BBC - Europe

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:54:43 GMT

With most of the vote counted, two Romanian opposition parties are running a tight race for first place in elections.

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:03:14 GMT

A German woman is jailed for more than four years for killing two of her babies and keeping them in a freezer.

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:27:58 GMT

The historic centre of Venice is submerged, as Italy's lagoon city is hit by the biggest flood in more than 20 years.

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:42:37 GMT

British politicians are actively considering joining the eurozone, says European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso.

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:34:35 GMT

BP's Russian joint venture, TNK-BP, confirms that its under-fire chief executive Robert Dudley has resigned with immediate effect.

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:51:21 GMT

Six people are injured by a blast outside an office belonging to Turkey's ruling party in Istanbul.

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:32:46 GMT

Germany's Angela Merkel rules out further tax cuts, saying she will not compete with other countries for the biggest giveaway.

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:30:11 GMT

UN climate change talks open in Poland, seeking details on plans for emission cuts and forest protection.

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:21:53 GMT

The budget airline Ryanair makes a fresh 748m euro ($950m; £619m) takeover offer for the Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus.

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:49:38 GMT

As the credit crunch hits, Britons may turn to sex as a cheap way to pass the time a charity survey suggests.

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:25:20 GMT

England are drawn in the same group as Argentina and Scotland for the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand but avoid all three Tri-Nations sides.

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:08:57 GMT

Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson shoot a final round of 63 to win the World Cup in China.

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:12:37 GMT

Camorra critic on life in hiding

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:27:28 GMT

'Damaging' open-cast coal mining is back in the UK

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:12:09 GMT

Venice swamped by highest flood in more than 20 years

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:26:09 GMT

The Dane behind Sydney's iconic Opera House

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:15:09 GMT

Britons tell of being stranded by Thai airport protests

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:04:24 GMT

Prussian palace to rise again in heart of Berlin

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:28:42 GMT

A ban on the sale of hallucinogenic or "magic mushrooms"comes into force in the Netherlands.

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:39:17 GMT

Official advisers to the UK government demand Britain slash greenhouse gases by a fifth of current levels by 2020 - the toughest target so far.

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:33:44 GMT

Poland's governments adopts a development plan worth 91.3 zlotys ($31.4bn; $20.6bn) to kick-start the economy amid the global slowdown.

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:49:22 GMT

Swiss voters overwhelmingly back a radical health policy that offers prescription heroin to addicts on a permanent basis.

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:13:03 GMT

Somali pirates holding a ship full of military hardware reach a deal with its Ukrainian owners to release it, reports say.

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:14:02 GMT

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is due in London for the start of a European tour, less than two months before she leaves her job.

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:30:25 GMT

Ingrid Betancourt, who was held hostage by Farc rebels in Colombia for six years, makes a surprise visit to the country.

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:49:41 GMT

Russian art market stalls as tycoons hit by credit crunch

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:41:27 GMT

Significant barriers to Turkish- Armenian thaw

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:35:41 GMT

Air crash suggests the wild 1990s cast a long shadow

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:21:34 GMT

Will downturn push Danes to swap these for euros?

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:01:34 GMT

Just months ago, Russian officials were adamant that Russia was immune from the current financial crisis. Since then, the Russian stock market has plunged 70 percent, oil prices fell by two-thirds and the crisis has started to hit the real economy.

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:35:31 GMT

Japan is the latest country to cut interest rates to stimulate its economy. Has the downturn hit you?

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:24:14 GMT

Banking group HSBC confirms it is cutting 500 jobs across the UK, following a review of the business and the current economic conditions.

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:25:26 GMT

Bayern Landesbank has confirmed it will be cutting 5,600 of its 19,000 jobs in Germany and around the world, more than a quarter of its workforce.