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Stars excited ahead of MTV's European awards show
American rapper Ludacris says he has "a huge crush" on supermodel Heidi Klum, the host of Sunday's MTV European music awards show. Ludacris, alt-pop ...
Spartans upset by UConn in Armed Forces Classic
Shabaz Napier is fairly confident that if Connecticut gets its running game going, nobody can keep up with the Huskies. No. 14 Michigan State ...
After 3 bumpy years, Europe turns corner on crisis
The worst of Europe's financial crisis appears to be over. European leaders have taken steps to ease the panic that has plagued the region for three ...
Greece to raise cash on markets amid bailout delay
Greece will issue short-term debt on Tuesday to make a key bond repayment on Nov. 16, when the cash-strapped country is not yet expected to have ...
Balkan asylum seekers come under suspicion
Azra Ajeti's fellow Gypsies have been buffeted by accusations of filing bogus asylum claims in the rich EU, but she says there's nothing phony about ...
Greek wait for cash goes on despite austerity vote
Greece's euro partners won't be able to release the country's next batch of bailout cash next week, even though the Greek Parliament narrowly backed ...
ECB president warns on economic growth
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has warned that the economy of the 17 countries that use the euro remains weak and will struggle to grow ...
German prosecutors file charges in neo-Nazi case
German federal prosecutors say they have charged the surviving member of small group of neo-Nazis with involvement in the murder of nine minorities ...
German finance chief warns euro crisis not over
Germany's finance minister warns the eurozone crisis is not over despite the improvement in borrowing rates for many financially struggling countries, ...
Siemens to cut costs as Q4 profits dip
German industrial conglomerate Siemens said Thursday it was launching a new cost-cutting program and productivity push aimed at saving €6 billion ($7.
German exports drop as European demand sags
The Federal Statistical Office says German exports dropped more than expected in September amid lower demand from the country's euro partners, many ...
Deutsche Bank head calls on states to reduce debt
The co-chief of lender Deutsche Bank says Western governments are still failing to reduce their debts and in the process are destabilizing the world's ...
German prosecutors investigating Swiss bank
German prosecutors say they're investigating employees of the Swiss bank UBS's German subsidiary on suspicion they may have helped customers evade ...
US writedown pushes Deutsche Telekom into Q3 loss
An accounting writedown at its T-Mobile USA division sent Germany's Deutsche Telekom AG skidding to a big third-quarter loss of €6.9 billion ($8.
Recovering Commerzbank returns $99M profit in Q3
Commerzbank, Germany's second-largest lender, saw profits held back in the third quarter as interest income declined and costs rose from businesses ...
Adidas profit rises 14 percent in third quarter
Adidas AG, the German sportswear maker, has reported a 14 percent rise in third quarter earnings but lowered its full year revenue forecast due to ...
Swiss firm says its new switch to aid green energy
A Swiss engineering group said Wednesday it has developed a new circuit breaker that will help utilities transfer power over longer distances, making ...
EU: Eurozone recession to be worse, rebound slower
Europe's economy is still reeling and unemployment could remain high for years despite the progress made in solving the debt crisis, the European ...
Protests outside Ford European HQ in Germany
Ford workers angry about the automaker's plans to shutter a plant in Belgium broke windows and burnt tires in a demonstration outside the company's ...
US futures reverse course, fall on European crisis
U.S. stock futures reversed course and declined sharply Wednesday after dire warnings from Europe of a broad recession there is now all but certain.
German experts lower growth forecast, urge savings
Germany's government must do more to cut spending to get its deficit under control as the economy is weakening faster than earlier expected, the ...
Munich Re raises profit forecast despite Sandy
Reinsurance company Munich Re raised its profit forecast for this year despite a large expected bill for damages from Superstorm Sandy. The company ...
China helps BMW offset European weakness in Q3
Strong sales of its luxury cars in China helped Germany's BMW AG overcome weak markets in crisis-ridden Europe. Net profit rose 16 percent in the ...
Poster collection seized by Nazis to be sold
An American Jewish man whose father's extensive collection of unique posters was seized by the Nazis and only returned after years of legal battles ...
German lawmakers to study Cyprus intel report
German lawmakers say they will be allowed to review a classified intelligence report on alleged Russian money laundering in Cyprus before voting on ...