Europe

At least 31 people detained in $50 million diamond heist

The alleged burglars were apprehended three months after hitting Brussels Airport

Associated Press Wednesday, May 8, 2013 3:31 PM UTC
Business Associated Press, Diamond Heist

European Union: Motorola may have violated antitrust laws

The telecommunications company allegedly denied essential patents to Apple

Associated Press Monday, May 6, 2013 6:06 PM UTC
Technology Associated Press

How neglecting bees could endanger humans

Bees pollinate much of our food supply, but a pesticide threatens their survival

Richard Schiffman Wednesday, May 1, 2013 6:50 PM UTC 26
News insects, bees, Europe

Google fined by data protection agency

The German organization has fined Google Inc. $189,000 for illegally recording information from wireless networks

Associated Press Monday, Apr 22, 2013 4:26 PM UTC
Technology Associated Press, Germany, Google

Will Europe increase fracking?

Shale gas riches have proven tempting for a continent teetering on the brink of economic collapse

Paul Ames, GlobalPost Monday, Apr 22, 2013 12:18 PM UTC
Business GlobalPost, fracking, Belgium

Bombing suspect’s parents describe low-key trip to Russia

As they tell it, their eldest son Tamerlan Tsarnaev did a bit of sightseeing and a lot of sleeping

Arsen Mollayev, Associated Press Monday, Apr 22, 2013 11:38 AM UTC
News Associated Press, Russia, Europe

GOP has always misled the debt debate

That the Reinhart/Rogoff study justifying austerity has been exposed as bogus should come as no surprise

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013 6:11 PM UTC 10
Business On the Economy, Austerity

Bomb from World War II defused near Berlin’s main station

Nearby houses were evacuated and flights to the city's main airport were briefly disrupted

Associated Press Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 4:32 PM UTC
Technology From the Wires, World War II

Eurozone unemployment hits record 12 percent

Meanwhile, governments across the region are enacting tough austerity measures to get a handle on their debts

Pan Pylas, Associated Press Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 9:13 PM UTC
Business Associated Press, Euro Zone

EU regulators to take legal action over Google privacy

6 nations including France, Germany and the U.K. could seek fines, which are peanuts to the Internet giant

Natasha Lennard Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 8:38 PM UTC
Technology Google, EU, Europe, CNIL, Privacy

Jews are now works of art

A new exhibit in Berlin raises fascinating questions about racial stereotyping -- and offers inadequate answers

Jillian Steinhauer, Hyperallergic Monday, Apr 1, 2013 8:44 PM UTC 13
Life Hyperallergic

Cypriots limited to 300-euro withdrawls

Cyprus' banks will reopen Thursday

Associated Press Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 7:04 PM UTC
Business Associated Press, Cyprus, Europe

Venus giant superstorm puzzles astronomers

The south pole vortex is being closely monitored by European scientists

Alexander Besant, GlobalPost Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 8:55 PM UTC
Life GlobalPost, Venus, Solar System

Analysts: Cyprus bailout will cripple euro zone

Even in the best-case scenarios, they warn, the country remains at risk of default

Malik Singleton, International Business Times Monday, Mar 25, 2013 3:25 PM UTC
Business International Business Times

Crucial Cyprus bailout package vote looms

With the health of the euro zone at stake, Cyprus lawmakers have been under pressure from the European Central Bank

Jill Langlois, GlobalPost Friday, Mar 22, 2013 5:42 PM UTC
Business GlobalPost, Cyprus, Euro Zone

Without honeybees, we may cease to be

They pollinate most of our favorite fruits -- and their extermination could set off a global food crisis

Jill Richardson, AlterNet Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 5:11 PM UTC 24
Business AlterNet, Honeybees

Are Americans too stupid for democracy?

No, but they could be a lot smarter

Joshua Holland, Alternet Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 5:05 AM UTC 21
Politics Americans, AlterNet, Media

E.U. bans cosmetics with animal-tested ingredients

The new rule builds on legislation that banned animal-tested finished products

Natasha Lennard Monday, Mar 11, 2013 8:37 PM UTC
Business Animal rights, PETA

New research reveals nearly half of Vienna Philharmonic musicians tied to Nazi party during WWII

Sixty out of 123 musicians identified as members by 1942

Prachi Gupta Monday, Mar 11, 2013 5:00 PM UTC
Life nazi, vienna, Austria, Music, Europe

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