"Woman of courage" Elisabetta Belloni is appointed head of Italy's secret services.

An actress and director will blast off in October - but Tom Cruise also plans to visit the ISS.

The council wants to create a low-traffic zone to reduce pollution and congestion.

Police in Ukraine helped a woman who went into labour in a metro underpass in the capital Kyiv.

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Pierre-Charles Boudot has denied assaulting a woman in February.

Italy appeals for EU help as 2,000 arrivals within days fill Lampedusa's migrant camp.

The Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City on 29 May is switched to Portugal from Turkey.

Historian and TV presenter is paying for scholarships to widen access to classics beyond "posh" people.

France has had a low uptake of the AstraZeneca vaccine which is creating stockpiles of the drug.

Seven pupils and two members of staff were killed in the attack on Tuesday in the city of Kazan.

The 75-year-old was convicted in 2016 of genocide during the conflict in the former Yugoslavia.

Atletico Madrid move a step closer to becoming Spanish champions for the first time since 2014 with a home victory over Real Sociedad.

A third Covid wave hit much of Europe hard, but now gradually lockdowns are being eased.

Georges Tron continues to lead a town in France despite a conviction for rape and sexual assault.

Nurses in Italy have been instrumental in helping to fight Covid-19 - but it's taken a heavy toll.

Getting a gun legally in Russia is not as bureaucratic as it appears on paper.

Germany marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sophie Scholl, who was killed defying the Nazis.

Balkan women are sharing their sexual assault stories after Serbian actress Milena Radulovic went public with hers.

One of the most bizarre episodes of World War Two unfolded on a farm to the south of Glasgow on 10 May 1941.

Children and adults are among those killed in a shooting at a school in Kazan, Russia, officials say.

Sex workers in Germany say a countrywide ban on the industry forces many into poverty and danger.

F1 driver Romain Grosjean made a remarkable escape from a flaming car last year.

The Deep Time study aims to see how humans can adapt to isolation and losing their sense of time.

In 2016, single women in the country were given the same rights as couples to access fertility treatments.