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Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky wins his libel case over claims he was behind the murder of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko.

EU president Herman Van Rompuy says he pities Nigel Farage, the British Eurosceptic MEP who called him a "damp rag".

The Tories have made "a strategic decision" not to start an immediate row with the EU if elected, William Hague says.

Church authority at risk as scandals spread in Europe

German exports fell unexpectedly in January, with analysts saying that the cold weather that month was to blame.

The EU's foreign policy chief, Lady Ashton, tells MEPs how she will shape Europe's new diplomatic service, as officials vie for influence.

Northern Rock says that it made "good progress" in 2009, after reporting a sharp fall in its annual losses.

Dutch bishops order an inquiry into alleged sexual abuses of children by Catholic priests, threatening a new scandal.

A Belgian daily has issued what is thought to be Europe's first 3D newspaper - complete with cardboard viewing glasses.

The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned.

Three men are arrested in connection with the theft of the corpse of Cyprus's ex-President Papadopoulos, officials say.

Brussels says it hopes European aerospace group EADS was not prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal.

An artist, originally from County Durham, charged with mocking Turkey's prime minister by portraying him as a dog is handed a fine.

The US president has 'responded positively' to calls to clamp down on market speculators, says the Greek PM after talks.

UK painter defiant despite Turkish conviction

The US apologises for comments made after Libya's Col Gaddafi called for a holy war against Switzerland.

The Northern Ireland assembly votes in favour of a motion passing control of justice and policing from London to Belfast.

A ransom was demanded for the stolen and now-recovered body of Cyprus ex-President Papadopoulos, a minister says.

Seven people are arrested in the Irish Republic over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

Ukraine's parliament moves to ease coalition building, as President Viktor Yanukovych tries to form a governing alliance.