Europe News latest RSS headlines - Europe Sun.com Provides the latest RSS feeds for Europe News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Europe Sun.com http://www.europesun.com/index.php/cat/88176adfdf246af5/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 07:54:38 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:54:38 -0400 30 New oral diarrhea vaccine shows promising results in phase I-study A novel oral, inactivated Escherichia coli diarrhea vaccine has been developed in Sweden and a clinical phase I-study of this vaccine has now been successfully completed. Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) bacteria are the primary cause of diarrhea in children living in low and middle income countries result in 400 million diarrheal episodes and approximately 300 000 deaths among children ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709119/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:20:04 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709119/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Home sales fall in Spain The 54,512 home sales recorded in Spain in this year's first quarter represent a decline of 21.5 percent from the same period in 2012, the development ministry said. Foreigners were the buyers in 17 percent of the transactions. The decline in the first quarter reflects the impact in the sector of the end of the tax deduction for buying a primary residence and the increase in the levy on new ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708112/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:40:01 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708112/scat/88176adfdf246af5 European leaders hold summit on tax evasion The heads of state and government of the European Union held a summit Wednesday in an effort to make more progress in fighting tax evasion and tax fraud. EU leaders are targeting tax crimes both within the borders of their countries and in foreign tax havens despite the reluctance of Austria and Luxembourg. The leaders of the EU's 27 member states are expected to give the go ahead to the ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214707155/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:10:01 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214707155/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Italy has lowest graduate share in Europe Italy has the lowest graduation rates in Europe with just one-fifth of people aged 30-34 holding a university degree, according to a study. A total of 31 percent of Italian families cannot afford to pay for their children's university studies, and must take out loans or have their offspring seek jobs to help fund tuition and living costs, said the report by charity Save the Children. It said ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705066/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:40:01 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705066/scat/88176adfdf246af5 US tourist stabbed in Italy loses kidney A 68-year-old American tourist underwent emergency surgery to remove a kidney after he was stabbed in Italy's Florence city. The tourist, who was not named, was attacked near the famous Duomo cathedral. Doctors at the Santa Maria Nuova hospital said the man suffered knife wounds to a kidney and a lung but was no longer critical, and was conscious and breathing unaided. Police arrested a ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704005/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:20:01 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704005/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Council of Europe Concerned About Russias Human-Rights Record MOSCOW Thorbjorn Jagland, secretary general of the Council of Europe, has told President Vladimir Putin that the human rights body is concerned about Russia's law requiring non-governmental organizations to register as foreign agents. Jagland said Europe will watch how the Kremlin implements the law that went in effect last November, a measure requiring non-governmental organizations ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700285/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:15:20 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700285/scat/88176adfdf246af5 U.S. dollar slips against euro after Fed official remarks Beijing, May 22 (Xinhua-ANI): The U.S. dollar advanced against most major currencies on Tuesday, but weakened against the euro after a U.S. Federal Reserve official indicated that the central bank may not taper its bond-purchasing program soon. St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard said at an event in Frankfurt that the Fed should continue with the quantitative easing to boost ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214685516/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:50:03 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214685516/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Porto beckons for Carlos Eduardo "My expectations are to win titles," said midfielder Carlos Eduardo after joining Portuguese champions FC Porto from GD Estoril-Praia. "I came to a winning ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711425/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:33:09 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711425/scat/88176adfdf246af5 United grieve for Brian Greenhoff Manchester United FC have expressed their condolences following the death of their former England international defender Brian Greenhoff at the age of ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711424/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:33:09 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711424/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tough group stage gave Dortmund confidence Jrgen Klopp told UEFA.com the way his Borussia Dortmund side played in the group stage was "surprising" and gave him belief they could achieve something special this ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711316/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:33:08 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711316/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Spains borrowing costs rise for first time in 4 months MADRID (Reuters) - Spain paid higher rates on medium-term debt for the first time since early February, at an auction on Thursday, a sign that a global liquidity flows into countries on the periphery of the euro zone could be drying up.Spain sold 4 billion euros ($5.15 billion) at a triple-bond sale, meeting its issuance target, and yields rose on bonds maturing in three, five and 13 ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711426/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:32:56 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711426/scat/88176adfdf246af5 European stocks dive after Tokyo plunge LONDON (AFP) - European stock markets slumped in early trading on Thursday, with most indices losing more than 2.0 percent after Tokyo