News about Europe

Russia-Ukraine gas talks falter, new meeting next week EU-brokered crunch talks to resolve the bitter gas price dispute between Russia and Ukraine failed on Tuesday, as a new meeting was set for next week.
22 October 2014 11:16
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 15:39
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 14:58
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 14:52
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 14:37
'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 14:13
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 14:02
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 12:09
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 15:15
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 14:30
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 14:21
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 14:06
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 14:00
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 13:28
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 13:06
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 12:57
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 12:36
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 12:03
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 11:48
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 11:32
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