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Germany warns euro crisis not over
Europe's efforts to solve its debt troubles won a vote of confidence Friday from the chairman of China's sovereign wealth fund, but Germany's finance ...
Syrian opposition: willing to meet with regime
Syria's top opposition leader said Friday that he was willing to sit down for talks with President Bashar Assad's government to "ease the pain of the ...
Spain's attorney says PM Rajoy could be quizzed
Spain's top prosecutor says there is sufficient cause to investigate fresh allegations of irregular financing of Spain's governing Popular Party and ...
Rare good news for eurozone economy
Mention it quietly, but there were rare hopeful signs for Europe's struggling economy on Friday. Three pieces of economic news for the 17 European ...
Latvia takes big step to joining euro
Unemployment, recession, debt, crisis and bailouts: These have been the sort of words that have been associated with the euro currency over the past ...
Correction: Europe-Science Bonanza story
In a story Jan. 28 about a European Union science award, The Associated Press reported erroneously that €1 billion euros was equivalent to $1.
German unemployment sees seasonal rise in January
Germany's unemployment rate increased to 7.4 percent in January as the country was hit by harsh winter weather, but seasonally adjusted jobless ...
Cyprus jobless turn to illegal songbird trapping
It's just before first light and the bird-catcher strings nets among the orange, pomegranate, fig and carob trees in his orchard. The sound of ...
Schwarzenegger lauds Austria's environment record
Arnold Schwarzenegger is praising Austria — and not because it's the country of his birth. Arriving in Vienna on Wednesday ahead of the launch of his ...
Suppliers, grocers turning to DNA testing on meat
Ireland's surprise discovery this month of horsemeat traces in factory-produced burgers is boosting business for one trade: Forensics labs that use ...
Cyprus president: Russia ready to help in bailout
Cyprus' president said Wednesday that Russia is ready to join the European Union in putting together a rescue package for the crisis-hit country.
Economic data shows eurozone steadier, still weak
The euro area's economy is showing modest signs of improvement, as new figures Wednesday indicated more consumer optimism and steadier bank finances.
EU turns down UPS acquisition of TNT
The European Union's antitrust chief on Wednesday rejected a $6.9 billion deal for UPS to acquire Dutch delivery company TNT Express and said he was ...
Syrian refugee surge tests Sweden's welcome
Wisam Attiki was drawn by the tales of Nordic refuge: All he had to do was set foot in Sweden, his fellow Syrians said, and the rich, peaceful nation ...
LG Electronics sinks to loss after EU fine
LG Electronics Inc. reported its first quarterly loss in a year Wednesday after Europe slapped it with a massive fine for price fixing. Its net loss ...
Russia likely to contribute to Cyprus bailout
Russia is likely to contribute money to a rescue package that Cyprus is trying to finalize with eurozone partners, the cash-strapped country's finance ...
Israel is a no-show at its UN human rights review
Israel became the first nation to skip a U.N. review of its human rights record without giving a reason — and then won a precedent-setting deferral ...
Underworld boss shot outside Bulgarian courthouse
A convicted underworld boss was shot and seriously wounded in broad daylight outside a courthouse in Bulgaria's capital on Tuesday, sending panicked ...
IMF tells Romania to push on with reforms
The International Monetary Fund has called on the Romanian government to implement deeper structural reforms and to apply for more European Union ...
At least 20 killed in Kazakhstan plane crash
A passenger jet carrying at least 20 people crashed Tuesday in heavy fog near Kazakhstan's principal city, Almaty, killing all on board, the airline ...
Russia tries whistleblower, despite his death
Russia is preparing to put lawyer Sergei Magnitsky on trial, even though he died in 2009, an unusual twist in a case that has become a byword for ...
Iceland wins case over failed bank deposits
A European court on Monday cleared Iceland of wrongdoing over its refusal to repay depositors' money lost in the country's 2008 banking collapse.
Asia stocks up slightly on strong US earnings
Asian stock markets posted slight gains Monday after strong U.S. earnings pushed Wall Street indexes to multi-year highs, though Japan's Nikkei dipped ...
Iran formally snubs EU after oil, gas bans
Iran's oil ministry spokesman says all crude oil and gas exports have been banned to the 27-nation European Union, which has already imposed its own ...
Indonesia readies for $1 trillion trade talks
Indonesia may hold the key to a $1 trillion injection into the global economy. That's how much the World Trade Organization believes is riding on ...