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Children born outside marriage in Europe rise to 40 percent of total The number of children born outside marriage in Europe has doubled over two decades to 40 percent, with Estonia, Slovenia and France registering almost three out of every five births out of wedlock.

27 March 2013

Chess: Kazakhstan's Zhansaya Abdumalik won silver at World Championship Kazakhstan chess player Zhansaya Abdumalik gained 8.5 points and became second at the World Chess Championship.

19 November 2012

Alstom suspends work on Slovenia coal plant over financing French energy giant Alstom has begun suspending work on a 1.3-billion-euro ($1.67-billion) coal-fired electricity plant in Slovenia after failing to receive financing guarantees from the government.

04 November 2012

First visit of UN chief to site of Srebrenica genocide Ban Ki-moon begins a tour of the Balkans this week which will include the first visit by a UN chief to the site of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre and to Kosovo since it declared independence in 2008.

18 July 2012

Cycling: Astana cyclist Janez Brajkovic won Slovenia Tour race Kazakhstan Astana team cyclist, Slovenian Janez Brajkovic, won the Slovenia Tour marathon race.

18 June 2012