A court in Spain has formally charged 22 Spanish riot police officers with causing serious harm to a man when they fired rubber bullets at protesters in Barcelona.

The president of Germany’s central bank Deutsche Bundesbank has urged France to take the newly imposed eurozone deficit reduction rules seriously.

The leader of Italy's Five Star Movement, Beppe Grillo, says the coalition government of Prime Minister Enrico Letta will soon be brought down by former Premier Silvio Berlusconi.

Clashes have erupted between supporters and opponents of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in the capital Kiev, leaving several people injured.

An airport in the Russian capital Moscow has been closed temporarily after a plane carrying some 140 passengers and crew caught fire upon landing, law enforcement officials say.

France has plans to purchase US-made unarmed Reaper surveillance drones in a bid to back up its military operations against fighters in the crisis-hit African country, Mali, a report says.

Police in France have arrested two brothers suspected of being behind an online threat to carry out a mass killing at a high school, officials say.

Thousands of Italians have taken to the streets in the capital Rome to protest against tough austerity measures adopted by the government of Prime Minister Mario Monti.

Russia has publicized the identity of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)'s chief in the Russian capital, Moscow, as a spy row deepens between Washington and Moscow.

French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill legalizing gay marriages and child adoption by same-sex couples, making France the 14th country to legalize same-sex marriages.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says substantial risks still loom for the Cypriot economy even after a multi-billion dollar international bailout aimed at averting a debt default.

Italian prosecutors have said they want President Giorgio Napolitano to testify in a trial on an alleged secret pact between mafia bosses and senior state officials.

A European Commission official has censured German finance minister’s criticism of Brussels’ slow reaction to Europe’s challenges.

Greece’s parliament has expelled a neo-Nazi lawmaker from a debate after he mocked the country’s opposition leader.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is ready to assist South Africa in developing a ‘comprehensive nuclear power industry.’

A middle-aged man has shot himself to death in front of a group of children at a primary school in the French capital, Paris.

Russia says the US spy agency CIA ‘crossed a red line’ by ignoring Moscow’s warning against its recruiting Russian security service employees as spies.

French President Francois Holland says he has been devoted to defending the sovereignty of the country over the past year and putting the recession-hit economy back on track.

School teachers in Greece have dropped their plans to hold a strike during university entrance exams after the government passed an emergency decree to thwart their move.

Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov says he will challenge the election results as the chance of his conservative party has been damaged by violation of the law ahead of the Sunday vote.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to arrive in Russia today to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $1.33-billion (1.0 billion-euro) bailout loan for Cyprus and has released the first installment of $110.7 million to the cash-strapped Mediterranean country.

Russia has expressed surprise with "crude and clumsy" US espionage activities in Moscow.

The European Commission has carried out surprise inspections at several major oil companies over possible price fixing in breach of EU anti-trust rules.

Italy's economy has shrunk by 0.5 percent in the first quarter of 2013 in a greater slowdown than expected.

Moscow has summoned US ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul, following the arrest of an alleged CIA spy in the Russian capital.

Germany’s defense ministry has cancelled plans to purchase and modify US-made Global Hawk drones for 1 billion euros, making it the largest German military project to be completely abandoned.

French justice minister has called on the government to redistribute land to the descendants of slaves in its Caribbean overseas territories.

Tens of thousands of bags have been piled up at Brussels Airport and dozens of flights cancelled as baggage handlers stage a third consecutive day of strike to protest staff shortage.

Recession has hit France as its gross domestic product (GDP) fell 0.2 percent in the first quarter of 2013, the national statistics agency says.

Eurostat data is set to report that the eurozone continues to struggle with recession during the first quarter of 2013.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has criticized the management of the dispute-ridden finance ministry, saying it lacked a “boss,” amid the country’s struggle to avoid recession.

Amazon employees in Germany have staged a strike to put pressure on the internet retailer to improve pay and benefits for its workers.

A new survey shows popular support for the European Union has fallen sharply, with France being the most dispirited member state.

Moscow has ordered expulsion of a US diplomat accused of spy recruitment, calling it a provocative action in the spirit of the Cold War.

French flag carrier Air France has announced its plans to cut the number of cabin crewmembers by 500, in a bid to boost productivity.

Moscow says it will summon the US ambassador after a US Embassy staffer was detained by Russian security services for allegedly trying to recruit spies for CIA.

Greek state workers have walked out of their jobs in protest against the government’s decision to ban a strike planned by high school teachers.

Milan prosecutors have called for a six-year prison sentence and a lifetime ban on holding public office for former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi over his sex trial.

The European Union has handed over the first installment of a 10-billion-euro bailout to Cyprus as part of the aid package agreed earlier this year.