Europe

House passes bill to tighten visa waiver program

The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to tighten restrictions on travel to th...

Dec 08, 2015 10:19 PM EST

Kenya says ready to leave global court over case against VP

Kenya said on Thursday it was ready to quit the International Criminal Court if it did not get assur...

Nov 26, 2015 11:00 PM EST

U.S. has urged legal reforms abroad to block Islamic State recruits

The U.S. Justice Department has provided specific suggestions to governments in Europe and elsewhere...

Nov 25, 2015 09:51 PM EST

Russia and Turkey refuse to back down in row over jet downing

Russia sent an advanced missile system to Syria on Wednesday to protect its jets operating there and...

Nov 25, 2015 09:36 PM EST

Brazilian exchange launches app to track illegal timber trade

Brazil's environmental assets exchange BVRio on Tuesday launched an app that promises to help foreig...

Nov 24, 2015 11:51 PM EST

CIA chief warns Islamic State may have other attacks ready

CIA Director John Brennan warned on Monday that the attacks in Paris claimed by the extremist Islami...

Nov 16, 2015 09:53 PM EST

France launches air strikes in Syria; Paris investigation widens

French warplanes pounded Islamic State positions in Syria on Sunday as police in Europe widened thei...

Nov 15, 2015 08:44 PM EST

Refugee haven Sweden imposes temporary border controls in EU migration crisis

Sweden will impose temporary border controls from Thursday in response to a record influx of refugee...

Nov 12, 2015 03:27 AM EST

VW engineers admitted rigging CO2 emissions: Bild

Several Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) engineers have admitted manipulating carbon dioxide emissions data be...

Nov 08, 2015 08:29 PM EST

Google says an EU antitrust fine would be 'inappropriate'

Google has hit back at EU antitrust regulators' warning of a possible hefty fine, saying this would ...

Nov 03, 2015 09:30 PM EST

FCC, Justice Department investigate covert Chinese radio network

The Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department are investigating a California firm...

Nov 02, 2015 07:45 PM EST

'No' shapes Greek history, even when it's not the last word

They defied a vast Persian army in 480 BC, rejected Italy's ultimatum during World War Two and told ...

Oct 28, 2015 01:39 AM EDT

EU's Juncker wants decisions on Balkan refugee crisis on Sunday

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he wanted to get a group of EU leaders to agr...

Oct 24, 2015 07:26 AM EDT

Germany speeds up new measures to deal with refugee influx

Germany is introducing measures to tackle its refugee crisis earlier than previously expected, a top...

Oct 23, 2015 07:52 AM EDT

Europe-U.S. data transfer deal used by thousands of firms is ruled invalid

The EU's highest court struck down a deal that allows thousands of companies to easily transfer pers...

Oct 06, 2015 05:49 PM EDT

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