Europe
Kosovo fails in UNESCO membership bid
Kosovo on Monday failed in its bid to win membership of the UN cultural body UNESCO, which would have represented a leap ...Croatian opposition conservatives win general election
Croatia\'s conservative opposition looked set to return to power after narrowly winning a general election, preliminary results showed Monday, but tough government ...Croatia holds first general vote since joining EU
Croatia\'s ruling center-left coalition faces a strong challenge from a conservative opposition in the Balkan country\'s first parliamentary election since joining the ...Russia suspends flights to Egypt on security advice
President Vladimir Putin ordered the suspension of all Russian passenger flights to Egypt on Friday until the cause of a deadly plane ...Turkey detains 20 IS suspects in Antalya ahead of G20
Turkish police have detained 20 Islamic State suspects in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya, barely 10 days ahead of a summit being ...Serbia, Bosnia show unity at first post-war joint session
The Bosnian and Serbian premiers held their first joint government session since the 1990s Balkan wars on Wednesday, defying the possibility of ...Romanian prime minister resigns following protests over deadly nightclub fire
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta announced the resignation of his government Wednesday following huge protests in the wake of a nightclub fire ...Crashed Russian plane may have been brought down by explosive device, UK says
Britain said on Wednesday that the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt after taking off from Red Sea resort of Sharm al-Sheikh ...France to lift ban on gay men giving blood
France said Wednesday it will lift a ban on gay men giving blood, but only if they abstain from sex in the ...Turkey hits Kurd rebels, cracks down on Erdogan rivals
Turkey cracked down on rivals of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday and launched air strikes against Kurdish rebels, clearly signalling a ...




