Europe

Newly-appointed EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton rejected claims on Friday she lacks the experience to be the face of Europe abroad. Ashton was the surprise choice as Europe's 27 leaders shunned better-known names and plumped for her to be the bloc's ...

EU leaders picked little known Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as Europe's first president with a mission to give the continent a greater world profile. Catherine Ashton of Britain became the European Union's foreign policy supremo in the new team after ...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced late Thursday a compromise deal with Ukraine on the thorny issue of gas supply, lessening the threat of multibillion-dollar fines that might cripple Ukraine's economy. Speaking after several hours of talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia ...

Europe's main stock markets steadied on Friday one day after equities slumped on jitters regarding the economic outlook, traders said. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index edged up 0.05 percent to 5,270.13 points in late morning trade. Frankfurt's DAX 30 rose 0.10 percent ...

General Motors expects a plan for its European operations by mid December General Motors Co. said it expects to release a full restructuring plan for its Opel and Vauxhall operations in mid December, but did not specify the amount of cuts to ...

European football braced on Friday for more details on a fresh match-fixing scandal reportedly involving huge sums of money placed with Asian bookmakers on suspect matches in nine countries. Police across Europe carried out raids and arrests on Thursday, with German prosecutors ...

Newspapers attacked on Friday the appointment of the European Union's first president and foreign policy chief, some calling them lightweights who could struggle on the world stage. Papers also protested the behind-the-scenes process of selecting the two new leaders in Brussels late ...

Ukraine's president on Thursday warned Russian gas supplies to Europe are under threat as Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko for talks on the row. President Viktor Yushchenko said in a letter to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that ...

European leaders will gather on Thursday in an effort to overcome political differences and unite behind a single candidate for the European Union's first-ever president. The leaders, meeting in Brussels for a working dinner from 1700 GMT, will also seek to name ...

Resistance to antibiotics is increasing in Europe and throughout the world because of their excessive use, a deadly and costly curse according to health experts meeting in Stockholm Wednesday. Experts at the 2nd annual European antibiotics awareness day held by the Stockholm-based ...