Hungarian supergranny closes in on world chess recordAn 87-year-old Hungarian woman aims this weekend to set a world record by beating 1920s Cuban chess grandmaster Jose Raul Capablanca at his own game: simultaneous play.
Prince Harry serves last day in army careerPrince Harry ended his career with the British army after 10 years' service that saw him fight on the front line twice in Afghanistan.
Russia warns of retaliation for Yukos overseas asset freezeMoscow warned that state-linked foreign firms in Russia could be targeted for retaliation to the freezing of Russian official assets in Western Europe over legal claims from former Yukos shareholders.
20 June 2015
Juncker says 'I don't understand Tsipras': reportEuropean Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker voiced frustration with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in a media report amid the deepening debt crisis.
EU to extend Russia sanctions to January 2016EU member states agreed to extend damaging economic sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis by another six months to the end of January 2016.
19 June 2015
NATO flexes muscles in Poland war gamesNATO flexed its muscles in Poland during the first full drill of its new spearhead force, a structure designed to boost security on its eastern flank.
19 June 2015
IMF's Lagarde says Greece talks need 'adults in the room'IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned that a resolution to five months of tortuous debt talks with Greece required "adults in the room" in an apparent sideswipe at Greek officials.
19 June 2015
Ukraine parliament fires powerful security chiefUkraine's parliament fired the powerful head of the SBU state security service after he fell foul of President Petro Poroshenko and became embroiled in a conflict with the nation's chief prosecutor.