diplomats of accompanying the deported woman and child on their way home.
27 September 2013 14:42
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