shares plunged owing to weak Chinese data and signs that the US Federal Reserve may soon taper massive stimulus measures, analysts said.London's benchmark FTSE 100 index retreated 1.74 percent to 6,720.88 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 slumped 2.33 percent ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711140/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:32:48 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711140/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Dealing with the Devil The Thankless Task of Greeces Top Job-Cutter Antonis Manitakis has the most thankless job in Greece. Tasked with slashing the grotesquely bloated public sector, he is hounded by troika officials, reviled by his countrymen and afraid of cutting too ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711427/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:30:00 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711427/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Azerbaijan to decide on routes of gas supplies to Europe in June Azerbaijan is to decide about routes of its gas supplies to European market in June, which will significantly raise the role of the country in ensuring the European energy security. The statement came from US ambassador to Baku Richard Morningstar at a conference in Baku 'Emerging challenges: raising energy security in the 21st century'. As for the provision of energy security, the ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711350/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:27:12 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711350/scat/88176adfdf246af5 We have a good chance of hosting Euro 2020 games – minister Youth and Sports Minister Azad Rahimov has expressed his opinion on the fact that Azerbaijan claims to hold matches of the European Football Championship 2020. "You could say that we already have two stadiums ready to host the matches of Euro 2020. It is the Olympic Stadium and the Republican stadium. European Championship 2020 will be held under the new scheme and the country does not ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711189/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:27:06 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711189/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Russia calls consistently for reduction of factor of force in international affairs - Lavrov ? ????????????, ?????????????, ????????????, ??????????, ?????????? ????? ?????? ? ????. - ??????????? ????? ???????? ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711351/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:23:56 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711351/scat/88176adfdf246af5 European stock fear gauge surges to 3-week high Paris - The Euro STOXX 50 Volatility Index surged 18 percent to a 3-week high on Thursday, as weak Chinese macro data and worries the US Federal Reserve could soon trim its stimulus measures dented investors' appetite for ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711428/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:23:38 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711428/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Air stewardess caught with six kilos of cocaine Lagos to London by Nigerian carrier Arik Air.It is estimated that the cocaine, if cut and sold on UK streets, could have had a potential street value of around 600,000.The stewardess, Temitayo Daramola, 37, was later charged with attempting to import a class A drug.She appeared before Uxbridge magistrates in west London yesterday where she was remanded in custody until her next court appearance ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711429/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:23:14 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711429/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Police to question suspects after soldier murder 23 May 2013 Anti-terror police were today preparing to question the two men shot and injured after the Woolwich soldier killing as details about their backgrounds began to ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711430/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:23:13 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711430/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Edward VIII’s phone calls - and how the British Secret Service bugged them Cahal Milmo - 23 May 2013 The security services listened in on the phone calls of King Edward VIII at the height of the abdication crisis as Whitehall desperately sought to prevent news of his imminent departure from leaking out, according to previously unseen ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711431/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:23:13 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711431/scat/88176adfdf246af5 The great European Cup teams Bayern Munich 1974-76 | Raphael Honigstein Bayern Munich were trailing 1-0 to Atltico Madrid in extra-time in Brussels. Luis Aragons, later Spain's World Cup-winning coach, had given the Spaniards the lead with a direct free-kick (114.), the Germans were running out of time. They didn't create any meaningful chances.Twenty seconds from the final whistle, the centre-back Schwarzenbeck (dubbed "the Kaiser's cleaner" ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711432/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:22:30 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711432/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Sweden riots spread to south of capital Sweden , where immigrants bear the brunt of Scandinavia's highest unemployment rate, has suffered similar bouts of unrest before. In 2008, rioters in Rosengaard in the southern city of Malmoe clashed with police after setting fire to cars and bins. Those riots also spread to Stockholm's Tensta and Husby suburbs. Last night, firemen trying to rescue a restaurant in Skogaas were ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711369/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:13:30 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711369/scat/88176adfdf246af5 European Union Seeks Relief on Energy Prices May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Europe Editor David Tweed reports on efforts to build a European policy authority to help bring energy prices under control. He speaks on Bloomberg Television's "The ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711433/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:10:53 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711433/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Evans to lead BMC at Tour de France Mumbai – Australian Cadel Evans will get the nod ahead of American Tejay van Garderen as BMC Racing's number one rider at the Tour de France, team president Jim Ochowicz ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711434/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:09:00 