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Girls who survived Alps killing are sole witnesses
One sister is a "key witness" still under guard in a French hospital, her health too fragile for questioning. The other escaped the gunman who killed ...
Europe's minority youth face steeper job hurdles
Europe is failing its youth, and none more than its ethnic and religious minorities. As Europe slides back into recession, young graduates from the ...
Top EU official: greater political union is needed
European Union officials are asking national governments to give up control of their banks as they try to pull the region closer together to solve its ...
Official: 3 leads in grisly Alps killings
Investigators are pursuing three leads in the killings of a British-Iraqi couple and two other people in the French Alps, but there are no suspects ...
French prosecutor says 3 leads in grisly murder
The prosecutor trying to unravel the mystery behind the killings of a British-Iraqi couple and two others says there are still no suspects but there ...
Dutch vote could affect how EU tackles debt crisis
Dutch voters on Wednesday were picking a new parliament in a test of support for stringent austerity measures which are set to influence the way the ...
Commission wants ECB to supervise all euro banks
The European Central Bank should be given the power to supervise all the banks in the 17 countries that use the euro and also be able to fine ...
French tycoons in war of words over the rich tax
A sharp-tongued public dispute has broken out between two of Europe's most prominent tycoons over a proposed French tax on the superrich. Edouard de ...
Dutch leaders hit streets on last day of campaign
Job creation was the hot topic Tuesday a day before the Dutch parliamentary election. Voters are worried about jobs even though the Netherlands has ...
Police: Single weapon used in Alpine killings
French police say a single weapon was used to kill four people in the Alps, and investigators are again scouring the scene of the crime. A police ...
Bomb squad checks home of Britons slain in France
A bomb squad made a brief appearance at the suburban home of a British-Iraqi couple slain in the French Alps as investigators on Monday kept searching ...
French tycoon's threat shakes Socialist tax plan
Bernard Arnault — the richest man in Europe — has ignited an uproar in France over taxes, citizenship, patriotism and what policies the government ...
UN rights chief cites problems in Syria, Bahrain
The U.N.'s top rights official laid out the world's most significant human rights issues Monday, criticizing Syria and Bahrain but also mentioning ...
George Michael makes pop history at Paris Opera
Singer George Michael has become the first international popstar to perform in Paris' Opera Garnier, a venue more known as a stage for classical music ...
Car bomb kills 17 in north Syrian city of Aleppo
A car bomb ripped through Syria's largest city of Aleppo on Sunday, killing at least 17 people and wounding 40 in one of the main battlegrounds of the ...
Daughter of slain British-Iraqi couple back in UK
The younger daughter of a British-Iraqi couple slain while vacationing in the French Alps has returned to Britain, while her badly wounded older ...
Police search UK home of couple slain in France
French and British police searched the U.K. home of a British-Iraqi couple slain while vacationing in the French Alps, as it emerged Saturday that all ...
Ex-Beatle McCartney gets French legion of honor
France's Elysee Palace says former Beatle Paul McCartney has been decorated with the legion of honor for services to music. On Saturday the ...
Alps slaying victims each shot twice in head
Officials say the four people brutally slain while vacationing in the French Alps each suffered two gunshot wounds to the head. Eric Maillaud, the ...
Family feud eyed in grisly killings in French Alps
The brother of an Iraqi-born British man shot dead in the French Alps with his wife and two other people came forward to British police on Friday and ...
UN nearly doubles humanitarian appeal for Syria
The United Nations nearly doubled its humanitarian appeal for Syria on Friday, seeking $347 million for people in need, including more than half a ...
Confusion in Mali, after request for military help
Days have passed since Mali's interim government made a formal request to neighboring nations for military help to try to take back the country's ...
Carmaker Peugeot pushed off France's CAC-40 index
The Paris bourse will drop PSA Peugeot Citroen from its CAC-40 index of leading French companies after a dismal year for the carmaker, the exchange ...
French direct aid a dubious break for Syria rebels
France's decision to send direct aid to Syria's opposition represents a break for the rebels after months of Western hesitation over fears that costly ...
Tunisia designs its democracy, painfully
Tunisia dived into a fierce debate this week over a document that could be an example for the changing Arab world: a long-awaited constitution that ...