News about Europe

King Felipe boosts scandal-hit crown in changing Spain Felipe VI has strengthened the standing of Spain's monarchy in his first year as king, surprising the country by squaring up to scandal.
16 June 2015 14:37
Denmark's 'selfie' prime minister fights for second term Like the protagonist of Denmark's hit TV show "Borgen", Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt is a pragmatic centrist who learned her political lines the hard way.
16 June 2015 14:22
Kerry urges Lavrov to respect Ukraine ceasefire Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday pressed his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov to ensure that Moscow respects the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine.
16 June 2015 13:32
Chocolate may be good for your heart, study suggests New research has added to tentative evidence that eating chocolate in modest quantities may be good for the heart.
16 June 2015 13:22
France's Hollande boosts ties with former foe Algeria French President Francois Hollande arrived in Algeria for a visit aimed at tackling the "common battle" of the once bitter foes against jihadists from Mali to Libya.
16 June 2015 12:42
France and Italy clash as migrant stand-off opens EU rift Italy and France engaged in a war of words as a standoff over hundreds of Africans offered a graphic illustration of Europe's migration crisis.
16 June 2015 11:51
Line-up of UK Labour leadership race announced Four candidates have registered to lead Britain's opposition Labour Party after its former chief Ed Miliband resigned in the wake of a devastating election defeat last month.
16 June 2015 10:55
Ball in Greece's court in debt talks: ECB's Draghi European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi urged all sides in the negotiations on Greece "to go the extra mile", but insisted the ball was in Athens' court.
16 June 2015 10:41
Hate and extremism 'not Islam', says French PM French Prime Minister Manuel Valls stressed there was no link between extremism and Islam.
16 June 2015 09:29
Greek PM urges creditors to get 'realistic' Athens will stand its ground until its creditors become "realistic", a day after last-ditch debt talks collapsed and raised fears of a Greek default.
15 June 2015 16:09
Tattoos, nautical theme for Alexander McQueen collection The Alexander McQueen label took centre-stage at London's fashion week for men with a collection that drew heavily on tattoo art and nautical themes.
15 June 2015 12:08
Belgian singer Stromae cancels concerts for health reasons Belgian singer Stromae has been forced to cancel a series of concerts after an adverse reaction to anti-malaria medicine.
15 June 2015 11:55
Greece bailout talks end with no deal, 'significant gap' remain : EU Crunch bailout talks between Greece and its EU-IMF creditors ended without a deal on Sunday, with a "significant gap" still remaining.
15 June 2015 11:19
Van Morrison, Eddie Redmayne honoured by Queen Elizabeth II Singer-songwriter Van Morrison was given a knighthood and Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne was made an OBE in Queen Elizabeth II's birthday honours announced.
13 June 2015 13:59
Pussy Riot member arrested at Moscow women's rights demo A member of punk protest group Pussy Riot and a fellow activist were arrested at a demonstration in Moscow demanding better conditions for women held in Russian prisons.
13 June 2015 11:39
Men's fashion week opens in London with eye on China Sharp suits vied with streetwear and top brands at men's fashion week in London, which opened with an eye on boosting ties with the lucrative luxury Chinese market.
13 June 2015 10:33
Lenny Kravitz ponders past 'sacrifices' as he looks to new love Just turned 51, Lenny Kravitz is still looking like the rock sex symbol he's always been, and he's also expanding his artistic horizons as a photographer, an actor and a designer
12 June 2015 14:39
McCartney wows crowd at Stade de France gig A week before his 73rd birthday, Paul McCartney wowed concert-goers at the Stade de France, belting out a series of songs that were peppered with Beatles hits.
12 June 2015 13:30
IMF, EU pour cold water on Greek debt deal hopes Greece's creditors piled pressure on cash-strapped Athens as the IMF pulled its team out of talks and the EU warned Athens to stop gambling with the possibility of default.
12 June 2015 10:49
IMF says can support Ukraine without private debt deal The International Monetary Fund said it could continue to support Ukraine with bailout funding even if Kiev does not reach a debt restructuring deal with private creditors.
12 June 2015 09:59
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