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711434/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Euro-zone PMI rises to three-month high LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Private-sector activity in the 17-nation euro zone continued to shrink in May, albeit at a slower pace than in previous months, according to the preliminary Markit composite purchasing managers' index released on Thursday. The index rose to a three-month high of 47.7 from 46.9 in April, beating expectations, but still well below the 50-mark that separates expansion ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711194/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:04:49 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711194/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Europe stock markets slide in early trade 26/03/2013 20:33 CET European stock markets opened in a tailspin – after the US Federal Reserve’s announcement on Wednesday that it might scale back its bond buying programme. A flurry of selling saw ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711157/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:02:46 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711157/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Germanys main opposition party turns 150 amid sputtering election campaign Hollande visit BERLIN - Germany's main opposition party is celebrating a bittersweet 150th birthday, as polls showing it trailing badly in the race for September elections, with a visit from a recent left-wing winner who has lost his lustre -- French President Francois Hollande. The Social Democratic Party is marking Thursday's anniversary with festivities in Leipzig, the eastern city where it was ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711437/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:01:42 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711437/scat/88176adfdf246af5 STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-EDRAM favours stocks exposed to U.S. economy * Launches strategic review of U.S. services* FY pretax profit 152.1 mln stg vs 110.2 mln stg* Revenue falls 9.6 pct to 1.33 bln* Maintains guidance as U.S. uncertainty persistsLONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - British defence ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711185/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:54:22 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711185/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Cuban parliament leader says ties with Russia under full expansion The relations between Cuba and Russia are under full expansion, Esteban Lazo, president of Cuban parliament, said on Friday. Lazo made the remarks after signing an agreement with the visiting leader of Russian Senate, Valentina Matviyenko, to boost the parliamentary cooperation between the two countries. The delegation of the Russian Senate arrived Thursday in Havana, headed by Matviyenko. ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711438/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:48:31 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711438/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Austrias SBO sees slower pick-up in oilfield spending Thu May 23, 2013 5:43am EDT * Q1 orders fall to 93 mln euros from 129 mln year ago * EBIT falls 18 pct to 23.2 mln euros, missing poll average * CEO cautious on when orders likely to pick up * Shares fall as much as 3.2 pct By Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich VIENNA, May 23 (Reuters) - Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG gave a more cautious forecast of when recession-hit customers would start ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711436/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:43:10 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214711436/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Czech police seek US man suspected of 4 murders Brno Police spokeswoman Petra Vedrova identified him as Kevin Dahlgren, born in 1992, and released his photograph. A Facebook page containing the same photograph says that Dahlgren is from Palo Alto, California, and lives in the Czech Republic's second-largest city, ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710281/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:26:08 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710281/scat/88176adfdf246af5 France seeks to brand Hezbollah a ‘terrorist’ group France is to call for the military arm of Hezbollah to be added to an EU terror blacklist due to its backing of the Syrian regime, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710505/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:26:02 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710505/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Umbria and Tuscany Italys rustic but refined heart "The real revolution is to look at the places around you with new eyes. I saw people admiring the places I was living in and I realised I was lucky." For a tour guide, Giovanni Ramaccioni hasn't travelled far, but he's right. A native Umbrian, he was born in Citta di Castello, just 16 kilometres from Sansepolcro, where we start our bike ride. His wife, Michaela, is from this ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710506/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:24:10 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710506/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Blood in London Vicious Attack Seen as Possible Act of Terror Authorities are treating the brutal attack in broad daylight on Wednesday afternoon as an act of Islamist terror, with Prime Minister David Cameron meeting with top security officials on Thursday morning. Investigators are looking into a possible Nigeria ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710507/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:21:58 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710507/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Brave woman tried to reason with London attackers Police and forensic officers near the scene of an attack which has left one man confirmed dead and two people wounded near Woolwich barracks in London Wednesday, May, 22, 2013. Scotland Yard said officers responded to reports of an assault Wednesday afternoon in the London neighbourhood of Woolwich. London Ambulance service said one man was found dead at the scene and two other men were taken to ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710428/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:21:51 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710428/scat/88176adfdf246af5 German opposition party marks bittersweet 150th BERLIN -; Germany's main opposition party is celebrating a bittersweet 150th birthday, as polls showing it trailing badly in the race for September elections, with a visit from a recent left-wing winner who has lost his luster - French President Francois ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710427/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:21:51 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710427/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Muslim Council of Britain condemns Woolwich attack A representative from the Muslim Council of Britain has condemned a machete attack in Woolwich, south-east London, in which one man was ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710508/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:21:26 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710508/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Euro zone slump eases in May The downturn across euro zone businesses eased slightly this month, although a lack of new orders means the bloc's economy is likely to contract again in the second quarter, business surveys showed today. Markit's flash euro zone Services PMI, which surveys around 2,000 companies ranging from major banks to caterers, rose in May to 47.5, a three-month high, from 47 in April. While ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710229/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:21:08 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710229/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Putin finds it very important to pool efforts to ensure equal security in Euro-Atlantic space MOSCOW, May 23 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Vladimir Putin finds it very important to pool efforts of all countries and the expert community to ensure equal security and a joint strategy of the struggle against the threats and challenges emerging in the Euro-Atlantic ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710230/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:16:17 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710230/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Russia to cut strategic arms if US does the same - RF Chief of General Staff ? ????????????, ?????????????, ????????????, ??????????, ?????????? ????? ?????? ? ????. - ??????????? ????? ???????? ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710509/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:16:17 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710509/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Theyve killed him theyve killed him - eyewitness accounts of the attack Some described this part of south-east London as a peaceful and quiet place, while others said there was "always trouble". All were stunned by the cruelty that had bloodied their streets.Olu Peluola, 53, was one of the people who saw the sickening scene unfold. "I saw a man's body lying in the street. There was a man standing beside him holding a knife," he said. ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710510/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:15:30 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710510/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Killers are of Nigerian background Boko Haram .The Foreign Office warns of a high threat from terrorism in the West African nation and raises the prospect of a risk of retaliatory attacks following the French intervention in Mali.Boko Haram is the most prominent terrorist threat in Nigeria. The group's extremists aspire to establish Islamic law in Nigeria and carry out attacks across states mainly in the north.In 2011, Boko ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710511/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:15:30 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710511/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Brutal killing sparks calls for great police powers 23 May 2013 The brutal terrorist killing of a man on the streets of London sparked calls for the Government to revive plans to extend internet and email monitoring powers to the security ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710513/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:15:29 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710513/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Religious groups condemn attack on London streets Britain said the killers' use of "Islamic slogans" indicated they were motivated by their faith.A statement from the council said: "This is a truly barbaric act that has no basis in Islam and we condemn this unreservedly. Our thoughts are with the victim and his family."We understand the victim is a serving member of the Armed Forces. Muslims have long served in this ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710512/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:15:29 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710512/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Support Grows in Europe for Listing Hezbollah as Terror Group Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah meets with Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in this 2005 photo. (Photo: Supreme Leader website) (CNSNews.com) - Reversing long-held positions, the governments of Germany and France have both signaled their support for the European Union to designate Hezbollah - or at least its purported "military wing" - as a terrorist organization. The ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710431/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:11:32 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710431/scat/88176adfdf246af5 European markets dive following Nikkei slump (1 hr 6 mins ago) Europe's main stock markets slumped at the start of trading today, with Frankfurt and Paris down more than 2 percent following a plunge in Tokyo. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index slumped 1.42 percent to 6,743.32 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 crashed 2.11 percent to 8,351.19 points and in Paris the CAC 40 shed 2.24 percent to 3,953.32, AFP reports. Tokyo ended ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710227/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:42 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710227/scat/88176adfdf246af5 EUs Barnier wants big companies to reveal national tax bills BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Large companies should disclose how much tax they pay in each country where they operate, the European Commission's top regulatory official said, in the text of a speech to be delivered on ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710198/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:58:57 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710198/scat/88176adfdf246af5 EUROPE MARKETS Europe Stocks Slide After China Data Fed Comments LONDON – European stock markets opened with sharp losses on Thursday, after disappointing data from China and comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve about tapering its stimulus program stoked worries about slower global growth and less liquidity.The Stoxx Europe 600 index slumped 1.5% to 305.96, retreating after closing at the highest level since June 