Hollande to discuss Ukraine with Putin during visit to Armenia
French President Francois Hollande will discuss the Ukraine crisis with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a visit to Armenia on April 24.
Sweden raises defence budget amid Russia concerns
Sweden will raise defence spending by 10.2 billion kronor for the period 2016 to 2020, the government said amid concerns over Russia's military resurgence.
1,400 mourners join memorial for Germanwings crash victims
Grieving relatives joined political and religious leaders at a sombre German memorial service for the victims of last month's Germanwings crash in the French Alps.
Bigger risk of Finnish job cuts in Nokia-Alcatel deal: minister
Finnish Finance Minister said that Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia's takeover of rival Alcatel-Lucent will put more jobs at risk in Finland than in France.
11,000 migrants land in Italy in six days
More than 11,000 migrants have been rescued from the Mediterranean and taken to Italy in the past six days with hundreds more expected Friday.
Nestle posts higher-than-expected first quarter growth
The world's top packaged food maker Nestle posted better-than-expected growth in the first quarter despite currency exchange rates that hampered sales.
300 US troops in Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces: Army
About 300 US paratroopers arrived this week in Ukraine to train the Ukrainian National Guard which is fighting pro-Russian rebels in the east.
Londoners flee steep house prices, head for provinces
Expensive housing, an overloaded transport system and a lack of space are driving thousands of Londoners out of the hectic British capital to other.
Cathedral service to mourn 150 victims of Germanwings crash
Germany will hold a memorial service to mourn the victims of the Germanwings crash.
EU eager to finalize probe into Google 'market abuse'
The European Union said Thursday it had filed anti-trust charges against Google to speedily resolve allegations that the tech titan abuses its search engine's market dominance.
Russian defence chiefs blame US for global security risks
Top Russian defence officials lashed out at the USA, accusing it of undermining global security by funding revolutions and expanding NATO in a bid to contain Russia.
Varoufakis says Greece committed to eurozone
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said that his country is determined to remain in the eurozone.
Nazarbayev meets French Total CEO
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has met with the CEO of French oil giant Total Patrick Pouyanne on Tuesday, April 14.
Resurgent Russia worries Finns, but NATO not an option
Finns are once again worried about the threat posed by their resurgent eastern neighbour Russia, though they remain firmly opposed to joining NATO.
Another ally of Ukraine ex-president Yanukovych found dead
A former Ukraine deputy was shot dead in Kiev, the fourth ally of ousted pro-Moscow ex-president Viktor Yanukovych to die in suspicious circumstances.
Hollande says Nokia must guarantee French jobs in Alcatel deal
French President Francois Hollande said he supported Finnish firm Nokia's 15.6-billion-euro ($16.6 billion) bid to buy its rival Alcatel-Lucent.
Russia sanctions only lifted when truce respected: G7
Russia can expect international sanctions against it to be lifted only when it complies with the terms of a ceasefire with Ukraine.
President of Turkey to visit Kazakhstan on April 16
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay an official visit to Kazakhstan on April 16.
Nokia agrees 15.6-bn-euro deal to buy Alcatel-Lucent
Nokia has struck a 15.6-billion-euro deal to buy its rival Alcatel-Lucent to create the world's biggest supplier of mobile phone network equipment.
Erdogan vows to brush off any EU parliament genocide decision
Turkish President warned Turkey would ignore any decision by the European Parliament qualifying the 1915 killings of Armenians in World War I as genocide.