The death toll from a violent storm which has wrought havoc on huge swathes of Spain's eastern and southern coastline rose to nine on Thursday as rescuers pressed the hunt for at least five missing people. The latest death was that of a man whose body was found in a flooded river near...

Russian lawmakers on Thursday unanimously approved a sweeping constitutional reform bill put forward by President Vladimir Putin in its first reading, after less than two hours of debate. All 432 lawmakers present in the lower house State Duma voted in favour of the bill, just three days...

Hardline French unions on Wednesday kept up a series of wildcat strikes aimed at ratcheting up pressure on the government before it presents the final version of a pension reform that has prompted France's biggest labour protest in decades. The government will unveil the revised pensions...

Storm Gloria, a high-pressure system bringing strong winds, heavy rains and snowfall, has claimed three lives so far and continues to rip across a large part of Spain. Parts of Catalonia and Teruel are under red alert and dozens of other regions in Eastern Spain are at high risk for winds...