Today
15:42

German banker 'should be fired'

news.bbc.co.uk - The German central bank calls on the country's president to dismiss one of its board members over comments he made about immigration and Jews. More... (Europe)
Today
15:24

Germans accused of honey smuggling

news.bbc.co.uk - US authorities indict 11 German and Chinese executives for conspiring to illegally import $40m worth of honey from China. More... (Europe)
Today
13:55

Russia extends grain export ban

news.bbc.co.uk - Russia will consider lifting its grain export ban only after the next year's harvest has been reaped, Vladimir Putin says. More... (Europe)
Today
13:15

Man held over Russia club blaze

news.bbc.co.uk - Police in Spain arrest a Russian man wanted for questioning about a fire at a Russian nightclub that killed more than 150 people in 2009. More... (Europe)
Today
12:57

UK's Hague defended over aide

news.bbc.co.uk - David Cameron supports William Hague "100%" following speculation about the foreign secretary's private life, the PM's spokeswoman says. More... (Europe)
Today
12:54

EU critical of France over Roma

news.bbc.co.uk - The European Commission criticises France over its expulsions of Roma (Gypsies) and requests more information about the crackdown. More... (Europe)
Today
12:32

ECB ups eurozone growth forecasts

news.bbc.co.uk - The European Central Bank raises its forecast for eurozone growth for this year and next year, and keeps interest rates on hold. More... (Europe)
Today
12:25

Portman launches Venice film gala

news.bbc.co.uk - Natalie Portman attends the opening of the Venice Film Festival, which launched with her film Black Swan. More... (Europe)
Today
10:11

Cold winter boosts Gazprom profit

news.bbc.co.uk - Russian gas monopoly Gazprom reports a threefold surge in profits for the first three months of the year, despite a sharp fall in gas prices. More... (Europe)
Today
08:49

Greenpeace rig activists arrested

news.bbc.co.uk - Four Greenpeace activists are arrested after giving up their occupation of a Scottish company's drilling rig off Greenland. More... (Europe)
Today
08:13

Eurozone growth of 1% confirmed

news.bbc.co.uk - The eurozone economy grew by 1% between April and June, official figures confirm. More... (Europe)
Today
07:58

Pernod Ricard seeks to lift sales

news.bbc.co.uk - Pernod Ricard says it will spend more on marketing to encourage consumption as the drinks market begins to recover. More... (Europe)
Today
07:16

Feeling the heat

news.bbc.co.uk - Unease spreads over Sarkozy's Roma expulsions More... (Europe)
Today
06:25

Zara launches online retail store

news.bbc.co.uk - The Spanish clothing retailer Zara is opening its new online store on Thursday in five European countries. More... (Europe)
Today
06:20

Unique brass Roman lantern found in field

news.bbc.co.uk - A metal detecting enthusiast finds what is believed to be the only intact Roman lantern made out of bronze ever discovered in Britain. More... (Europe)
Today
03:16

Roddick falls to Tipsarevic

news.bbc.co.uk - Ninth seed Andy Roddick sees his hopes of claiming a second US Open title end with defeat by Janko Tipsarevic. More... (Europe)
01 Sep
2010
23:31

Rough justice

news.bbc.co.uk - Are UK extradition laws too draconian? More... (Europe)
01 Sep
2010
23:15

Gooaaal! Football's greatest free kick 'no fluke'

news.bbc.co.uk - Physicists explain one of football's most spectacular free-kicks, showing that Roberto Carlos's 1997 "impossible goal" was not a fluke. More... (Europe)
01 Sep
2010
18:19

Murray eases through in New York

news.bbc.co.uk - Britain's Andy Murray cruises into the second round of the US Open with a straight-sets victory over Slovakia's Lukas Lacko. More... (Europe)
01 Sep
2010
16:51

Blair's account of Brown 'unfair'

news.bbc.co.uk - Allies of Gordon Brown rally behind the former prime minister, describing criticism of him in Tony Blair's memoirs as "unfair" and "one-sided". More... (Europe)
01 Sep
2010
16:16

