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Editorial: EU refugee solution earns a cheer

It is not often that international solutions work so well but when it happens, it deserves a tentative cheer.

Ask Away: A good European Christmas

Well, for one, it's pretty magical to get to experience a white Christmas - sure, it'll be extremely cold, but Europe does Christmas exceptionally well.

Bronze Age king's seed spread far

Half of Western European men are descended from one Bronze Age "king" who sired a dynasty of nobles which spread throughout Europe, a study has shown.

President drops by for a friend in need

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was asked to reminisce about her fondest moments with President Barack Obama during the seven years of his presidency.

Swiss watch exports post biggest drop since 2009

Swiss watch exports posted the biggest quarterly drop since 2009 as the industry faces declining demand across all its main markets.

Cruising: Unexpected journeys

Three writers share their exciting cruise ship discoveries

Football joins leaders in spotlight

Swiss police raided the Uefa yesterday about a contract disclosed in the Panama Papers signed by the head of the global football body Fifa.

Gwynne Dyer: Why deal to stem the flood of refugees will fail dismally

COMMENT: The only way to seal a frontier is to kill people who try to cross it illegally. The Iron Curtain worked pretty well, for example.

Austria: Tracing the Terminator

Mention Arnold Schwarzenegger and almost no one will imagine glow-in-the-dark condoms.

Sicily: Offer you can't refuse

Erme says the locals' united stand has gone some way to alleviate the climate of fear that once existed, and the violence once demonstrated so publicly by the mob.

Europe puts up 'house full' signs

Hollande urged the people of Britain not to leave. "I don't want to scare you," he said, "but there will be consequences if the UK decides to leave the EU."

NZ-Europe free trade agreement talks begin

The European Parliament's decision to support negotiations on a free trade agreement with New Zealand has been welcomed by Trade Minister Todd McClay.

Croatia: A non-fan's guide to 'Thrones' sites

Croatia is to Game of Thrones what a Waikato hillside is to fans of The Hobbit.

Wales: Dominion of Dylan

There's a certain level of chaos in the small beachside writing shed where Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas spent a good amount of time.

Drones banned at German castle

Tourists packing cheap new camera drones for tours of Germany might want to leave them behind

Isle of Man looks to self-driving cars

Depending on who you ask, it's either the perfect testing site, or a terrible one.

Plan to keep Britain in EU released

European Council President Donald Tusk has set out a plan for keeping Britain in the European Union to a mixed reception.

Refugee worker killed 'by asylum seeker'

Family of murdered Swedish refugee worker blame migration crisis for her death as police warn they cannot cope with rising violence.