The French economy has gone back into recession, official figures show, on the first anniversary of President Hollande's coming to power.

The Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevneliev, is to hold his first talks with political parties on Friday after Sunday's inconclusive election.

Europe's first advanced civilisation had a local origin and was not imported from outside the continent, according to a new study.

The UK says it has agreed new laws with the European Union which include banning the dumping of unwanted fish, such as mackerel and herring.

Snow is reported on Dartmoor as winds of up to 65mph hit Devon and Cornwall.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg accuses Tory MPs of "moving the goalposts" on an EU referendum, as he answers PM's questions.

UK unemployment rose by 15,000 to 2.52 million in the January to March period, the Office for National Statistics says.

Several countries gain permanent observer status on the Arctic Council but there is dissent over the EU.

The US ambassador to Russia is called in to the foreign ministry in Moscow to discuss the case of a US diplomat who allegedly tried to recruit a Russian agent as a spy.

The United Nations have played host to a different group of power players when champion wrestlers from the US, Russian and Iran visited its headquarters in New York.

A 1968 oil painting by German artist Gerhard Richter sets a new record in New York for a living artist's work sold at auction.

European reform of the Common Agricultural Policy sees environmentalists pitched against farmers over how best to manage the continent's agricultural land.

Water supplier Severn Trent rejects a preliminary takeover offer from international investors, saying it fails to recognise the company's value.

Hundreds of refugees who fled to Turkey to escape the conflict in Syria are turning back, following the detonation of two car bombs in the southern town of Reyhanli which left 46 people dead.

Moscow's retro spy scandal shows old tricks still in vogue

How effective was the Dambusters raid?

The Lone Star state is saying auf wiedersehen to its German dialect

Kosovo Serbs vow to resist deal done in Brussels

Jewellery belonging to Italian film star Gina Lollobrigida fetches almost $5m (£3.3m) at an auction in Geneva, Sotheby's says.

Russia has ordered the expulsion of a US diplomat after saying he had been caught red-handed with disguises, special equipment and wads of cash.