News about Europe
Italy celebrates 80 years of national treasure Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren turned 80- a landmark birthday feted across Italy with celebrations of the beauty and talent of the country's revered cinema icon.
20 September 2014 13:08
Brussels chocolate museum opens to sweeten senses
Belgium has a new treat for visitors: a museum dedicated to the confectionary featuring a Willy Wonka-style factory.
20 September 2014 11:24
Queen urges unity after Scottish independence vote
Queen Elizabeth II urged her subjects in the United Kingdom to come together after Scots voted against independence.
20 September 2014 11:04
Scotland rejects independence in historic referendum
Scotland rejected independence in a referendum that left the centuries-old United Kingdom intact.
19 September 2014 15:31
'France does not pay ransoms,' says Hollande
French President Francois Hollande said that "France does not pay ransoms" for hostages, nor does it exchange prisoners.
19 September 2014 14:47
New Slovenia government vows to pull country out of crisis
Slovenia's lawmakers backed a new government under Prime Minister Miro Cerar as he vowed to pull the small Balkan nation from the verge of economic crisis.
19 September 2014 14:19
Scotland votes on independence from Britain
Scotland voted in an epic independence referendum that could break up the centuries-old United Kingdom and create Europe's newest state.
19 September 2014 12:57
Copycat designers poised to pounce on Paris fashion
When the ready-to-wear shows start in Paris, teams of designers for high street stores will be poised to spring into action.
18 September 2014 16:38
Obama, Poroshenko meet as peace deal hopes rise
Ukraine's leader Petro Poroshenko will meet with US President Barack Obama, amid hopes Kiev's conflict with pro-Russian rebels may end.
18 September 2014 16:13
Pregnant Kate cancels Malta trip due to morning sickness
Prince William will take the place of his wife Kate for a visit to Malta this weekend because she is suffering from acute morning sickness.
18 September 2014 15:47
Russia's biggest social network gets new CEO
Russia's biggest social network VKontakte appointed a new chief executive after the removal of its maverick founder Pavel Durov earlier this year.
18 September 2014 15:32
Moscow hails Ukraine self-rule olive branch for east
Russia hailed Ukraine's offer of self-rule for separatist rebels in the east under a peace plan.
18 September 2014 11:38
World will 'change course' on climate at UN summit: envoy
A UN summit on climate change will see the world "change course" and begin to seriously tackle global warming.
18 September 2014 11:15
Catalan firefighters drive to Scotland to back independence
A group of Catalan firefighters arrived in Glasgow to lend their support to a "Yes" vote in Scotland's independence referendum.
18 September 2014 11:00
Canada slaps fresh sanctions on Russia
Canada announced fresh sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, targeting four senior Russian army generals, a bank and five arms manufacturers, over Moscow's support for rebels in Ukraine.
17 September 2014 15:43
Russia places top billionaire under house arrest
Russian authorities said they had placed a top billionaire, Vladimir Yevtushenkov, under house arrest, accusing him of money-laundering.
17 September 2014 13:55
Scotland's 'Yes' campaign winning Facebook battle
Scotland's "Yes" campaign appears to have the edge online, figures released by Facebook showed.
17 September 2014 13:03
Russia to deploy reinforcements to Crimea area: minister
Russia is to reinforce its troop deployments in annexed Crimea because of the worsening crisis in Ukraine and the buildup of foreign forces nearby..
17 September 2014 10:19
Embattled French government scrapes through confidence vote
France's crisis-hit government narrowly won a crunch parliamentary vote of confidence in its economic reform path.
17 September 2014 10:01
Eurasian Film Festival red carpet event in Almaty
10th annual International Eurasia Film Festival opened in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
16 September 2014 20:12