Two Italian marines, charged in India with the murder of two fishermen, will not be returning to India to face trial, Italy's foreign ministry says.

MEPs call for more to be done to boost the number of women on company boards.

Hungary's parliament votes for constitutional changes which look set to entrench the power of the ruling conservative party Fidesz.

A complete ban on the sale of cosmetics developed through animal testing is now in force in the EU.

A court in Italy orders medical checks to be carried out on Silvio Berlusconi to verify that he cannot attend a trial because of health problems.

Commoners who have married into royalty

Police say the bomb attack on officers in north Belfast was a 'sophisticated device with the intent to kill'.

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra has revealed its shameful history during the holocaust.

Global leaders of the Roman Catholic Church are meeting in the Vatican for their final group discussions ahead of the election of a new pope.

A video posted online appears to show the bodies of foreign hostages that a Nigerian Islamist group says it has killed.

German imports rebound strongly in January, suggesting that economic growth in the country may be set to recover after an autumn downturn.

Residents and visitors to a Kent village are racking up extra charges when their mobile phones connect to French networks.

A total of 428 employees at Barclays and 93 at RBS earn more than £1m last year, the banks disclose.

The trial of the dead Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky is delayed, amid criticism from the United States and European Parliament.

The BBC's Philippa Thomas explains how cardinals will choose a new Pope - from inside a special "virtual Sistine Chapel".

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Why affection for Britain is brewing in Germany

Magnitsky trial seen as 'strange' Russian justice

Eco-friendly farming is new battleground