Europe
29 African migrants die of hypothermia off Italian coast
Twenty-nine African migrants intercepted by Italian authorities while trying to reach Europe by boat in rough and icy conditions have died of ...HSBC admits Swiss bank failings over client taxes
British bank HSBC Holdings Plc admitted failings by its Swiss subsidiary in response to media reports it helped wealthy customers dodge taxes ...Ex-IMF head Strauss-Kahn testifies in French sex ring trial
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief who was tipped to become French president before being accused of sexual assault by a New ...Ukraine fighting intensifies ahead of peace summit
Intense fighting in Ukraine, including a rocket strike on Kiev\'s military headquarters in the east, killed at least 20 people on Tuesday ...Oil prices drop as IEA predicts weak rebound
Oil prices fell Tuesday after the International Energy Agency predicted that global oil prices will recover only partially over the next five ...Euro zone, Greece face off as markets take fright
Greece and its euro zone partners engaged in brinkmanship on Monday, with leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras insisting his country would not ...Chaos at Hamburg airport as security staff go on strike
Police have closed entrances to the airport in the German city of Hamburg amid chaos caused by a strike.Nine more Ukrainian servicemen killed in the east
Nine Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 26 wounded in fighting with Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine\'s eastern regions in the past 24 ...Ukraine leader shows off captured Russian military IDs
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko Saturday brandished in front of world leaders several passports taken from Russian soldiers in what he said was ...Russia, European powers agree to draft Ukraine peace plan
The leaders of Russia, Germany and France agreed during late-night talks in Moscow to draw up a plan to end fighting in ...