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Six men jailed for Portugal abuse


Six Portuguese men are sentenced to up to 18 years in jail after being found guilty of multiple charges of sexual abuse at a state-run children's home.

Irish delay EU-Israel data deal


Dublin delays a deal to allow transfers of EU citizens' data to Israel, which is accused of forging passports.

UK rules out French 'ship share'


The UK defence secretary rules out the UK sharing aircraft carriers with France as part of closer defence co-operation.

Europe agrees finance watchdogs


The European Union agrees to reform financial supervision, with new agencies to oversee banks, insurers and financial markets.

Russia suffers new fire outbreak


At least four people have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed in a new outbreak of wildfires in Russia.

German banker 'should be fired'


The German central bank calls on the country's president to dismiss one of its board members over comments he made about immigration and Jews.

EU critical of France over Roma


The European Commission criticises France over its expulsions of Roma (Gypsies) and requests more information about the crackdown.

Russia extends grain export ban


Russia will consider lifting its grain export ban only after the next year's harvest has been reaped, Vladimir Putin says.

Man held over Russia club blaze


Police in Spain arrest a Russian man wanted for questioning about a fire at a Russian nightclub that killed more than 150 people in 2009.

Germans accused of honey smuggling


US authorities indict 11 German and Chinese executives for conspiring to illegally import $40m worth of honey from China.

Gooaaal! Football's greatest free kick 'no fluke'


Physicists explain one of football's most spectacular free-kicks, showing that Roberto Carlos's 1997 "impossible goal" was not a fluke.

Unique bronze Roman lantern found in field


A metal detecting enthusiast finds what is believed to be the only intact Roman lantern made out of bronze ever discovered in Britain.

ECB ups eurozone growth forecasts


The European Central Bank raises its forecast for eurozone growth for this year and next year, and keeps interest rates on hold.

EU raps Kenya over Bashir visit


European countries asked Kenyan ambassadors to explain why Kenya refused to arrest the Sudanese president on a recent visit.

HSBC threatens to quit London HQ


HSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break up big banks, a senior executive says.

BP says oil spill cost up to $8bn


BP says the cost of its Gulf of Mexico oil spill has risen to $8bn - a rise of more than $2bn in the last month alone.

Cold winter boosts Gazprom profit


Russian gas monopoly Gazprom reports a threefold surge in profits for the first three months of the year, despite a sharp fall in gas prices.

Federer progresses as seeds fall


Roger Federer overcomes windy conditions to beat Andreas Beck and reach the US Open third round, but seeds Nikolay Davydenko and Marin Cilic crash out.

Wozniacki through after whitewash


Top seed Caroline Wozniacki cruises into the third round of the US Open with a blistering 6-0 6-0 win over Chinese Taipei's Kai-Chen Changon.

Queiroz gets six-month suspension


Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz is suspended for six months after it is ruled that he disrupted an anti-doping test ahead of the World Cup.

Albania


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Andorra


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Armenia


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Austria


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Azerbaijan


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Belarus


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Belgium


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Bosnia-Hercegovina


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Bulgaria


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Croatia


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Cyprus


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Czech Republic


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Denmark


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Estonia


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Finland


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France


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Georgia


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Germany


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Greece


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Hungary


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Iceland


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Ireland


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Italy


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Latvia


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Liechtenstein


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Lithuania


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Luxembourg


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Macedonia


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Malta


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Moldova


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Monaco


An overview of Monaco including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

Montenegro


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Netherlands


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Norway


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Poland


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Portugal


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Romania


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Russia


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San Marino


An overview of San Marino including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

Serbia


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Slovakia


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Slovenia


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Spain


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Sweden


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Switzerland


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Turkey


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Ukraine


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United Kingdom


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Vatican


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Abkhazia


An overview of Abkhazia including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media.

Ajaria


An overview of Ajaria including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

Ceuta, Melilla


A profile of the Spanish north African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla

Channel Islands


An overview of the Channel Islands including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

Chechnya


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Corsica


An overview of Corsica including key facts and notes on the media

Crimea


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Dagestan


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Faroe Islands


An overview of the Faroe Islands including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

Gibraltar


An overview of Gibraltar including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

Greenland


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Ingushetia


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Isle of Man


An overview of the Isle of Man including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

Kabardino-Balkaria


A profile of the southern Russian republic

Kaliningrad


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Kalmykia


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Karachay-Cherkessia


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Kosovo


An overview of Kosovo including key facts, leaders and notes on the media

Nagorno-Karabakh


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North Ossetia


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South Ossetia


An overview of South Ossetia, including key facts and political leaders

Trans-Dniester


An overview of the breakaway region in eastern Moldova

Probably the world's oldest beer


A team of divers say they have found the world's oldest drinkable beer in a shipwreck off the coast of Finland.

French film highlights racism


Racial discrimination in French job market reflected in new feature film L'Italien.

Six men jailed for Portugal abuse


Six Portuguese men have been jailed after they were found guilty of sexual abuse at a state-run children's home.

Emergency services tackle France fires


Wildfires in southern France have destroyed 6,000 hectares of scrubland and pine forests near Montpelier.

'Their luggage aroused suspicion'


Dutch police have questioned two men who arrived at Amsterdam airport from Chicago, after US authorities spotted "suspicious items" in their luggage.

Fighting organised crime in Montenegro


The European Union is stepping up its efforts to fight organised crime in countries wanting to join.

Spain hopes pilgrims will boost economy


Local authorities in northern Spain have invested a record amount in an attempt to attract even more pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela.

Budget hotel goes to the extreme


A new budget hotel run like a no-frills airline has opened its doors.

Portugal child abuse


Judges to deliver verdict more than five years after trial began

Rush to buy


Fear sparks stockpiling of food in Russia as prices soar

Feeling the heat


Unease spreads over Sarkozy's Roma expulsions

Rough justice


Are UK extradition laws too draconian?

Identity crisis


French citizens forced to change name to get a job