Europe
British minister: Congo might need European peacekeepers
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Sat, 11/01/2008 - 12:59.
Deployment of British and other European troops might be necessary if diplomacy fails to stem the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a senior British government official told the BBC Saturday.
Polish government to approve eurozone entry plan, says Tusk
Submitted by William Kaelin on Mon, 10/27/2008 - 21:52.Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said his government would approve a strategy for entry into the eurozone after meeting with an opposition party leader on Monday.
Tusk said the government had prepared a plan to enter the eurozone that would be accepted on Tuesday and later be presented to President Lech Kaczynski.
Mediterranean, European security conference opens in Jordan
Submitted by William Kaelin on Mon, 10/27/2008 - 21:49.A regional conference on security cooperation between Mediterranean and European countries opened in Amman Monday with the participation of 56 states.
The two-day meeting entitled "Regional Security: the Mediterranean as a Model" is sponsored by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Jordanian foreign ministry.
European shares open sharply down
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Mon, 10/27/2008 - 09:31.
European shares opened sharply down Monday after a steep fall in stocks across Asia signalled another tumultuous week on global bourses.
Europe's clock man has all the time in the world
Submitted by William Kaelin on Sun, 10/26/2008 - 07:06.If you use a radio-controlled watch in Western Europe, or observe an airport clock, the chances are that both are being calibrated from a laboratory in the north of Germany.
When European clocks were set back by one hour early Sunday morning, ending summer time, the change was largely automated using signals from a bank of atomic clocks in Braunschweig.
Asia, EU call for quick, firm response to financial crisis
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Sat, 10/25/2008 - 10:12.
Asian and European Union leaders on Saturday called for the international community to act quickly and decisively at a conference on responses to the global financial crisis next month in Washington.
Asian, European leaders discuss climate change
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Sat, 10/25/2008 - 08:40.Asian and European leaders began a second day of talks on Saturday with a focus on measures to fight climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The 16 Asian and 27 European leaders at the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) planned to call for new climate change goals through 2012 to be agreed by the end of next year, according to a draft summit statement.
EU calls on Russia to substantiate claims of attacks
Submitted by William Kaelin on Fri, 10/24/2008 - 22:39.The head of the European Union's monitoring mission in Georgia on Friday invited Russian and South Ossetian officials to substantiate their claims that attacks are being perpetrated in the region so that they may be investigated.
London - Aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce said Thursday it would cut up to 2,000 jobs worldwide as a result of the current economic "uncertainties."
Washington - Buying a new computer usually involves comparing models. Comparisons are more difficult than they used to be, as the number of choices has grown and manufacturers have started marketing computers with specific uses in mind.
Indian authorities have issued a birth certificate to a Japanese baby born to an Indian surrogate mother, easing the way for her Japanese father to take her home, news reports said Saturday.
