A lawsuit against Pope Benedict XVI is still nominally set to be heard despite the former pontiff's death on New

German climate activists positioned themselves on Monday behind a burning barricade to stop construction workers reaching a village earmarked for

Germany's Kiel Canal was scheduled to reopen for shipping at midday (1100 GMT) on Tuesday after a major oil spillage

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