News: Europe

A sex abuse victim calls on the head of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady, to resign over a disgraced cleric.

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton begins a Middle East tour amid tension over an Israeli housing project in East Jerusalem.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown says a planned strike by British Airways cabin staff is "unjustified" and comes at the "wrong time".

Germany's Deutsche Telekom introduces gender quotas to fill 30% of senior jobs with women by the end of 2015.

Sixty-nine people are arrested in six European countries as part of an operation against the Georgian mafia.

French singer and songwriter Jean Ferrat, whose communist views saw many of his songs banned from broadcast in the 1960s, dies aged 79.

David Beckham's dream of playing in a fourth World Cup with England looks to be over after he tears his left Achilles tendon in AC Milan's 1-0 win over Chievo.

Revisiting story of Holocaust hero

Gavin Hewitt on how mid-term polls are seen in France

The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland says he will only resign over an alleged abuse "cover-up" if the Pope asks him to do so.

How German POWs helped build an English icon

German publishers are worrying that Apple’s desire to limit offensive material on its iPhone applications is spilling over into censorship, particularly when it comes to nudity.

Finance ministers from the 16 euro zone countries are expected to strike a delicate balance by clarifying how a bailout could be structured while not making a rescue inevitable.

The results in a first round of regional elections point to a resounding defeat for the governing party of President Nicolas Sarkozy in the final round next Sunday.

Supporters of a proposal say it would give copyright holders the tools to tackle piracy at the supply and demand levels.

The Catholic primate of all-Ireland rejects calls to resign over claims he helped cover up a sex abuse investigation in the 1970s.

A Hungarian Vizsla named Yogi wins Best In Show at Crufts, at the end of the four-day show in Birmingham.

A mock-documentary that pretended to report on a Russian invasion of the country sent viewers into a panic.

A suspected member of the Basque separatist group Eta is arrested in London.

A US woman held in Ireland over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist is freed, as three others are still questioned.