News about Europe

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
European Commissioner suggests cooperation with Customs Union EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy suggested in Ukraine expanding cooperation with the Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.
16 September 2014 18:45
Vuelta ranking: Fabio Aru of Astana ProTeam wins 18th stage and ranks 5th overal Italian cycler Fabio Aru from Kazakhstan's Astana ProTeam won the 18th stage of the Vuelta a Espana and ranked 5th in the overall.
16 September 2014 17:54
Russia to probe Euronews over 'Putin target practice' video Russia said it would probe Euronews after the news channel broadcast footage of Ukrainian fighters using the portrait of Vladimir Putin, styled as Hitler.
16 September 2014 14:01
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