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Race-row German banker quits post
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:12:11 GMT
A German banker at the centre of a row over comments he made about Jews and Muslims agrees to leave his post, the Bundesbank says.

Belgium church raids are illegal
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:56:19 GMT
Belgium's court rules that recent raids by police probing alleged child sex abuse by Catholic priests were illegal, throwing the investigation into doubt.

Russia suicide bomber murders 16
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:58:20 GMT
A suicide bomber has killed at least 16 people and wounded one hundred others at a market in Vladikavkaz in southern Russia, officials say.

Euro MPs condemn France over Roma
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:38:43 GMT
Euro MPs call on France to suspend its deportations of Roma (Gypsies), as Paris seeks co-operation from Romania.

Police search Sarkozy party's HQ
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:46:07 GMT
French financial police search the headquarters of President Nicolas Sarkozy's party over the inquiry into the L'Oreal party funding scandal, reports say.

Erdogan raps rivals ahead of poll
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:52:41 GMT
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticises the tactics of his opponents, in a BBC interview ahead of Sunday's constitutional referendum.

Spain confirms its labour reforms
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:09:15 GMT
Spain's government says it will keep labour market reforms agreed in June which make it cheaper to sack workers.

New bank ratio 'to be set at 7%'
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:40:40 GMT
Central bank governors and senior regulators are to impose tighter restrictions on the level of assets banks must hold, the BBC has learnt.

Merkel defends Danish cartoonist
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:51:00 GMT
German Chancellor Angela Merkel defends Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, whose drawings of the Prophet Muhammad caused outrage in 2006.

Planes nearly collide over London
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:57:09 GMT
A business jet and a passenger plane carrying 232 people came close to a mid-air collision over London in 2009, a report reveals.

Cameron's father dies in France
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:06:06 GMT
UK PM David Cameron is at the bedside of his father as he dies in hospital in France after a stroke.

Muslim stonemason immortalised by French cathedral gargoyle
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:37:07 GMT
A Muslim stonemason is immortalised by having his face carved on a gargoyle on the side of the medieval cathedral in Lyon.

Research tells men how not to dance like a dad
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:06:32 GMT
Scientists carry out the first rigorous analysis of dance moves that make men attractive to women.

EU tightens rules on lab animals
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:57:22 GMT
The EU agrees on new rules to reduce the number of animals used in lab experiments and tighten controls over such procedures.

Court rejects German betting laws
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:02:05 GMT
German gambling restrictions breach European Union law, the EU's highest court rules

EU agrees new financial framework
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:49:28 GMT
European finance ministers agree a new framework for financial supervision, designed to help prevent future financial crises.

EU's Barroso laments jobs crisis
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:27:19 GMT
The European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, highlights unemployment as a major challenge, in his first "state of the union" speech.

Dublin to break up Anglo Irish
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:56:17 GMT
The Irish government says it will break up the nationalised Anglo Irish Bank as part of the failed lender's resolution.

Greece economy contracts by 1.8%
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:03:56 GMT
The debt-laden Greek economy shrank by a surprise 1.8% in the second quarter as households slashed spending.

Pension rallies hit French cities
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:28:52 GMT
More than one million protesters join rallies across France and a national strike causes major disruption, amid rising anger over pension reforms.

Ferrari escape further punishment
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:15:15 GMT
Ferrari have avoided further punishment for using banned team orders, a F1 disciplinary hearing in Paris has ruled.

Switzerland 1-3 England
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:36:45 GMT
England striker Wayne Rooney scores to help his side beat Switzerland in Basle in their Euro 2012 qualifier.

Nadal powers into quarter-finals
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:19:45 GMT
Rafael Nadal beats Feliciano Lopez in straight sets to reach the US Open quarter-finals.

Albania
Thu, 06 May 2010 16:00:22 GMT
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Andorra
Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:03:37 GMT
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Armenia
Wed, 05 May 2010 15:17:17 GMT
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Austria
Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:18:09 GMT
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Azerbaijan
Thu, 06 May 2010 14:08:04 GMT
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Belarus
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:05:13 GMT
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Belgium
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:39:31 GMT
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Bosnia-Hercegovina
Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:33:06 GMT
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Bulgaria
Thu, 06 May 2010 15:07:05 GMT
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Croatia
Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:03:52 GMT
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Cyprus
Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:35:24 GMT
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Czech Republic
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:32:41 GMT
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Denmark
Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:13:00 GMT
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Estonia
Wed, 05 May 2010 13:38:19 GMT
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Finland
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:06:30 GMT
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France
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:22:57 GMT
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Georgia
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:35:40 GMT
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Germany
Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:57:12 GMT
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Greece
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:58:54 GMT
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Hungary
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:44:43 GMT
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Iceland
Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:58:19 GMT
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Ireland
Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:25:13 GMT
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Italy
Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:47:52 GMT
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Latvia
Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:37:53 GMT
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Liechtenstein
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:20:55 GMT
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Lithuania
Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:58:23 GMT
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Luxembourg
Sat, 22 May 2010 16:46:08 GMT
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Macedonia
Wed, 19 May 2010 15:59:01 GMT
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Malta
Sat, 22 May 2010 12:28:38 GMT
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Moldova
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:19:11 GMT
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Monaco
Sat, 15 May 2010 16:25:35 GMT
An overview of Monaco including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

