Let Greeks decide on debt

The process has been hijacked by a self-serving troika that has ignored the people.

Chinese pandas travel to France for ten-year stay

Two Chinese pandas have landed in Paris for a new zoo life, in a loan sealed after years of top-level negotiations between China and France.

Breaks to break the bank for

From Francis Ford Coppola's new hotel in Italy to the genius of Klimt in Vienna, Claire Wrathall has some tempting tips for travellers.

Cameron to block EU-wide financial transaction tax

British Prime Minister David Cameron will block attempts to introduce EU-wide financial transaction tax based on fears of harming jobs and prosperity.

Climate change affecting Europe's butterflies and birds

Fast-track warming in Europe is making butterflies and birds fall behind in cooler habitat moves and causing worrying turnover in plant species.

Paris bans beggars from most popular shopping and tourist hotspots

French authorities claim no-go zones aim to stop pestering of foreign visitors by 'delinquents' run by criminal gangs.

Posted bullets, threats intercepted in Italy

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, politicians and newspaper editors have been sent letters containing bullets and threats over austerity measures.

Egypt's secular activists ready for battle with military

While Egypt’s secular activists were outflanked in the parliamentary elections by Islamists, they are ready for heavy battle with military leadership.

African 'dirty cash' scandal rocks France

A lawyer says he helped arrange milllion-dollar "kickbacks" for French leaders in exchange for turning a blind eye "to abuses of power in Africa".

Socialist party head calls for calm amid DSK furore

The head of France's Socialists urged calm on Sunday as speculation over the future of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn grew.

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