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Anti-immigration demonstrations in Dresden

Charlie Hebdo attacks set to deepen cultural rifts in Europe

Amid protests against immigration in Germany, Islamophobia and anti-immigration sentiment could rise in Europe, following the attack on Charlie Hebdo.

The great divide as Europe tackles debt fears

The great divide as Europe tackles debt fears

Europe has divided in a historic rift with a majority of countries led by Germany and France moving ahead with a treaty, leaving Britain isolated.

The great divide as Europe tackles debt fears

Conflicting visions at core of eurozone crisis

Since the inception of the euro, France and Germany have pursued divergent visions of European economic and monetary union.

New leaders will secure debt deal

Eurozone: Will Greece stay or will it go?

Germany and France have issued Greece with an ultimatum that will see it receive no more aid until it decides on whether it will stay in the eurozone.

ECB exit worsens Stark crisis

ECB exit worsens Stark crisis

The exit of Juergen Stark could hardly have come at a worse time for euro zone policymakers as they grope for a way out of their financial crisis.

Defections tighten noose around Gaddafi

Defections tighten noose around Gaddafi

The noose is tightening around Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his family after his foreign minister and another top diplomat defected.

Cautious CEOs count on Brics for growth

Global business leaders pinned their hopes on roaring growth in emerging markets at the start of the annual Davos forum on Wednesday.

Probe targets Sarkozy link to illegal-funding claims

Sarkozy denies reports of illegal funding

President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday denied allegations that his party had received illegal campaign donations in cash from France’s richest woman.

Sasol fined in crackdown on illegal cartel

Sasol was among nine companies fined a total of €676-million by the European Commission for forming a ”paraffin mafia” to fix prices.

Georgia, Russia clash over truce ‘violations’

Georgia accused Russia of breaking a shaky ceasefire in their six-day-old conflict on Wednesday, a charge strongly denied by Moscow.

EU gropes for coherent line on China

As the Beijing Olympic Games highlight China’s emergence as a world power, the EU is struggling to take a coherent approach to the Asian giant.

France launches Med Union with high hopes

Europe, North Africa and the Middle East launched the Union for the Mediterranean on Sunday pledging cooperation on water, energy and education.

Bush sets up Nato clash over Ukraine, Georgia

United States President George Bush set the stage for a clash at his last Nato summit on Wednesday by pressing reluctant West European allies to set former Soviet republics…

Prospect of French Nato return tilts power balance

The prospect of France returning to Nato’s military command after more than four decades of estrangement is tilting the balance of transatlantic relations. The United States is…

EU adopts blueprint for climate fight

The European Union’s executive adopted landmark proposals on Wednesday that will make the 27-nation bloc a world leader in the fight against climate change, but trade-offs will…

EU walks business tightrope in climate plans

The European Union’s exective commission fine-tuned a blueprint to slash the bloc’s greenhouse gas emissions amid lobbying on Tuesday over details which environmentalists said…

Protests in Burma dominate UN agenda

President George Bush announced new United States sanctions against Burma on Tuesday as world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly focused on rising protests against…

Bulgaria eyes quick deal for HIV nurses

Bulgaria said it was hopeful of an agreement with Libyan authorities on Monday that would pave the way for the release of six foreign medics convicted of infecting Libyan…

EU set to take first step towards Chad force

The European Union (EU) is set to take a tentative step on Monday towards sending forces to Chad to help the United Nations protect refugees from Sudan’s Darfur region. UN…

EU study sounds Iran nuclear warning

International sanctions alone will not prevent Iran making enough high-grade uranium for a nuclear bomb, according to an internal European Union study leaked on Tuesday. The…