Hunting habitable planets with NASA's Kepler telescope
NASA's Kepler telescope has identified 503 new potential planets, some of which may even be habitable. "Some of these new planet candidates are…
Putin: 'The Super Bowl ring was a gift'
Vladimir Putin's opponents have frequently branded him a "thief" during their street protests. Now the Kremlin is dismissing a US football team…
Google pledges $5 million to fight child porn
American multinational corporation Google has announced a $5 million (3.75 million euro) effort to eradicate child abuse imagery online, which it…
Acropolis Museum fourth birthday
The Acropolis Museum is getting set to celebrate its fourth birthday on Thursday 20 June 2013. The exhibition areas will remain open from 8 a.m.…
Turkey minister declares strike 'illegal'
The Turkish interior minister has declared a nationwide strike "illegal" and threatened to suppress it. Unions called the stoppage for Monday over…
Crunch time for Greek government over ERT TV
As protests continue over the shock shutdown of Greek state TV ERT, the government is sitting down for talks to smooth over the fallout. The…
Thousands protest in Bulgaria against two-week-old government
Demonstrations continued for a third day in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, demanding the resignation of the new Socialist-led government, with…
Corruption / Cultural rights / Commissioner confirmed
Greater transparency for the oil, gas, minerals and logging industry, filmmakers call on MEPs for protection and Croatia's nominee wins backing as Commissioner.
