Sweden on Sunday took over from the Czech Republic at the helm of the six-month rotating Presidency of the Council

Croatia entered the eurozone and the European Union's (EU) border-free Schengen area on New Year's Day, reported Xinhua.    This was

Russia's latest nuclear-powered strategic submarines Generalissimo Suvorov and Emperor Alexander III were commissioned and launched, respectively, on Thursday, reported Xinhua. Generalissimo

Europe's importance on the world's stock exchanges has continued to decline, consulting firm Ernst and Young (EY) Germany said on

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is "very sick," his successor Pope Francis said on Wednesday, reported dpa. Francis asked the Catholic faithful

The 97-year-old former secretary at a Nazi concentration camp has filed an appeal against her guilty verdict for her role

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Tuesday introducing countermeasures to a price ceiling imposed by Western countries on

The clean-up work from the oil spill in the port of Brunsbüttel in northern Germany is progressing and the waterway

The German government has approved arms exports worth at least €8.35 billion this year, the second-highest annual figure in the

A question mark is hanging over aid to Afghanistan following the Taliban's decision to suspend the work of women in