In winter, Venice's crowds melt away as the December mists confer the canals with an exquisite extra dimension.

Where would the world of childbirth be without those uninhibited European women who feature so prominently in birthing videos?

The mother of WikiLeaks creator Julian Assange says she is worried he will not get a fair trial following his arrest in London.

Mohamed Taranissi, the so-called 'bad boy of the fertility world' is still Britain's most successful IVF specialist.

Julian Assange thought his trip to Sweden would help him find a safe home with some of the toughest source protection in the world - but it could prove his undoing.

With the Australian cricket team hitting a new low, is spin king Shane Warne about to come out of retirement and return to test cricket?

A speeding driver has been ticketed by the same policeman on both sides of the world.

France's incendiary political and society soap opera came to a shuddering halt after three years yesterday.

An off-duty policeman rescued a man who fell on to Madrid's underground Metro tracks seconds before a train came through.

Continental Airlines says it's a farce that a French court has put the blame on them for the 2000 Concorde crash.

The Belgian Finance Minister has hinted that the €750 billion ($1.3 trillion) EU bailout fund could be increased, in a further sign of the confusion and discord over the best way to tackle the Eurozone debt crisis.

This bizarre Finnish comedy horror doesn't live up to the appealing central concept, but has more than enough points of difference to warrant interest.

Noomi Rapace is finished with her role as prickly computer hacker Lisbeth Salander in the Millennium film trilogy - and she's caustic about plans for a remake. By Helen Barlow.

Gagarin Way is about current political apathy; nonetheless it expects its audience to have a wee bit of political awareness, particularly vis-a-vis 20th century British history.

Stocks in Europe and on Wall St surged overnight to start the final month of the year with an optimistic view that central banks and policy makers were committed to shoring up economic growth.

Champion skier Claudia Riegler enthuses about the shops, cafes and clubs that make the European ski experience so special.

Ireland's €85 billion bailout has failed to end the crisis of confidence gripping the eurozone.

Concern about Europe's fiscal crisis was at the forefront of investors' minds again as they sold equities, the euro and European government debt.

The mysterious emergence of 271 previously unknown works by Picasso could trigger a lengthy legal battle.

Are you a 'lark' or an 'owl'? And is it possible to change your sleep patterns? Kate Hilpern investigates.

In a statement to 3 News staff yesterday, Mark Jennings announced that reporter Melissa Davies will be the network's new Europe correspondent.