Clashes as Greeks protest at cuts
10 February 2012 05:25 PM
Thousands have taken to the streets of Athens as unions launched a two-day general strike against planned austerity measures.
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Briton to be compensated for G8 beating
10 February 2012 12:00 AM
Activist expected to get six-figure sum for injuries at hands of Italian police during Genoa summit
After months of talks, Greeks told their cuts still don't go far enough
10 February 2012 12:00 AM
Government agrees to slash budget by €3.3bn but eurozone demands more before releasing bailout
Frozen Danube river is costing shippers millions
10 February 2012 04:53 PM
European shippers say they are losing millions because a lengthy stretch of the Danube - one of Europe's key waterways - is stuck in the longest freeze in recent memory.
Scent king in court for throwaway TV lines that caused a stink across France
10 February 2012 12:00 AM
First it was John Galliano in the dock for racism. Now fellow style icon Jean-Paul Guerlain is on trial
Spain's leading human rights judge convicted of wiretapping
10 February 2012 12:00 AM
Spain's best-known judge, Baltasar Garzón, suffered an abrupt and dramatic end to his legal career when he was banned from his profession for 11 years for authorising illicit recordings of lawyers' conversations during a massive political corruption case. The ruling is not subject to appeal.
Putin has exhausted his potential, says Gorbachev
10 February 2012 12:00 AM
Vladimir Putin has "exhausted" his potential as Russia's leader, Mikhail Gorbachev said yesterday, warning that the Prime Minister's inability to change the political system might prompt further anti-government protests.
Greek leaders agree new cuts deal
09 February 2012 06:11 PM
Taking negotiations to the eleventh hour, Greece has announced an agreement on new austerity cuts demanded by its international creditors to release a €130 billion (£109 billion) bailout, shortly before a crucial meeting of finance ministers in Brussels.
The Netherlands: Freeze offers skaters rare chance of marathon race
09 February 2012 12:00 AM
Dutch troops were racing yesterday to prepare iced-over canals and waterways for a legendary 125-mile ice-skating race that could be staged for the first time in 15 years.
Honecker's widow longs for homeland
09 February 2012 12:00 AM
In Communist East Germany she was nicknamed "the purple witch" because of her striking violet hair rinse and leadership style which led to the children of regime critics being forcibly adopted by the state.
Russian city backs fines for 'promoting gay life'
09 February 2012 12:00 AM
St Petersburg to impose £100 penalties for spreading 'homosexual propaganda'
Greek talks: Still no deal
09 February 2012 12:00 AM
Finance ministers in the euro have scheduled an emergency meeting in Brussels tonight in a move giving rise to hopes a deal can be struck on the Greek rescue talks.
Airbus to check all A380s amid safety fears
09 February 2012 12:00 AM
Cracks found on wings of super-jumbo must be examined in entire fleet, aviation authorities insist
Is this Iceland's Loch Ness monster? Lagarfljot river worm caught on film
08 February 2012 03:36 PM
Footage of Iceland’s answer to the Loch Ness monster, otherwise known as the Lagarfljot river worm, slithering through icy water, has been captured by an amateur cameraman.
Drillers reach hidden Antarctica ice lake
08 February 2012 01:29 PM
Scientists have reached Antarctica's largest icebound freshwater lake hidden for millions of years under miles of ice.
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