Vauxhall gets UK loans guarantee

news.bbc.co.uk - Business Secretary Lord Mandelson announces a 300m euro (£270m) loan guarantee for Vauxhall and Opel, the European arm of General Motors. More... (Europe)

British ex-Tory MEP joins Lib Dems

news.bbc.co.uk - A long-serving Conservative MEP, expelled in a row over the party's new allies in Europe, has joined the Liberal Democrats. More... (Europe)

Vauxhall in £270m loan guarantee

news.bbc.co.uk - Business Secretary Lord Mandelson announces a 300m euro loan guarantee for Vauxhall and Opel. More... (Europe)

Visitors at Zurich zoo watch zebra clean hippo's teeth

news.bbc.co.uk - A zebra at Zurich Zoo appeared doomed when visitors saw its head in the mouth of a hippo, but it was only cleaning its teeth. More... (Europe)

Russia signs India nuclear deal

news.bbc.co.uk - Russia's state-owned nuclear company says the country will build at least 12 nuclear reactors in India. More... (Europe)

Sarkozy and Brown attack US deal

news.bbc.co.uk - Nicolas Sarkozy and Gordon Brown criticise the US for "protectionism" over an aerospace deal. More... (Europe)

Pope defends celibacy of priests

news.bbc.co.uk - Pope Benedict XVI defends celibacy for Catholic priests, amid a new controversy about child sex abuse in Germany. More... (Europe)

Eta suspect arrested in Portugal

news.bbc.co.uk - Portuguese police arrest a suspected Eta Basque militant who was trying to catch a flight from Lisbon to Venezuela. More... (Europe)

Eurozone industry grows strongly

news.bbc.co.uk - Factory output in the eurozone rose 1.7% between December and January, the biggest monthly rise since records began. More... (Europe)

Eurozone industry's strong growth

news.bbc.co.uk - Factory output in the eurozone rose 1.7% between December and January, the biggest monthly rise since records began. More... (Europe)

BA union announces strike dates

news.bbc.co.uk - BA cabin crew will go on strike for three days from 20 March and for four days from 27 March in a dispute over pay and staff levels. More... (Europe)

Pope in talks on German sex abuse

news.bbc.co.uk - Pope Benedict XVI meets Germany's top bishop amid a crisis over abuse of children by priests in his native Germany. More... (Europe)

From Russia with love: Kremlin honours Archbishop Williams

news.bbc.co.uk - Dr Rowan Williams is given an award on the decree of the Russian President for his literature on the country. More... (Europe)

On trial

news.bbc.co.uk - Legal battle in Israel over Franz Kafka manuscripts More... (Europe)

England won't ban BNP teachers

news.bbc.co.uk - Members of the BNP or any group that might promote racism will not be banned from teaching in England, the government says. More... (Europe)

Brussels beckons

news.bbc.co.uk - EU launches new tests in bid to attract top talent More... (Europe)

Sarkozy to meet UK party leaders

news.bbc.co.uk - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will hold separate talks in London later with Gordon Brown and Tory leader David Cameron. More... (Europe)

Vladimir Putin in key India talks

news.bbc.co.uk - Russian PM Vladimir Putin is in India for talks expected to focus on arms and energy contracts. More... (Europe)

Putin in India for defence talks

news.bbc.co.uk - Russian PM Vladimir Putin is in India for talks expected to focus on arms and energy contracts. More... (Europe)

Spy snapshot

news.bbc.co.uk - Report gives insight into everyday work of UK spy services More... (Europe)

New York banking gains on London

news.bbc.co.uk - New York and London have been ranked as the joint-top global financial centres according to new research. More... (Europe)

How one group of Viking 'visitors' was dealt with by Anglo-Saxons

news.bbc.co.uk - Fifty-one decapitated skeletons found in a burial pit in Dorset were those of Scandinavian Vikings, scientists say. More... (Europe)

Russians jailed over race murder

news.bbc.co.uk - Nine members of a Russian white supremacist group are jailed for up to 22 years in connection with the killing of an African man. More... (Europe)

Turkey and Sweden in genocide row

news.bbc.co.uk - Turkey withdraws its ambassador to Sweden after the parliament votes to describe as genocide the killing of Armenians in WWI. More... (Europe)

