Europe
FRANCE
€2.5 million in cocaine ‘disappears’ from Paris police HQ
French investigators have launched an inquiry after more than 50 kilograms (110 pounds) of seized cocaine, worth approximately €2.5 million, went missing from the Paris police head...
UKRAINE
Ukrainian army suffers losses in separatist attack
Ukrainian television reported on Friday that 20 servicemen had been killed in an attack by pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine during the night, but a military source said the...
UKRAINE
Investigators reach MH17 site amid 24-hour ceasefire
International experts reached the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on Thursday after Kiev announced a 24-hour halt to its offensive on pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine...
RUSSIA
Russia defiant as US, EU unveil 'phase three' sanctions
Russia remained defiant Wednesday faced with the threat of tougher Western sanctions over the separatist insurgency in east Ukraine, warning that the measures would end up hurting...
HURRIYET DAILY NEWS
Women should not laugh in public, Turkey's deputy PM says
Women should not laugh out loud in public, Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç said in a speech this week, lamenting the alleged prevalence of “moral corruption” in Turkey.
BELGIUM
Suspect in Jewish Museum attack charged in 'terrorist' killings
A French national suspected of fatally shooting four people at the Jewish Museum in Brussels was charged on Wednesday with committing "murder in a terrorist context", the...
SPACE
Europe launches last resupply ship to space station
An Ariane 5 ES heavy rocket lifted off from South America late Tuesday bearing Europe's fifth and final robot supply ship for the International Space Station (ISS), mission co...
KOSOVO
'Compelling' signs Kosovo leaders trafficked organs, prosecutor says
A special European Union prosecutor said Tuesday he had "compelling indications" that up to ten captives were killed to have their organs harvested for illegal traffickin...
DIPLOMACY
US and EU slap Russia with fresh sanctions over Ukraine
Spurred to new action by the downing of the Malaysian airliner, the European Union approved tougher economic sanctions Tuesday against Russia, followed swiftly by a new round of US...
FRANCE
Rare Sri Lankan leopard cubs born in French zoo
Two rare Sri Lankan leopard cubs have been born in a zoo in northern France, a boost for a sub-species of which only about 700 remain in the wild, the head of the zoo said Tuesday.
FRANCE - BELGIUM
France extradites suspected Jewish Museum shooter to Belgium
France on Tuesday handed over to Belgium a French-Algerian man suspected of carrying out a deadly shooting in May at the Jewish Museum in Brussels.
USA - RUSSIA
US says Russia violated arms treaty by testing cruise missile
The United States and the European Union agreed on Monday to escalate sanctions against Russia in the wake of the downing of a passenger jet over East Ukraine. Washington has accus...
THE HAGUE - RUSSIA
Russia ordered to pay Yukos shareholders over $50bn in damages
An international court on Monday ordered Russia to pay Yukos shareholders just over $50 billion in damages for the expropriation of the now-defunct oil giant.
AUSTRIA
The centenary of Austria-Hungary’s calamitous last hurrah
Patriotic crowds had been massing for hours outside newspaper offices in Vienna when Emperor Franz Joseph’s proclamation of war against Serbia - only later recognised as the start...
UKRAINE
