Новости по теме Europe

France enthralled by first lady's battle with Hollande ex France's Socialist President Francois Hollande hoped he could keep his love life private and distinguish himself from his showy predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy.

06 September 2012 12:58

Kitano, Kim Ki-duk see Asian art house in crisis Internationally-acclaimed directors Takeshi Kitano from Japan and Kim Ki-duk from South Korea told AFP at the Venice film festival that making art house films in Asia is a daunting task.

06 September 2012 11:56

China slowdown biggest risk to Asian growth: survey A slowdown in China's economy is perceived as the biggest risk to Asia's economic growth, a survey of regional powerbrokers released Wednesday said.

06 September 2012 10:02

French probe seeks West Bank trip to exhume Arafat: widow French judges investigating suspicions that Yasser Arafat was poisoned are seeking to travel to the West Bank and have the Palestinian leader's body exhumed.

05 September 2012 15:37

Britain blocking efforts to freeze Mubarak assets: official The Egyptian public investigator who led efforts to hunt down property belonging to the regime of toppled dictator Hosni Mubarak has accused Britain of being "one of the worst" countries for housing assets.

05 September 2012 14:57

Lufthansa strike grounds hundreds of flights German flag carrier Lufthansa on Tuesday cancelled over 200 flights at its Frankfurt hub, Europe's third busiest, as a union chief threatened to hit every German airport with a 24-hour strike on Friday.

05 September 2012 12:15

Love and revolution in French director's 1970s tribute French director Olivier Assayas says he wanted to to pay tribute to the freedom of the politically engaged 1970s of his youth in his new film "Apres mai," in competition at the Venice film festival.

05 September 2012 11:02

Britain urges fresh talks with Ecuador over Assange Britain wants to resume talks with Ecuador and find a diplomatic solution to the standoff over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as soon as possible.

05 September 2012 10:43

Tiny island creates major migration headache for Spain Spain lashed out at human traffickers Monday as it grappled with more than 80 immigrants who made their way to a tiny Spanish-owned islet off the coast of Morocco.

05 September 2012 10:01

Prince Harry jokes about nude snaps at charity awards Britain's Prince Harry on Monday made light of his recent exploits in his first public appearance since naked photographs of him in a Las Vegas hotel room surfaced on the internet.

04 September 2012 18:53

Moody's downgrades EU rating outlook to 'negative' Moody's on Monday lowered the European Union's long-term issuer rating outlook from stable to negative, saying the move reflected credit risks of the bloc's key budget contributors.

04 September 2012 18:01

Boxing: Daniyar Yeleussinov is the most beautiful Olympics boxer according to Europeans Kazakhstan's boxer Daniyar Yeleussinov, who reached Olympics quarterfinals, is the most beautiful boxer of the London Olympics.

04 September 2012 16:11

British PM begins government reshuffle British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to reshuffle his ailing government on Tuesday, but with unpopular finance minister George Osborne expected to keep his job despite continued economic gloom.

04 September 2012 15:53

British university launches legal fight over visa status A London university on Monday announced it was launching legal action over the government's decision to revoke its right to sponsor visas, a move that threatens thousands of students with deportation.

04 September 2012 14:33

Athletics: Kazakhstan tripple jumper Olga Rypakova keeps winning Olympic champion Olga Rypakova won the 11th stage of Diamond League competition in Lausanne, Switzerland.

04 September 2012 14:09

German left-wing MP visits Assange at Ecuador embassy German far-left MP Sevim Dagdelen on Sunday visited Julian Asange, who has been holed up at Ecuador's embassy in London since June, and afterwards expressed her solidarity with the Wikileaks founder.

04 September 2012 10:21

Paralympics: Kazakhstan athletes win no medals Kazakhstan Paralympics athletes haven’t won any medals in the Games so far.

03 September 2012 20:03

68 illegal immigrants land on uninhabited Spanish island A group of 68 illegal immigrants, including three minors, arrived Sunday at a tiny, uninhabited Spanish island located very close to Morocco.

03 September 2012 14:58

Rihanna gets worked up over-enthusiastic French fans Pop star Rihanna let rip in a series of foul-mouthed Twitter posts, saying she had to fight her way out of a Paris train station after a crowd of French fans gathered to greet her.

03 September 2012 13:50

Judgement day looms for euro When the history books come to be written about the euro, September 12, 2012 could well prove one of the most significant dates in the life of the embattled single currency.

03 September 2012 11:45

News about Europe