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Anatoly Serdyukov, Russian Defense Minister, dismissed by Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov after his ministry was caught up in a corruption scandal. Anatoly Serdyukov has been replaced...
Greece in 48-hour general strike against a new wave of spending cuts
Greece is braced for a 48-hour general strike across public and private sectors in protest at a proposed new wave of spending cuts. Protest marches...
Claudio Sciarpelletti, Paolo Gabriele’s helper, on trial for stealing papal documents
Claudio Sciarpelletti, a computer technician, has gone on trial in the Vatican City charged with aiding and abetting Pope's former butler, Paolo Gabriele, in...
World’s longest married couple: Karam and Katari Chand have been married for 87 years
Indian couple Karam, 107, and his wife Katari Chand, 100, who have eight children and twenty eight grandchildren together, have lived in wedded bliss...
Myriam Aouffir: DSK and his new girlfriend spotted at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem
Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been spotted with his new girlfriend, Myriam Aouffir, at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. Myriam Aouffir, 43, is a high-profile press officer...
Ourson Guimauve: Why the French love chocolate bears
Market statistics show the French confectionery industry has been unaffected by the country's financial problems and continues to grow at about 8% a year....
Costas Vaxevanis acquitted in Greek bank list trial
Greek journalist Costas Vaxevanis has been acquitted of breaching privacy for publishing the names of 2,000 suspected tax evaders. Costas Vaxevanis published a list of...
Vladimir Putin injured in a sport activity, admits Kremlin
Vladimir Putin's spokesman has admitted that Russia's president is suffering from an injury, but denied media reports that it is affecting his work. Dmitry Peskov...
Spain Halloween stampede: three dead and two injured at Madrid Arena
Three women have died in a stampede at a Halloween party in Madrid, Spanish officials say. They say that two more people were seriously injured...
Costas Vaxevanis goes on trial for publishing names of Greeks with Swiss bank accounts
Greek journalist Costas Vaxevanis is due to go on trial in Athens for breach of privacy after publishing the names of 2,000 Greeks with...
Eurozone unemployment rate hits new high in September
Eurozone unemployment rate hit to a new high of 18.49 million in September, the EU statistics agency has said. The number of people out of...
Queen parachute stunt at the Olympics was kept secret from her family, says Lord Sebastian Coe
When Queen Elizabeth appeared to parachute into the Olympic Stadium this summer it was hailed as one of the greatest moments in British television...
Polish Catholic Church warns over modern Halloween rituals
Polish Catholic Church has warned that modern Halloween rituals risk promoting the occult. In a statement on its website, the Church said that celebrating Halloween...
Viktor Yanukovych’s party claims victory in Ukraine’s parliamentary election
President Viktor Yanukovych’s party has claimed victory in Ukraine's parliamentary election. The Party of Regions has more than 36%, and the opposition party of Yulia...
Hawaii tsunami triggered by Canada quake
A tsunami triggered by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake thousands of miles away in Canada has hit the island chain of Hawaii, without causing major...
Lithuania votes in the second round of national elections
Lithuania is voting in the second round of national elections, with budget cuts and joining the euro seen as key issues. Polls opened at 07:00...
Ukraine parliamentary elections
Ukrainians are voting in a parliamentary election Western officials are billing as a litmus test of its democratic credentials. Polls opened at 08:00 and pit...
Silvio Berlusconi says he will stay in politics after receiving jail term for tax fraud
Silvio Berlusconi has said he feels "obliged" to stay in politics, a day after receiving a jail term for tax fraud. The former Italian Prime...
Silvio Berlusconi to appeal against tax fraud jail sentence
Silvio Berlusconi’s lawyers are to appeal against his jail sentence for tax fraud, Italian media has reported. The appeal will be lodged by 10 November,...
Silvio Berlusconi sentenced to 4 years in jail for tax fraud
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been sentenced to four years in jail for tax fraud. Silvio Berlusconi and others were accused of buying...
Richard O’Dwyer’s extradition crisis over copyright infringement claims
Many people especially in the UK will have heard and read about 24yr old Sheffield Hallam University student Richard O’Dwyer’s fight against extradition to...
Paolo Gabriele moved to Vatican cell
Paolo Gabriele, Pope Benedict's former butler, found guilty of stealing papal documents, has been moved to a Vatican cell to serve the rest of...
Eurozone business activity hits new low in October
A new survey suggests that business activity in the eurozone contracted at its fastest pace in almost three-and-a-half years in October. The Markit Flash Eurozone...
Angela Merkel to unveil Roma Holocaust memorial in Berlin
Chancellor Angela Merkel is to unveil a memorial in Berlin to the Roma (Gypsy) victims of the Nazi Holocaust. The memorial - a circular pool...
European Parliament rejects the 27 governments’ position on 2013 budget
The European Parliament has rejected the 27 EU governments' position on next year's EU budget, triggering hard bargaining to reach a deal. In a vote...
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