Two Finnish nationals and an Austrian man abducted in Yemen in December are freed on the border with Oman.

Italian prosecutors request that former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi face trial for allegedly bribing a senator to switch parties in 2006.

As the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development prepares for its annual meeting in Istanbul, its president explains the bank's objectives and how it is expanding its coverage.

A production of a Wagner opera in Dusseldorf has been cancelled because of harrowing scenes set in a concentration camp.

The government of Slovenia announces a package of measures it hopes will help it avoid an EU bailout.

Kampusch and Fritzl cases gripped media before Cleveland

A collection of more than 70 priceless paintings is going on exhibition in the place where they were first brought together by Britain's first prime minister, more than 200 years ago.

People have reported seeing what was thought to be a meteor in the night sky in parts of England and Wales.

Prime Minister David Cameron reasserts Britain's strong opposition to a European financial transactions tax.

An artist from the Czech Republic has received £20,000 for winning a self-portrait competition.

A production of a Wagner opera in Dusseldorf is cancelled because of complaints over harrowing scenes set in a concentration camp.

An appeals court in Italy has upheld the conviction for tax fraud of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Music critic Norman Lebrecht says "nobody wanted to see" a production of Wagner's Tannhauser which featured Nazi scenes.

In the past four years, 300,000 people have emigrated from Ireland; four out of 10 of them were aged 15 - 24.

The Dutch government is investigating a shortage of certain brands of baby formula, as well as potentially illegal exports to China.

Police arrest 31 people over the theft of $50m (£32m) of diamonds from a plane at Brussels Airport, one of the world's largest robberies of gems.

How studying droppings helped create a UK rhino baby boom

Two North American companies, Talisman Energy and Marathon, have quit fracking for shale gas in Poland, after disappointing drilling results.

The EU and China are shaping up for their biggest trade battle yet, in a row over solar panel production and pricing.

The government announces tougher rules for migrants as it outlines its programme for the next year in the Queen's Speech.