News about Europe

3 million flowers delivered to Almaty for March 8 Flowers are mostly supplied from the Netherlands, Germany, France, Israel, Ecuador, Kenya and Colombia to Almaty.
08 March 2013 11:10
Nordic women at home in the workplace A highly-educated woman who becomes a stay-at-home mum is a "complete waste" of a university degree, Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, herself a mother-of-two, lashed out in a British newspaper interview last year.
07 March 2013 18:58
French minister vows to cut red tape for investors A French minister vowed Thursday to cut bureaucracy in a bid to lure foreign investors, and said her South Korean roots would help to boost France's profile in booming Asia.
07 March 2013 17:25
Scientists use brain electrodes to treat anorexia Scientists said Thursday they had, for the first time, helped women with severe anorexia through electrodes implanted into their brains.
07 March 2013 14:46
Kazakhstan citizens own London's most expensive apartments Two Kazakhstan citizens are among еру owners of London’s most expensive apartments in One Hyde Park elite residential complex.
07 March 2013 14:26
Shipwreck find could be legendary 'sunstone' An oblong crystal found in the wreck of a 16th-century English warship is a sunstone, a near-mythical navigational aid said to have been used by Viking mariners.
07 March 2013 10:50
Romanian Prime-Minister to visit Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Secretary of State Marat Tazhin met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to Kazakhstan Nicolae Ureche.
06 March 2013 14:30
Gadgets and gizmos galore at world's top IT fair From a glove that can be used as a mobile phone to a remote-controlled spy helicopter: this year's CeBIT, the world's top high-tech fair, showcases a bewildering array of gadgets.
06 March 2013 14:07
Saint Laurent's Hedi Slimane faces critics in Paris Designer Hedi Slimane on Monday unveiled his keenly anticipated second women's collection for Saint Laurent after a debut that ruffled feathers.
06 March 2013 10:42
Vatican, Iran resist UN effort fighting violence on women The Vatican, Iran and other religious states are resisting efforts by a UN conference, which started Monday, to demand tougher global standards to prevent violence against women and children.
06 March 2013 10:01
Berlusconi paid for sex with cash and favours: prosecutor Silvio Berlusconi hosted a "prostitution system" at his villa near Milan, where he paid women for sex with cash and favours.
05 March 2013 18:28
Kazakhstan Vice-PM Issekeshev to visit France Deputy Prime-Minister and Minister of Industry and New Technologies Asset Issekeshev will visit France on March 6-7.
05 March 2013 16:49
Sex scandal a 'serious blow' to Scottish church: Archbishop The resignation of Britain's top Catholic cleric over claims of sexual misconduct has dealt the Scottish church a "serious blow", his replacement admitted on Monday.
05 March 2013 15:18
In Geneva, end of tunnel nowhere in sight for carmakers The Geneva International Motor Show opens its doors Tuesday under a dark cloud, with no sign of a speedy rebound in sight for the troubled European market.
05 March 2013 13:06
Spanish shirt-seller is world's third-richest man The recession ravaging Spain's economy has not held back Amancio Ortega, a railwayman's son from Galicia, who has just leaped to third place in Forbes magazine's listing of the richest people in the world.
05 March 2013 12:15
Boxing: Astana Arlans boxers win WSB group stage Ruslan Myrsatayev, Yerzhan Mussafirov, Konstantin Snigur and Ehsan Rouzbahani brought winning points to the Kazakhstan club.
04 March 2013 19:39
France supports strategic partnership of Kazakhstan and EU Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov met with his French counterpart Laurent Fabius.
04 March 2013 19:05
British cardinal apologises for sexual conduct Cardinal Keith O'Brien, who resigned last week as Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric, on Sunday admitted that his sexual conduct had "fallen below the standards expected of me".
04 March 2013 17:55
French army tight-lipped on Mali intervention More than seven weeks into its intervention to root out Islamist rebels in Mali, the French army keeps a tight lid on details of the operation -- a policy some call a public relations fumble.
04 March 2013 16:34
Astana racer became Formula-3 champion Astana driver Daniel Juncadella won almost all Formula-3 Euro Series races and the Championship of Europe races.
04 March 2013 15:55
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