Meryl Streep to head jury at 2016 Berlin film festival
Oscar-winning Hollywood star Meryl Streep will head the jury of next year's Berlin Film Festival.
Platini on tenterhooks ahead of UEFA crisis meeting
Michel Platini will get a strong indication of the level of support from the organisation he heads when UEFA holds its crisis meeting in Nyon.
Catalan separatists in court over independence vote
Spanish judges started questioning Catalan officials charged with breaking the law by holding a vote last year on their contested drive for independence from Spain.
Coco Chanel would have hated my work says Lagerfeld
Chanel's artistic director Karl Lagerfeld reckons founder Coco Chanel would have hated his work as an exhibition dedicated to the luxury fashion brand opened in London.
Putin asks IMF to help Ukraine pay off $3 billion debt to Russia
President Vladimir Putin called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to lend an additional $3 billion to Ukraine to help the ex-Soviet country pay off its debt to Russia.
Vincenzo Nibali wins Tour of Lombardy after tremendous descent
Vincenzo Nibali of Kazakhstan's Astana Pro Team has won the 109th edition of the Tour of Lombardy (Il Lombaria) after an intense climb.
Ukraine PM blames MH17 downing on Russian security service
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk blamed Russia's security service for last year's downing of the MH17 airliner over pro-Kremlin separatist territory in the east of the ex-Soviet state.
France signs deals worth $10 bn with Saudi: French PM
France announced a series of deals worth 10 billion euros ($11.4 billion) with Saudi Arabia, during a visit by Prime Minister Manuel Valls.
Italian Senate to vote on own demise in coup for PM Renzi
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi was poised for a historic victory as the Senate votes to relinquish most of its power in a revolutionary move to end decades of political instability.
Couples get silent treatment in London's new dating game
Candles and languid electro-jazz set the scene for a romantic rendezvous at a north London bar, but the couple sitting face-to-face can use only their eyes to beguile.
EU to suspend Belarus sanctions: France
European Union nations have agreed to suspend sanctions against Belarus after elections won by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko passed off without incident.
France agrees to extradite Kazakh tycoon to Russia
The French government has given the green light for the extradition of Kazakh tycoon and opposition figure Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia, where he is accused of embezzling billions of dollars.
Ukraine's Poroshenko says vote needed in pro-Russia strongholds
Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko stressed the need for legitimate elections in the country's separatist regions in order to eventually re-integrate the pro-Moscow strongholds.
P. J. Harvey releases first poetry collection
British singer P. J. Harvey released her first book of poetry on her 46th birthday -- based on journeys to Afghanistan, Kosovo and the United States.
Lennon fans mark 75th birthday with Central Park sing-in
John Lennon fans marked what would have been the slain Beatle's 75th birthday with a sing-in of his greatest tunes in New York's Central Park.
Cameron and Merkel meet with EU on the menu
British Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to his country residence to discuss Britain's future in the European Union, amongst other topics.
Can Kazakhstan keep Netherlands out of Euro 2016?
Kazakhstan's national football team plays against the Netherlands at the UEFA Euro Qualifiers in Astana on October 10
Blatter fights ban amid FIFA turmoil
FIFA president Sepp Blatter appealed against the 90 day ban that forced him out of office, a report said as world football's sleaze-tainted governing body headed into months of turmoil over how to find a new leader.
Pope deplores 'escalation of violence' in MidEast, urges action
Pope Francis deplored the "escalation of violence affecting innocent civilians" in the Middle East, from Syria to Iraq, Jerusalem and the West Bank, and urged the international community to act.
UN council to vote Friday on EU action against migrant smugglers
The UN Security Council will vote on Friday on a draft resolution authorizing European military action against migrant smugglers in the high seas off Libya's coast.