Merkel to push for climate pact in US Congress
2009-10-31 21:54:44
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will urge the US Congress to support an international pact to combat climate change in her address to the House and Senate next week.
Albanian artist creates colossal mosaic of Michael Jackson
2009-10-31 20:39:51
Albanian artist Saimir Strati, 43, creates a mosaic of the late pop legend Michael Jackson in Durres, some 40 km (25 miles) from the capital Tirana, October 31, 2009.
EU summit ends after Lisbon Treaty talk
2009-10-31 09:45:22
European Union leaders concluded their two-day summit after discussions on the Lisbon Treaty, climate change financing and economic issues.
EU proposes 500m euros to aid Ukraine
2009-10-31 05:09:23
The European Commission (EC) proposed on Friday to provide macro-financial assistance (MFA) to Ukraine in the form of a loan of up to 500 million euros ($740 million).
Gazprom reaches gas deal with PGNiG
2009-10-31 05:05:38
Russia's state gas monopoly Gazprom and its Polish counterpart PGNiG have agreed on a deal to increase gas supplies to Poland, the companies said on Friday.
EU reaches agreement on tricky issues
2009-10-31 00:44:11
Leaders of the European Union (EU) ended their two-day meeting Friday with a consensus on such tricky issues as climate change financing and the Lisbon Treaty.
Dutch court nixes teen sailor's worldwide trip
2009-10-30 20:25:36
A Dutch court ruled Friday that 14-year-old Laura Dekker was still too inexperienced to be allowed to set off on her quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.
France's Chirac ordered to face trial
2009-10-30 17:07:50
A French magistrate has ordered former President Jacques Chirac to stand trial on embezzlement charges dating back to his time as mayor of Paris, in an unprecedented move against a former French head of state, Chirac's office said.
Italy estimated to lead EU in A/H1N1 flu cases
2009-10-30 15:45:45
Italy is estimated to have the highest rate of A/H1N1 flu virus infections in Europe, according to statistics released Thursday by the Health Ministry.
Somali pirates hold British couple on cargo ship
2009-10-30 13:52:03
Paul and Rachel Chandler, a retired British couple who sailed to exotic locales aboard their 38-foot yacht, said in one of their last cheery messages they would likely be "out of touch for some time."
Stasi files still haunt some Germans
2009-10-30 10:59:09
Surge in applicants wanting to read documents after they were spied upon...
EU opens way to treaty to increase global influence
2009-10-30 10:32:16
The European Union reached a deal on Thursday that opens the way to ratification of a treaty to increase its influence in world affairs, but failed to agree on funding for a pact to combat climate change.