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7 hours 52 min ago
The Conservatives pledge to reverse what they say is the UK's "shrinking" influence in the world if they win power.
8 hours 36 min ago
A Spanish woman aid worker kidnapped in West Africa last year has been freed, the Spanish government says.
9 hours 23 min ago
An artist, originally from County Durham, charged with mocking Turkey's prime minister by portraying him as a dog is handed a fine.
9 hours 30 min ago
Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky wins his libel case over claims he was behind the murder of former agent Alexander Litvinenko.
10 hours 47 min ago
EU president Herman Van Rompuy says he pities Nigel Farage, the British Eurosceptic MEP who called him a "damp rag".
12 hours 9 min ago
Church authority at risk as scandals spread in Europe
12 hours 12 min ago
German exports fell unexpectedly in January, with analysts saying that the cold weather that month was to blame.
12 hours 25 min ago
The EU's foreign policy chief, Lady Ashton, tells MEPs how she will shape Europe's new diplomatic service, as officials vie for influence.
12 hours 48 min ago
Northern Rock says that it made "good progress" in 2009, after reporting a sharp fall in its annual losses.
12 hours 58 min ago
Dutch bishops order an inquiry into alleged sexual abuses of children by Catholic priests, threatening a new scandal.
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 02:35
A Belgian daily has issued what is thought to be Europe's first 3D newspaper - complete with cardboard viewing glasses.
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 01:19
The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned.
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 01:07
Three men are arrested in connection with the theft of the corpse of Cyprus's ex-President Papadopoulos, officials say.
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 23:44
Brussels says it hopes European aerospace group EADS was not prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal.
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 22:27
The US president has 'responded positively' to calls to clamp down on market speculators, says the Greek PM after talks.
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 22:15
UK painter defiant despite Turkish conviction
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 21:24
The US apologises for comments made after Libya's Col Gaddafi called for a holy war against Switzerland.
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 20:50
The Northern Ireland assembly votes in favour of a motion passing control of justice and policing from London to Belfast.
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 19:24
Seven people are arrested in the Irish Republic over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 19:10
Ukraine's parliament moves to ease coalition building, as President Viktor Yanukovych tries to form a governing alliance.