An appeals court ruled on Monday that Alberto Contador, a three-time winner of the Tour de France, used a performance-enhancing drug when he won the race in 2010.
After weeks of protests, Emil Boc, Romania’s prime minister, resigned Monday, the latest European leader to fall victim to a mood of public outrage over austerity measures and stagnant growth.
Greece’s coalition government on Monday announced that it would cut 15,000 positions this year, amid mounting international pressure to agree on austerity measures.
A former finance minister won Finland's presidential election Sunday and will become the country's first conservative head of state in five decades.
The National Front party is finding support in parts of France’s post-industrial north where financial issues are proving more important than immigration.
The interim government agreed to cut spending this year by 1.5 percent of Greece’s gross domestic product, but members have yet to agree on details of austerity measures.
Extreme cold and heavy snow buried parts of Europe over the last few days, claiming hundreds of lives, straining utilities and snarling transportation.
