
China and Iceland sign free trade agreement
China and Iceland signed a free trade agreement Monday, offering hope to the small North Atlantic country for its recession-battered economy and ...
Oil falls to around $89 as China growth slows
The price of oil dropped to near $89 a barrel on Monday, its lowest level since mid-December, as a slowdown in China's growth added to doubts about ...

Dutch republicans want new king to take a pay cut
Dutch republicans have a message for the Netherlands' Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, who will become king when his mother Queen Beatrix abdicates at ...
Google clears another step in EU antitrust case
Google has taken another step toward settling a European antitrust investigation focusing on whether the Internet giant is abusing its dominant ...
Emergency shutdown at Bulgarian nuclear plant
Officials say a turbo generator at Bulgaria's only nuclear power station has been shut down due to a hydrogen leak in its cooling system but insist ...
EU clears $22.6bn cable operator, pay TV takeover
The European Union's antitrust body has cleared the 17.2 billion euros ($22.6 billion) takeover of Britain's Virgin Media by U.S. cable TV operator ...

World military spending drops in 2012
Global military spending dipped last year for the first time since 1998 as defense outlays shrank in the West but rose in Russia, China and the Middle ...
EADS in talks to buy part of French gvt stake
The parent company of European jet maker Airbus says it is in talks to buy back almost half a billion euros worth of its own stock from the French ...

Cyprus president admonishes central bank chief
Cyprus' president on Sunday chided the central bank chief to not act in ways that catch the government by surprise, but to move to stabilize the ...

Sen. Rubio says immigration deal needs tough terms
A bipartisan deal on immigration legislation would need tough enforcement and even stricter penalties for those who came to the United States ...

London School of Economics denounces BBC tactics
One of Britain's leading academic institutions, the London School of Economics, is accusing the BBC of putting students at risk by using them as cover ...

Anti-euro party a wildcard in German elections
The leader of a new anti-euro party called Sunday for Germany to leave the common currency, telling an inaugural convention that the euro forces ...
2 Greeks arrested over arson attack on gold mine
About 2,000 people gathered outside a police station to support two men being questioned by police for allegedly taking part in an arson attack on a ...

Milan show mixes design, fashion, architecture
Bathrooms that beg indulgence. Tiles that reduce pollution. Lighting that mimics a rainbow. Extravagance, social consciousness and innovation are ...

Investigators probe Lion Air crash in Bali
Indonesian investigators on Sunday began working to determine what caused a new Lion Air passenger jet to miss a runway while landing on the resort ...

EU officials seek more private investment in jobs
With many of the European Union's economies mired in stagnation, EU officials are seeking to emulate part of the U.S. model for creating growth and ...
Ex-Credit Suisse exec pleads guilty in NYC
A former Credit Suisse executive has pleaded guilty to conspiracy in New York City after his extradition from the United Kingdom. U.S. citizen and ...
US ends Iran-related sanctions on 3 maritime firms
The Obama administration is lifting sanctions it imposed on three companies two years ago for helping Iran to ship oil in violation of U.S. law.

Cyprus president to ask EU for more help
Cyprus' president said Friday he will ask the European Union to provide more help for the crisis-hit country, which has to pay for most of its ...

EU leaders to discuss fight against tax evasion
The European Union's 27 leaders will discuss stepping up the fight against tax evasion at their next summit in May. European Council President Herman ...
Court orders foreign press access to German trial
Germany's highest court on Friday decided that currently shut-out foreign media must have seats at the trial of a woman suspected in a far-right ...

EU to extend loan repayments for Ireland, Portugal
European Union finance ministers agreed Friday to grant Ireland and Portugal seven years more years to pay their bailout loans, easing the burden on ...
Norway leaders threaten Ryanair boycott
Several Norwegian leaders are threatening to boycott Ryanair because of a labor dispute between the Ireland-based budget airline and a former employee ...
Angry UK 'Apprentice' winner loses job lawsuit
A winner of the British version of "The Apprentice" has lost a lawsuit over her claim she was forced out of the job she won on the show.

US retail sales drop keeps markets in check
More disappointing U.S. economic figures weighed on markets Friday after a solid run that's seen the two main U.S. stock indexes strike a series of ...