EU fails to reach migrant settlement target
EU ministers failed to agree on how to redistribute a total of 40,000 mostly Syrian and Eritrean migrants from overstretched Italy and Greece.
Kazakhstan beats Belgium and France in government efficiency ranking of World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum has compiled its Global Competitiveness Ranking; Kazakhstan is ranked 50th out of 144 countries.
Merkel rules out Greek haircut, open to debt relief
German Chancellor Angela Merkel again ruled out forgiving some of Greece's crippling debt but said Berlin was open to a flexible repayment plan.
Controversial Russian politician named deputy in Ukraine
The nomination of a Russian politician to a top post in Odessa has caused a flurry of controversy in the tense political atmosphere of the violent Ukraine conflict.
Britain's Cameron attacks extreme conspiracy theories
Conspiracy theories of a powerful Jewish cabal or a Western plan to destroy Islam must be challenged in efforts to counter radicalisation, British Prime Minister David Cameron will say on Monday.
Ukraine wants to buy Kazakh and Turkmen gas
Ukraine has once again raised the question of buying gas from Kazakhstan.
Spanish museums invite blind to touch masterpieces
Staff at the Prado, Spain's top art museum, usually prevent visitors from touching its priceless treasures.
Ukrainian PM says Greece can learn austerity lessons
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Wednesday that Greece could learn a few lessons from Britain about how to implement austerity measures.
'Terrorist' attack on French military foiled: minister
France has foiled a plan to attack the country's military, the interior minister said, as a source close to the investigation said the suspects had been planning a beheading.
One Direction's Louis Tomlinson to be father: reports
One Direction heartthrob Louis Tomlinson is set to become a father, reports said Tuesday, in the latest jolt for the boy band once known for its squeaky-clean image.
Greek PM faces hard sell on bailout deal
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was Tuesday to hold meetings with his parliamentary majority, faced with the tough task of selling a new bailout deal.
Poroshenko faces new security crisis in western Ukraine
President Petro Poroshenko confronted a fresh crisis as a deadly standoff between interior ministry units and armed Ukrainian ultranationalists entered a third day in a western enclave near Hungary.
IMF 'ready to work with Greece, EU'
The International Monetary Fund said it stands is prepared to work with Greece and European Union partners to advance the third bailout effort for the country agreed early Monday.
French PM warns 'Grexit' would be 'disaster' for Greece, eurozone
Greece leaving the eurozone would be a disaster both for the debt-laden country and the single currency, France's prime minister warned.
20 killed in Russian military barrack collapse in Siberia
Twenty Russian soldiers have been killed after their military barracks collapsed in Siberia.
After bombing, Italy PM hails Egypt's Sisi as 'great leader'
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has hailed Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as the only leader who can "save" Egypt, after a deadly car bomb attack on Rome's consulate in Cairo.
Swiss widen FIFA money-laundering investigation
The number of alleged money laundering transactions linked to the 2018 and 2022 World Cups bids won by Russia and Qatar has ballooned from 53 to 81.
Eurozone leaders thrash out Greece bailout deal
Time was running out to get a desperately needed debt agreement in place after 10 hours of talks in Brussels, with Greece's economy and banking system at risk of imminent collapse.
British military should focus on drones, spy tech: Cameron
Britain's defence forces should spend more of their budget on spy planes, drones and covert forces to fight extremist militants, Prime Minister David Cameron said.