The European Union agreed to lift their arms embargo so some member countries could arm the Syrian rebels, European foreign ministers agreed late Monday — a day that began with new evidence of chemical weapons being used against rebel forces, with whom Sen. John McCain met as he slipped across the border in a much talked about visit.
As banks reopened in the beleaguered island nation of Cyprus Thursday, account holders were told daily limits on cash withdrawals would last only a week. But just kidding, according to the government, it could be a month before Cypriots are allowed full access to their bank accounts
In a roomful of world leaders at a security conference in Munich, Iran's foreign minister, Ali Akbar Salehi, said on Sunday that his country is prepared to resume nuclear negotiations in Kazakhstan.
Jeffrey Rosen on Robert Bork's legacy, Ezra Klein on what would make a good fiscal cliff deal, Adam Gopnik on gun control, Andres Oppenheimer on Latin America and the Senate, and Timothy Garton Ash on Britain and the EU.
In what may be the most bizarre decision in the history of the award, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the European Union. All 27 nations and 500 million citizens.
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In the last few weeks, market analysts have ratcheted up fears about a run on Greek banks. Now, some experts say those fears are beginning to materialize.
European leaders and market analysts are starting to forecast the results of a Greek exit from the Eurozone and the projections don't look good.
They're calling it a "golden rule": A treaty signed by 25 of the European Union's 27 leaders has each promising to make a balanced budget a part of their national constitution.
Google's new privacy policy has proved pretty unpopular with state attorneys general at home, and now a French regulator says it might just violate privacy rules in the European Union, and it's also running afoul of Korean guidelines.
If you think you have Greece fatigue, imagine how the financial kingpins of Europe feel after 13 hours of talks to approve a new bailout deal for the trouble nation — one that isn't likely to end the hand-wringing anytime soon.
Iran is making two bold moves today in its ongoing showdown with the West, by announcing that it will load home-made nuclear fuel rods into a research reactor, and at the same time, that it will cut oil exports to six European countries.
In today's sign that the European Union's deficits problems aren't going away, Romania's Prime Minster Emil Boc and his cabinet have tendered their resignations after a very cold January and February of protests over strict austerity measures imposed by the government.
Now that the armchair activists are doing victory laps, celebrating the (temporary) death of anti-piracy laws SOPA and PIPA in Congress, the years-long protest against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is getting nasty.
If you had any doubts that Iran's nuclear program was of the peaceful variety, the European Union's immediate oil embargo on Iran shows that you're not the only one who needs convincing.
The latest signal of how the situation in the eurozone's gone from bad to worse: Britain is writing up evacuation plans for expats in Spain and Portugal in case the European currency goes kaput.
Most of the members of the European Union agreed to a new "intergovernmental agreement," with strict budget rules and financial safeguards, but the United Kingdom has effectively torpedoed the deal as a threat to its national sovereignty.
Cartoonist Lisa Benson is down on the euro zone.
The Italian Parliament votes for an austerity plan, clearing the way for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's resignation, expected Saturday.
Following two months of rampant plagiarism charges from around the world, President Viktor F. Yanukovich just published the English translation of his first book.
The European Union hasn't expressed its opinion on the U.N. campaign
Signs of improvement in the Irish economy, the IMF says
The United Nations says over 2,200 people have been killed in the past six months of unrest in Syria
Official sites in Scheswig-Holstein must also delete their Facebook Pages and Like buttons
The countries' two leaders have reached an agreement on how to best protect the euro
The Samsung Galaxy won't be available in most of the EU for the foreseeable future
Goran Hadzic was indicted by The Hague for killing and deporting thousands of Croats
But the big obstacle--a parliamentary vote--lies ahead
Prime Minister George Papandreou survived a confidence vote
The feature has been live in the U.S. for six months with little outrage
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