• Euro 'could survive Greece exit'

Pressure is rising on Greece's national unity government to agree tough reforms as one European offical said that it was "no man overboard" if Greece left the euro.

  • 'Syria spies' arrested in Berlin

A Syrian and a German-Lebanese man are arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying on opponents of President Bashar al-Assad's government.

  • Freeze prompts Europe emergencies

As freezing weather grips much of Europe, Italy takes steps to conserve gas while emergency situations have been declared in other countries.

  • Monaco royals in privacy defeat

The European Court of Human Rights rejects a complaint by Princess Caroline of Monaco, in a ruling backing media rights on celebrity reporting.

  • Dutch car plant in '1-euro' offer

A Mitsubishi Motors boss offers to sell its Dutch factory for one euro, a day after the Japanese car-maker said it was halting production there.

  • Berlusconi to go on trial again

Silvio Berlusconi is charged with revealing a secret wiretap and will go on trial in March - in the fourth current case against Italy's former prime minister.

  • Knox contests slander conviction

Amanda Knox, acquitted over the murder of her British flatmate, 'appeals against her slander conviction'.

  • Abu Qatada ruling 'unacceptable'

It is "not acceptable" that the UK cannot deport radical cleric Abu Qatada to Jordan, the home secretary has said.

  • Spanish artist Antoni Tapies dies

Spanish painter and sculptor Antoni Tapies, who was one of the world's leading contemporary art figures, dies aged 88.

  • Royals celebrate Dickens' legacy

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are set to lead global celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth.

  • Glencore-Xstrata in $90bn merger

Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata unveils a $90bn merger with commodity trader Glencore, a move opposed by some major shareholders.

  • UBS profits down on weak business

Profits at Swiss bank UBS slump by three-quarters and the outlook remains tough as the eurozone crisis saps business.

  • Merkel vows support for Sarkozy

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gets behind French President Nicolas Sarkozy's re-election bid, saying it's "natural" to back a fellow conservative.

  • Skydiver planning 36km record bid

Felix Baumgartner announces he will make a second attempt to sky dive from a record-breaking altitude later this year.

  • Transplant jaw made by 3D printer

An 83-year-old woman is fitted with a jaw made by a 3D printer in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.