2008, reached on Wednesday.Banks posted ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710202/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:55:45 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710202/scat/88176adfdf246af5 The Netherlands “Morphological Modeling Using Delft3D” Set for September The course ';Morphological modeling using Delft3D'; (16 to 20 Sep 2013, UNESCO-IHE, Delft) aims to train students in the application of process-baed morphodynamic modeling ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710516/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:54:24 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710516/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Russias Vozrozhdenie Q1 net profit down 36.7 pct yy MOSCOW | Thu May 23, 2013 4:43am EDT MOSCOW May 23 (Reuters) - Vozrozhdenie, a mid-sized listed Russian bank, posted on Thursday a 36.7-percent decline in net profit for the first quarter of the year due to a rise in provisioning on bad loans. Vozrozhdenie, one of a handful of listed Russian banks that are not owned by the state, said its net profit came to 333 million roubles ($10.6 ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710515/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:43:34 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710515/scat/88176adfdf246af5 European shares slide after Bernanke comments rattle investors Thu May 23, 2013 4:39am EDT * FTSEurofirst 300 down 1.5 pct at 1,237.81 * Bernanke stokes QE worries in live Q&A * China data heaps pressure on indexes at 5-yr highs * Banks and Miners top fallers * Halfords wilts in wake of dividend cut By David Brett LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - European shares went into a tailspin early on Thursday, spooked by concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve could soon ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710251/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:39:41 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710251/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Belgium welcome Group 6 hopefuls Belgium is the venue for the second UEFA European U19 Championship elite round section to kick off, with 2012 semi-finalists England joining the hosts, Scotland and Georgia in Group ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709357/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:15:10 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709357/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Heynckes I have never experienced this Even Jupp Heynckes, 68 and with three decades of coaching experience behind him, feels this has been an "extraordinary season" forFC Bayern Mnchen that could yet end in a ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709358/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:15:09 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709358/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Business slump in May leaves France mired in recession - PMI PARIS (Reuters) - French business activity retreated again in May despite a slight improvement in manufacturing, a survey showed on Thursday, offering little hope of a quick exit from recession in the euro zone's second-biggest economy.Data compiler Markit said its preliminary composite purchasing managers index, covering activity in the services and manufacturing sectors, was unchanged in ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709051/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:15:01 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709051/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Restaurant torched in 4th night of Sweden riots STOCKHOLM -; Groups of youth have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish capital that started following a fatal police ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709260/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:12:31 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709260/scat/88176adfdf246af5 QA What is known about London attack Police and forensic officers near the scene of an apparent attack which has left one man confirmed dead and two people injured near Woolwich barracks in London Wednesday, May, 22, 2013. British officials said one person has died and at least two people have been wounded in an attack in southeast London. Scotland Yard said officers responded to reports of an assault Wednesday afternoon in the ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709262/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:12:29 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709262/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Vermaak off to France According to reports, Bulls scrum-half Jano Vermaak could be the latest player from the franchise to head overseas. The Bulls waved goodbye to a number of senior players at the end of the 2011 season, with Fourie du Preez, Victor Matfield, Danie Rossouw, Bakkies Botha, Gurthro Steenkamp and Gary Botha all moving abroad and it appears they face a similar fate at the end of the current ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709360/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:11:07 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709360/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Sport infrastructure enables to host European Islamic Olympic Games A press conference related to Islamic Olympic Games to take place in Azerbaijan in 2017 was held in Hilton hotel in Baku. "The European Olympic Games-2015 will be the first comprehensive competitions in Azerbaijan," Youth and Sports Ministers of Azerbaijan Azad Rahimov ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709245/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:09:14 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709245/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Baku to take steps to bid to host UEFA Euro 2012 Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has decreed to take measures related to nomination of Baku to host the European Football Championships in 2020. According ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709080/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:09:08 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709080/scat/88176adfdf246af5 France backs call to put Hezbollah on EU terror list Official say Paris is ready to support British initiative to blacklist armed wing of Hezbollah on EU's list of terrorist organizations; France has been cautious of such a move fearing it could destabilize ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709019/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:05:58 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709019/scat/88176adfdf246af5 FMS plans to limit inflow of migrants from CIS countries to Russia According to the Federal Migration Service’s data, one of every five crimes in Moscow is committed by non-residents. It became known at the FMS board meeting on Wednesday that