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.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday called upon all European leaders to agree on an ambitious roadmap for renewing Europe's economic and monetary union (EMU).
Greek parliament narrowly approved on early Thursday a new 13.5-billion-euro austerity package aiming to clear the way for the release of fresh bailout loans to the debt-laden country.
An Anglo-German team of astronomers has discovered a new planet orbiting a nearby sun at just the right distance for an Earth-like climate that could support life.
European experts say the European Union's China policy will probably be influenced by the evolution of Sino-US relations and by the way in which China develops relations with the EU.
The missing Russian cargo ship, Amurskaya, had been found at the bottom of the Sea of Okhotsk off Russia's Far East coast.
Lithuania's three political parties on Tuesday agreed to form a coalition government, one day after the final results of the October parliamentary elections were announced.
A gunman killed five people in a shooting spree at a warehouse in northeast Moscow on Wednesday, local media reported.
Assange won the right to petition the UK Supreme Court in his fight against extradition to Sweden over alleged sex offences on Monday, after losing his High Court appeal last month.
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault estimated that the national "competitiveness pact" will create up to 400,000 jobs for the country in the next three years.
A new 48-hour nationwide general strike began on Tuesday in Greece on the eve of a key vote in the assembly over a fresh round of harsh spending cuts.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Tuesday admitted that it was unlikely his country would see economic growth until 2014.
Russian gas firm Gazprom has settled a prolonged price war with a Polish company peacefully, the energy giant said.
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