French, German and Greek leaders are scheduled to hold a conference call Wednesday on how to contain Europe's deepening financial crisis that also is triggering alarm in other continents. The call by leaders of Europe's two largest economies - France...
The head of Europe's central bank says threats to the economy in the 17 nations that use the euro have sharply increased, and growth prospects have diminished. European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said Thursday that the euro-bloc count...
MONACO, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Lionel Messi was voted the inaugural winner of the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award on Thursday, which replaces the European Footballer of the Year award. The Argentine striker beat Barcelona teammate Xavi Hernandez and Re...
U.S. stock market prices plunged in Thursday's trading, wiping out all the gains made so far this year. Investors were apparently worried about the debt crisis in Europe and reports suggesting that U.S. economic growth may not resume as quickly or as...
Europe Re-Examines Extreme Right Groups After Norway Massacre A terror attack in Norway last week, which was carried out by an extreme right-wing Norwegian man, has raised questions about security threats in Europe. Is the perceived threat from Islam...
Norway Massacre Highlights Europe's Growing Far Right Norway's prime minister says European intelligence agencies have joined the investigation into last week's terror attacks that left at least 76 people dead. Jens Stoltenberg says the country's cor...
New leader for International Monetary Fund Report France has held this position for 26 of the past 33 years. So it's as you were with one notable, pretty obvious difference. Christine Lagarde is a woman. She was the first woman to become the finance...
Economics Report - E. Coli Outbreak A Top Economic Worry For Europe This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. European agriculture ministers met in Luxembourg this week to discuss the spread of E. coli bacteria. E. coli infections have killed...
BRUSSELS, May 31 (Xinhua) -- A deadly outbreak of E.coli linked to contaminated cucumbers is sending Europe on high alert, as death toll from the disease climbed to 16 till Tuesday. So far, 15 people have reportedly died and more than 300 were seriou...
U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Ireland on Monday for the start of a six-day, four-nation tour of Europe. The president is expected to discuss economic issues with Irish leaders and explore his family's history in a small Irish town. The state...
