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Draghi defends bond program ahead of court hearing
European Central Bank head Mario Draghi is defending a central bank program that has been credited with calming market turmoil over the continent's ...
US beats 2nd-string Germany 4-3 in exhibition
The United States can head into a key stretch with some added confidence. Clint Dempsey scored twice in a five-minute span of the second half and ...
Central Europe hit by floods after days of rain
Authorities in parts of central Europe issued disaster warnings and scrambled to reinforce flood defenses Sunday as rivers swelled by days of heavy ...
Central bank group warns markets 'under a spell'
Investors have ignored poor economic news as stocks have risen, leaving markets now vulnerable to unsettling volatility and potential losses, an ...
Prominent pavilions at the Venice Biennale
The 55th Venice Biennale, the world's most prestigious art fair, features national pavilions from 88 countries, 10 presenting work for the first time ...
Britain warns against planned EU transaction tax
Britain's foreign minister has urged Chancellor Angela Merkel's government during a trip to Germany to abandon its support for a European tax on ...
Eurozone unemployment heading for 20 million
The unemployment rate across the 17 European countries that use the euro hit a record 12.2 percent in April, and the number of unemployed is on track ...
Stocks hit by euro jobless rise, Fed uncertainty
Uncertainty over how long the U.S. Federal Reserve will continue with its stimulus policies and more grim European jobs news weighed on markets Friday
No more monkey business: Bieber pet has new home
Justin Bieber's former pet, Mally the Monkey, is getting ready to meet new playmates at his new home in Germany. The 23-week-old animal was presented ...
Merkel faces attacks over cost of election pledges
German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced sharp attacks Friday over proposals that would increase government spending — pledges critics dismissed as ...
Protesters block streets around ECB
Crowds of anti-capitalist protesters on Friday blocked streets leading to the European Central Bank in Germany's financial capital, Frankfurt, to ...
Hollande, Merkel call for full-time eurozone boss
France and Germany are pushing to have a full-time official lead the economic and financial policies of the 17-country euro currency bloc.
German seminary to probe Nazi jokes claim
A Catholic seminary in Germany says it is investigating claims that trainee priests made anti-Semitic jokes, played far-right music and gave Nazi ...
German police warn of exploding ticket machines
German police are warning rail travelers to be wary when using Deutsche Bahn's automatic ticket machines because criminals attempting to break into ...
US rocked 4-2 by Belgium in Cleveland friendly
After the stomping, U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann got stumped. Not long after his team was overrun 4-2 on Wednesday night in an international friendly ...
ECB: Eurozone still 'fragile' as reforms lag
The European Central Bank says the continent's financial system remains fragile and exposed to risks including a sudden drop in currently buoyant ...
Barcelona, Messi top season-ending AP soccer poll
Despite failing to win European soccer's top prize, Barcelona came out as the top team this season in The Associated Press global soccer poll.
Colony of ants jam bell, keep German woman awake
Disturbing the peace in a provincial German town: a colony of ants. A 75-year-woman in the southwestern town of Offenburg called police at 3 a.m.
German clinic: Man had pencil in head for 15 years
German doctors say a man spent 15 years with a pencil in his head following a childhood accident. Aachen University Hospital says the 24-year-old man ...
EU leaders sound the alarm on youth unemployment
European leaders sounded the alarm on youth unemployment Tuesday and called for businesses to help solve a problem that has left nearly one in four ...
German rail testing drones to fight vandalism
Germany's national railway operator will soon be flying small drones over its tracks, bridges and stations to keep a watchful eye out for vandals ...
VW's German workers win raises in pay deal
Volkswagen's German factory workers will get a two-stage raise under a new wage deal reached as the automaker grapples with slipping sales and profit.
Official: New bank agency needs treaty change
A top official with Germany's central bank says the EU will have to change its basic treaties if a proposed a new agency to wind down busted banks is ...
Germany's top-selling tabloid to introduce paywall
Europe's top-selling newspaper said Monday it will introduce a paywall for part of its online offerings starting next month. Main news stories will ...
Ex-Nazi shrine turns to immigrants for salvation
A small town in Germany that once was a pilgrimage site for neo-Nazis is now welcoming jobless foreigners with open arms. A dozen Spaniards affected ...