Netherlands frees Yemeni suspects

news.bbc.co.uk - Two Yemenis arrested in Amsterdam on suspicion of planning a terror attack are released, prosecutors in the Netherlands say. More... (Europe)
01 Sep
2010
15:56

EU raps Kenya over Bashir visit

news.bbc.co.uk - European countries asked Kenyan ambassadors to explain why Kenya refused to arrest the Sudanese president on a recent visit. More... (Europe)
01 Sep
2010
14:28

Ferrari recalls cars after fires

news.bbc.co.uk - Luxury carmaker Ferrari recalls all of the 458 Italia cars made this year, following reports of the supercars catching fire. More... (Europe)
01 Sep
2010
13:49

EU presses China over fake goods

news.bbc.co.uk - The EU urges China to curb smuggling to Europe, saying counterfeit cigarettes alone deprive the EU of 10bn euros (£8bn) in tax revenue annually. More... (Europe)
01 Sep
2010
13:40

No injuries in Russian tower fall

news.bbc.co.uk - A collapsed eight-storey building in the Russian city of St Petersburg was empty, reports in Russian media say. More... (Europe)
01 Sep
2010
13:34

Chunnel to see German train trial

news.bbc.co.uk - Germany's Deutsche Bahn will test a high-speed train in the Channel Tunnel in a bid to rival Eurostar. More... (Europe)
01 Sep
2010
12:48

Tower block collapses in Russia

news.bbc.co.uk - People are feared to be buried after parts of a tower block collapsed in the Russian city of St Petersburg. More... (Europe)
01 Sep
2010
12:00

Wheat pushes world food prices up

news.bbc.co.uk - UN says international food prices have risen to levels not seen since 2008, partly because of drought in Russia. More... (Europe)
01 Sep
2010
10:08

Several killed in Karabakh clash

news.bbc.co.uk - Clashes between the forces of Azerbaijan and Armenian-backed Nagorno-Karabakh leave several soldiers dead. More... (Europe)
01 Sep
2010
09:39

Uefa bans vuvuzelas from matches

news.bbc.co.uk - Vuvuzelas, the noisy air horns which provided the soundtrack to the World Cup in South Africa, have been banned from all Uefa-sanctioned games. More... (Europe)
01 Sep
2010
09:30

EU and Australia toast wine deal

news.bbc.co.uk - A new deal will ban Australian imitation champagne and sherry from the EU - but Australia welcomes simplified wine labels. More... (Europe)
01 Sep
2010
09:26

Brown was maddening, says Blair

news.bbc.co.uk - Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown could be "maddening" and had "zero" emotional intelligence, his predecessor Tony Blair says in his memoirs. More... (Europe)
01 Sep
2010
09:00

Wikileaks rape inquiry reopened

news.bbc.co.uk - Sweden's director of public prosecutions orders the reopening of a rape investigation into Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. More... (Europe)
01 Sep
2010
08:57

French film highlights racism

news.bbc.co.uk - Racial discrimination in French job market reflected in new feature film L'Italien. More... (Europe)
01 Sep
2010
07:33

Smoking ban introduced in Greece

news.bbc.co.uk - A new law comes into force in Greece banning smoking in enclosed public spaces and prohibiting tobacco advertising. More... (Europe)
01 Sep
2010
07:22

Possibly the world's oldest champagne

news.bbc.co.uk - A team of divers has begun to salvage dozens of bottles, of what is thought to be the world's oldest champagne, from a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea. More... (Europe)
01 Sep
2010
06:28

Vivendi raises full-year outlook

news.bbc.co.uk - Artists such as Lady Gaga cannot stop sales falling at Universal Music but its owner Vivendi reports a rise in profit. More... (Europe)
01 Sep
2010
03:54

Sharapova & Jankovic edge through

news.bbc.co.uk - Maria Sharapova and Jelena Jankovic come through tough opening encounters before top seed Caroline Wozniacki storms into round two of the US Open. More... (Europe)
01 Sep
2010
02:33

Nadal through after opening test

news.bbc.co.uk - World number one Rafael Nadal beats Russia's Teymuraz Gabashvili in the first round of the US Open. More... (Europe)