Will the Airbus/Boeing duopoly ever be broken?

Wikileaks website founder Julian Assange vows to remain in the Ecuadorian embassy in London even if accusations of sex crimes are dropped.

The Roman Catholic shrine at Lourdes has been evacuated after flash floods struck south-western France.

A silent, standing protest by performance artist Erdem Gunduz has been taken up by hundreds of anti-government demonstrators and spread to several Turkish cities.

An Italian court sentences to life in prison a man who carried out a school bomb attack in 2012, which killed a teenage girl and injured nine others.

MPs in Moscow back a bill banning adoption of Russian orphans by foreign gay couples and by foreign singles from countries allowing gay marriage.

Leaders of the G8 major economies agree plan to clamp down on money launderers, illegal tax evaders and corporate tax avoiders.

Three candidates for the position of European Ombudsman give evidence to MEPs.

The president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, has told the BBC that the proposed trade deal between the US and the EU would create jobs, but may take up to two years to negotiate.

New car sales across Europe fell to their lowest level in two decades in May as the deepening recession hurt demand.

The trial of French footballers Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema on charges of paying for sex with an under-age prostitute is adjourned in Paris.

The lower house of Switzerland's parliament refuses to discuss a bill that would allow Swiss banks to pass client information to the US tax authorities.

Leaders at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland are said to be close to signing a joint statement on Syria, despite their differences on the raging conflict.

Airbus secures almost £12bn of new orders on day one of the Paris air show, more than three times those of rival Boeing.

MEPs warn that a deal on reform of the CAP remains out of reach.

Angela Merkel takes on a new role - the lady of the lake - during a trip across Lough Erne in County Fermanagh.

European auditors say much of the 1bn euros of EU aid for Egypt in the past seven years has had little or no impact.

A 98-year-old Nazi war crimes suspect, Laszlo Csatary, linked to the murder of Jews in World War II, is charged in Hungary.

A Turkish man has staged an eight-hour silent vigil on Istanbul's Taksim Square - the scene of violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters in.

Does an absence of violence mean real peace?