News: Europe

A former Italian finance minister and several senior officials are arrested on suspicion of corruption.

The 10th stage of the Tour de France sees the riders face a fearsome 156km trek from Pau to Hautacam.

Two Turkish soldiers and three Kurdish rebels are killed in clashes in south-eastern Turkey, near the border with Iraq.

What does the new agenda for the Med promise?

Spanish bank Santander says it has agreed a deal to buy Alliance & Leicester (A&L) for about £1.26bn.

Marseille president Pape says he is 'amused' by his club's fans trying to raise the 28 millions euros they think necessary to buy back Didier Drogba.

Leaders from Europe, the Middle East and North Africa watch France's Bastille Day military parade in Paris.

Philips Electronics says second quarter profits fell by more than half despite strong sales in emerging markets.

Turkey's chief prosecutor files an indictment against 86 people accused of involvement in an alleged coup plot.

Life suddenly gets more complicated for Kosovo's Serbs

Spain offers job lottery to deter Senegal migrants

Mr. Geremek was a pivotal figure in the fight to end Communist rule in Poland and one of the leading statesmen of the democratic era that followed.

EADS, which owns Airbus, expects to benefit from the high price of oil as airlines buy more efficient planes.

The $52 billion sale would create the world’s largest brewer, uniting American and Belgian beer giants.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s “Union for the Mediterranean,” represented an end to the diplomatic isolation of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, who has long been ostracized by the West.

Outdoor cafes have taken on a special importance in Moscow, where over the last decade people have slowly colonized street spaces that once offered little in the way of coziness.

US brewer Anheuser-Busch agrees to be taken over by Belgium-based InBev, to create the world's largest beer maker.

One of the suspects detained in connection with the attack on the United States Consulate in Istanbul was formally charged with membership in an illegal organization.

Ex-hostage Ingrid Betancourt, who was rescued from Colombian rebels this month, is awarded France's Legion of Honour.

Riccardo Ricco breaks away on the Col de Aspin to claim his second stage win of this year's Tour de France in Bagneres de Bigorre.