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Putin calls killed Total CEO 'true friend' of Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Total CEO Christophe de Margerie, who died in a plane accident at a Moscow airport, as a "true friend of our country."
21 October 2014
Hungary FM to meet a top US diplomat amid visa ban row
Hungarian Foreign Ministe will meet a top American top diplomat , only days after visa bans were slapped on several Hungarian officials accused of corruption.
21 October 2014
Pollution in pregnancy linked to lung damage in child
Women exposed to high levels of traffic pollution during the second trimester of pregnancy are at higher risk of giving birth to a child with weak lungs.
21 October 2014
Che photographer Burri dies aged 81
Swiss photographer Rene Burri, celebrated for his portraits of Che Guevara and Pablo Picasso, died Monday in Zurich aged 81.
21 October 2014
'Glass ship' Vuitton museum kicks off art-rich week in Paris
Emerging from the woods at the edge of Paris like a glass ship, the hyper-modern Louis Vuitton art museum was inaugurated on Monday.
21 October 2014
Merkel: Allies should help Ukraine pay Russian gas debt
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Ukraine's allies to help the war-scarred nation pay off its gas debts to Russia.
21 October 2014
CEO of oil giant Total killed in Moscow plane crash
The CEO of French oil company Total, Christophe de Margerie has died after a private jet crashed at a Moscow airport.
21 October 2014
Singer James Blunt calls 'You're Beautiful' annoying
James Blunt has described the multi-million selling song that made his name, You're Beautiful, as "annoying" and says it was "force-fed down people's throats".
20 October 2014
Philips blames Russia, China slowdowns for plunge into loss
Dutch electronics giant Philips posted a 103-million-euro net loss on third-quarter earnings, blaming a patent lawsuit and ever-slowing markets in China and Russia.
20 October 2014
France calls on Germany for 50 bn euros in investments
Cash-strapped France called on Europe's economic powerhouse Germany to invest 50 billion euros more by 2018.
20 October 2014
Dutch MH17 relative visits Ukraine crash site: report
A Dutch relative of a victim of downed flight MH17 has travelled to the crash site in eastern Ukraine to search for the remains of his missing cousin.
20 October 2014
Albanian PM's historic visit to Serbia postponed after football brawl
A planned historic visit by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to Serbia has been postponed after political tensions soared following violence at a football match.
20 October 2014
Thousands of Catalans demand snap regional vote
Thousands of pro-independence Catalans rallied, demanding snap elections after the region's leader Artus Mas watered down plans for a referendum on separating from Spain.
20 October 2014
Ukraine says goodbye Lenin as Communists face poll wipeout
As Ukraine gears up to vote in a snap parliamentary election after a year of dramatic upheaval, the Communist Party is finding its power base has collapsed.
20 October 2014
Hungarians march to celebrate 'Roma Pride'
Hundreds of Hungarians took part in a "Roma Pride" march in Budapest to celebrate the country's largest ethnic minority, a community scarred by widespread prejudice.
20 October 2014
Britain threatens Internet 'trolls' with two years in jail
People found guilty of Internet "trolling" in Britain could be jailed for up to two years under government proposals outlined on Sunday.
20 October 2014
Criticism, praise follows Catholic Church's gays decision
Activists lashed out at the Catholic Church's failure at a major synod to open its doors to gay people, but praised for getting bishops to confront "taboos."
20 October 2014
Future of food served up in Paris
Countries are vying to conquer global plates, and palates, with their homegrown specialities at the International Food Fair.
20 October 2014
Mystery deepens over reported Russian sub in Sweden
Mystery deepened over a Swedish military operation triggered by "foreign underwater activity" off the coast of Stockholm.
20 October 2014
Pope faces key test with vote on divorcees, gays
Pope Francis was set to sort his allies from his enemies with a Vatican vote on a document drafted opening the Catholic Church's doors to remarried divorcees and gays.
18 October 2014