Topic: European

Syria denounces AL for telling Assad to quit

BEIRUT  - Syria on Monday rebuffed as a “conspiracy” an Arab League call for ...

Tags: Arab Spring Wakeup Call European Dictatorships
September 28, 2011

Arab Spring is wake-up call for European dictatorships

Minsk is as close to Berlin as London is. Yet, an iron curtain separates the two capitals. In 2011, ...

Tags: European Discomfort Grows Killing
May 05, 2011

European discomfort grows about killing

MADRID/BERLIN (Reuters) - European happiness with the death of Osama bin Laden was tempered on ...

Tags: Korean Shelling European Debt Strains Rattle Markets
November 24, 2010

Korean shelling, European debt strains rattle markets

LONDON (AFP) - Gunfire between the two Koreas raised alarm on global markets already focused on ...

Tags: Plotters European Terror Attacks Targeted Haqqani
October 05, 2010

Plotters of European terror attacks targeted: Haqqani

WASHINGTON (APP) - Several people involved in the plotting of terrorist attacks aimed at Europe ...

Tags: European Champion Ovtcharov Fails Drugs Test
September 23, 2010

European champion Ovtcharov fails drugs test

BERLIN (AFP) Four-times European team champion Dimitrij Ovtcharov has tested positive for a banned ...

Tags: Appeals Wto Findings European Subsidies Airbus
August 21, 2010

US appeals WTO findings on European subsidies to Airbus

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States said Thursday it was challenging some WTO findings over ...

Tags: Imf Warns Asia Spillovers European Crisis
June 10, 2010

IMF warns Asia of spillovers from European crisis

SINGAPORE (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned Asia on Wednesday of potential ...

Tags: Iceland Volcano Ash Hits European Flights
May 09, 2010

Iceland volcano ash hits European flights again

BRUSSELS (AFP) - European air traffic faced growing disruption Saturday as an ash cloud from an ...

Tags: European Air Traffic Back Normal Eu
April 24, 2010

European air traffic back to normal: EU

BRUSSELS (AFP) - European air traffic has returned to normal after a week of chaos caused by an ash ...

Tags: Rasmussen Ready Challenge Pi European Title
April 18, 2010

Rasmussen ready to challenge Pi for European title

MANCHESTER (AFP) Top seed Pi Hongyan booked her spot in the European Badminton Championships ...

Tags: European Debt Fears Pummel Markets
February 06, 2010

European debt fears pummel markets

LONDON (AFP) - Global equities tumbled Friday as soaring state debts in Europe sent shivers through ...

Tags: Negredo Keeps Sevilla European Path
February 02, 2010

Negredo keeps Sevilla on European path

MADRID (AFP) Sevilla breathed new life into their Champions League ambitions with a 2-1 victory ...

Tags: Cold Snap Strands Thousands European Travellers 19 Die
December 21, 2009

Cold snap strands thousands of European travellers, 19 die

PARIS (AFP) - Tens of thousands of European travellers were stranded Sunday in rail stations, ...

Tags: Trials Leg Second Nervy Face Giants European
November 18, 2009

European giants face nervy second leg trials

PARIS (AFP) Three years ago France beat Portugal in the World Cup semi-final - on Wednesday both ...

European stock markets slump; Asians dive on banking fears

LONDON/HONG KONG (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets closed sharply lower on Monday, extending ...

Tags: European Job Loss Deepens Putin Warns Russia
February 28, 2009

European job loss deepens; Putin warns on Russia

BRUSSELS (AFP) - The eurozone shed a quarter of a million jobs in January, figures showed Friday, ...

Tags: European Mavericks Vie Gold Berlin Film Fest
February 07, 2009

European mavericks vie for gold at Berlin Film Fest

BERLIN (AFP) - New releases by young European directors kicked off the race for the Golden Bear top ...

Gazprom formally shuts down European supplies via Ukraine

MOSCOW/KIEV (AFP) - Russian state energy giant Gazprom on Wednesday halted all supplies of natural ...

Tags: Stocks Jump European Economies Stagger
November 11, 2008

Stocks jump but European economies stagger

PARIS (AFP) - The global economic storm raged unabated on Monday with fresh warnings of recession, ...

Tags: European Stocks Falter Obama Wins Presidency
November 06, 2008

US, European stocks falter as Obama wins US presidency

LONDON (AFP) - Wall Street and European stocks fell Wednesday as investors took profits despite ...

Tags: Concerted European Economic Plan Pipeline
October 17, 2008

No concerted European economic plan in pipeline

BRUSSELS (AFP) - European Union leaders have no plans for launching a concerted European plan to ...

Asian, European ministers say price rises threaten stable growth

JEJU ISLAND (AFP) - Asian and European finance ministers warned Monday that surging prices for oil, ...

Thousands of European truckers join fuel protests

MADRID/MARSEILLE (AFP) - Tens of thousands of truckers in Spain, France and Portugal on Monday ...

Tags: European Fishing Fleets Strike Fuel Prices
May 31, 2008

European fishing fleets strike over fuel prices

MADRID (AFP) - Spanish fishermen launched a national strike Friday, adding the weight of Europe's ...

European leaders call for nuclear power revivalEuropean leaders call for nuclear power revival

PRAGUE (AFP) - European nuclear leaders launched a call here Thursday for measures to ensure the ...