European stocks dipped early on Monday in choppy trade and halted a four-session rally, dragged down by brewing concerns over Spain's finances. At 0819 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European
Whether it is melting glaciers, coastal erosion or drying lakes, a new app displays the impact of climate change on the planet by using before and after satellite images. Called Fragile Earth,
An Australian billionaire announced plans on Monday to build an "unsinkable" version of the Titanic, 100 years after the original sank after hitting an iceberg. Titanic II is expected to make its
Asian shares rose on Monday as weaker-than-expected U.S. growth data left open the possibility of further monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve to boost growth, but trading was subdued with Japanese and
Cyprus appointed a new central bank governor and representative to the European Central Bank on Saturday, choosing an academic who has questioned the ECB's emphasis on inflation in defining monetary policy and
The European Commission will present a long-term plan for winding up failing banks before a June 18-19 summit of leaders of the world's 20 biggest economies in Mexico, Commission spokeswoman Chantal Hughes
Spain's sickly economy faces a "crisis of huge proportions", a minister said on Friday, as unemployment hit its highest level in almost t w o decades and Standard and Poor's weighed in
Four bombs exploded at short intervals in the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk on Friday in what authorities said amounted to an "act of terrorism", wounding 27 people, including nine children. President Viktor
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the underdog in a presidential election to be decided on May 6, waxed philosophical on Friday about the possibility of losing, telling a sports newspaper that defeat was
Germany will not bid to host the Euro 2020 soccer championships, the country's football association said on Friday, ending months of speculation regarding the football crazy nation's intentions. Germany, hosts of the
