Why Ireland's heroine had sex in her baby son's tomb

EU financial commissioner Pierre Moscovici tells the BBC that Greece belongs in the eurozone, and vows to prevent a "Grexit".

Spanish feminists criticise male-dominated Greek cabinet

New museum reveals trove of pictures from Spanish Civil War

In late 1893, Irish nationalist and WB Yeats's muse Maud Gonne attempted to reincarnate her deceased two year-old son, through an act of sexual intercourse next to the dead infant's tomb.

Why people who once had good jobs are living in despair

Greece's new left-wing finance minister says his government will not negotiate over the Greek bailout conditions with the "troika" team from the EU and IMF.

A Russian contract for building a $3bn bridge to Crimea goes to a firm controlled by a close friend of Vladimir Putin who is under Western sanctions.

Nokia has threatened legal action against a UK start-up over the use of the word "HERE".

Greece's new finance minister snubs his main eurozone counterpart, saying Athens will not negotiate over debts with the EU-IMF troika.

A man who forced his way into a studio of Dutch news broadcaster NOS with a fake gun has no known links to terrorist organisations, police say.

French government's extremism message mocked

Renowned conductor Israel Yinon dies, aged 59, after collapsing during a concert performance in Switzerland.

Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels trade heavy tank and artillery fire in and around Debaltseve, a strategic town in eastern Ukraine.

Why it pays for players to have an entourage

Russia has cut its main interest rate from 17% to 15% because inflation "is stabilising".

Ukrainian civilians stranded in battle for Debaltseve

Deflation in eurozone accelerates, figures show, with annual inflation rate now 0.6%, compared with 0.2% in December.

Russia contests claims its planes caused "disruption to civil aviation" in the UK, saying the patrols were "routine" and met "international legal norms".

A series of events in London is set to mark the 50th anniversary of the state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill.

The former Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal is set to rule on the appeals of five men over their convictions over the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.

The shop assistant who saved many customers' lives during the siege of the Jewish supermarket in Paris earlier this month has been given a hero's welcome in his native country Mali.

Nokia's demise hit Finland hard - but left a vibrant start-up scene

French teachers on the frontline after Charlie Hebdo attack

A German couple who had been ranching in Paraguay for 30 years are shot dead, allegedly by left-wing guerrillas.