Juventus 3-1 Fulham

news.bbc.co.uk - Three first-half goals see Juventus take command of their Europa League last-16 tie with Fulham but Dickson Etuhu's goal gives the Cottagers' hope. More... (Europe)

Bosnian fallout

news.bbc.co.uk - Pressure on UK after arrest of ex-Bosnian president More... (Europe)

Lille 1-0 Liverpool

news.bbc.co.uk - Liverpool face an uphill task to progress from the last 16 of the Europa League after Eden Hazard's goal gave a lively Lille side a first-leg lead. More... (Europe)

Swiss named in US right report

news.bbc.co.uk - Freedom of expression on the web has been curtailed in 2009, the US state department says in its annual human rights report. More... (Europe)

Ex-Bosnian leader 'owed apology'

news.bbc.co.uk - Britain should apologise to ex-Bosnian president for "mistreating" him in prison, says chairman of the joint presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina. More... (Europe)

Hoodwinked?

news.bbc.co.uk - Were rumours of Sarkozy's infidelity a media hoax? More... (Europe)

VW and BMW report lower profits

news.bbc.co.uk - German carmakers Volkswagen and BMW report falling profits after the global downturn hit demand for cars. More... (Europe)

In pictures: Greek strike protest

news.bbc.co.uk - Greek general strike leads to street clashes More... (Europe)

HSBC admits huge Swiss data theft

news.bbc.co.uk - About 24,000 clients of HSBC's private banking operation in Switzerland had personal details stolen by a former employee, the company has admitted. More... (Europe)

Sailing boost for west of Ireland

news.bbc.co.uk - West of Ireland to cash in on World Ocean race in 2012 More... (Europe)

Irish boost

news.bbc.co.uk - West of Ireland to cash in on World Ocean race in 2012 More... (Europe)

Volkswagen profits fall sharply

news.bbc.co.uk - Profits at German carmaker Volkswagen dropped 71% in 2009 hit by the falling demand for cars in the global downturn. More... (Europe)

Extradition for Auschwitz suspect

news.bbc.co.uk - A Stockholm court rules a Swedish man can be extradited to Poland for trial over the theft of a sign from Auschwitz. More... (Europe)

Ferguson issues Rooney challenge

news.bbc.co.uk - Sir Alex Ferguson challenges Wayne Rooney to surpass Cristiano Ronaldo's 42-goal season for Manchester United. More... (Europe)

Cyber Siberia

news.bbc.co.uk - Russian technology students excel at computer hacking More... (Europe)

Real Madrid back coach Pellegrini

news.bbc.co.uk - Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini receives support from the club's director general following the Spanish giants' Champions League exit. More... (Europe)

Ex-Bosnian leader freed on bail

news.bbc.co.uk - Ex-Bosnian President Ejup Ganic, who faces war crimes allegations, has been given bail by London's High Court. More... (Europe)

Cartoonist plot arrests extended

news.bbc.co.uk - Seven people are remanded in custody for a further 72 hours in the Irish Republic over an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist. More... (Europe)

Bosnian war leader granted bail

news.bbc.co.uk - Ex-Bosnian president Ejup Ganic, who faces war crimes allegations, has been given bail by London's High Court. More... (Europe)

Dry Cyprus 'at war' with nature

news.bbc.co.uk - Politicians look away as Cyprus dies of drought More... (Europe)

Parched island

news.bbc.co.uk - Politicians look away as Cyprus dies of drought More... (Europe)

Ukraine president forms coalition

news.bbc.co.uk - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych secures a coalition in parliament, and one of his loyalists is nominated as PM. More... (Europe)

Two in court over cartoonist plot

news.bbc.co.uk - Two people are due in court in the Irish Republic over an investigation into an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist. More... (Europe)

Ukraine leader 'forms coalition'

news.bbc.co.uk - The Ukrainian president's party forms a coalition that can now nominate a government, the parliament speaker says. More... (Europe)

BP to explore for oil in Brazil

news.bbc.co.uk - Oil giant BP announces a $7bn (£4.7bn) deal that will allow it to begin exploring for oil off the coast of Brazil. More... (Europe)

Vladimir Putin set to visit India

news.bbc.co.uk - Russian PM Vladimir Putin is due in India for talks expected to focus on arms and energy contracts More... (Europe)