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Mona Lisa gets last laugh as EU's new online library crashes

The EU's new digital library crashes less than a day after its launch, after attracting double the number of anticipated hits.

Moscow super skyscraper 'on hold'

The Russian firm building Europe's tallest tower suspends work, citing the global credit crisis, a Russian news agency says.

One nation?

Mixed communities in Bosnia let down by politicians

EU warns against car subsidy race

An EU commissioner tells France and Germany not to start a "subsidy race" with the US to save their car industries.

New twist in Politkovskaya trial

The trial of three men over the murder of Russian reporter Anna Politkovskaya is postponed amid deepening controversy.

'Eta chief' under formal inquiry

The suspected head of Basque separatist group Eta is put under formal investigation after his arrest in France, sources say.

'European troops needed' in DR Congo

The 3,000 extra UN troops being sent to DR Congo must be elite soldiers from Europe, the UN's ex-peacekeeping chief says.

Eurozone business activity falls

Business activity in the 15 countries sharing the euro falls in November to a ten-year low, the purchasing managers' index (PMI) shows.

Polish tests 'confirm Copernicus'

Polish researchers say they have solved an ancient mystery and identified the remains of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.

In from the cold

Belarus in image makeover to woo the West