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Swedish capital hit by third day of riots

Swedish capital hit by third day of riots

22 May 2013, 20:57 PM

Europe | The Swedish capital has been rocked by riots for a third day, as rioters set fire to cars and threw stones at police. Read more

Afghan interpreters to get British visas

Afghan interpreters to get British visas

22 May 2013, 20:23 PM

Europe | In a backflip, the UK will offer five-year visas to about 600 Afghan interpreters who served with British forces fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. Read more

Writer takes own life in Paris' Notre Dame

Writer takes own life in Paris' Notre Dame

22 May 2013, 17:21 PM

Europe | French writer Dominique Venner, 78, has killed himself at the altar in Notre Dame Cathedral in protest against gay marriage and African migration. Read more

Britain's gay marriage bill passes hurdle

Britain's gay marriage bill passes hurdle

22 May 2013, 15:49 PM

Europe | Attempts by Conservatives to wreck gay marriage laws in the UK have failed, with the legislation passing through the House of Commons. Read more

Miliband takes on Google over tax

22 May 2013, 12:17 PM

Europe | UK Opposition Leader Ed Miliband is going to take Google to task on claims of tax avoidance, planning to use one of their own lines: "don't be evil". Read more

Tackle tax havens to help poor: Oxfam

22 May 2013, 10:07 AM

Europe | Tax havens deprive governments worldwide of STG100 billion ($A155.63 billion) in revenue, enough to end extreme poverty twice over, Oxfam says. Read more

Vatican denies Pope exorcism

Vatican denies Pope exorcism

22 May 2013, 8:31 AM

Europe | The Vatican has denied claims by an Italian TV station that Pope Francis performed an exorcism on a boy in a wheelchair. Read more

UK MPs vote to back gay marriage

UK MPs vote to back gay marriage

22 May 2013, 8:04 AM

Europe | A bill to legalise gay marriage in Britain passed a crucial hurdle in parliament on Tuesday, despite efforts by lawmakers from Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative party to wreck the plans. Read more

Aussie garden wins Best in Show at Chelsea

Aussie garden wins Best in Show at Chelsea

22 May 2013, 7:21 AM

Europe | Australia's audacious garden design has won the top prize at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show for the first time.
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World not ready for mass flu outbreak: WHO

22 May 2013, 6:30 AM

Europe | The World Health Organization is warning that the world is not prepared for a massive flu outbreak, as fears grow about bird flu in China. Read more

Oklahoma tornado a rarity, say experts

22 May 2013, 6:15 AM

Europe | Tornadoes only rarely hit built-up areas, and seldom reach the size and ferocity of the twister that has killed dozens in the US, experts say. Read more

Dagestan blasts kill four

21 May 2013, 19:24 PM

Europe | Twin car bombs have killed four people and wounded close to 50 in Russia's restive Dagestan region Read more

The rise of Greece's Golden Dawn party

The rise of Greece's Golden Dawn party

21 May 2013, 16:17 PM

Europe | As austerity bites harder in Greece, the far right Golden Dawn party is gaining in popularity, and drawing increasing comparison with the Nazis.
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Tourists die in Turkey balloon collision

Tourists die in Turkey balloon collision

21 May 2013, 15:50 PM

Europe | Three Brazilian tourists have been killed and more than 20 other people injured after two hot-air balloons collided in Turkey, officials say. Read more

UK hails brain disease breakthrough

21 May 2013, 9:25 AM

Europe | Research at Cambridge University could prove useful in the work to try to combat dementia-related diseases. Read more

Pirate Bay co-founder on trial in Sweden

Pirate Bay co-founder on trial in Sweden

21 May 2013, 9:19 AM

Europe | A Swedish co-founder of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay has gone on trial, charged with hacking and stealing data. Read more

Pope statue unveiled in potato field

Pope statue unveiled in potato field

21 May 2013, 9:12 AM

Europe | The first-ever statue of Pope Francis has been unveiled in a potato field near Naples. Read more

Church of Scotland moves to gay clergy

21 May 2013, 7:51 AM

Europe | The Church of Scotland will let some congregations choose ministers who are in same-sex relationships if they wish. Read more

Terror suspect Qatada denied bail in UK

Terror suspect Qatada denied bail in UK

21 May 2013, 7:39 AM

Europe | Radical cleric Abu Qatada has been refused bail by an immigration tribunal in his latest bid for freedom. Read more

Russia foils 'terror attack' on Moscow

21 May 2013, 6:08 AM

Europe | Russian counter-terrorism agents have carried out a raid on a group planning a terrorist act in Moscow killing two suspects. Read more

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