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230-year-old champagne found off Finland coast

Novosti Bottles of world’s oldest champagne, believed to have been made in the 1780s, have been found in a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea off Finland’s Aland archipelago.

‘Russian cops looted Prez plane after crash’

Poland has accused three Russian police officers of looting the Polish presidential plane after it crashed in Russian territory in April, but Russia has strongly denied the accusation.

‘Iran might review nuclear fuel swap’

Iran will reconsider a nuclear fuel swap deal if world powers agree to impose further sanctions on the Islamic Republic, Interfax news agency quoted Tehran’s ambassador to Moscow as saying on Tuesday.

The crisis facing Europe today is starker and deeper than any it has encountered before.

With the Indian political league hotting up and general elections barely two years away, (or less, as Mamata Banerjee has claimed), it may be a good time to look at where the major players stand.