Montenegro
Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:52:58 GMT
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Netherlands
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:57:49 GMT
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Norway
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:49:38 GMT
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Poland
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:43:07 GMT
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Portugal
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:14:55 GMT
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Romania
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:17:15 GMT
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Russia
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:28:27 GMT
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San Marino
Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:43:33 GMT
An overview of San Marino including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

Serbia
Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:39:59 GMT
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Slovakia
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:46:14 GMT
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Slovenia
Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:55:33 GMT
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Spain
Fri, 28 May 2010 13:12:20 GMT
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Sweden
Wed, 05 May 2010 13:11:02 GMT
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Switzerland
Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:37:20 GMT
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Turkey
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:25:20 GMT
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Ukraine
Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:15:27 GMT
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United Kingdom
Wed, 12 May 2010 00:33:21 GMT
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Vatican
Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:59:00 GMT
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Abkhazia
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:41:31 GMT
An overview of Abkhazia including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media.

Ajaria
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:27:43 GMT
An overview of Ajaria including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

Ceuta, Melilla
Thu, 06 May 2010 11:22:42 GMT
A profile of the Spanish north African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla

Channel Islands
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:46:56 GMT
An overview of the Channel Islands including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

Chechnya
Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:21:12 GMT
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Corsica
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:37:09 GMT
An overview of Corsica including key facts and notes on the media

Crimea
Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:24:08 GMT
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Dagestan
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:53:16 GMT
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Faroe Islands
Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:59:08 GMT
An overview of the Faroe Islands including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

Gibraltar
Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:48:08 GMT
An overview of Gibraltar including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

Greenland
Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:28:05 GMT
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Ingushetia
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:32:43 GMT
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Isle of Man
Sat, 22 May 2010 14:37:17 GMT
An overview of the Isle of Man including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

Kabardino-Balkaria
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:44:45 GMT
A profile of the southern Russian republic

Kaliningrad
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:52:27 GMT
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Kalmykia
Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:34:15 GMT
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Karachay-Cherkessia
Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:08:13 GMT
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Kosovo
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:47:01 GMT
An overview of Kosovo including key facts, leaders and notes on the media

Nagorno-Karabakh
Fri, 21 May 2010 11:01:40 GMT
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North Ossetia
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:58:07 GMT
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South Ossetia
Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:49:08 GMT
An overview of South Ossetia, including key facts and political leaders

Trans-Dniester
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:24:33 GMT
An overview of the breakaway region in eastern Moldova

Austrian gambling breaches EU rules
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:49:54 GMT
Austrian casino rules which required gambling operators to be based in the country, have been found in breach of EU law.

On the road with 'action man' Putin
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:07:16 GMT
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he has not ruled out standing for president again at the 2012 elections.

Pope 'looking forward' to UK visit
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:25:19 GMT
The Pope has said he is "very much looking forward" to his visit to the UK next week, and thanked all those involved in advance for their efforts.

EU funds quake drill exercise
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:55:14 GMT
Rescue workers from seven countries gather for a two-day disaster exercise in Portsmouth to test how they would react to an earthquake.

Belgian PM on eurozone integration
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:46:23 GMT
In a special edition of Hardtalk the Belgian Prime Minister, Yves Leterme, talks to Stephen Sackur about the divisions confronting the eurozone and his own country.

Barroso: economic situation is 'fragile'
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:36:14 GMT
The European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, has spoken to the BBC's Jonty Bloom about the economic situation in Europe, and future discussions regarding the budget.

Wheat worries after Russia fires
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:13:22 GMT
Poor grain harvests around the world, and especially in Russia, have seen a steady rise in prices

Family's hope in Crete murder case
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:34:32 GMT
A British pathologist is investigating whether a woman, who Greek police suspect was murdered on holiday, may have died as a result of an earlier fall.

There she blows!
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:46:06 GMT
Hi-tech look-out could save whales' lives

Britain's gay Mass
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:40:58 GMT
How the Catholic Church backed a service for homosexuals

Voters' dilemma
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:57:08 GMT
Are constitutional changes right for Turkey?

A fast rouble
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:04:00 GMT
Russia is home to the wealthiest expats

Let there be light
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:36:34 GMT
But not too much, as Slovenia cracks down on glare

Papal tours
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:52:55 GMT
The UK visits of Benedict XVI and John Paul II compared

The Blitz in pictures
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:22:54 GMT
Terryfying onslaught didn't crush British resolve