Microsoft on Thursday threw its weight behind a probe by European Union authorities into whether Google is unfairly thwarting competition.
Both are grappling with regional integration, but remain poles apart.
A push by several allies for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation to take over operations in Libya ran into resistance from France on Monday.
Rebels battling Muammar Gaddafi appealed on Friday for arms and medical aid, while the EU insisted the Libyan strongman step down "without delay".
Nato and the EU begin two days of talks on Libya on Thursday focusing on a possible "no-fly" zone after a day of fierce fighting.
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/ 17 January 2011
An observer mission said on Monday that the secession of South Sudan was "virtually certain" as polling stations wrapped up their counts.
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/ 13 January 2011
China said it will be "difficult" for its ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency to tour Iran’s nuclear facilities.
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/ 11 January 2011
German authorities said on Tuesday the highly toxic chemical dioxin had been discovered in pork in addition to poultry products.
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/ 24 December 2010
China’s commerce minister warned that measures being taken in Europe to fix the sovereign debt crisis are "turning an acute disease into a chronic".
The EU decided to slap visa bans on 19 Ivorians, including incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo and his powerful wife, Simone.
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/ 13 December 2010
The EU said it is ready to slap "restrictive measures" against Côte d’Ivoire where Gbagbo is refusing to recognise his rival’s victory.
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/ 10 December 2010
The EU executive launched a campaign this week for a new Europe-wide system of penalties, fines and possible jail terms in financial services.
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/ 6 December 2010
One of South Africa’s richest men, Christo Wiese, is appealing a UK court decision to confiscate R7,2-million seized from him an an airport.
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/ 5 December 2010
Leaked diplomatic memos said EU president told the US ambassador that the EU no longer believed in success in Afghanistan.
Africa squared up to fight for a better economic deal with the EU on Monday as Libya’s Moammar Gadaffi opened a summit in Tripoli.
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/ 29 November 2010
African nations are refusing to sign a joint statement with the EU on climate change, saying the proposal does not reflect the continent’s priorities.
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/ 29 November 2010
Sudan announced it would boycott the African-European Union summit in Libya to "avoid embarrassment to Libya".
The EU has expressed "great concern" over President Robert Mugabe’s unilateral appointment of new Zimbabwe ambassadors.
European Union supremo Herman Van Rompuy on Tuesday said the bloc was ready to take a fresh look at sanctions against Zimbabwe after pressure from SA.
The European Union may take legal action against France for the way it has handled the expulsion of Roma migrants.
The European Union nearly doubled its aid to flood-stricken Pakistan to €70-million on Wednesday.
European competition enforcers on Tuesday cleared a $3-billion merger between United and Continental that will create the world’s biggest airline.
The European Union hammered Iran on Monday with fresh sanctions against its vital energy sector.
Zimbabwe has accused the EU of delaying a new round of talks meant to assess progress in long-delayed political and human rights reforms.
The EU on Thursday sanctioned Madagascar over the "unacceptable" actions of its "de facto authorities" who seized power last year, by slashing funds.
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, the only sitting head of state wanted for war crimes, will be sworn in on Thursday.
Greece on Wednesday was to receive a first dose of a bailout loan agreed with the EU in exchange for austerity cuts which are sparking new protests.
The EU has launched its observer mission for elections in Ethiopia, which rights groups say have already been tainted by political repression.
The EU said on Wednesday said it was considering withdrawing its election observers from Sudan’s Darfur region over fears for their safety.
The European Union’s finance executive on Friday called for banks to pay into a fund that could be drawn upon in case of collapse.
The EU on Tuesday renewed its sanctions against Zimbabwe for another year, citing a lack of progress in the country’s power-sharing agreement.
The European Union on Thursday announced a $13-million fund to help thousands of Zimbabwean smallholder farmers.