“This appeal smacks of harassment and intimidation and the case should be dropped,” said Catrinel Motoc from Amnesty International

The space agency had been aiming for 2024 for the first moon landing by astronauts in half a century.

Diamond bracelets that once belonged to Marie Antoinette, King Louis XVI’s wife who was executed at the guillotine during the French revolution, have sold for €7.2 million at auction.

A new feature suddenly appeared on photos of pets a couple of days ago. But it's not what it seems.

The arrests in France and Belgium bring the total number of suspects in custody to eight.

In a TV address the French president said over-65s will need COVID booster jabs to extend their health passes from mid-December.

Poland's prime minister accused the Russian president of orchestrating the influx of migrants attempting to cross from Belarus, in a parliamentary debate on Tuesday.

Everyone from the CIA to the PKK to apartheid South Africa has been blamed for the murder of Sweden's most popular leader. The answer may be a lot more simple.

Turkey's Disaster Management Agency said 13 people have so far been rescued from the scene.

Coronavirus deaths in Russia hit a new record after a nine-day non-working period ended in most of the country’s regions.

Milos Zeman’s announcement came a day after two coalitions that garnered a majority of votes in October's election signed a power-sharing deal.

The European Parliament president said he would return soon after "tests" related to his hospitalisation with severe pneumonia in September.

National Health Service workers will have to be fully vaccinated by April 1 in England, UK health secretary Sajid Javid said.

Spanish authorities suspect the men faked an in-flight medical emergency to force the plane to land so they could illegally enter the country.

The memorial was unveiled on Tuesday, exactly 83 years after Kristallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass").

The EU has the chance to be a trailblazer in halting our wanton destruction of the natural world. There's no time to lose, writes Nina de Ayala Parker

Thomas Pesquet was an avid user of social media during his time in space - take a look through some of the most striking and popular Twitter posts during his time in orbit.

A man reportedly armed with a knife threatened passers-by on the streets of the Norwegian capital, Oslo, on Tuesday, before being shot dead by police.

A rise in cases has prompted the policy reversal.

Austria's climate minister Leonore Gewessler opted to travel for two-days via train to the UN climate conference in Glasgow.

A PNL-PSD coalition would end Romania's political stalemate but would be deeply controversial within both parties and among the voting public.

The European Agency for Fundamental Rights says the biggest increases have been seen in France and Germany but cautions that most other nations aren't accurately recording antisemitic incidents.

It wasn't the most comfortable ride back because the toilet was broken so the astronauts needed to rely on nappies for the eight-hour trip home.

Almost 24 million people in Afghanistan, or 60% of the population, suffer from acute hunger and 8.7 million face famine, says the World Food Programme.

Opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer accused the British PM of 'running scared' following last week's failed attempt by the government to overhaul the policing system for parliamentary ethics.

Ten people were arrested after a series of raids across Portugal on Monday as part of the investigation.

An American man wanted over his role in the storming of the US Capitol has crossed the Belarusian border illegally and is reportedly seeking asylum.

Tensions had been raised after Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik announced plans for a separate army, judiciary, and tax administration.

Security forces used tear gas to disperse the protesters and arrested at least 113 people.

Georgia's jailed ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili has been moved to a prison hospital weeks after he began a hunger strike.

The court called on Warsaw to take "rapid action" to resolve the lack of independence in its National Council.

A damming report last month estimated that around 330,000 children were sexually abused over 70 years by priests or other church-related figures.

About 15,500 migrants had either attempted or successfully crossed in the first eight months of this year, according to the French Maritime Prefecture.

On Saturday, Austria registered a record high of 10,000 new infections. The country has one of the lowest vaccination rates in Western Europe, with only 63% of people vaccinated.

The agreement to form an 18-member government was signed by two party alliances in Prague on Monday.

Poland, the EU and the US have accused Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko of exploiting migrants after a large group gathered at the border on Monday attempting to cross into Poland.

It comes more than a year after almost two-thirds of New Zealanders voted in favour of the law in a referendum.

Looking back on her legacy, Merkel said the 2015 migrant crisis was one of the most challenging events during her time as German chancellor.

Germany has struggled to find ways to boost its much-slowed vaccination campaign.

Those detained were close to the suspected assailant, police sources say. The officers were saved thanks to their bulletproof vests.

U.S. President Joe Biden has called the poll, which comes after Ortega appointed his wife as 'co-president', a 'pantomime'.

Poland's health ministry acted after the death of a 30-year-old mother whose 22-week pregnancy had medical problems but doctors did not terminate the pregnancy.

A huge Italian 'mega-trial' has convicted 70 people linked to Italy's most powerful mafia group, 'Ndrangheta with hundreds more due in court.

Consumer prices in Spain are rising by the highest rate in almost 30 years, fueled by the soaring electricity costs on international markets.

An Italian company has devised a way to roast coffee beans by just using the Sun's energy and dramatically cutting Co2 emissions

Germany, along with many EU countries, is facing its highest inflation rates for many years sparking fears among many citizens

Protests and hunger strikes take place in Georgia in support of jailed former president, Mikheil Saakashvili.

The humanitarian organisation Sea-Eye said its vessel Sea-Eye 4 was granted permission to dock by Italian authorities, on Saturday evening.

Archaeologists have unearthed what they think was a room for slaves in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii

Protesters in Poland claim a pregnant woman died as a result of the country's strict new abortion laws