Swiss court grants Polanski bail
A Swiss court accepts Roman Polanski's bail bid from a Swiss jail where he has been held over a 1977 US child sex case.

Turkish call for right to strike
Tens of thousands of public sector workers in Turkey walk off the job for a day to call for the legal right to strike.

Jetman Africa-Europe flight fails
A Swiss man fails in his attempt to become the first person to fly solo across the Strait of Gibraltar using a single jet-propelled wing.

Barroso gets new Commission team
Centre-right politicians dominate the new 27-strong European Commission team, expected to take office in January.

Climate cash is 'unaccounted for'
Funds promised to developing countries to help tackle climate change are unaccounted for, a BBC investigation finds.

Second chance for new Belgian PM
Former Prime Minister of Belgium Yves Leterme is nominated to take office for a second time replacing Herman van Rompuy.

Catholic order pays out for abuse
A Catholic religious order announces a 161m euros (£145m) package to compensate for child abuse in Ireland.

GM to keep all German plants open
General Motors says it will not be closing any of Opel's four plants in Germany, and will be cutting fewer jobs across Europe.

Norway opens osmotic power plant
The world's first power project that generates energy by mixing fresh water with sea water opens in Norway.

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Liverpool limp out of Champions League
Liverpool limp out of the Champions League despite victory over Debrecen as Fiorentina beat Lyon in the other Group E match to seal a place in the last 16.

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Rangers 0-2 Stuttgart
Rangers crash out of Europe as Stuttgart consign the Ibrox side to a third home defeat in Champions League Group G.

Waters rising
Cities in Europe and Africa braced for higher seas

Dutch dilemma
Debate over the Netherlands' troops in Afghanistan

German values
Your views on plans for immigrant 'contracts'

All smiles?
Candidates claim victory in Romania's enigmatic polls

Forgotten conflict
Britain's awkward role in divided island of Cyprus

Al-Qaeda link to Iraq 'rejected'
The UK government's claim Iraq had weapons of mass destruction is to be probed on the second day of the inquiry into the war.

Spain holds youths over Eta links
Spanish police hold at least 34 people in an operation against a banned youth group linked to radical Basque separatism.

Poland Walesa libel trial starts
A libel trial starts in Poland over charges former President Lech Walesa once worked as a communist spy.

Medvedev orders jail death probe
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev orders an investigation into the death in prison of a lawyer who was awaiting trial.

Czech regret over sterilisation
The Czech government expresses regret over the illegal sterilisation of Roma women and announces a series of prevention measures.

'Robin Hood' banker helped poor
A German bank employee who transferred money illegally from rich to poor clients receives a suspended prison term.

250,000 Irish workers on strike
Up to a quarter of a million public sector workers take part in a national strike in the Republic of Ireland.

Hungary warns Santa to get flu jab before handing over gifts
Father Christmas should get a flu jab before delivering gifts to children this year, Hungarian authorities have warned, amid a nationwide epidemic.

Russia cuts rates to record low
Russia's central bank cuts interest rates for the ninth time since April to a record low of 9% as inflation cools further.

EU drops Qualcomm anti-trust case
The European Commission drops its probe into claims that US chip maker Qualcomm abused its dominant position in the mobile technology market.

Viewpoint: EU Charter's impact
What impact does EU Charter have on UK law?

Vatican woos artists
Vatican meeting tries to woo back the art world

Queen star's boyhood remembered
Freddie Mercury's mother shares her memories of him

Can EU's taskforce defeat pirates?
The BBC's Paul Wood, on board an EU warship in the Gulf of Aden, asks why the world's most advanced navies have failed to end piracy off Somalia's coast.

Charity warning on child rights
Russian concerns on children taken from families

Ukraine famine diaries on show
Cambridge University is exhibiting the work of a former student who brought the starvation of millions of Ukrainians in the 1930's to the world's attention.