A nude photograph of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy taken by Michel Comte during her modelling days goes under the hammer on Friday at a Paris auction house. A similar nude shot of the wife of the French president went for 91,000 dollars -- three times more than its estimated bidding price -- in a New York...

Parts of northern England are underwater after massive rainfall and areas of Scotland and Wales are on flood alert.

European leaders have chosen a low-profile pair to lead a revamped EU, prompting widespread criticism that national leaders deliberately undercut the positions in order to preserve their own influence. The pick of Belgium's premier, Herman Van Rompuy, as president and EU Commissioner Catherine...

Leaders of the EU chose Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the first president of the EU and British Baroness Catherine Ashton as the EU foreign affairs chief.

Roads are blocked and houses swamped as heavy rain hits the United Kingdom.

If you're anywhere near a teenage girl, you can't fail to be aware of the Twilight film sequel which gets its European premiere tonight, ahead of the US opening on Friday. The film continues the story of Bella Swan and her relationship with a 105-year-old vampire, played by teen idol Robert...

Eurostar organised a flash mob event in central Paris on Friday to celebrate its 15th anniversary. Participants with a depiction of the British flag were in the running to win free tickets and other themed gifts.

Fresh from the euphoria of celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Chancellor Angela Merkel pulled no punches Tuesday as she outlined the hefty challenges facing Germany. In her first major policy speech since being sworn in for a second four-year term last month,...

The identities of the owners of the two winning EuroMillions tickets have been revealed - and the new multi-millionaires are all British.

It might not be Lapland, but the children don't mind as they start sending their letters into Santa Klaus.

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday said it was "imperative to redouble our efforts" to combat global warming, as European leaders pressed Washington to take action on climate change ahead of next month's summit.

With Europe's leaders due to meet in Brussels to discuss the Lisbon Treaty and possible candidates for a new, permanent post of European Council president, people across the 27-nation bloc are still confused about what will happen if the document is finally signed of by the Czech Republic....

Germany's new government, including Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, starts work and looks to boost German growth.

Ruca the Portuguese police dog is helping his handlers crack down on the sale of counterfeit CDs and DVDs.

While in many multi-ethnic European countries, mosques are nothing new. In Denmark, plans to build the country's first mosque has stirred up a lot of controversy. Local elections are taking place on November 17th and a focal point in the vote is the mosque. Duration: 02:03

Lawyers for former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin accused prosecutors Wednesday of building a case to please the "pernicious prince" Nicolas Sarkozy and called for an acquittal. Villepin is accused of conspiring in 2004 to discredit his long-time rival Sarkozy and derail his p...

As part of Halloween festivities, visitors to a London tourist attraction are given a tongue-in-cheek reminder of the methods used to detect witches in the 17th Century.

France resumed deportations of illegal Afghan migrants, sending three failed asylum seekers back to Kabul on an overnight flight chartered with Britain. Duration: 00:57

France began to innoculate key medical workers against swine flu on Tuesday, to be followed by other health professionals and then preganant women from next month. More than one thousand centres will be set up for the campaign to vaccinate the general public.

A house of pumpkins in West Sussex, England, draws tourists from around the world ahead of Halloween.

In the north of France, River Brigades are targetting drug and weapon traffickers. With the opening of a canal that will link France to European countries further north in 2015, tightening security on French rivers is crucial.

Angry dairy farmers demonstrate in Luxembourg as the European Union announces it will disburse an additional 280 million euros of subsidies to aid dairy farmers.

A bus carrying 60 Dutch students and teachers crashes north to Barcelona, killing at least one passenger.

The Dutch have always fought the sea to claw back land, but as sea levels rise due to global warming, threatening the low-lying Netherlands, the time has come to work with the sea, not against it. Building homes that float on water is the answer.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is accused of nepotism over the election of his son to head a high-profile public agency.