Nato defers on Georgia, Ukraine
Nato reiterates Ukraine and Georgia will eventually join the bloc, but does not offer them formal roadmaps.
Croatia web arrests spark furore
Croatia's PM orders an inquiry following arrests of opposition activists who used the social networking website Facebook.
EU aims to improve asylum rules
The European Commission calls for fairer and more efficient procedures across the EU for asylum seekers.
EU bans imports of Chinese soya
The European Commission bans imports of Chinese soya-based food products intended to be eaten by young children.
Nations sign cluster bomb treaty
The first of more than 100 countries sign a treaty banning cluster bombs, at a ceremony in Norway.
Spanish businessman 'shot by Eta'
A Spanish businessman is killed in an attack police blame on the Basque separatist group Eta.
Luxembourg to reduce duke's power
Luxembourg's Grand Duke Henri is set to have his powers trimmed by parliament because he opposes legalisation of euthanasia.
French hostage in Kabul released
A French aid worker who was kidnapped in Kabul has been released, according to France's President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Conjoined twin dies after surgery
One of the conjoined twins separated at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital has died, the hospital says.
Salzburg says "So long, farewell" to plan for Sound of Music family's home to become hotel
The Austrian city of Salzburg block plans to turn the former mansion of the von Trapp family, made famous by The Sound of Music, into a hotel.
Bear necessities: Berlin Zoo may lose its star attraction
The warm feeling surrounding Germany's celebrity polar bear Knut is turning icy ahead of his second birthday, because Berlin may lose him.
Scots and Welsh eye Euro 2016 bid
The Scottish Football Association could launch a bid with Wales to host the European football championship in 2016.
Seve stable after latest surgery
Golf great Seve Ballesteros is back in intensive care after undergoing a fourth brain operation.
Boom to bust
Latvia's once rampant economy seeks economic aid
Mardell's Europe
Pressure is on Irish PM to untangle Lisbon Treaty
Brilliant future
"Crown jewel" of European science to get upgrade
Long road
Nato is not ready to take in Ukraine and post-war Georgia
Razia Iqbal
Has the Turner Prize found its limits?
Scooping profits
Making a success selling ice cream to Siberians
Mandelson rejects euro talk claim
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has denied telling the head of the European Commission the UK should join the euro.
Moscow racist killers convicted
A Moscow court finds seven skinheads guilty of 20 racially motivated murders in Russia's capital.
Many hurt in Spanish 'gas blast'
At least 25 people are injured in a suspected gas explosion near the Spanish city of Barcelona, officials say.
Eurozone retail sales slump 2.1%
Retail sales across the 15 nations that share the euro fell more than expected in October, increasing the chance of an interest rate cut.
Bid to scrap Polanski sex charge
Lawyers for director Roman Polanski ask a US court to dismiss a 30-year-old charge of unlawful sex with a minor.
EU to operate 'all over Kosovo'
EU police and justice officials will start deploying throughout Kosovo next week, including to Serb-majority areas.
Sterling rebounds from sharp fall
The pound claws back against the US dollar after suffering the largest percentage drop since 1992 on Monday.
Judges send Qatada back to jail
Radical preacher Abu Qatada is returned to a British jail after breaching the terms of his bail.
Living with the mafia's wrath
Anti-mafia author, Roberto Saviano, on life under 24 hour police protection.
UK reversal on coal mines
Panorama reports on how the government is overruling local concerns to give the go ahead to more and more opencast mines.
Prussian palace to rise again
Prussian palace to rise again in heart of Berlin
Russian art bubble bursts
Russian art market stalls as tycoons hit by credit crunch
Has the downturn affected you?
Japan is the latest country to cut interest rates to stimulate its economy. Has the downturn hit you?
German car downturn 'worst ever'
The downturn in the German car market is "at a pace and magnitude that has never happened before", the country's main autos trade body warns.
Infineon posts another large loss
German chipmaker reports a seventh straight quarterly net loss because of falling chip prices and weakening demand.