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Pressure grows on Spanish PM to tackle corruption
Spanish Prime Minister scrambled to contain the fallout of a new graft scandal involving members of his conservative Popular Party.
30 October 2014
NATO reports 'large scale' Russian air activity in European airspace
NATO said it had tracked and intercepted four groups of Russian warplanes "conducting significant military manoeuvres" in European airspace over the past two days.
30 October 2014
Can you drink too much milk? Study raises questions
A study in The BMJ medical journal said Swedes with a high intake of cow's milk died younger -- and women suffered more fractures.
29 October 2014
Russia angers West by backing rebel polls as EU uphold sanctions
Russia announced it will recognise separatist polls in Ukraine next weekend, sparking an angry reaction from Washington and Kiev's newly elected pro-Western leaders.
29 October 2014
Spanish PM apologises for party corruption scandals
Spain prime minister apologised for corruption scandals involving members of his conservative Popular Party.
29 October 2014
Leonardo da Vinci's self-potrait in rare public show
The only existing self-portrait by Italian master Leonardo da Vinci is to make a rare appearance in a new exhibition in Turin in northern Italy.
29 October 2014
'English Schindler' receives top Czech award at 105
Sir Nicholas Winton, who saved hundreds of Jewish children in Prague from the Nazis in the run-up to World War II, was given the Czech Republic's top honour.
29 October 2014
Nobel laureate Malala wins World's Children's Prize
Girl's rights champion Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate in history, won the World's Children's Prize.
29 October 2014
Hurricane defies gravity in Britain
A hurricane has stopped and turned backwards a waterfall in Great Britain.
28 October 2014
What makes a criminal? Gene trawl raises questions
Is a violent criminal born that way, or shaped by childhood experiences and circumstances?
28 October 2014
Russia to recognise Ukraine rebel votes: Lavrov
Russia plans to recognise elections being organised next weekend by rebels in east Ukraine in defiance of the government in Kiev.
28 October 2014
FIFA fully supports 2018 World Cup in Russia: Blatter
World football boss Sepp Blatter said that FIFA categorically backs Russia's staging of the 2018 World Cup and praised its preparations.
28 October 2014
Spain moves to block symbolic Catalan independence vote
The Spanish central government said it will challenge in court plans by Catalonia to hold a symbolic vote on whether the wealthy region should be independent.
28 October 2014
French protester killed by 'explosion', questions over police involvement
A protester who died during a clash at the site of a contested French dam project was wounded by "an explosion''.
28 October 2014
Kukushkin wins Wawrinka in first round of Swiss Indoors
Kazakhstani tennis player Mikhail Kukushkin has won the fourth best tennis player in the world Stanislas Wawrinka from Switzerland in Basel.
27 October 2014
Estonian finance minister quits over Facebook comments
Estonian Finance Minister Juergen Ligi announced his resignation after he caused a furore with Facebook comments seen as insulting to the education minister.
27 October 2014
German police injured in clashes with far-right protesters
At least 13 German riot police were injured in clashes with far-right hooligans rallying against Islamist extremism in the western city of Cologne.
27 October 2014
Kazakh fim wins awards in USA and Poland
Kazakh film The Owners has been awarded two presigious awards, one in the United States, another in Poland.
27 October 2014
British cancer boy Ashya leaves Prague for Spain
Five-year-old British brain tumour patient Ashya King left Prague for Spain.
27 October 2014
Pro-West, nationalist parties win Ukraine vote: exit polls
Pro-Western and nationalist parties scored a crushing victory in Ukraine's snap parliamentary polls, which were boycotted by pro-Russian rebels.
27 October 2014