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.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Thursday urged to create 400,000 new jobs over the coming 12 months as the government seeks to bolster infrastructural investments.
China's investment in the United Kingdom will continue its "explosive" growth, with high-end manufacturing and infrastructure leading the way, a senior diplomat predicted.
The number of retail companies falling into bankruptcy procedures in Britain increased by 6 percent in 2012 compared with the previous year, said global auditing firm Deloitte on Wednesday.
Apple's flagship store in the famous Opera district of Paris was hit and looted by four gunmen on the New Year's Eve, with million-euro-worth gadgets being robbed away, local media reported Wednesday.
The Russian navy will drill in the Mediterranean and Black Seas late this month with participation of its main fleets, the Russian Defense Ministry reported Wednesday.
Leaders in debt-plagued Europe were in a more restrained mood - hopeful about the recovery of their battered economies but cautious about the bumpy road ahead.
A total of 1,193 vehicles were burnt on the New Year's eve in France, in comparison with last official figure of 1,147 torched cars in 2009.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the eurozone debt crisis is "far from over" and the economic environment of next year will be more difficult.
A 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit southwest France on early Monday, without reports of casualties, the French Central Earthquake Bureau reported.
An elderly man died during the heavy rainfall which has hit many part of Greece this weekend, causing floods and transport disruptions, according to local authorities.
A Russian Tupolev Tu-204 passenger plane with eight crew members onboard slid off the runaway Saturday at Moscow's Vnukovo airport, killing four and injuring four others, the Emergency Situations Ministry said.
A Russian airliner split into pieces after it slid off the runway and crashed onto a highway outside Moscow on Saturday, killing four of the 12 crew on board.
Major air crashes in Russia in recent years
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