Новости по теме Europe

Italy to vote on radical overhaul of electoral system Italy's lower house of parliament is due to take a final vote on a bill to radically overhaul the electoral system aimed at ending decades of political instability.

04 May 2015

'Queen of Scots' Sturgeon emerges as star of UK election The steely and polished Scottish independence leader Nicola Sturgeon has emerged as an unlikely star of Britain's unpredictable election race.

04 May 2015

China's Xi to visit Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia this week to attend World War II anniversary celebrations, with Kazakhstan and Belarus also on his itinerary.

04 May 2015

Europe-Australia talks over stopping asylum-seeker boats: Abbott Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Australia and Europe were in talks on how to stop asylum-seeker boats after the success of his government's controversial polices on the issue.

04 May 2015

World kept guessing over name of Britain's baby princess Royal watchers around the world waited to discover the name of the two-day-old British princess born to Prince William and his wife Kate.

04 May 2015

Ten Russian bikers reach German border ahead of WWII rally Ten pro-Kremlin Russian bikers, part of a larger group on a controversial World War II victory ride through Europe, reached the German border.

04 May 2015

5,800 migrants rescued in Mediterranean Another 5,800 migrants desperate to reach Europe were rescued this weekend as they tried to cross the Mediterranean on rickety boats.

04 May 2015

Baby first royal affected by new succession laws The birth of Britain's royal baby girl is a cause for celebration not just across the Commonwealth realms but also for campaigners.

02 May 2015

London Eye lit by Facebook election chat The London Eye tourist attraction was lit up in party political colours reflecting the amount of social media interactions about them on Facebook.

02 May 2015

Prince William's wife Kate in labour Prince William's wife Kate was admitted to hospital in London in labour with the couple's eagerly-awaited second child.

02 May 2015

UN Security Council fails to back Russian appeal on Yemen The UN Security Council was unable to agree on a Russian-drafted statement demanding an immediate ceasefire or at least humanitarian pauses in the fighting in Yemen.

02 May 2015

Violent clashes overshadow start of Milan Expo The opening of Expo 2015 was marred by violent clashes between police and dozens of militants opposed to Milan's hosting of the world fair.

02 May 2015

Femen and her father ruin France's Marine Le Pen's big day Bare-chested Femen activists making Nazi salutes disrupted a speech by France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen at her National Front party's traditional May 1 rally in Paris.

02 May 2015

Copy of 'Enola Gay' pilot's log fetches $50,000 at auction A copy of a deeply moving pilot's log, written during the top-secret Enola Gay mission was auctioned in New York on Wednesday for $50,000.

30 April 2015

Germany spied on French and EU officials for US: report German intelligence services spied on top French officials and the European Commission on behalf of the American spy agency NSA.

30 April 2015

Russian MP demands probe over sex shops' use of WWII medal A Russian MP asked prosecutors to investigate a sex shop chain for using a depiction of a World War II medal on price tags for vibrators.

30 April 2015

'I'm still in charge' of Greece debt talks team: Varoufakis Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis insisted in a German newspaper interview that he is still in charge of Greece's team handling crucial talks with creditors.

29 April 2015

EU's Mogherini sees 'major role' for Iran in Syria talks Iran can play a major role in persuading Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to cooperate in peace talks, EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said.

29 April 2015

Maddie McCann parents win 500,000 euros in Portugal libel case A former Portuguese police officer who headed the investigation into the 2007 disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann was ordered to pay 500,000 euros to her parents in a libel case.

29 April 2015

Russia removes Navalny-led opposition party from approved list Russia has withdrawn the opposition Progress Party led by arch Putin foe Alexei Navalny from the list of authorised parties.

29 April 2015

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