Новости по теме Europe

Kazakhstan diplomat awarded with Knight's Cross The Knight’s Cross was awarded to Minister-Counselor Rymtay Karibzhanov in the residency of the ambassador of Hungary in Astana.

27 May 2013

Italy holds local polls in test for parties Italians voted in local polls on Sunday that will test political parties three months from a general election that left no clear winner and a month after the start of a fragile coalition cabinet.

27 May 2013

Daring lesbian love story wins Cannes top prize A sexually graphic lesbian love story, "Blue is the Warmest Colour" by French-Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche, clinched the top prize Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival in a pivotal year for gay rights.

27 May 2013

Cycling: Astana captain wins Giro d'Italia race Captain of Kazakhstan's Astana team Italian Vincenzo Nibali won the Giro d’Italia cycling race.

27 May 2013

Thousands protest gay marriage in Paris At least 150,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Paris to protest a new law allowing gay marriage, a largely peaceful gathering that later turned violent as riot police battled hundreds of right-wingers.

27 May 2013

Crisis-hit Italians swap cars for bikes despite perils Bikes are outselling cars in cash-strapped Italy but while cyclists in Milan say their city is ready for a two-wheel lifestyle, there are daily nuisances for riders on Rome's trafficked streets.

27 May 2013

Syrian opposition divided amid international peace bid International efforts to end the unrest in Syria accelerate Monday with key talks in Paris and Brussels, amid a push for a new peace conference despite growing divisions within the Syrian opposition.

27 May 2013

Merkel pledges to avert EU-China trade war German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged Sunday to take steps to avoid a brewing trade war between China and the EU during a first visit by China's new premier to Germany, with both leaders calling for dialogue.

27 May 2013

British spy agencies in the spotlight over soldier's murder Britain's intelligence services were under pressure Saturday to explain their knowledge of two Islamists suspected of hacking a soldier to death in London, amid claims they had tried to recruit one of them.

27 May 2013

Pair grilled after UK fighter jets escort Pakistani plane Two men arrested on a Pakistan International Airlines plane after fighter jets were scrambled to escort it to a London airport remained in custody Saturday for questioning by the police.

26 May 2013

Key step cleared to Swiss-China free trade deal Switzerland and China cleared the final hurdle Friday towards a landmark free-trade agreement, as Beijing seeks to underscore its growing global ties via deals with European partners.

25 May 2013

IMF chief avoids charges in French payout scandal IMF chief Christine Lagarde avoided immediate charges on Friday but was named an "assisted witness" after French prosecutors grilled her for two days over a state payout to a disgraced tycoon when she was finance minister.

25 May 2013

Mobile app to help fight against racism in France A French anti-racism association is launching a mobile application it hopes will help eradicate racist graffiti by enabling users to take photos of offensive tags, geo-locate them and get them removed.

25 May 2013

IMF chief grilled for 2nd day over 2007 payout scandal French prosecutors began questioning IMF chief Christine Lagarde for a second day Friday to decide if she should be charged over a state payout to a disgraced tycoon during her time as finance minister.

24 May 2013

France wants to teach Astana EXPO France has offered help to Astana in holding the international exhibition EXPO-2017.

24 May 2013

Police make new arrests in London soldier killing British police made two further arrests Thursday and raided houses across London following the brutal murder of a serving soldier who survived a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

24 May 2013

Britain's press demands jailing of Islamist preacher Britain's newspapers on Friday paid tribute to the soldier brutally murdered in a suspected Islamist attack in London and demanded that the preacher suspected of radicalising suspect Michael Adebolajo be jailed.

24 May 2013

Ardavichus to take part in truck racing Cup of France Bronze winner of Dakar rally, Kazakhstan racer Arthur Ardavichus has decided to try himself in track racing on trucks.

24 May 2013

Lagarde: global star threatened by French court case Christine Lagarde smashed the glass ceiling at one of the world's preeminent institutions when she was named two years ago to lead the International Monetary Fund, capping a shooting-star career.

24 May 2013

France seeks to brand Hezbollah as 'terrorist' group France is to call for the military arm of Hezbollah to be added to an EU terror blacklist due to its backing of the Syrian regime.

23 May 2013

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