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Fedex, TNT win U.S. approval to merge

Tennessee-based Fedex Corp (FDX.N) and Dutch counterpart TNT Express (TNTE.AS) have won U.S. antitru...

Nov 24, 2015 11:31 PM EST

Austria's highest court to decide whether to allow class action vs Facebook

Austrian student Max Schrems's attempt to bring a class-action lawsuit against Facebook (FB.O) over ...

Nov 23, 2015 09:52 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

Slovenian army to help control migrants at border, thousands held up in Balkans

Slovenia said on Tuesday it would deploy the army to guard its border and appealed for help from the...

Oct 20, 2015 09:07 AM EDT

Rights supporters throng palace route as China's Xi starts UK visit

Human rights protesters vied with China supporters and tourists to see President Xi Jinping ride in ...

Oct 20, 2015 08:41 AM EDT

Deutsche Telekom to file antitrust complaint against Google: NYT

Deutsche Telekom AG is expected to file an antitrust complaint with European competition authorities...

Oct 19, 2015 09:30 PM EDT

French police search VW offices in emissions probe

French police have carried out searches at Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) offices in France, the Paris Prose...

Oct 18, 2015 08:53 PM EDT

Iran deal closer to reality as U.S. prepares sanctions waivers

The United States approved conditional sanctions waivers for Iran on Sunday, though it cautioned the...

Oct 18, 2015 08:30 PM EDT

Microsoft, Google stand down in patent battles

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and Google Inc (GOOGL.O) have agreed to bury all patent infringement litigat...

Sep 30, 2015 07:08 PM EDT

Greek leftist Tsipras returns in unexpectedly decisive vote win

Greek leftist Alexis Tsipras stormed back into office with an unexpectedly decisive election victory...

Sep 20, 2015 09:08 PM EDT

Hungarian riot police detain migrants, including 'terrorist'

Hungary on Wednesday detained 29 people including a "terrorist" as migrants demanding to be let thro...

Sep 17, 2015 02:15 AM EDT

U.N. General Assembly approves Palestinian request to fly its flag

Palestine's flag will fly at United Nations headquarters after the U.N. General Assembly overwhelmin...

Sep 10, 2015 07:22 PM EDT

U.N. says 850,000 to cross sea to Europe in 2015 and 2016

At least 850,000 people are expected to cross the Mediterranean seeking refuge in Europe this year a...

Sep 08, 2015 09:28 PM EDT

UK's Cameron suffers parliamentary defeat over EU referendum rules

British Prime Minister David Cameron suffered an embarrassing defeat in parliament on Monday after E...

Sep 07, 2015 07:02 PM EDT

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