European News

A woman is investigated over the deaths of eight newborn babies, while her husband is freed without charge, after remains are found in north France.

Greek police fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of lorry drivers protesting in Athens against a government order to end their strike.

Police questioned France's Labour Minister Eric Woerth in their probe into the finances of L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt.

Russia expands the powers of its FSB secret police amid concern among human rights activists that they may be abused.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy orders illegal Roma gypsy camps to be dismantled and illegal migrants to be deported.

Musician Plastic Bertrand apparently admits to a Belgian newspaper that he did not sing on signature hit Ca Plane Pour Moi.

A Jewish art collector's heirs sue Hungary for the return of art worth more than $100m (£64.1m) seized in World War II.

Lufthansa Group reports a net loss after disruption caused by the ash cloud from the Icelandic volcano and a pilots' strike.

Director Sofia Coppola's comeback is among the 22 films competing for honours at the Venice Film Festival.

A suspected former Nazi death camp guard is charged over the killing of 430,000 Jews in World War II, German prosecutors say.