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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

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 14:04

Anti-tobacco conference struggles to stub out lobbyists A major conference aimed at cutting global smoking rates in Moscow found itself grappling with another issue.

18 October 2014 13:51

Putin calls on Europe to help Ukraine pay gas debts Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Europe to help Kiev cover its gas debts with Moscow following talks with his Ukrainian counterpart.

18 October 2014 11:59

Russia to launch Europe's largest prison Russia will launch Europe's biggest prison in 2015 to replace one of its most notorious jails that once held revolutionary Leon Trotsky and Soviet-era dissidents.

18 October 2014 11:45

Stock market plunge an 'over-reaction': IMF's Lagarde International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said the plunge in global stock exchanges this week was due to a market "over-reaction".

18 October 2014 11:31

Russia's Rosneft takes EU to court over sanctions Russian oil giant Rosneft and a close associate of President Vladimir Putin are fighting the EU in court over sanctions imposed on some of Russia's biggest companies.

18 October 2014 10:34

London pays homage to immortal myth of Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes never existed but his fictional address of 221B Baker Street still receives a steady flow of letters addressed to the famously intuitive detective.

17 October 2014 16:23

Belgium's new government survives confidence vote Belgium's right-wing coalition government won a vote of confidence just days after taking office.

17 October 2014 15:49

Emir Baigazins Wounded Angel receives Hubert Bals Fund Emir Baigazin, the Kazakh director of Harmony Lessons, has been chosen one of the 11 winners of the Hubert Bals Fund.

17 October 2014 15:30

Rolls-Royce cuts forecasts on Russian sanctions Rolls-Royce announced that it was slashing its earnings forecasts partly as result of Western trade sanctions against Russia, causing a share price collapse.

17 October 2014 15:16

Renzi says 'really positive' after Putin, Poroshenko Ukraine talks Italian Prime Minister said he was "really positive" on the prospects for a solution to the Ukraine conflict after talks between Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko.

17 October 2014 15:09

Vinyl 'renaissance' boosts British album sales Vinyl records are enjoying a "renaissance" in Britain, the music industry's trade body said.

17 October 2014 14:03

'Maximum cooperation' demanded on MH17: Dutch PM Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has met Russian President Vladimir Putin to demand "maximum cooperation" in the probe into doomed Malaysia flight MH17.

17 October 2014 11:27

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