Topic: Europe

Is Horse Meat Coming (Back) to America?

Butcher Norbert Hansel, specialized on horse meat, adjusts a price tag next to horse ham in his sales car at a market in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013.
AP Photo/Gero Breloer

Taco Bell is just the latest company in Europe that's been found inadvertently serving horse meat, but as the controversy spreads overseas, the United States may be preparing to bring horse slaughter back to this side of the Atlantic.

By Uri Friedman

Sep 22, 2011

Even La Sagrada Familia's Final Completion Date Isn't Final

The towering Barcelona basilica could be completed by 2026

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By John Hudson

Sep 20, 2011

The IMF Expects the U.S. Economy to Get Worse

This year's growth forecast lowered to 1.5 percent from 2.5 percent

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By Uri Friedman

Sep 16, 2011

UBS Now Getting as Much Scrutiny as Its Rogue Trader

Credit agencies are warning of a downgrade

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By Uri Friedman

Sep 15, 2011

The Fake Wild Man of Norway

Kristoffer Clausen became a sensation for hunting his own food--from a hotel in Sweden

Comments | 4,627 Views

By Dino Grandoni

Sep 14, 2011

Chart of the Day

It's Too Bad for Obama That Europeans Can't Vote

Obama has a 75 percent approval rating on foreign affairs in Europe

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By Uri Friedman

Sep 13, 2011

Things Are Looking Pretty Bleak for French Banks

Reports have questioned the ability of French banks to borrow dollars

Comments | 374 Views

By Uri Friedman

Sep 12, 2011

Being Putin's Puppet Doesn't Come with Much Job Security

New signs that Russia's prime minister will challenge Medvedev for president

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By John Hudson

Sep 9, 2011

The Cocktail of Forces Dragging Stocks Down

Europe, Obama, Greece and the Fed blamed in Wall Street sell off

Comments | 567 Views

By Rebecca Greenfield

Aug 16, 2011

Germany and France Call for Mandatory Balanced Budgets in the Eurozone

The countries' two leaders have reached an agreement on how to best protect the euro

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By Adam Martin

Aug 12, 2011

European Markets Rise After Short-Selling Ban

France, Italy, Spain and Belgium banned investors from profiting on declining stocks

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By Ray Gustini

Aug 8, 2011

What the Tweet?

Spies, Flying Machines and Ape-Smarts

Plus: Edgar Allan Poe's house needs a favor

Comments | 528 Views

By Heather Horn

Aug 8, 2011

Home News From Afar

What the World Is Saying About the U.S. Debt Downgrade

Europe's worried, China's lecturing, and the Arab world? It's busy

Comments | 1,232 Views

By Ray Gustini

Jul 28, 2011

What the Tweet?

Gas Leaks, Glenn Beck, and Toning Shoes

Plus: Europe's arson problem, solved

Comments | 862 Views

By Heather Horn

Jul 25, 2011

Home News From Afar

Europeans See Debt Debate as Sign of American Decline

The superpower status of the United States is at risk, say editorials

Comments | 2,263 Views

By Ujala Sehgal

Jul 24, 2011

The Rise of Right-Wing Extremism in Europe

The massacre in Norway occurs amid a nationalist revival across the continent

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By Erik Hayden and Ray Gustini

Jul 22, 2011

Huge Explosion Hits Oslo, Norway

An explosion reportedly damaged the prime minister's office building

Comments | 15,683 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Jul 20, 2011

Serbia Arrests the Last Alleged War Criminal From the 90s

Goran Hadzic was indicted by The Hague for killing and deporting thousands of Croats

Comments | 370 Views

By Eric Randall

Jul 18, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Monday Columns

On vaccines, debts, and prison problems

Comments | 1,092 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Jul 5, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Tuesday Columns

On drug labels, Tibet, and Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Comments | 1,061 Views

By Uri Friedman

Jun 23, 2011

Greece and Its International Financiers Have a Deal

But the big obstacle--a parliamentary vote--lies ahead

Comments | 894 Views

By Uri Friedman

Jun 21, 2011

In Confidence Vote, Greek Government Lives to Fight Another Day

Prime Minister George Papandreou survived a confidence vote

Comments | 1,973 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Jun 16, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Thursday Columns

On the end of NATO, the Army's liberal ethos, and the cost of urban farming

Comments | 1,548 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Jun 6, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Monday Columns

