News about Europe

Italy cruise wreck turned upright in unique salvage Salvage operators in Italy lifted the Costa Concordia cruise ship upright from its watery grave off the island of Giglio on Tuesday in the biggest ever project of its kind.
17 September 2013 10:55
Fantasy gowns and summer raves at London Fashion Week 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.
17 September 2013 10:23
Strong Merkel starts final vote drive wary of allies' woes 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.
16 September 2013 10:14
London Fashion Week kicks off with burst of Turkish colour 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.
15 September 2013 10:38
'Italy is not racist,' Africa-born minister says 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.
14 September 2013 17:16
Bailouts still key issue as eurozone finance ministers meet 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.
13 September 2013 11:49
New study points finger at climate in mammoth's demise A wide-ranging probe into woolly mammoths has added to evidence that the towering tusker was wiped out by climate change.
12 September 2013 12:27
Cycling: Wasp bites Astana leader during Vuelta race A wasp has bit the leader of Kazakhstan's cycling team Astana Vincenzo Nibali in Spain.
11 September 2013 22:02
Male nudes to display assets at the Orsay 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.
11 September 2013 14:29
Tourism, Portugal's cure for the crisis The famous number 28 tram, winding its way through the narrow streets of the Portuguese capital.
11 September 2013 10:44
Electric cars dominate at Frankfurt auto show Electric cars by German builders are just some of the nearly 70 world premieres at the 65th edition of the IAA auto show opening later this week.
10 September 2013 19:06
Hard-hitting ads get credit in US push against smoking Hard-hitting ads featuring first-person stories from former smokers prompted more than 200,000 Americans to immediately give up tobacco.
10 September 2013 15:43
James Bond sub car sells for £550,000 The iconic submarine car driven by James Bond in the 1977 classic The Spy Who Loved Me fetched £550,000 ($860,000, 650,000 euros).
10 September 2013 14:07
Space Cadets line up for one-way Mars trip More than 200,000 people from 140 countries have applied to go to Mars and never return.
10 September 2013 13:36
Cycling: Astana leader advanced to 3rd line in general ranking of Vuelta 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.
10 September 2013 10:36
Cycling: Astana team won stage one at Vuelta Astana cycling team won the 1st stage of the prestigious super cycling marathon Vuelta of Spain on August 24.
10 September 2013 10:33
Frankfurt IAA show offers signs of hope for automakers 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.
10 September 2013 10:01
Voting starts in Norway, centre-right win predicted Norwegians started voting Monday in legislative elections likely to lead to a centre-right victory and a government of Conservatives and anti-immigration populists.
09 September 2013 19:11
Kazakhstan taekwondo champion's case dragged in London 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.
09 September 2013 18:16
Germany to be Kazakhstan's 1st rival at World Ice Hockey Championship Kazakhstan will place against Germany in their first match at the 2014 World Championship.
09 September 2013 17:44
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