European Union

Israel reaches out to France before resumption of Iran nuclear talks

Top Israeli envoys were sent to confer with French officials on Sunday about preventing what Israel ...

Mar 24, 2015 07:46 AM EDT

European Commission approves Novo Nordisk's injectable drug for obesity

The European Commission has approved a formulation of Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug, liraglutide, for...

Mar 24, 2015 05:05 AM EDT

U.S. not speaking at U.N. rights debate on Israel, Palestinians

The United States will not take the floor at the main U.N. human rights forum on Monday during the a...

Mar 23, 2015 09:35 AM EDT

EU ministers set for further Iran talks: sources

The British, French and German foreign ministers are due to meet Iranian nuclear negotiators in Laus...

Mar 20, 2015 08:20 AM EDT

EU to require sharing of corporate deals to curb tax avoidance

European Union countries will have to share information on tax deals agreed with major corporations ...

Mar 19, 2015 05:31 AM EDT

German court bans Uber's unlicensed taxi services

A German court on Wednesday banned Uber from running services using unlicensed cab drivers and set s...

Mar 18, 2015 06:42 PM EDT

France steps up monitoring of cash payments to fight 'low-cost terrorism'

France will step up monitoring of cash payments, withdrawals and small bank accounts to better fight...

Mar 18, 2015 09:59 AM EDT

Putin says Russia was ready for nuclear confrontation over Crimea

Moscow was ready to put its nuclear forces on alert to ensure Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukr...

Mar 15, 2015 07:05 PM EDT

Ukraine's president says truce not working, urges more Russia sanctions: newspaper

Ukraine's president accused Russian-backed separatists in the east of failing to respect a ceasefire...

Mar 15, 2015 06:55 PM EDT

Germany wants Russia to comply with Ukraine peace deal before sanctions eased: sources

Germany and other countries want European Union leaders to endorse a declaration saying that EU sanc...

Mar 15, 2015 06:58 AM EDT

U.S. State Department rebuffs Republican criticism of Iran nuclear talks

The U.S. State Department fought back on Friday against the latest Republican criticism of the Iran ...

Mar 13, 2015 06:43 PM EDT

Major nations hold talks on ending U.N. sanctions on Iran - officials

Major world powers have begun talks about a United Nations Security Council resolution to lift U.N. ...

Mar 13, 2015 08:16 AM EDT

Myanmar police beat students, journalists, monks, detain about 100

Myanmar police beat students, monks and journalists with batons and detained about 100 people on Tue...

Mar 10, 2015 09:48 AM EDT

EU accuses Syrian man of buying IS oil for govt; he denies charge

The European Union has imposed sanctions on a Syrian businessman who it says bought oil for the Syri...

Mar 08, 2015 10:28 AM EDT

Hungary will not back any EU-U.S. trade deal that impairs court authority: PM

Hungary will not support any trade agreement between the United States and the European Union that i...

Mar 06, 2015 04:34 AM EST

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