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German real estate booms as people seek security
Buying a home in Berlin is widely viewed as one of the safest investments a German, or any European, can make. That is why some real-estate experts ...
Hands off our heritage: Some wary of China's reach
Life in this French village revolves around wine. The backyards of its tidy houses nurture the grapes that have made Burgundy famous the world over.
Spaniards hope for eviction reprieve amid crisis
Irene Gonzalez is desperately waiting to hear if she'll benefit from an emergency government decree that protects Spaniards such as her from being ...
UK Treasury chief juggles budget as outlook dims
Britain's Treasury chief George Osborne said Wednesday that the recovery of the U.K. economy is taking longer than he had hoped and warned more ...
Clashes in Slovenia before presidential vote
Clashes broke out Friday night in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana as angry demonstrators tried to push through a police cordon to storm parliament ...
Floods in Britain highlight insurance dispute
Lynne Jones' cozy bed and breakfast in Britain's Lake District boasts views over the River Greta where heron come to feed, and a panoramic vista of ...
Spain: Residency for foreigners who buy houses
Looking for a new place to call home? Spain is hoping to give you a little bit more than a welcome basket of baked goods if you decide to move there.
Spain halts evictions for the needy after suicides
Spain approved a two-year suspension of evictions Thursday for some needy homeowners unable to pay their mortgages, but activists said the government ...
Spanish banks halt evictions amid growing protests
Spain's major banks agreed on Monday to suspend some evictions of homeowners unable to pay their mortgages after hundreds of thousands of Spaniards ...
Spanish woman jumps to her death as eviction looms
A woman in Spain jumped to her death as bailiffs approached to evict her Friday from her fourth-floor apartment for failing to pay the mortgage, ...
UK High Court rules for women in pay suit
Cooks, cleaners and dozens of other female workers won a key equal pay ruling at Britain's High Court on Wednesday in a case which lawyers say will ...
Land battles surface in Myanmar as reforms unfold
The landscape of Mingaladon township on the northern outskirts of Myanmar's main city tells a story of economic upheaval. Skeletons of factories for ...
Once star of EU newcomers, Slovenia falters
Andrej Plut has always thought he was fortunate to live in Slovenia, at one time the most prosperous of the former republics of Yugoslavia and a star ...
German bailout-fatigue might delay aid for Spain
Germany's government appears to be putting the brakes on any request by Spain for help from its European partners in managing its debts, wary that its ...
No tax, no blessing: German church insists on levy
The road to heaven is paved with more than good intentions for Germany's 24 million Catholics. If they don't pay their religious taxes, they will be ...
Slovenia PM: No bailout needed
Slovenia's prime minister insisted that the Alpine nation does not need a bailout from the European Union, despite a crippling banking crisis that has ...
Myanmar investment commission reinvents itself
Once feared for its obstructionism, the Myanmar Investment Commission has put on a fresh, investor-friendly face, and its bureaucrats are scrambling ...
SAfrica's Zuma, in Brussels, reassures investors
South African President Jacob Zuma said Tuesday he could understand why the violence accompanying miners' strikes in his country could worry ...
Portugal adds more austerity to cut debt level
Bailed-out Portugal is adding more austerity to family budgets as it struggles to cut its debt amid a recession. Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho ...
CONVENTION WATCH: Michelle's words, Julian Castro
Convention Watch shows you the 2012 political conventions through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available ...
British Airways considers American Airlines stake
British Airways' parent company International Airlines Group says that it has signed a non-disclosure agreement with American Airlines, allowing it ...
YPF CEO to reveal future plans after 100 days
The CEO of Argentina's state-controlled YPF oil company has mapped out ways to woo foreign investors willing to take expensive bets on the nation's ...
Markets stall as traders await US Fed chief speech
Stock markets retreated Tuesday due to global worries about the impact of the eurozone debt crisis and as investors awaited a key speech by the U.S.
Gold-based scam unravels, robbing Poles of savings
It was pretty much all the money Bozena Oracz had after a working life as an accountant: the equivalent of $15,000. She placed it in a fund investing ...