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Berlin approves new arms exports to Arab states: report
Germany has approved new deliveries of weapons to several Arab countries, including Qatar which had been accused of backing jihadists.
03 October 2014
Pope braced for marriage clash as world's bishops meet
Nice-guy Pope Francis looks set to have his mettle tested by his first mutiny in the ranks this weekend at a Catholic meeting.
03 October 2014
British PM first leader to visit new Afghan president Ghani
British Prime Minister became the first world leader to hold talks with newly-inaugurated Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
03 October 2014
IMF worried about sustained slow global growth
IMF chief warned that the global economy could be sinking into a prolonged period of "mediocre" growth.
03 October 2014
EU keeps Russia sanctions as clashes resume in Ukraine
The EU decided to keep in place biting economic sanctions on Russia over its alleged backing of pro-Kremlin insurgents.
01 October 2014
Spain PM says open to debate on constitutional reform
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said he was open to proposals on reforming the country's constitution.
01 October 2014
Kazakh 21 yo violin player wins Rodolfo Lipizer Prize in Italy
Kazakhstan native Meruert Karmenova has won the prestigious 33rd International Violin Competition 'Rodolfo Lipizer Prize' in Italy.
01 October 2014
Ukraine refuses cooperation with Russia in Ablyazov's case
President of Ukraine Poroshenko announced that Ukraine would not cooperate with Russia in the case of fugitive Kazakh banker, who will be be extradited to either Ukraine or Russia.
30 September 2014
Fitch places Catalonia on rating watch negative following independence vote call
Ratings agency Fitch put Catalonia on review for a possible downgrade.
30 September 2014
Paris fashion says non to 'Normcore'
Self-aware blandness, aka "Normcore", may be the latest high street buzzword, but for the world of high fashion the trend is something to be resisted.
30 September 2014
Prada goes for cover-up look over CEOs tax fraud probe
Troubled Italian fashion giant Prada stonewalled questions over its tax affairs.
30 September 2014
Hungary bans US far-right group's 'racist' conference
Hungary banned a conference of the US-based white supremacist National Policy Institute (NPI) set for this weekend, calling the organisation "racist".
30 September 2014
Long Russia crisis could force EU energy rethink: Merkel
Angela Merkel said that Germany and Europe may have to review their energy cooperation with Russia in the long-term if the Ukraine standoff does not abate.
30 September 2014
Far from paparazzi, Bardot marks 80th birthday in private
French screen siren Brigitte Bardot celebrated her 80th birthday in privat at her French Riviera home.
29 September 2014
Chloe designer dedicates Paris fashion show to late founder
Chloe designer Clare Waight Keller paid tribute to the French fashion house's founder Gaby Aghion, a day after her death in Paris at the age of 93.
29 September 2014
Armed British warplanes flying 'daily' over Iraq
Armed British warplanes are flying daily missions over Iraq and would launch air strikes if called in by local forces on the ground.
29 September 2014
Leery Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels eye troop pullback
Ukraine waited to see if a Russian-backed truce lasted through the day before starting to withdraw forces from a frontline.
29 September 2014
Newlywed Clooneys show off their wedding rings in Venice
George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin delighted crowds of onlookers as they took to the waters of Venice to show off their wedding rings.
29 September 2014
Swiss voters reject shift to state-run health insurance
Swiss voters rejected a plan to ditch the country's all-private health insurance system and create a state-run scheme, exit polls showed.
29 September 2014
Roche breast cancer drug 'helps patients live longer': study
A drug developed by Swiss giant Roche to treat an aggressive form of breast cancer has been shown to extend patients' lives by almost 16 months.
29 September 2014