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.
The Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira confirmed that a batch of frozen hamburger patties imported by a Finnish company from Ireland contained horsemeat, Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE reported on Tuesday.
Traces of horse DNA in meat products were detected for the first time in Portugal in a pre-cooked lasagne made by Nestle and sold exclusively to hotels and restaurants known as Horeca.
Spanish property developer Reyal Urbis on Tuesday announced it was filing for insolvency after failing to negotiate a settlement over its debts with its creditors.
A French soldier was confirmed dead in military operation in northern Mali, French President Francois Hollande said in Athens on Tuesday.
Danone, France's food giant said on Tuesday it will slash about 900 posts in European countries where economic woes had hit sales hard.
Nestle, the world's biggest food company, has removed beef pasta meals from sale in Italy and Spain after finding traces of horse DNA.
France and China would launch a new round of cooperation and exchanges to further their historic relations, French President Francois Hollande said.
The coldest temperatures in the northern hemisphere have been recorded in Sakha, the location of the Oymyakon valley.
A meteor that exploded over Russia's Ural mountains and sent fireballs blazing to earth has set off a rush to find fragments of the space rock which hunters hope could fetch thousands of dollars a piece.
The German authorities vowed on Monday to impose tighter food controls and tougher punishments for violating food laws and food-labelling rules amid widening scandal of horsemeat in food products.
The European Union (EU) on Monday strengthened its restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), according to an official statement following an EU Foreign Affairs Council's meeting.
Pope Benedict's shock resignation has robbed Italians of the one element of certainty in a time of deep doubt, with the country beset by graft scandals and heading for an election that will not bring the radical change so many crave.
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