UN urges Kosovo and Serbia talks
The UN adopts a resolution calling for direct talks between Serbia and Kosovo, in a move seen as a breakthrough in the long-running dispute.
Austrian gambling breaches EU rules
Austrian casino rules which required gambling operators to be based in the country, have been found in breach of EU law.
Race-row German banker quits post
A German banker at the centre of a row over comments he made about Jews and Muslims agrees to leave his post, the Bundesbank says.
Belgium church raids are illegal
Belgium's court rules that recent raids by police probing alleged child sex abuse by Catholic priests were illegal, throwing the investigation into doubt.
Russia suicide bomber murders 16
A suicide bomber has killed at least 16 people and wounded one hundred others at a market in Vladikavkaz in southern Russia, officials say.
Planes nearly collide over London
A business jet and a passenger plane carrying 232 people came close to a mid-air collision over London in 2009, a report reveals.