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British police make appeal in Alps murder case British police assisting the investigation into last year's murder of a British-Iraqi family in the French Alps on Monday released footage of a 4x4 vehicle seen close to the crime scene.

30 April 2013 16:58

Dutch enthrone '21st-century king' Willem-Alexander Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander becomes Europe's youngest monarch on Tuesday when his mother, Queen Beatrix, abdicates and his country hails the avowedly 21st-century king with a massive, orange-hued party.

30 April 2013 16:05

Merkel lambasted by France despite her softer tone An attack by French Socialists on Angela Merkel's drive for belt-tightening coincides with concessions by the German chancellor on austerity, but five months from elections she is loathe to trumpet her flexibility.

30 April 2013 14:36

Kazakhstan's Motor-Roller ranked 14th in British video chart Anna video of Kazakhstan rock band Motor-Roller is ranked 14th in the music videos contest of major British BEAT100 Network.

30 April 2013 14:21

Croatia expects Nazarbayev to visit Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev is expected to make an official visit to Croatia in the end of 2013.

30 April 2013 13:38

Dozens hurt in powerful Prague gas blast A powerful gas blast ripped through a four-storey building in Prague's historic centre on Monday, injuring 43 people including foreigners, and causing panic in the Czech capital.

30 April 2013 12:07

New Italy PM to unveil programme for change Italy's new Prime Minister Enrico Letta was set to unveil his coalition government's programme on Monday, under the watchful gaze of international markets and European partners.

30 April 2013 10:26

French ministers warn against picking fight with Germany Senior French ministers warned Monday against picking a fight with Germany after the ruling Socialists accused Chancellor Angela Merkel of being "selfish" in her drive for eurozone austerity.

29 April 2013 18:00

British minister urges rich to give back state handouts The British government minister pushing through strongly criticised reforms of the welfare state urged rich pensioners on Sunday to give back any handouts they don't need.

29 April 2013 17:38

Italy cabinet swearing-in marred by shooting Italy's new coalition government was sworn in on Sunday, but a ceremony symbolising a fresh start for the recession-wracked country was overshadowed by a shooting outside government headquarters.

29 April 2013 17:20

Greece adopts bill to cut 15,000 civil servant jobs The Greek parliament voted late Sunday to adopt a law that provides for the dismissal of 15,000 civil servants as part of austerity measures imposed by the country's international creditors.

29 April 2013 16:58

Mystery play equals Olivier record at London ceremony The stage adaptation of Mark Haddon's novel "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" on Sunday claimed seven prizes at Britain's prestigious Laurence Olivier Awards.

29 April 2013 10:25

Archbishop says OK with irking British PM on economy Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby accepted in an interview aired Saturday that he had probably ruffled the British government's feathers with his comments on the bleak state of the economy.

28 April 2013 17:46

Spain begs time to fix finances, eyes growth Spain forecast Friday it would climb out of its bitter recession in 2014 but needed two extra years to meet the European Union's target for reining in its public deficit.

27 April 2013 14:43

'Bend it Like Beckham' star agrees palimony suit British actress Parminder Nagra, who shot to fame in 2002's "Bend it like Beckham," has settled a palimony lawsuit after her ex-husband claimed a share of her earnings.

27 April 2013 13:20

French teen killer bought Kalashnikov on Internet A French teenager who used a Kalashnikov to shoot three men dead obtained his murder weapon on the Internet.

27 April 2013 10:52

Dutch love their Argentine queen despite father's past Maxima, the Argentine-born future queen of the Netherlands, has worked hard to win over Dutch hearts and is immensely popular despite her father's murky role in his country's military junta.

27 April 2013 10:06

Spanish government in new bid to revive economy Spain's government, seeking to cut its deficit amidst a double-dip recession, is to unveil new measures Friday aimed at reviving the economy, a day after registering record unemployment.

26 April 2013 16:34

UK launches investigation over ENRC Great Britain's Serious Fraud Office started an official investigation over Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation.

26 April 2013 13:36

Moderate leftist Letta nominated to lead Italy An Italian leftist politician, Enrico Letta, was nominated to be the new prime minister on Wednesday, bringing to an end a bitter two-month deadlock on forming a new government.

25 April 2013 18:27

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