News about Europe

Skiing: Kazakhstan’s Poltoranin wins sprint in Davos Kazakhstan's skier showed the best time of 3 minutes and 25.6 seconds and was 5.4 seconds faster than Swiitzerland's Dario Cologna.
19 February 2013 19:20
State to pay for exterminated sick cows in north Kazakhstan The state agreed with KazAgroFinance on reimbursement of costs to the Kazakhstan farms, including the expenses for food and care, as well as the salaries of the farms' employees.
19 February 2013 19:13
Kazakhstan and Italy agree on military transit from Afghanistan The agreement on military transit was signed by Kazakhstan and Italian Defense Ministers Adilbek Dzhaksybekov and Giampaolo di Paola.
19 February 2013 16:32
Iran slams Berlin film fest award for Panahi Iran on Monday protested against the awarding of a Silver Bear to Jafar Panahi for the best screenplay for Parde (Closed Curtain) at the 63rd Berlin film festival.
19 February 2013 15:55
Russia names its Eurovision-2103 participant; Kazakhstan candidate outflanked Russia's Dina Garipova will represent Russia in the Eurovision-2013 song contest with What If song. Kazakhstan's Luina bid unsuccessful.
19 February 2013 15:33
Shadow of corruption scandal looms over Spanish royal family Spanish King Juan Carlos' son-in-law will be questioned Saturday by a judge investigating a corruption case as press reports make new revelations that cast a growing shadow on the entire royal family.
19 February 2013 15:11
Thousands join anti-government rallies across Bulgaria Several thousand people joined street rallies across Bulgaria on Monday as initial protests against high electricity bills snowballed into bitter anger against the right-wing government of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.
19 February 2013 14:12
Frenchman ends 4-day crane protest for custody of son A French father denied access to his son came back down to earth Monday after a four-day protest perched on a giant crane that sparked reactions from the prime minister and his justice minister.
19 February 2013 11:45
Nestle finds horsemeat in pasta dishes in Italy, Spain Swiss food giant Nestle has become the latest retailer hit by Europe's horsemeat scandal, announcing it is removing pasta meals from supermarket shelves in Italy and Spain due to contamination.
19 February 2013 11:11
Extermination of sick cows started in North Kazakhstan Kazakhstan veterinary services will exterminate 700 Simmental cows diagnosed with virus diarrhea and Schmallenberg virus.
18 February 2013 19:13
Kazakhstan's Harmony Lessons receives positive feedback at Berlinale Harmony Lessons movie of Kazakhstan director Emir Baigazin has received high praise from famous trade publications and movie critics.
18 February 2013 19:06
Vivienne Westwood urges Kate to buy less Vivienne Westwood urged Prince William's wife Catherine on Sunday to stop buying so many outfits and to be more environmentally responsible in the way she dressed.
18 February 2013 16:48
US Congress team warns Iraq after attack on Iranian refugees A team of US Congressmen met with the Iranian dissident group MEK in Paris on Sunday and threatened to declare Iraq's prime minister a sponsor of terrorism after a deadly attack on an Iranian exile camp there.
18 February 2013 15:21
British world cycle couple dead in Thai crash: police A British couple who were 18 months into a trip around the world by bicycle have been killed in a road accident in Thailand.
18 February 2013 14:44
Europe sharply split over military support for Syrian rebels Britain, apparently backed by a handful of European Union allies, is fighting to lift an EU arms embargo barring the supply of weapons to the Syrian rebel coalition battling President Bashar al-Assad.
18 February 2013 12:54
French film 'Les Intouchables' wins Spanish film award The French blockbuster "Les Intouchables" won the best European film prize at the prestigious Spanish film awards, the Goyas, on Sunday, while Pablo Berger's "Blancanieves" took the top film award.
18 February 2013 12:30
Ecuador's Correa calls for resolution of Assange case Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa called on Europe Sunday to quickly settle the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange who has been holed up in the country's embassy in Britain for eight months.
18 February 2013 10:52
Football: Kazakhstan retains position in FIFA The Kazakhstan team, coached by Miroslav Beranek, scored 16 points for its victory over Moldova in a friendly with the score of 3:1.
18 February 2013 10:08
Berlin fest draws to close after Romania claims top prize The 63rd Berlin film festival wraps up Sunday after awarding its Golden Bear top prize to "Child's Pose", a mother-son psychodrama set among post-communist Romania's new ruling class.
17 February 2013 16:21
Deneuve shines in Berlin contender 'On My Way' French icon Catherine Deneuve's feel-good road movie "On My Way" ended the Berlin film festival competition on a high note Friday at an event that has highlighted fresh starts for older women.
17 February 2013 12:50
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