There was something for everyone at London Fashion Week, with fantasy gowns from Temperley London, cool elegance from Paul Smith and a vision of long summer days and heady nights from Topshop Unique.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel launches a final week of election campaigning Monday with the wind at her back after a resounding victory for her conservatives in a Bavarian state poll.
London Fashion Week got off to a colourful start on Friday with a sun-drenched trip to the Aegean Sea courtesy of Turkish designer Bora Aksu, who whisked trend-setters away from Britain's dreary autumn drizzle.
Italy's first black minister defended her adopted homeland Friday, insisting it is not racist even though she endured a series of racially-charged threats and taunts since assuming her post.
Eurozone finance ministers meet in calmer times Friday but still need to ensure bailed-out member states meet their targets amid growing speculation some will need more help to get back on track.
The glory of the male form is the focus of Paris's Musee d'Orsay programme this autumn, with hundreds of naked men waiting to adorn its illustrious walls.
The leader of Kazakhstan's cycling team Astana Vincenzo Nibali advanced to the 3d line in the general ranking after Stage 9 of the prestigious super cycling marathon Vuelta of Spain.
The world's automobile makers are counting on the IAA auto show, which opens in Frankfurt this week, to give the sector a boost as recovery signs are becoming increasingly discernible in Europe.
Norwegians started voting Monday in legislative elections likely to lead to a centre-right victory and a government of Conservatives and anti-immigration populists.
The next hearing of the case of Kazakhstan taekwondo champion Azamat Tenizbayev accused of sexual harassment of a British woman has been scheduled for January 6, 2014.
The forward of the Swedish national team and French Paris Saint-Germain FC Zlatan Ibrahimovic shared his opinion about the coming match against the Kazakhstan national team in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying.