News about Europe

Spanish PM apologises for party corruption scandals Spain prime minister apologised for corruption scandals involving members of his conservative Popular Party.
29 October 2014 13:10
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 12:31
'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 10:57
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 09:55
Hurricane defies gravity in Britain A hurricane has stopped and turned backwards a waterfall in Great Britain.
28 October 2014 20:00
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 16:10
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 16:04
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 15:49
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 12:26
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 10:09
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 20:09
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 13:08
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 12:46
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 12:42
British cancer boy Ashya leaves Prague for Spain Five-year-old British brain tumour patient Ashya King left Prague for Spain.
27 October 2014 12:39
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 12:18
Gene link to seizures in children after MMR vaccine Scientists in Denmark said they had found genetic clues to explain why a small number of children have febrile seizures after receiving the measles.
27 October 2014 11:52
Parts of UK 'under siege' from immigration: defence minister Parts of Britain are "under siege" from immigration, prompting the government to look at ways to stem the number of EU workers arriving.
27 October 2014 10:34
Fear and loathing as Ukraine's frontline city votes Ukraine's parliamentary polls was meant to help bring a shattered nation together, but the frontline city of Mariupol is in no mood for reconciliation.
27 October 2014 09:58
Kazakhstan native named best young German actor A native of Kazakhstan conquers German theater stage.
25 October 2014 20:05
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