On Jack Kevorkian, antibiotic abuse, and American jobs versus Chinese copyright

Comments | 1,791 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

May 31, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Tuesday Columns

On recent graduates, Sudan's civil strife, and the European Union's struggles

Comments | 1,884 Views

By Uri Friedman

May 27, 2011

'The Beast' Has Had a Tough European Tour

Obama's limousine has faced a "congestion" charge, Simon Cowell's envy, and a curb

Comments | 2,050 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

May 26, 2011

Mark Zuckerberg Charms European Heads of State

The German Chancellor is very curious to hear his thoughts on "The Social Network"

Comments | 1,007 Views

By Adam Martin

May 25, 2011

Skies Clearing of Volcanic Ash in Europe

Latest Iceland eruption doesn't look like a repeat of 2010's Eyjafjallajokull disaster

Comments | 727 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

May 25, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Wednesday Columns

On Paul Ryan for president, the G-8's fudged numbers, and the benefits of circumcision

Comments | 893 Views

By Uri Friedman

May 23, 2011

The Chalaque Has Landed: O'Bama Goes to Ireland

"I've come home to find the apostrophe that we lost somewhere along the way"

Comments | 3,911 Views

By Ray Gustini

May 19, 2011

What the Tweet?

Zombies, Vin Diesel and European Sewers

All the tweets that made us go 'Huh?'

Comments | 1,207 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

May 19, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Thursday Columns

On migrants, the next GOP candidate, and American justice

Comments | 862 Views

By John Hudson

May 19, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Steps Down from the IMF

The IMF head resigns, spurring a race for the next head of the IMF

Comments | 932 Views

By Ujala Sehgal

May 15, 2011

Five Best Sunday Columns

On China, America as Europe's slum, and Bob Dylan's poetry

Comments | 1,976 Views

By Erik Hayden

May 12, 2011

Images of the Aftermath of Spain's Earthquake

Killing at least 10 and damaging buildings in the small town of Lorca

Comments | 1,617 Views

By Uri Friedman

May 6, 2011

Reasons to Doubt Greece Will Drop the Euro

A Der Spiegel report is attracting attention and skepticism

Comments | 986 Views

By Heather Horn

Apr 22, 2011

Home News From Afar

How the World Sees BP

American media portrays the company as a villain; foreign press see it a little differently

Comments | 3,087 Views

By Heather Horn

Apr 19, 2011

Home News From Afar

The World Considers the Racist Obama Chimpanzee Email

Chinese don't care, Russians find the Tea Party interesting, Germans love! Obama

Comments | 12,800 Views

By Heather Horn

Apr 18, 2011

Home News From Afar

The World Considers Donald Trump

Home News From Afar: Aside from a South Korean blog, the world is smirking

Comments | 4,326 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Apr 15, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Friday Columns

On NATO's commitment to freeing Libya, the actual abundance of fish, and Obama's chances of reelection

Comments | 963 Views

By John Hudson

Mar 8, 2011

France and Britain Swap Roles with U.S. on Libya Military Action

When's the last time that happened?

Comments | 200 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Mar 7, 2011

Greek Debt Now Valued Below Egypt's

Yet Wall Street says this isn't a big deal. What's going on here?

Comments | 110 Views

By Uri Friedman

Mar 1, 2011

German Defense Minister Resigns in Plagiarism Scandal

The doctoral thesis behind Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg's fall from power

Comments | 394 Views

By Deb Weinstein

Feb 16, 2011

Quote of the Day: Berlusconi So Not Worried About the Underage Prostitute Business

He wouldn't be Berlusconi without the smug nonchalance

Comments | 60 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Feb 14, 2011

Thousands of Italian Women Protest Silvio Berlusconi

The Italian prime minister is charged with paying an underage girl for sex

Comments | 235 Views

By Alex Eichler

Feb 9, 2011

The Many Meanings of Multiculturalism

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron speaks out against a concept with a hundred definitions

Comments | 263 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Feb 9, 2011

What's It Like to Have Silvio Berlusconi as Your Prime Minister?

The stream of scandal surrounding the long-serving Italian leader is fodder for punchlines in the U.S. But some people actually have to live with him.

Comments | 113 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Feb 4, 2011

Why Giving Donors Ambassadorships Is a Bad Idea

State Department inspector general's report says employees were so stressed by the bullying they volunteered to work in Afghanistan

Comments | 115 Views

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