Separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine reported heavy casualties on Tuesday after a second day of fighting with government forces, as authorities in Kiev vowed to continue the military offensive "until not a single terrorist" was left.
Chinese solar panel firms said Wednesday that the EU's punitive duties on imported photovoltaic products from China will erode their low margins and could even drive them out of a key market.
Two people have been killed and over 4,100 wounded in the week-long anti-government protests across Turkey, the Turkish Medical Association said Wednesday.
24 detained over Twitter support for protest
China has called for dialogue after the European Union (EU) decided to slap provisional anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar panels.
China launched an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe in European wine on Wednesday.
A fire broke out Wednesday in a Moscow metro, injuring at least 30 people, the Emergency Situations Ministry's local bureau said.
China firmly opposes the European Commission's decision to slap provisional anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar panels.
China hits back at EU over solar panel duties
China placed first in two of the five individual and team events at the 12th Military and Police Sniper World Cup in Budapest on Tuesday.
Devastating floods continued on Tuesday in the Czech Republic with water levels of the lower reaches of the Labe (Elbe) River expected to culminate on Wednesday evening while the Vltava (Moldau) and Berounka rivers flows may also rise slightly.
European environmentalists and clean-tech leaders are campaigning a stone's throw away from the European Union headquarters to expand the use of solar power and other alternative energy sources.
NATO defense ministers convened on Tuesday to examine cyber security as a collective defense issue amid mounting concerns over the threat posed by cyber attacks.
People walk past a painting by German artist Anke Doberauer during media day at the Museum of Civilizations from Europe and the Mediterranean (MuCEM) in Marseille, June 3, 2013.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will go back to the scene of her coronation on Tuesday.
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