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The war crimes trial of Bosnian Serb ex-army chief Ratko Mladic is postponed on its second day because prosecutors failed to disclose some evidence to the defence.
Shares in Spanish bank Bankia close sharply lower as it is forced to deny a report of a large amount of withdrawals from the troubled group.
A cabinet of professors and diplomats is sworn in in Greece to steer the debt-ridden eurozone state into repeat elections on 17 June
The EU's enlargement commissioner visits Turkey in an attempt to kick-start Ankara's stalled bid to join the bloc.
The opening of Berlin's new airport is put back again, probably until March 2013 and its technical manager is sacked.
The Olympic flame is officially handed over to organisers of the London 2012 Games at a ceremony in Athens.
France's new finance minister reiterates that the country's new socialist government will not ratify the European Union's fiscal pact.
Fighting breaks out as religious protesters block a small gay rights march in the capital of the former Soviet republic of Georgia.
Jewish groups in Lithuania condemn a plan to repatriate Nazi-era PM Juozas Brazaitis, whose administration oversaw anti-Semitic attacks.
Turkey says it scrambled two military jets to chase away an Israeli plane which allegedly violated the airspace of Turkish-held northern Cyprus.
Immigration has leaped to its highest level in 16 years in Germany, with spikes in the number of arrivals from crisis-hit Spain and Greece, figures show.
Spain's Queen Sofia cancels a visit to the UK for the Diamond Jubilee following disputes with London over the territory of Gibraltar.
Famous faces join the stars of Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom at the opening night gala of this year's Cannes Film Festival.
Philippe Croizon, a limbless Frenchman, completes the first part of his challenge to swim between five continents.
Rescuers in Tyumen, central Russia, free a man from a rubbish chute he had jumped into to hide from his girlfriend.
The cost of borrowing on the international money markets rise sharply for Spain as investors fear further financial turmoil in Europe.
Greece agrees to pay off some of the investors who rejected its bond swap earlier this year.
Roger Federer beats Carlos Berlocq to reach the third round of the Italian Open, where he is joined by Rafael Nadal.
MEPs have welcomed a deal to cut mobile phone data roaming charges in Europe, during a debate in the European Parliament.
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The leader of a left-wing party in Greece, Alexis Tsipras, looks likely to do best in next month's election and there is increasing speculation that Greece could be forced out of the euro if his party wins.
Queen Sofia of Spain has cancelled a visit to the UK to mark Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee because of disputes over Gibraltar.
Benoit Coueure, from the European Central Bank, has been speaking about their decision to provide a loan of more than a trillion euros to hundreds of banks.
A Soyuz spacecraft has successfully docked with the International Space Station.
A team of speed flyers have become the world's first to successfully descend Italy's Mount Etna.
Indonesian officials have recovered part of the black box from a Russian Sukhoi Superjet plane that crashed killing all 45 people on board last week.
Newly inaugurated French President Francois Hollande has pledged to work with Germany to resolve the EU's economic crisis.
A new stained-glass window commissioned to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee has been installed in Southwark Cathedral.
Names to watch in Francois Hollande's new cabinet
The Swiss Army knife had to adapt after the events of 9/11
Scotland tries to harness the flow of the tides
Where Ratko Mladic and co spend their time - in relative comfort
France's Hollande gets euro crisis baptism of fire
The day the ECB saved the eurozone's banks
Running an aerial tour business above Kiev