A pair of unexpectedly downbeat economic reports from Germany and the UK on Thursday added to fears of a recession in the euro zone and fueled doubts that manufacturing could power the region's economic recovery.
What Must Be Said, a poem published by German author Günter Grass on Wednesday, is drawing sharp criticism for its condemnation of Israel.
Stocks and commodities plunged Wednesday after the head of the European Central Bank -- a lynchpin in the euro zone's effort to contain the effects of its sovereign debt crisis -- suggested that some Greek banks will be left to collapse.
Fresh figures on business activity and retail sales in the 17-member currency area reinforce earlier signs of recession, even as the European Central Bank left its main interest rate unchanged at an all-time low of 1 percent.
The European Central Bank held interest rates at a record low of 1 percent on Wednesday, resisting German pressure to flag an exit from its crisis-fighting mode while support measures take full effect and support an increasingly shaky recovery.
German authorities said on Wednesday the highly poisonous chemical dioxin had been discovered above permitted levels in eggs from a German farm but they see no danger to the public.
Luxembourg's Jean-Claude Juncker said he has a preferred candidate to succeed him as head of the influential Eurogroup assembly of euro zone finance ministers but is not yet prepared to name the person.
People on mopeds and scooters sometimes carry some really weird junk with them, and the image often looks like something ranging from incredible to ridiculous. But a man on a moped with an ax is, well, terrifying.
Amazon.com Inc is trying to grab some of the billions of advertising dollars spent each year by consumer packaged goods companies including Kimberly-Clark Corp, as the world's largest Internet retailer seeks new sources of revenue growth.
Unions, students and others have protested the proposed cuts by staging huge demonstrations in Barcelona, Madrid and other cities across the beleaguered country.
Steep depreciation of the Japanese currency is likely before long, the Shanghai-based economist predicts. “A financial bubble doesn't burst slowly. When it occurs, it just pops.
America is in the process of embracing certain failure. We have a president who appears enraptured by the European economic model as Europeans themselves are facing the reality of its ashes and despair.
Unemployment in Spain, where more than half of young people are out of work, rose for the eight straight month in March to a fresh record high, adding to the risk of an economic contraction as the government struggles to cope with its ballooning public debt.
She yearned for what she describes as a “lost nation.”
Police said the victims were six women and one man ranging in age from their 20s to 40s. Authorities confirmed the arrest of One Goh, a Korean native and naturalized U.S. citizen who is believed to have been a student at Oikos University.
Etihad Airways, Abu Dhabi's flagship carrier which is due to get its first Airbus A380 superjumbo in 2014, said it wants more clarity from the plane maker about wing cracks on the aircraft.
Banking and keeping track of finances, shopping and searching for jobs are the main tasks of Internet users around the globe, according to a new international survey.
Asian shares rose Tuesday, riding on the back of strong gains in global equities overnight after solid manufacturing data from the United States and leading Asian exporters offset signs of mild recession in Europe.
The pace of growth in manufacturing picked up last month, even as measures of new orders and exports eased, underscoring how the economy is recovering at a gradual clip.
As Oakland, California, reels from the Oikos University tragedy that hit the private Christian school's campus Monday morning, here's a breakdown of the worst school massacres of all time.
With an economy four to five times the size of Greece, a financial collapse and bailout of Spain would be unthinkable for Europe.
Microsoft is moving its European software distribution to the Netherlands from Germany after being caught up in patent disputes with mobile phone and tablet maker Motorola Mobility Inc .