Strait of Hormuz should remain open : NATO
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said that the strategic Strait of Hormuz, where most oil exports from the Gulf to the West pass, must remain open and called on Iran to behave responsi
EU summit called for January 30: Van Rompuy
The next summit of European Union leaders focusing on the continent's troubled economies will be held on January 30, EU president Herman Van Rompuy announced late Tuesday in a video message.
"Our nex
High stakes at make-or-break EU summit
Treaty change, sanctions against countries that spend beyond agreed limits, eurobonds or the ECB as last resort: here are the main issues confronting European Union leaders and negotiators at a crucia
European Union in antitrust probe of Apple, e-book publishers
The European Union's antitrust watchdog is probing whether Apple helped five major publishing houses illegally raise prices for e-books when it launched its iPad tablet and iBookstore in 2010.
The p
'EU-India free trade top priority for Britain'
Britain has made the European Union (EU)-India free trade agreement (FTA) "as its number one priority", a British member of the European Parliament said.
Sajjad Karim, the special rapporteur for the
Belgian court's adviser says Tintin book not racist
A Belgian judicial adviser has recommended the country's courts reject a legal bid to have a book featuring fictional boy hero Tintin banned for racism, court documents showed.
Valery de Theux de Mey
Franco-German split over bailout fund threatens crisis plan
Deep divisions between France and Germany mean they will make scant progress on strengthening the euro zone bailout fund at a summit on Sunday, in a sign that Europe's leaders are still some way from
Spielberg’s Tintin hits ‘bull’s eye’
Thundering typh-oons! Steven Spielberg has won the seal of approval of Tintin’s native land — and that’s no mean feat.
IMF warns global recession in 2012 'can't be ruled out'
IMF Europe director Antonio Borges warned on Wednesday that a global recession in 2012 'can't be ruled out', citing a possibility that 'activity will turn downwards'.
The IMF released its economic ou
Europe threatens to break off India free-trade talks
European governments are threatening to break off negotiations with India on a free-trade deal the EU had hoped would be worth 175 billion euros a year, an EU report revealed on Tuesday.
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