News about Europe

Kazakhstan-made short film to be screened in Cannes Madiyar Kassymov, producer of the short, will travel to France along with Sharipa Urazbayeva to take part in the Cannes Film Festival.
09 May 2013 13:35
Immigration tops British government's agenda for the year The British government will set out its legislative programme for the coming year on Wednesday, with immigration top of the agenda in a Queen's Speech aimed at people who "work hard and want to get on".
08 May 2013 16:51
Tennis: Shvedova advances to 3rd round of Mutua Madrid Open Kazakhstan's Yaroslava Shvedova will play against Spain’s Anabel Medina Garrigues in the next round of the tournament on May 9.
08 May 2013 15:20
Tennis: Yevgeny Korolev moves 17 lines up in ATP ranking Another Kazakhstan's tennis professional Andrey Golubev returned to the TOP-200 of world tennis professionals by moving up to the 197 line.
08 May 2013 12:37
Astana pilot to debut as reserve driver at Spanish Formula-1 Grand-Prix Kazakhstan's Astana racing team has signed a one-year contract for Daniel Juncadella with Williams F1 team.
08 May 2013 12:05
European Film Week to be held in Almaty Movies from ten European countries (Turkey, UK, Latvia, Hungary, Italy, Germany, Sweden, France and Poland) will be screened in the Festival.
08 May 2013 11:33
Cycling: Astana cyclist leads Giro d’Italia young rider classification Italian cyclist Luca Paolini from Russia’s Katyusha became the winner of the third stage of Giro d’Italia race.
08 May 2013 10:57
Britain mulling payouts for Kenyan Mau Mau victims: report Britain is negotiating to compensate thousands of Kenyans who claim they were severely mistreated by their colonial rulers during the 1950s Mau Mau uprising.
06 May 2013 16:51
Anti-government street protests mark Hollande's first year anniversary Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to mark Socialist President Francois Hollande's first year in office by accusing him of turning his back on the left.
06 May 2013 15:30
Belgian chemical train accident toll rises to one dead, 49 injured The casualty toll in Belgium from the derailing of a train carrying highly toxic chemicals -- which exploded and sent spectacular strips of fire into the night sky -- rose dramatically Sunday to one dead and 49 injured.
06 May 2013 14:51
Landmark neo-Nazi murder trial to open in Germany Germany's most high-profile neo-Nazi trial begins Monday after 10 mostly racially motivated murders by a long-hidden far-right gang which Chancellor Angela Merkel has called a "disgrace" for the country.
06 May 2013 13:42
British authorities demand fingerprints from Kazakhstan handless artist British authorities have denied a visa to Kazakhstan’s handless artist Karipbek Kuyukov requesting fingerprints from him.
05 May 2013 12:13
Notorious French bank robber commits suicide after drugs arrest Marc Armando, the suspected mastermind behind one of France's most spectacular bank heists two decades ago, has committed suicide in prison.
05 May 2013 11:08
Japan, France firms win Turkey nuclear contract: report Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and France's Areva have won a multi-billion dollar contract to build a nuclear power plant on the Black Sea.
02 May 2013 16:25
May Day protests against austerity, 'slave labour' Tens of thousands of angry protesters staged May Day rallies in several countries of the crisis-wracked eurozone Wednesday, as fury erupted at demonstrations in Bangladesh after a deadly building collapse.
02 May 2013 14:20
Neo-Nazi trial raises awkward questions for Germany A German neo-Nazi murder trial starting Monday over the killings of 10 people has raised uncomfortable questions about murky links that the police and the intelligence services have with the extreme right.
02 May 2013 12:11
Futsal: Kazakhstan's Kairat disappoints Michel Platini Kazakhstan’s football club won over Spain’s Barcelona (5:4) and Russia's Dinamo (4:3) in the Final Four tournament in Tbilisi.
01 May 2013 18:29
Futsal: Kazakhstan's Kairat wins UEFA Cup for the first time Kazakhstan's Kairat futsal club won the UEFA Cup for the first time in its history.
01 May 2013 18:21
German unemployment up slightly in April Unemployment in Germany rose in April as companies become more cautious about hiring in face of the slowing economy, but the labour market nevertheless remains robust.
01 May 2013 13:40
Young obesity doubles death risk before 55: study Men who are obese in their early 20s are twice as likely as peers of average weight to die before reaching the age of 55.
01 May 2013 11:41
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