News about Europe

Mormons buoyed by Romney run but church neutral When Rudolf Hegewald left East Germany to join fellow Mormons in the US state of Utah more than five decades ago, he could only dream that a member of his faith would one day run for president.
25 August 2012 16:48
British press torn on naked Harry snaps Britain's press thrashed out Saturday whether The Sun newspaper had done the right thing by eventually publishing pictures of a naked Prince Harry cavorting with similarly-clad women in Las Vegas.
25 August 2012 15:00
France says air exclusion zone in Syria possible France indicated Thursday that it would consider supporting a partial no-fly zone over Syria, turning the screws on President Bashar al-Assad's regime as fighting rages in Damascus and second city Aleppo.
25 August 2012 13:44
Faded US stimulus hopes weigh on oil prices Oil prices were mixed Thursday amid fresh doubts about hoped-for US Federal Reserve stimulus and a bleaker energy demand outlook in China and Europe.
25 August 2012 11:52
Elisabeth Murdoch calls for morality in media Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of Australian-born tycoon Rupert, urged the media to concentrate on morals as well as profit during a speech to television executives in Scotland on Thursday.
24 August 2012 18:26
Toulouse shooter might have had accomplices in Kazakhstan Toulouse shooter Mohammed Merah who shot 7 people in March 2012 had broad connections in 20 countries, including Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia.
24 August 2012 16:48
Norway mass killer Breivik found sane, sentenced to prison An Oslo court found Anders Behring Breivik guilty of "acts of terror" and sentenced him to 21 years in prison for his killing spree last year that left 77 people dead.
24 August 2012 15:12
Women directors take front row at Venice film festival Hollywood veterans will brush shoulders with up and coming starlets and auteurs in Venice starting on Wednesday for the film festival in which women directors are set to take centre stage.
24 August 2012 14:42
The Sun to defy royal family to print Harry nude snaps The Sun, Rupert Murdoch's popular British tabloid, on Friday published nude photographs of Prince Harry despite being asked not to by the royal family.
24 August 2012 13:50
Greek PM in crisis talks with Merkel Greece's prime minister was expected to press for more time to make key reforms and spending cuts to keep his debt-wracked country in the eurozone at crisis talks Friday with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
24 August 2012 12:56
US, Britain warn Syria against chemical weapon threat British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama warned they would be forced to consider a new course of action if Syria threatens to use chemical weapons on rebel fighters.
23 August 2012 18:26
Sane or not, Breivik's future is at Norway's Ila prison Regardless of whether an Oslo court sentences him to prison or closed psychiatric care, Norwegian gunman is set to spend his days at a specially-adapted high-security prison.
23 August 2012 14:50
Newspapers warned over Prince Harry nude photos The British royal family on Wednesday warned the country's newspapers not to publish nude photographs of Prince Harry cavorting with friends on holiday in Las Vegas.
23 August 2012 14:20
Billionaire George Soros invests in Man United US billionaire George Soros has bought a stake in Manchester United, the British football club that made its Wall Street debut earlier this month, according to a filing with US regulators on Monday.
23 August 2012 09:59
Elton John fears son will face homophobia Elton John believes his son Zachary's childhood is going to be "very difficult", battling homophobia and the impact of his father's fame, the pop icon said in an interview published Tuesday.
22 August 2012 10:27
Down's syndrome testing hits several European markets A new prenatal test for Down's syndrome hit the market in Germany and several other European countries Monday, the manufacturer said, amid a controversy over whether it could lead to more abortions.
22 August 2012 10:03
Prison or mental ward: what Norway's Breivik can expect Norway gunman Anders Behring Breivik faces either a long stay behind bars or in a psychiatric ward, with his theoretical chance of release depending on the verdict handed down on Friday.
21 August 2012 19:15
Berlin douses hopes of quick euro crisis fix Germany on Monday dampened hopes for powerful action from the European Central Bank to fix the euro crisis and slapped down speculation of an immediate breakthrough on debt-wracked Greece.
21 August 2012 14:56
Home wifi could be used for emergency responders Wireless routers for homes and offices could be knitted together to provide a communications system for emergency responders if the mobile phone network fails.
21 August 2012 14:10
Belarus leader fires foreign minister after Sweden row Belarus strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko on Monday fired his foreign minister as part of a sweeping reshuffle that follows a diplomatic crisis in ties with Sweden after a pro-democracy stunt.
21 August 2012 13:39
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