Warner Music is to buy the record label Parlophone from Universal Music for £487m ($765m), it has announced.

The Ukrainian government rejects a $7bn (£4.5bn; 5.1 euros) bill from Russia's Gazprom for unused gas it was contracted to buy last year.

Sweden suspends a controversial cull of its wild wolf population just days after it began after a legal challenge by conservationists.

Two Russian fighter jets have violated Japanese airspace, prompting Tokyo to scramble its own aircraft, Japanese reports say.

There will be "no influx" of Bulgarians to the UK when restrictions are lifted next year, said former prime minister Sergei Stanishev.

Net firms, banks, hospitals and other may be required to report all cyber break-ins under new EU proposals.

A Welsh production company is hoping to make its mark in the world of Scandinavian crime drama with a detective series set in stark surroundings.

Swiss bank Credit Suisse is to cut costs further after its fourth quarter profits miss expectations.

Michael Haneke on his Oscar-nominated film Amour

Vodafone warns of "very difficult market conditions in Europe" as the mobile operator reports a worse-than-expected fall in revenue.

A collection of vintage cars and motorbikes including a 1960's Aston Martin and a Grand Prix Bugatti is up for auction at the Grand Palais in Paris.

An inside look at work on ambitious and controversial tunnel beneath the Alps linking Lyon and Turin

The families pushed aside by the Sochi steamroller

A major project has been launched to restore and protect one of the world's greatest archaeological sites: the ruins of Pompeii.

A French MP sparks a debate about the use of electronic devices in parliament in France after being photographed playing online Scrabble on his tablet.

Greek farmers angry at high production costs hand out free fruit and vegetables at a mock market in Athens

The vice-president of Italian football club AC Milan, Paolo Berlusconi, has been accused of using racist language to describe new signing Mario Balotelli.

Deutsche Bank suspends traders as part of its inquiries into whether staff attempted to manipulate Libor and other interest rates.

The UK Independence Party's only female MEP threatens to quit after accusing leader Nigel Farage of being "anti-women".

Vicious accusations fly between the manager of the Bolshoi Theatre and one of its star dancers following the acid attack on artistic director Sergei Filin.