There are 27 nations in the European Union (EU), but only 17 members in the Eurozone – Britain is not in the currency bloc.
Daylight Savings Time in 2011 is coming to its end on Nov. 6 in the U.S. and Canada, following Oct. 30 in the UK.
Angela Merkel's supporters praised her for getting France to drop demands to use the European Central Bank to leverage euro crisis funds, but looked like making a meal out of the German parliament's new right to be consulted on how these are used.
According to police, about 470 cars in total – including BMWs, Mercedes and Audis - have been burnt this year in Berlin.
China urged the European Union on Monday to deal with its debt crisis as soon as possible and prevent contagion from spreading, as the country's number four-ranked leader arrived for a visit of the continent, including Greece.
China urged the European Union on Monday to deal with its debt crisis as soon as possible and prevent contagion from spreading, as the country's number four-ranked leader arrived for a visit of the continent, including Greece.
The China hard-landing debate is a classic tail risk story -- an unlikely scenario, but if it materializes the consequences could be catastrophic.
France and Germany are close to a deal to leverage the euro zone bailout fund through first loss insurance for the primary bond market and a special purpose vehicle with an EFSF subordinated loan for the secondary market, euro zone officials said.
Hundreds have died and thousands remain trapped after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Turkey, and survivors are calling on the Turkish government to provide aid, including food, shelter and medical supplies, as aftershocks continue to rock Ercis, Van and Celebibag. Turkey is frequently hit by earthquakes, but many feel the call for better building regulations and search and rescue strategies has gone unanswered.
European Union leaders piled pressure on Italy on Sunday to speed up economic reforms to avoid a Greece-style meltdown as they began a crucial two-leg summit called to rescue the euro zone from a deepening sovereign debt crisis.
The European Union is ready to adopt decisive measures to tackle its sovereign debt crisis, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Sunday.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is set for a Nov. 8 release.
EU finance ministers outlined a deal on Saturday for recapitalizing European banks, and the leaders of Germany and France said they hoped for a breakthrough in tackling the Eurozone debt crisis at a summit on Wednesday.
To paraphrase singer Britney Spears, Oops, she did it again. In this case, she is conservative commentator/columnist Ann Coulter, who says the Occupy Wall Street protest movement is a mob and similar to mob uprisings.
Lindsey Vonn became the fifth female skier to win in all five Alpine disciplines when she claimed her maiden giant slalom victory in the opening race of the World Cup season on Saturday.
Banks cannot rely on taxpayers' money to recapitalize themselves, Sweden's Finance Minister said Saturday ahead of a meeting of EU finance ministers that was due to discuss steps to strengthen the European banking system.
In the ongoing drug war in Mexico, cartels will do whatever they can to gain more power, even if that means recruiting teenage soldiers.
Apple has begun to take preorders for the iPhone 4S for customers living in Mexico, Spain, the Netherlands, and 19 other countries.
Libya's National Oil Corporation has summoned Russia's Gazprom to a meeting in Tripoli to discuss what the Libyans said was a breach of investment obligations -- the first sign the new leaders are prepared to renegotiate Gaddafi-era contracts.
Stock indexes rose at the open on Friday ahead of a European Union debt-crisis summit on the weekend that could go some way in removing one of the biggest overhangs for markets and allow investors to focus on corporate results.
The U.S. stock market opened sharply higher Friday on hopes of a Eurozone bailout.
Android currently enjoys almost half of the global Smartphone market, versus 19 percent for Apple.
