Karadzic 'aims to defend himself'
War crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic plans to conduct his own defence in his trial at The Hague, his lawyer says.
EU suspends funding for Bulgaria
The European Commission suspends aid to Bulgaria worth hundreds of millions of euros amid concern about organised crime.
Italy targets illegal immigrants
Illegal immigrants convicted of crime in Italy face longer jail sentences than those for Italians, under new laws.
EU warns US of visa retaliation
The European Commission says that it may impose visas for US diplomats, in retaliation for a failure by the US to lift visa demands on some EU member states.
Swiss anger at Libyan 'reprisals'
Switzerland protests to Libya over what it calls retaliatory measures for the arrest of Muammar Gaddafi's youngest son.
MPs scrap France's 35-hour week
France's parliament passes a law which effectively ends the country's compulsory 35-hour working week.
Turkey makes 'coup plot' arrests
Twenty Turks, including politicians and a journalist, are held over an alleged plot to overthrow the government.
UK woman guilty of 'canoe' fraud plot
Back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin and his wife Anne are jailed for a £250,000 fraud.
Abu Hamza loses extradition fight
Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri is refused leave to appeal against his extradition to the US.
Lesbos locals lose attempt to ban use of the term 'lesbian
Campaigners on the Greek island of Lesbos lose an attempt to ban the use of the word "lesbian" to describe gay women.
Stage 17 as it happened
Spain's Carlos Sastre takes the Tour de France's yellow jersey after an impressive victory at l'Alpe d'Huez.
Swedish jump champion out of Games
Defending triple jump champion Christian Olsson, Phillips Idowu's main rival, withdraws from next month's Beijing Olympics because of injury.
Relief in Sarajevo
Karadzic's arrest is talk of city's cafes and bars
Against the odds
Hungarian with Olympic judo hopes battles tragedy
Mardell's Europe
Spotlight on The Hague after the capture of Karadzic
Surge of emotion
Serbs and Bosnians describe feelings on Karadzic capture
Moscow Diary
Russia's confusing relationship with its history
French letters
How Senegal leads the Francophone world in Scrabble
Manned spaceship unveiled
The first official image of a proposed joint Russian and European manned spacecraft has been unveiled.
Italian MPs approve immunity law
Italy's MPs gives their final backing to a controversial immunity bill put forward by Silvio Berlusconi's government.
Chavez calls for Russia alliance
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez calls for a strategic alliance with Russia to protect Venezuela from the US.
BP says 60 staff leaving Russia
BP says the remaining 60 of its staff seconded to joint venture TNK-BP are being recalled from Russia.
Dogs led to McCanns police move
Portuguese police declared Kate and Gerry McCann as formal suspects in their daughter's disappearance on the reactions of sniffer dogs, a report reveals.
France backs constitution reform
French lawmakers back President Sarkozy's plans to rewrite the country's constitution - in a razor-edge vote.
Madeleine police inquiry shelved
The parents of Madeleine McCann and another Briton are no longer considered suspects in her disappearance, say prosecutors.
Reopening Lithuania's old wounds
Lithuania questions Jewish fighters over wartime killings
Aran Islands eye haven status
Not the Caymans, but Aran Islands plan to go tax-free
Germany as Mid-East broker
Germany's success as the Middle East's hostage negotiator
Kosovo Serbs feel heat from all sides
Problems are snowballing for the Serbs of northern Mitrovica, with Kosovo declaring independence, and a new government in Belgrade.
Who is the greatest Russian?
Josef Stalin and Tsar Nicholas II are the leading contenders to be crowned 'The Name of Russia'. Who do you think should get the title?
Ryanair price error 'to be fixed'
Ryanair says it will fix a fault on its website that means it is breaking official rules on price clarity.
Glaxo unveils plan to diversify
Global drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline wants to broaden its product base as it grapples with tough competition from generic drug makers