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New book lifts lid on court of Britain's Prince Charles
A new biography of Britain's Prince Charles reveals how his inner circle is riven with backstabbing and infighting.
31 January 2015
Turnout slumps at anti-Islam LEGIDA march in Leipzig
A march by an emergent anti-Islamisation group in the German city of Leipzig failed to drum up much support, with first estimates showing turnout at below 1,000.
31 January 2015
New Greek PM Tsipras in Italy, France next week: office
Greece's new radical Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will travel to Italy and France next week for meetings.
31 January 2015
Italy presidential battle heads into third day
Italy's presidential election will go into a fourth and likely decisive round on Saturday more after two more inconclusive votes.
31 January 2015
Astana Opera ballet company wins hearts of Italian audience
The Astana Opera ballet company has won hearts of the audience with the Gala Ballet at the Italy’s oldest theatre Carlo Felice.
30 January 2015
Twelve people, including seven civilians, killed in east Ukraine: officials
Twelve people, including seven civilians, were killed in the past 24 hours in clashes between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine.
30 January 2015
Total chief says to slash exploration outlays by nearly third
The chief executive of Total said the French oil company would slash spending on exploration by 30 percent this year due to the drop in the price of oil.
30 January 2015
Greece will stay in eurozone: French PM
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls sought to reassure Chinese concerns about the eurozone, insisting that Greece will stay part of the single currency.
30 January 2015
Tom Petty says no hard feelings on Sam Smith song
Rocker Tom Petty says he never threatened to sue Sam Smith over his smash hit "Stay With Me" and agreed that similarities to his own "I Won't Back Down" were coincidence.
30 January 2015
Kazakhstan's environmental standards for TPP three times behind Europe
The environmental requirements for thermal power plants in Kazakhstan are two or three times lower than in Europe.
29 January 2015
Russia's Gazprom profits plunge 61%, hit by Ukraine row
Russia's gas giant Gazprom said its third quarter profits plunged 61 percent as supplies were suspended to Ukraine, one of its main customers.
29 January 2015
Poroshenko and US press Putin on Ukraine violence
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko appealed to Russia's Vladimir Putin while Washington threatened tougher measures should Moscow fail to rein in separatists mounting.
29 January 2015
US 'monitoring closely' as new Greek PM shakes up policies
The White House said it was "monitoring closely" events in Greece, where a new hard-left government has vowed to reopen the terms of a massive financial bailout.
29 January 2015
Hollande urges Turkey to 'break taboos' on Armenia WWI killings
French President called on Turkey to take new steps towards the "truth" behind the mass killings of Armenians a century ago, saying "it is time to break the taboos".
29 January 2015
Amal Clooney in court to condemn Armenia genocide-denier
A long-running battle over one man's denial of the Armenian genocide returned to the European Court of Human Rights.
29 January 2015
Greece-EU clash spreads to Russia sanctions
Greece has created a new headache for the EU by questioning sanctions against Russia over Ukraine.
29 January 2015
Kazakhstan gets 2 gold and 1 silver at Winter Universiade
On the second day of the 2015 Universiade, Kazakhstan’s team has lost its leadership position in the total medal count.
28 January 2015
'I'm not an enemy': Moscow exhibit showcases Gulag letters
Entitled "The Right of Correspondence," the exhibition is organised by Russia’s top rights group, Memorial, and displays hundreds of letters sent by Gulag.
28 January 2015
Pope opens doors to transsexual dubbed 'devil's daughter': report
Pope Francis has met a Spanish transsexual and his fiancée at the Vatican, opening his doors to a man dubbed "the devil's daughter" by a local priest.
28 January 2015
Putin lauds Soviet army at Moscow's Auschwitz ceremony
President Vladimir Putin slammed what he called attempts to rewrite history and lauded the Red Army at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
28 January 2015