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.

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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