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Kitty and Buttons: kitten and puppy become inseparable at Battersea Cats and Dogs Home
An orphaned puppy and an abandoned kitten who were put together at a rescue centre near London, UK, have become so close - they...
Solenne San Jose receives 12 quadrillion-euro phone bill from Bouygues Telecom
Solenne San Jose from south-west France, who received a telephone bill of nearly 12 quadrillion euros, has had the real amount she owed waived...
Greece jobless rate hit a record 25% in July
Latest official figures show that unemployment in Greece hit a record 25.1% in July, with the level among young people reaching 54.2%. Greece's statistical authority...
Standard & Poor’s cuts Spain’s credit rating from BBB+ to BBB-, one level above junk status
Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has downgraded Spain's credit rating, highlighting a deepening recession and mounting pressure on Madrid's finances. S&P cut Spanish debt from...
Yekaterina Samutsevich of Pussy Riot freed in Russia
A Moscow court has freed Yekaterina Samutsevich, one of the convicted women from the punk band Pussy Riot, but upheld two-year jail terms for...
Germany will allow circumcision
The German government has backed new legislation aimed at ending a legal dispute over the religious tradition of circumcision. The cabinet has announced support for...
Pussy Riot appeal opens in Moscow
The adjourned appeal hearing for three activists from the Russian punk band Pussy Riot has started in Moscow. In August, the trio were jailed for...
Italian government sacks council running city of Reggio Calabria over suspected mafia links
The entire council of the city of Reggio Calabria in southern Italy has been sacked to stop it from being taken over by the...
Angela Merkel pledges Germany’s continuing support for Greece during Athens visit
Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged Germany's continuing support to Greece, during her first visit to Athens since the eurozone crisis erupted nearly three years...
Athens tightens its security ahead of Angela Merkel visit
Athens is tightening its security ahead of a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, her first since the eurozone crisis erupted nearly three years...
Vladimir Putin’s birthday: the President turns 60 but one in five Russian women would like to marry him
As President Vladimir Putin turns 60 years old, it appears he is still a hit with the ladies as a new survey reveals one...
Bosnia’s National Museum closed because of political splits and lack of funds
Bosnia's National Museum, which survived two world wars and the 1990s siege of Sarajevo, has closed because of lack of funds and political splits. The...
Paolo Gabriele sentenced to 18 months in jail for theft
Paolo Gabriele, Pope Benedict's ex-butler, has been found guilty of stealing confidential papers from him and sentenced to 18 months in jail. Prosecutors had called...
Prague’s airport renamed Vaclav Havel
Prague's international airport has been renamed after former Czech President Vaclav Havel, who died last year. The ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by dignitaries and family took...
Thierry Gillier apologizes for Chinese tourist remark
French fashion designer Thierry Gillier has apologized for saying that Chinese holidaymakers will not be welcome at a luxury hotel he plans to open...
Blue honey sparks concern among beekeepers in France
Beekeepers in northeastern France have been alarmed to find their bees producing honey in unnatural shades of green and blue. The beekeepers believe the source...
Valerie Trierweiler regrets tweet against Segolene Royal
France's first lady Valerie Trierweiler has admitted she made a mistake sending tweets aimed against President Francois Hollande's former partner. Valerie Trierweiler caused controversy when...
Marcello Di Finizio scales St Peter’s Basilica in anti-EU protest
Marcello Di Finizio has scaled the dome of St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, in an apparent protest against EU measures he alleges...
Salmonella found in smoked salmon made by Dutch fish producer Foppen
About 300 people in the Netherlands and the US have caught salmonella after eating Dutch smoked salmon, say Dutch health authorities. About 200 people have...
Mikheil Saakashvili admits election loss in Georgia
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has admitted his party has lost the parliamentary election, in a live TV announcement. Mikheil Saakashvili said the Georgian Dream bloc...
Paolo Gabriele says he abused Pope Benedict’s trust
Paolo Gabriele, Pope Benedict's former butler, who is on trial inside the Vatican, has denied charges of stealing confidential documents from the pontiff's private...
Georgia election: ruling party and opposition both claim victory
Georgia's governing party and the opposition have both claimed victory in the country's parliamentary elections. Early results suggest the opposition Georgian Dream coalition, led by...
Mikheil Saakashvili faces election test in Georgia
Voters in Georgia are going to the polls in an election regarded as President Mikheil Saakashvili's biggest test since he came to power in...
Princess Charlene of Monaco at South Africa Night Gala
Princess Charlene of Monaco put the spotlight back on South Africa, hosting a lavish gala dinner in celebration of all things South African at...
Gaddafi killed by French secret serviceman on the express orders of Nicolas Sarkozy
A French secret serviceman acting on the express orders of President Nicolas Sarkozy is suspected of murdering Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi, it was sensationally claimed...
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