 Business Cargo Economy Germany Photos | EU bars DHL aid | BRUSSELS, Belgium—European Union regulators on Wednesday forbade Germany to give loan guarantees of up to 500 million euros ($796 million) to express delivery company DHL to help shield it fro... (photo: Creative Commons / YSSYguy) The Boston Globe | |
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Fiat net profit less than 2 percent | MILAN, Italy—Italian automaker Fiat on Wednesday said net profit rose by less than 2 percent in the second quarter, as the maker of Fiat, Lancia and the Alfa Romeo brands confirmed its 2008 ta... (photo: (AP Photo/Massimo Pinca) / ) The Boston Globe Automaker Business Investment Market Photos |
EU proposes crackdown on seal hunt | CONSTANT BRAND | The Associated Press | BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union proposed an import ban Wednesday on products derived from seals that are killed in a cruel way, a move that could hurt ... (photo: Creative Commons / Marcel Burkhard) Philadelphia Daily News Animals Belgium Photos Seal Wildlife |
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Farmers plan WTO protest Hundreds of Norwegian farmers were traveling to Oslo this week to mount what's expected to be a noisy protest outside government offices. They fear their government will ... (photo: public domain) Aftenposten Norway Oslo Photos Protest Scandinavia Trade |
Kids' menu grows up at cooking class | Matthew Bronsky, aka MJ, of Kenmore, 11, was very excited about the little sandwich he had created by enclosing sweet red pepper slices and topping the whole thing with... (photo: creative commons) Buffalo News Cooking Family Food People Photos |
Vodafone, Ericsson take strain as European spending slows | By Simon Thiel and Benedikt Kammel | London and Stockholm - Vodafone, the world's largest cellular company, yesterday reduced its sales forecast and Ericsson, the bigge... (photo: WN/Theresa Poongan) Business Report Business Company Photos Technology Vodafone |
Drug company Merck posts second quarter growth despite strong euro | File picture shows a view of Merck offices in Lansdale, PA. The German pharmaceutical and chemical group posted Wednesday strong second quarter results despite negative... (photo: GFDL / Armin Kbelbeck file) Turkish Press Business Drug Growth Pharmaceutical Photos |
Hunt is on for Mladic BELGRADE -- And then there was one: Gen. Ratko Mladic. | The surprise capture Monday of former Bosnian leader Radovan Karadzic on UN genocide charges has raised expectati... (photo: AP / Srdjan Ilic) Toronto Sun Genocide Photos Serbia UN War Crimes |
Go wild for Quebec ST-ALEXIS-DES-MONTS, Que -- "We're not in a zoo, so there's no guarantee we'll see anything," nature guide Marion McMurray tells our group before we head out on a "bear a... (photo: GNU) Toronto Sun Canada France Nature Photos Wildlife |
Europe's worst genocide since Hitler: How Dutch peacekeepers looked on as Karadzic's men butchered 8,000 at Srebrenica | Herded into a white-stone farm building at machine-gun point by Serbian soldiers, scores of captured Bosnian civilians were ordered to sit cross-legged on the hay-strew... (photo: AP / Dusan Vranic) London Evening Standard Dutch Genocide Photos Serbia Srebrenica |
Karadzic fights crimes extradition 23.07.08 | Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is battling extradition from Serbia to the Netherlands, where he faces trial for genocide. | Karadzic's lawyers hav... (photo: AP / Darko Vojinovi) London Evening Standard Bosnia Genocide Photos Srebrenica UN |
EU to suspend funds to Bulgaria | In an unprecedented move, the European Commission is set to block two Bulgarian agencies from using EU funds worth hundreds of millions of euros. | The move is prompted... (photo: AP / Valentina Petrova) BBC News Bulgaria Corruption EU Finance Photos |