News about Europe
Leaders renew backing of tattered Ukraine ceasefire
The leaders of Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia pledged renewed support for a tattered ceasefire in eastern Ukraine despite violations.
20 February 2015 16:09
Germany rejects Greece 'take-it or leave-it' debt offer
Germany rejected a take-it or leave-it request by Athens for a six-month extension to its EU loan programme.
20 February 2015 13:05
US, British spies hacked mobile SIM card keys: report
US and British intelligence services can tap into mobile voice and data communications of many devices after stealing encryption keys of a major SIM card maker.
20 February 2015 12:57
Zarif, Kerry to hold nuclear talks in Geneva: Iran
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and top US diplomat John Kerry will meet in Geneva this week for talks on Tehran's nuclear programme.
19 February 2015 16:36
New Greek president Pavlopoulos, pro-European with mixed legacy
Prokopis Pavlopoulos, who was elected Greece's new president, is a veteran conservative insider whose selection has raised its share of eyebrows among the ruling left.
19 February 2015 11:23
Three medals in Mogul: Kazakhstan at Universiade
The Winter Universiade continued in Granda, Spain from February 4 to 14. Kazakhstani skiers won three medals in mogul.
19 February 2015 01:19
Cotto will give up WBC title instead of fighting Golovkin: Tom Loeffler
Golovkin’s promoter Tom Loeffler believes that Cotto would rather give up his title than fight Golovkin.
19 February 2015 01:11
Greece eyes pain-free EU loan deal
Greece was expected to bid for extra debt crisis aid from the EU without strings attached, ahead of a closely-watched ECB meeting on the country's emergency funds.
18 February 2015 16:32
Swiss prosecutor orders probe, search of HSBC offices
Investigators launched a search of British banking giant HSBC's Geneva offices as part of a money laundering probe.
18 February 2015 16:25
Putin visits his EU friend, Hungary's Orban, amid Ukraine tension
Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a controversial visit to Budapest, showing the world he still has a friend in Europe in Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban
18 February 2015 13:47
Netherlands cancels visas for controversial imams' visit
Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders nixed visas for three controversial imams planning to visit the Netherlands next month.
18 February 2015 13:36
Turkey slams Armenia for halting deal to improve ties
Turkey lashed out at Armenian President for his decision to withdraw from parliament a landmark deal aimed at repairing relations between the two nations.
18 February 2015 13:16
Russian court upholds sentence of Kremlin critic Navalny
A Russia court upheld a suspended three-and-a-half year prison sentence against top Kremlin critic Alexi Navalny.
18 February 2015 12:59
Britain's Tesco picks new chairman
Troubled British supermarket giant Tesco named John Allan as chairman, ending a four-month search after Richard Broadbent resigned amid an accounting scandal.
18 February 2015 12:41
Fans protest as 'Russian Sinatra' hit by EU sanctions
Russian MPs spoke out and fans launched a Twitter campaign after the European Union slapped sanctions on a popular singer often compared to Frank Sinatra.
18 February 2015 12:29
UK's Labour details pre-poll economic plan
Britain's main opposition Labour party outlined its economic plan to try to woo middle-income voters ahead of an anticipated closely-fought election in May.
17 February 2015 14:24
French MPs to vote on controversial reform plan
Millions of tourists in Paris will be able to shop all-week long if French MPs pass a controversial set of reforms seen as vital to unblock its stuttering economy.
17 February 2015 14:08
Two thousand Hungarians protest in Budapest on eve of Putin visit
Hundreds of Hungarians took to the streets of Budapest to protest against Vladimir Putin, a day ahead of the Russian leader's visit to Budapest.
17 February 2015 13:39
Cartoonist sent into hiding after Copenhagen attacks
A Swedish cartoonist believed to have been targeted in one of the Copenhagen shootings at the weekend has been sent into hiding.
17 February 2015 13:22
Minsk agreement might fail again: Kazakhstan's Idrissov
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Yerlan Idrissov has expressed concerns over the implementation of the agreement signed in Minsk.
16 February 2015 22:16