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G-8 to focus on African kidnaps, tax on final day
Leaders of the G-8 wealthy nations are spending the final day of their summit focused on how to deter kidnappings of foreign workers in North Africa ...
G8 exposes rift among leaders on Syria
Deep differences over Syria's fierce civil war clouded a summit of world leaders Monday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin defiantly rejecting ...
Greek coalition avoids collapse over TV shutdown
The Greek government has avoided collapsing over a dispute stemming from Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' move to close the state-owned television ...
EU, US agree to start free trade talks at G-8
The European Union and the United States will open negotiations next month on a long-sought deal to create free trade between the world's two ...
Syria's Assad: EU will pay price for arming rebels
Syria's president warned that Europe "will pay a price" if it delivers weapons to rebels fighting to topple him, saying in an interview published ...
EU urges Albania to hold a free and fair election
Top European Union officials are calling this weekend's national election in Albania a "crucial test" for its democratic institutions and progress ...
Assad: support for rebels brings terrorism to EU
Syria's president is quoted as telling a German newspaper that Europe will "pay the price" if it delivers arms to rebels fighting his government.
Sweeping US-EU trade talks to start in July
A top European Union official says talks on a sweeping new free trade agreement between the EU and the US will begin next month. Jose Manuel Barroso, ...
Obama: US will host first talks on EU trade deal
President Barack Obama says the U.S. will host the first round of negotiations toward a broad trade deal with the European Union next month in ...
EU official: Trade deal with US a 'game-changer'
The top official with the European Union's executive arm says a free trade deal with the United States would be a "game-changer" for the global ...
Little joy in Croatia as it enters the EU
There will be festivities and fireworks, but Kata Secic can't muster much enthusiasm for Croatia's historic entry into the European Union.
G-8 leaders to mull Syria, tax evasion, free trade
Police are expected to outnumber protesters Monday at the G-8 summit in Northern Ireland, where leaders will seek to narrow their differences on ...
G8 faces uncertain recoveries, turbulent markets
Europe is mired in debt and recession. Financial markets have hit violent ups and downs on fears that U.S. stimulus efforts may soon be scaled back.
Italy approves measures aimed at boosting economy
The Italian government has adopted a series of measures aimed at boosting the economy, including the release of 3 billion euros ($4 billion) for ...
Obama trade dilemma: Scant support from Democrats
President Barack Obama is aggressively pushing an ambitious agenda to liberalize global trading. But already political trade wars are forming, and ...
Thousands march for gay rights in Croatia
Several thousand people held a gay pride march Saturday in Croatia, where conservatives backed by the influential Catholic Church want to make same ...
Pope taps trusted prelate to oversee Vatican bank
Pope Francis took a first big step in reforming the troubled Vatican bank on Saturday by tapping a trusted prelate to help oversee its management, in ...
EU gets deal on trans-Atlantic trade pact mandate
The European Union worked around French objections on Friday to agree on a free trade negotiating mandate for sweeping talks with the United States ...
UN climate talks marred by decision-making spat
U.N. climate talks have hit a stumbling block that some delegates say poses a serious challenge to their already slow-moving attempt to craft a global ...
New bridge opens between Bulgaria and Romania
A new bridge linking Bulgaria and Romania across the Danube River was opened Friday with hopes that it will spur growth in one of Europe's poorest ...
Euro fund chief: do without IMF in long term
The head of Europe's bailout fund says the region should eventually aim to do without help from the International Monetary Fund. Klaus Regling's ...
No clear result after Turkish PM, protesters meet
A meeting between Turkey's prime minister and representatives of anti-government protesters ended early Friday without a clear resolution on how to ...