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.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Friday that France has sent troops to help Mali stop advance of Islamist rebels.
Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu on Friday called for 'serious changes' to the country's military-educational complex.
The Brussels Motor Show, presenting 10 concept or prototype cars this year, serves as the first show of the European important motor shows.
Russia inaugurated on Thursday the first of a new class of submarine Moscow will rely upon for decades as a bulwark of its strategic nuclear force and President Vladimir Putin pledged to strengthen the country's navy further.
Warships from all Russia's naval fleets will gather in the Mediterranean Sea to hold the biggest- ever exercises, Russian Defense Minister said.
Cologne Cathedral, one of the most renowned German landmarks and UNESCO World Heritage Site, is now starting to quiver as a nearby subway line went into operation, according to church officials.
Russia's newest strategic nuclear submarine Yuri Dolgoruky is to be put into service on Thursday, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
French President Francois Hollande will pay his first official visit to China "soon after March" to bolster economic ties and help lift France's ailing growth, French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said Wednesday.
Spain's unemployment rate reached 26.6 percent in November, up 0.4 percent from October and 3.6 percent year-on-year, the European Union's statistical office said Tuesday.
French Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac will be under investigation over allegations that he had an undisclosed bank account in Switzerland.
Moscow police detained more than 100 motorists over drunk driving early Monday, the Orthodox Christmas, which falls 13 days after the Western Christmas.
Five years of economic crisis and the return of a recession last year has given rise to a record-high unemployment rate and a widening gap between north and south Europe.
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