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"Employees have indicated in an internal investigation that there were irregularities in ascertaining fuel-consumption data," a Volkswagen representative says.

A key indicator of economic health, business travel is forecast to rise by more than 6 percent in Europe next year, according to a new study.

Although there are a record number of students learning at Britain's "public" institutions, they're not spread out evenly across the country.

Germany's BND intelligence agency spied on the U.S., European allies, nongovernmental organizations and even Vatican diplomats.

German historian Peter Longerich argues Hitler embraced anti-Semitism at least partly to become politically successful.

The walkouts began after Lufthansa and the cabin-crew union failed to reach an agreement in a long-running row over early-retirement benefits and pensions.

German regulators stepped up their scrutiny after Volkswagen admitted to false carbon-dioxide emission data concerning about 800,000 cars sold in Europe.

Prime Minister Juha Sipila had in a surprise statement on Thursday threatened to break up his government after only five months in power.

Many in Germany were worried about the country's history of euthanasia being used by Nazis during World War II.

The country is expected to receive about 190,000 people total through the end of the year.

Leaders of Berlin's governing coalition agreed on a new strategy to deal with the refugee influx -- something that the country, along with the rest of Europe, is struggling to handle.

It's time for the Western military alliance to renegotiate terms of a Cold War-era agreement over military exercises in Europe, the organization's leader said Thursday.

While Denmark's intelligence service doubts Russia has plans for a military confrontation with Copenhagen or NATO, it still listed the Kremlin in its latest national security risk assessment.

A biography alleges that as a college student, Cameron "inserted a private part of his anatomy" into a dead pig's mouth.

Migrants and refugees have been arriving in record numbers, testing the country's capacity to deal with them, officials say.

For the third year in a row, the Russian president ranked No. 1 on the business magazine's list of influential world figures.

Free college doesn't always mean no debt, but it helps in some areas around the globe.

The move is aimed at keeping up with its competitors in the fast-food industry.

Russia's actions in Ukraine and continued aggression in Europe has lead to nine central and eastern European states to call for greater NATO presence.

The Asian rally -- led by China, where the Shanghai Composite ended the day's trade up 4.3 percent -- pushed global stocks higher Wednesday.

In a bill before parliament, a prisoner's monthly visit from a spouse, partner or acquaintance could last six to 24 hours.