Euro 2012 Brings Ukraine Closer to Europe With around 1 million football (soccer) fans expected to cross the Polish and Ukrainian frontier during the European Championship, border authorities on both sides are cooperating in a rare show of unity. Ukr...
World's Economy Still Focused on Europe New reports out Friday show German business confidence declined in June. Chinese manufacturing continues to shrink. And the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits hit a nine-month high. Expectat...
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: D-Day Invasion of Europe STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. This week marks the anniversary of the D-Day invasion of June sixth, ninet...
The European Central Bank is keeping its key interest rate unchanged, even as its leader says there is increased downside risk for economic growth in the euro currency bloc. The bank kept its key lending rate at a record low 1 percent Wednesday, desp...
Europe Prepares for Dressing Down at G8 It is Europes G8 members, notably France and Germany, who will face the scrutiny of fellow leaders at Camp David. With full military honors, Francois Hollande arrived in Berlin under stormy skies Tuesday, just...
Europe's Economic Woes Shadow G8 Summit The European debt crisis, and its possible effects on the world economy, will be on the minds of the G8 leaders when they meet at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland. French President Francois Holla...
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Giving hints about his future career, 20-year-old Santos striker Neymar described a future scenario in one of the prestigious soccer leagues in Europe. The player foresees a career littered by hard fouls in Europe...
The European Union has responded with a shrug to Iran's threat to cut off oil exports to some EU members several months before an EU embargo on Iranian oil takes effect. At the same time, Iran has floated an offer to resume talks on its nuclear progr...
BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said Wednesday that the European side will consult and cooperate with China in a concrete way to ensure the financial stability of the eurozone. Together with European Commissi...
US Defense Focus on Asia Forces New Thinking in Europe The change of command ceremony for the U.S. Army corps in Europe last month had all the usual pomp and solemnity. But the new commander knew that part of his job would be to cut his combat force...
