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Europe Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Europe.

Results 1 - 20 of 214,515 in Europe

  1. UK and Kenya lawyers team up for legal projectRead the original story

    2 min ago | Financial Standard

    Lawyers from the United Kingdom have launched a partnership programme with their Kenyan counterparts to support legal programmes in both countries.

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    Related Topix: World News, Kenya, Africa, United Kingdom, Coast, Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya

  2. Depeche Mode Re-Ups With Mute, Unveils TourRead the original story

    8 min ago | Billboard

    Depeche Mode has renewed its long-term deal with Mute/EMI and is planning to release its 12th studio album in early spring 2009.

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    Related Topix: Depeche Mode, Pop/Rock, Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel, Hamerkaz, Israel, World News, Germany

  3. Names in the GameRead the original story

    9 min ago | Washington Times

    Norway dropped plans to bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics on Monday after new estimates doubled the projected cost of hosting the games in the Arctic city of Tromsoe.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Winter Games, Dwyane Wade (2008 Beijing Olympics), Summer Sports

  4. Oktoberfest and Munich or MA1 4chen - Munich, Bavaria, GermanyRead the original story

    16 min ago | TravelPod.com Recent Updates

    After dropping off our parents and saying goodbye for a few more weeks, we headed to Munich from Frankfurt to return the rental car and celebrate OKTOBERFEST! We had to have the car back by noon and we dropped ...

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  5. Date set for Brown poll testRead the original story

    17 min ago | Channel 4

    A critical by-election which will be the latest test of Gordon Brown's popularity is to take place on November 6, it has been confirmed.

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    Related Topix: Scotland, United Kingdom, Glenrothes, Scotland, World News, United Kingdom

  6. HIGHLIGHTS-Euro zone finance ministers' meetingRead the original story

    18 min ago | Reuters

    ... CHAIRMAN JEAN-CLAUDE JUNCKER On government actions: "We use the instruments available to us. They apply throughout Europe and I don't see what difference there would have been between the French government, Belgian, and German governments if we had ...

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    Related Topix: Luxembourg, World News, Claude Juncker

  7. European Banks: More Bailouts But No AnswersRead the original story

    18 min ago | BusinessWeek

    ... If the $700 billion mortgage bailout plan in the U.S. was supposed to calm global investors, someone forgot to tell Europe. Stock indexes from Paris to Frankfurt plunged as much as 9% on Oct. 6 over worries of a spreading crisis among European ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Germany, Angela Merkel, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

  8. Stocks, Euro, Crude Oil Slide on Concerns Credit Seizure Will Deepen SlumpRead the original story

    19 min ago | Bloomberg

    ... Markets Index headed for the biggest loss in its 21-year history and exchanges in Russia and Brazil halted trading. Europe's Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index had its steepest decline since 1987. Today's sell-off erased about $2.2 trillion from global ...

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    Related Topix: Financial Markets, Mining, Alcoa, World News, Germany, Banking, Financial Services, Ubs Ag

  9. Europe Struggles to Coordinate Response as Turmoil Worsens, Markets TumbleRead the original story

    19 min ago | Bloomberg Business News

    ... the meeting of euro-area counterparts. ``We reinforced arrangements concerning deposit protection.'' Officials across Europe are rushing to rescue banks on the brink of collapse as the global credit squeeze bears down on the continent. Europe's Dow ...

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    Related Topix: Luxembourg, World News, Claude Juncker, Germany

  10. Karin Doerr, Visible and Invisible Images Around Franz Kafka's Last Work, Oct. 15Read the original story

    25 min ago | News@Concordia

    Concordia is pleased to present: Karin Doerr , Department of Classics, Modern Languages & Linguistics When: Wednesday, October 15, 6:30 p.m. Where: S-RR-02, Liberal Arts College, 2040 Mackay St Sponsored by ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Germany

  11. Fourth Place for Lorenzo after Island BattleRead the original story

    37 min ago | LondonBikers.com

    Jorge Lorenzo was disappointed to miss out on the podium at Phillip Island today, despite prevailing in a race-long battle for fourth place.

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    Related Topix: Racing, Moto GP

  12. Basque regional president to face trial in SpainRead the original story

    42 min ago | FindLaw

    The Basque regional government's president will be tried for meeting members of Batasuna, a party banned for its links to the armed separatist group ETA, a Spanish court said Monday.

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    Related Topix: Spain, World News

  13. Europe governments strive to avoid bank meltdownRead the original story

    43 min ago | FindLaw

    ... to 9,747. Meanwhile, the euro slid below the $1.36 mark for the first time in over a year. The crisis engulfing Europe and its markets has fueled talk of coordinated interest-rate cuts by the world's leading central banks, possibly as early as ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Germany, Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy

  14. 'Angolagate' trial opens in ParisRead the original story

    44 min ago | XtraMSN Real Estate

    ... violation of a UN arms embargo. The trial centres on $US790 million ($A1.03 billion) worth of arms bought in eastern Europe from 1993 to 1998, at the height of the war pitting Luanda against Jonas Savimbi's UNITA rebels. Judges accuse Angolan ...

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    Related Topix: Luanda, Angola, Angola, Bengo, Angola, Africa, Nicolas Sarkozy

  15. Portuguese bank offers "McCain/Obama" rate dealRead the original story

    44 min ago | XtraMSN Real Estate

    A Portuguese online bank unveiled a novel interest rate deal Monday by letting clients bet on the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Illinois, Illinois Government, Barack Obama, John McCain

  16. Britt's father to provide DNA to policeRead the original story

    44 min ago | XtraMSN Real Estate

    Britt Lapthorne's father will provide Croatian police with a DNA sample and the Australian backpacker's dental records in a bid to determine whether a body found in the sea off Dubrovnik is his daughter.

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    Related Topix: Croatia, World News, Croatia, Croatia, Dubrovnik, Croatia

  17. Tauranga foodmarket robbed at knifepointRead the original story

    44 min ago | XtraMSN Real Estate

    Police are appealing for help from the public after a knifepoint robbery at the Welcome Bay Foodmarket in Tauranga last night.

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  18. Strong winds force suspension of flights in WellingtonRead the original story

    44 min ago | XtraMSN Real Estate

    Strong winds lashing the capital have forced airlines to suspend flights in and out of Wellington Airport.

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    Related Topix: Weather, Australia, Tasmania, Australia, Queenstown, Australia

  19. Gunman kills family over financial woesRead the original story

    44 min ago | XtraMSN Real Estate

    An unemployed California man shot and killed his wife, three children and mother-in-law before taking his own life over his family's financial difficulties, police said on Monday.

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    Related Topix: Porter-Ranch, CA

  20. Facebook co-founder leaves for new ventureRead the original story

    44 min ago | XtraMSN Real Estate

    The college roommate who helped Mark Zuckerberg start Facebook is leaving the fast-growing social networking website in a matter of weeks to create a new Internet technology firm.

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    Related Topix: Social Software, Startups, Facebook, Palo Alto, CA