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Pope's letter on Irish abuse due
The Vatican is due to publish a letter from Pope Benedict to Irish Catholics, seeking forgiveness for paedophile scandals by priests.
Swiss probe asylum seeker's death
Switzerland halts special flights to deport asylum seekers after a Nigerian man on hunger strike died at Zurich airport.
Slovak patriotism law sent back
The president of Slovakia vetoes a controversial law on patriotism approved recently by the country's parliament.
Quartet urges settlement freeze
The international Quartet of Mid-East peace mediators calls on Israel to freeze all settlement activity in occupied territories.
BA crew to strike as talks fail
A strike by British Airways cabin crew will go ahead after talks between the airline and the Unite union collapsed.
Consortium wins big weather prize
A Franco-German consortium will enter into negotiations for a 1.3bn-euro contract to build Europe's next weather satellites.
Bomb hits Greek far-right group
A makeshift bomb damages the fifth floor office of a Greek far-right group in Athens, but causes no injuries.
Srebrenica gay theory irks Dutch
Dutch officials reject a US general's claim that troops failed at Srebrenica because of poor morale over gay soldiers.
Disabled servicemen set to trek to North Pole
Prince Harry launches the first unaided trek to the North Pole for disabled servicemen, saying he would like to take part in the challenge.
Eurozone queasy at thought of Greece turning to IMF
Eurozone queasy at thought of Greece turning to IMF
Arsenal draw favourites Barcelona
Arsenal will face Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals while Manchester United draw Bayern Munich.
European draws - as they happened
Liverpool draw Benfica and Fulham get Wolfsburg in the Europa League after Arsenal are paired with Barcelona and Man Utd meet Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Gold rush
The oceanic fight over the future of prized bluefin tuna
Society challenge
How Norway reacted to a case of child murder
Church in trouble
Sex abuse scandals involving the Catholic Church
Spaceman
Ex-Soviet nuclear missile to launch European satellite
Hewitt on Europe
Eurozone queasy at thought of Greece wooing IMF
Damage limitation
Will the Pope be undermined by child abuse row?
French baby killer sent to jail
A court in northern France sentences a woman to 15 years in prison for murdering six of her newborn babies.
Polanski lawyers file new appeal
Lawyers for Roman Polanski file an appeal over alleged judicial misconduct in his 1970s US trial for sex with a 13-year-old girl.
Erotic films must incur full tax
A Belgian sex shop owner attempting to cut the VAT bill for his film screenings under cultural exemptions is told by the European Court of Justice that solo viewings are excluded.
EU's foreign chief in Gaza visit
The EU's foreign policy chief visits the Gaza Strip as militants there fire a rocket into Israel, killing one person.
MEPs hear torture exports claims
Amnesty International tells MEPs European firms are exporting items used for torture, in spite of EU rules.
Kosovo police take over key site
Nato forces in Kosovo hand over the Gazimestan monument, a site of great historical importance for Serbs.
Three jailed for Auschwitz theft
A Polish court sentences three men to jail terms for the theft of the Arbeit Macht Frei sign from Auschwitz last December.

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