Sri Lanka said Saturday it would grant free movement to the remaining war-displaced civilians held in internment camps, meeting a key demand of ...
Newly-appointed EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton rejected claims on Friday she lacks the experience to be the face of Europe abroad. Ashton ...
Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Thursday dropped Tony Blair as his candidate for the job of European Union president, a Downing Street spokesman said. Brown was one of eight socialist heads of government meeting to agree a common position on candidates for ...
Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy arrives at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.Van Rompuy is believed to be one of the candidates for the position of the first full-time President of the European Union, whose appointment will ...
European leaders were on Thursday urged not to miss a "historic occasion" as they gathered to choose a first-ever European Union president to represent the 27-nation bloc on the world stage. The leaders, meeting in Brussels for a working dinner, also want ...
Representatives from major world powers will meet in Brussels Friday to discuss developments with Iran's nuclear programme, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana's office said Thursday. "I can confirm to that tomorrow in Brussels there will be a meeting of the three ...
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said EU foreign ministers would discuss support for the Palestinians at a meeting on Tuesday but that it was premature to discuss recognizing a Palestinian state. "I don't think we are there yet," he ...
For a third time, Afghanistan sets up anti-corruption squad; critics seek deeds not just words Afghanistan's newly unveiled anti-corruption unit drew guarded praise Monday from a wary international community, which has heard President Hamid Karzai promise before to end the graft and ...
FILE - In this Oct. 29 2009 file photo, Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy participates in a meeting prior to an EU summit in Brussels. Very soon, Europeans from Denmark to Bulgaria will wake up to the reality of having their ...
Its best-known icon is a fountain running through a statue of a small boy relieving himself, so it shouldn't come as any great surprise that Brussels was desperate on Friday to inaugurate a new wave of public toilets in its city centre. ...
Calendar of major business events scheduled for Friday Major business events and economic events scheduled for Friday: WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases international trade for September, 8:30 a.m. SINGAPORE — President Obama arrives in Singapore for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. BRUSSELS ...
ROME (Reuters) - A U.N. world food summit next week is not likely to make more than token headway in the fight against hunger, with leaders merely pledging to boost aid to poor countries but setting no targets or deadlines for action. ...
