European Union (EU)
France starts clearing ‘jungle’ migrant camp in Calais
World
October 24, 2016
France starts clearing ‘jungle’ migrant camp in Calais
France began clearing the sprawling "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais on Monday, with hundreds carrying suitcases queuing outside a hangar…
Italy warns of disaster if Europe rejects its budget: paper
Business
October 23, 2016
Italy warns of disaster if Europe rejects its budget: paper
Italy's economy minister said on Sunday the European Union must choose between allowing Rome to raise its deficit to cope…
Britain’s banks to reveal solid third-quarter results, warn of Brexit storm ahead
Business
October 23, 2016
Britain’s banks to reveal solid third-quarter results, warn of Brexit storm ahead
Britain's major banks are set to report stronger-than-expected results this week, confounding expectations that political and economic upheaval caused by…
Police find travel agency for traffickers, drug hauls in European raids
World
October 19, 2016
Police find travel agency for traffickers, drug hauls in European raids
Police detained more than 300 suspects and seized tonnes of cocaine during a week-long operation against drugs, people-smuggling and cyber…
UK lawmakers press Theresa May to allow a vote on EU strategy
World
October 16, 2016
UK lawmakers press Theresa May to allow a vote on EU strategy
British lawmakers from across the political spectrum will press their bid to force Prime Minister Theresa May to give parliament…
Theresa May offers British MPs some scrutiny of Brexit process
World
October 12, 2016
Theresa May offers British MPs some scrutiny of Brexit process
Prime Minister Theresa May has offered to give MPs some scrutiny of the process to leave the European Union on…
Theresa May pitches Brexit ‘quiet revolution’ to turn Britain’s course
World
October 7, 2016
Theresa May pitches Brexit ‘quiet revolution’ to turn Britain’s course
For Prime Minister Theresa May, Britain's vote to leave the European Union is a demand for the biggest change in…
Bulgaria bans full-face Islamic veil
World
October 2, 2016
Bulgaria bans full-face Islamic veil
Bulgaria banned on Friday face-covering Islamic veils in public, joining a small number of EU countries as the debate rages…
EU wants Google to stop anti-competitive Android practices, fine expected
Science
October 2, 2016
EU wants Google to stop anti-competitive Android practices, fine expected
EU antitrust regulators plan to order Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google to stop paying financial incentives to smartphone makers to pre-install Google…
100 days after Brexit vote: No meltdown (yet)
Business
October 2, 2016
100 days after Brexit vote: No meltdown (yet)
Britain voted 100 days ago to leave the European Union, but the U.K. economy appears to be humming along nicely…