Magna 'agrees to buy GM Europe'
Car parts maker Magna International agrees in principle to buy GM Europe, owner of Opel and Vauxhall, reports say.

Russia opens WMD disposal plant
A partly US-funded factory opens in Siberia to decommission vast stocks of chemical weapons held by Russia.

Italy evacuates burning car ferry
About 500 passengers on board an Italian car ferry take to lifeboats after a fire breaks out in the vessel's hold.

Briton 'killed in balloon crash'
A British man is reported killed and nine other tourists injured in a hot-air balloon crash during a trip in Turkey.

Hague to try Seselj for contempt
Serb nationalist leader Vojislav Seselj is to go on trial at The Hague for contempt of court.

Searches over Paris hotel body
Police search a number of properties in Cheshire after the wealthy girlfriend of a businessman was found beaten to death at a Paris hotel.

'Historic' cocaine haul in France
Two British men are arrested in France after customs officers find a record 684kg (1,507lbs) of cocaine inside their lorry.

Eurozone inflation at record low
Prices in the eurozone stopped rising in May, with the official inflation rate 0.0%, fuelling fears of impending deflation.

Shell shock for Russian village after navy target practice
A Russian warship accidentally shells a village in the St Petersburg region but no-one is injured, officials say.

Blondes to battle Latvia's economic blues with parade
An association of blonde women in Latvia hopes to dispel some of the economic gloom with a parade and ball.

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Teams submit F1 entries for 2010
Ferrari and the rest of the teams belonging to Fota submit conditional entries for the 2010 Formula 1 World Championship.

Clock ticking
Anger and fear after inconclusive Opel talks

'Day of reckoning'
Austria's far right builds on anti-EU feelings

Agony goes on
Relatives of Britons kidnapped in Iraq reveal feelings

Thwock, splat
Is this harmless sport or sinister pseudo-militarism?

Violence mars Georgian protests
Several people are injured as opponents of Georgia's president clash with police in the capital Tbilisi, reports say.

France acquits Djibouti officials
A French magistrate overturns the conviction of two senior Djibouti officials over the death of a French judge in 1995.

Beavers return to UK after 400-year gap
Beavers brought over from Norway for a reintroduction programme have been released into the wild in Argyll.

Berlusconi denies 'spicy' affair
Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi denies having a "spicy" affair with a minor and says he would resign if he was caught lying about it.

Girl's 'message' prompted kidnap
The kidnapping trial begins in the US of a German who allegedly passed himself off for years as a member of the Rockefeller family.

Expenses scandal claims more MPs
Two more British MPs say they will not be standing at the next general election as the furore over expenses claims continues.

Violence dominates at Cannes
Cannes endured a crop of stomach-churning movies

Controversy over 'Michelangelo' sculpture
Italian art world debates sculpture by 'Michelangelo'

Pride at Germany's birthday
Why it is now okay to wave a German flag

Spending the EU budget
How and where EU cash is spent, in clear graphics

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Anglo Irish gets aid from Dublin
The Irish government announces it will inject 4bn euros into Anglo Irish Bank after the lender reported big half yearly losses.

Irish economy 'is not all gloom'
Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen says people can begin to have confidence about the future of the country's economy.