Greece closes its banks and imposes capital controls on Sunday to check growing strains on its crippled financial system, bringing prospect of being forced out of euro into plain sight.

EU leaders holding late-night talks in Brussels have agreed to relocate tens of thousands of migrants who have arrived in Italy and Greece.

The European Space Agency (Esa) says its comet lander, Philae, has woken up and contacted Earth.

HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, is planning to cut 20,000 jobs around the world as it tries to reduce costs and simplify its business.

European warships and coast guard vessels rescue more than 2,000 migrants off the coast of Libya.

Corpses of 17 migrants along with 454 survivors were brought ashore in Sicily by an Italian naval vessel.

Usain Bolt wins his first race of the year in Europe, but fails to break 20 seconds in the 200m at the Golden Spike meet.

Each year, dozens of women from the poorer corners of eastern Europe are lured to travel to western Europe for sham marriages with men who pay large sums because they want to live, work or claim benefits more easily in their chosen country and move freely within Europe.

Libya's official government bans Bangladeshi workers from entering the country because many try to travel to Europe by boat illegally, a government spokesman says.

Libyan government adviser Abdul Basit Haroun says Islamic State (IS) fighters are being smuggled into Europe by gangs in the Mediterranean on boats filled with migrants.

A high level group of scientists is to be recruited to provide independent advice to the European Commission.

The European Commission has unveiled a new blueprint for dealing with the EU's migration crisis, including a controversial plan for national quotas.

Europe's Sentinel-1a satellite has got its first good look at the aftermath of Saturday's big quake in Nepal.

At least 14 migrants are killed after being hit by a train on a well-trodden route across Macedonia to Western Europe, police say.

In the basement of a nondescript apartment house, Balazs Palfi displays a unique collection of over 140 working machines that has turned into pilgrimage site for pinball enthusiasts.

A Dutch meat trader is facing trial for allegedly selling 300 tonnes of horsemeat as beef, which is one of Europe's largest food scandals.

Millions of people in the UK and northern Europe have glimpsed the best solar eclipse in years

A total solar eclipse will take place tomorrow as the Moon moves between the Sun and the Earth

Here are five European city break destinations that are gaining favor with tourists in 2015.

The former head of MI6 says that Russia has become a danger to Britain and the country must be prepared to take steps to defend itself and its allies.