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.
Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and appointed former Emergencies Minister Sergei Shoigu as the new defense chief, a presidential spokesperson said Tuesday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov on Tuesday after the ministry was drawn in to an investigation into allegations of fraudulent sales of military assets.
Spain's Economy Minister Luis De Guindos Monday said nobody has pressured Spain to request a new finance rescue and the country's treasury is "well financed" for this year.
British Prime Minister David Cameron ordered an investigation on Monday into the way claims of child abuse in Wales were examined.
Former French President Nicoals Sarkozy would be heard this week for the allegation of suspected illegal financing of his 2007 election campaign by L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, a local media reported Monday.
Europe's biggest bank HSBC will defer a decision on whether to move its headquarters from London until 2015 because of regulatory uncertainty, chairman Douglas Flint told British lawmakers on Monday.
European leaders expressed their willingness of further cooperation with Asia on a wide range of issues, particularly on sustainable development, at the 9th Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) here on Monday.
Two Frenchmen were killed Saturday night when they tried to put out a fire that broke out in a house in southern France, local media reported on Sunday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called on his countrymen to treasure up the centuries-old traditions of unity on Sunday, also the National Unity Day.
Two Chinese relics that were looted from Beijing's Old Summer Palace in 1860 have been withdrawn from auction at Bonhams auctioneers in London.
The British Ambassador to China told an audience in Beijing on Friday that his government continues to welcome investment from China.
A man rows a kayak in front of flooded St. Mark's Square during a period of seasonal high water in Venice Nov 1, 2012.
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