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Budapest: Drawing back an Iron Curtain

In parts of eastern Europe, the memory of communist rule is still fresh, writes Sisi Tang.

Venice: Learning to row your own boat

Paul Abercrombie gets to grips with Venice's watery warrens during a once-in-a-lifetime rowing lesson.

In anniversary year, Europe is reminded of its problem past

Death in the air - health authorities brace for spread of killer virus

Michalis Rokas: Europe Day celebrations

Who's the Ferris of them all?

Circles in the sky have become a hip way to view a city, so prepare your cabin for 'flight', says Peter Hamling.

Gerry Adams slams 'sinister' arrest

Gerry Adams hit out at the “old guard” in the Northern Ireland police force after four days in custody for questioning about a notorious IRA murder in 1972.

Tsunami created North Sea 'Atlantis'

A prehistoric land mass once connecting Britain to mainland Europe may have been wiped out by a 5m-high tsunami, according to new research.

Bar/fly: Minerva, Plymouth

Jane Luscombe reacquaints herself with some old haunts.

Eva Buzo: Europe - make friends or meet weirdos

Car sharing is fun and much cheaper than European rail, writes Eva Buzo.

Singing priest shocks wedding (+vid)

A priest shocked a couple and their wedding guests in Ireland when he gave a powerful surprise rendition of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, complete with re-worked lyrics.

Neo-Nazis win 20 per cent of Hungary vote

Sweeping gains by Hungary's neo-Nazi Jobbik party provoked concern across Europe yesterday after the anti-Semitic organisation won one in five votes in a general election.

Smog alert: Catastrophic for British wildlife?

Modern world ends in euthanasia

An 89-year-old woman killed herself at an assisted suicide clinic because she had become fed up with the modern world of emails, TVs, and supermarket-ready meals.

Spain suspends riot control exports to Venezuela

First female mayor of Paris takes office

Earthquake rattles southern Greece

Priest touches off anger after toy complaints