Russia intends to tighten up the immigration laws. A proposal was presented to oblige CIS citizens to receive an invitation to arrive in the Russian Federation. Experts believe it will not complicate life of illegal ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709361/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:05:56 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709361/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Two men arrested after attacks on mosques as tensions remain high on streets of London Newmark tweeted last night: "Local mosque in Braintree attacked by man with knives and incendiary device. Man arrested. No one injured."Mr Newmark added: "Just met with leaders of local mosque in Braintree which was attacked this evening. Thanked local police for their swift response."Essex Police said a 43-year-old from Braintree was arrested on suspicion of possession of an ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709363/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:05:06 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709363/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Woolwich killing the random attack has always been MI5s greatest fear The police and security services have had repeated success since the 7/7 outrage in 2005, which left 52 innocent people dead, but they have been under constant threat of the lone wolf terrorist.Dubbed the ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709362/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:05:06 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709362/scat/88176adfdf246af5 European stock markets slide after Nikkei plunges 7 - live The Markit Composite PMI, which measures activity across the German economy, came in at 49.9, up from 49.2 in April (where a 50-point reading separates expansion from contraction) German manufacturing output rose slightly, but was balanced out by a small drop in services. And France's private sector kept shrinking, with a composite PMI of 44.3 -- a long way from that 50-point ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709040/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:04:37 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709040/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Euro leagues could challenge Qatar 2022 in court European football leagues could launch legal challenges if Qatar attempts to move the FIFA World Cup 2022 to winter, the head of Germany's top league has ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709081/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:59:19 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709081/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Youths torch restaurant cars in Sweden riots Groups of youth have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish capital that started following a fatal police shooting. Police spokesman Kjell Lindgren says at least 30 cars were set ablaze across western and southern Stockholm early Thursday. Firefighters said they have "never before seen so many fires raging ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710176/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:50:50 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710176/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Ocean not all that separates US European fans Imagine Derek Jeter leading the New York Yankees off the field because opposing fans were yelling racial slurs and throwing bananas at his team. Or a game between the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls halted because of unrelenting race-baiting from the ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709364/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:50:09 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709364/scat/88176adfdf246af5 IMF head Lagarde in court in fraud probe PARIS (AP) -- International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has appeared at a special Paris court to face questioning over a controversial arbitrage deal that she oversaw as French finance ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709365/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:49:57 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709365/scat/88176adfdf246af5 EU may give Greece more time to meet fiscal targets - Dijsselbloem ATHENS (Reuters) - The euro zone may give Greece more time to meet fiscal targets agreed under its international bailout, the chairman of the euro zone finance ministers said in an interview published on Thursday. "The Commission's approach ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709085/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:49:01 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709085/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Belgian postal group bpost to list on Brussels exchange BRUSSELS | Thu May 23, 2013 3:46am EDT BRUSSELS May 23 (Reuters) - Belgian postal operator bpost will list a minority stake, currently held by private equity group CVC Funds, on the Brussels stock exchange, the group said on Thursday. The Belgian state will continue to hold a 50.01 percent stake in the former monopoly and will not sell shares in the offering, bpost said. Belgium also ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710514/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:46:20 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214710514/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Europe stocks slump after China data Fed comments manufacturing activity unexpectedly contracted in May, stoking worries of an economic slowdown in the country's economy. Additionally, investors worried the U.S. Federal Reserve will soon reduce its asset-purchase program, after minutes from the latest policy meeting and comments from Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested the bank will begin tapering its easing program in coming months. The Stoxx ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709273/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:46:05 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709273/scat/88176adfdf246af5 The euro posted a key reversal down on Wednesday The EURO posted a key reversal down on Wednesday. The lowrange close sets the stage for a steady to lower opening when Thursday's night session begins trading. Stochastics and the RSI remain neutral to bearish signalling that sideways to lower prices are possible nearterm. If it extends the decline off May's high, April's low crossing is the next downside target. Closes above the ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709083/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:45:28 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709083/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Govt to announce €6.9m for 62 research projects More than EUR6.9m is being allocated to 62 research projects, including the development of new drugs for cancer treatment.Minister for Research and Innovation, Sen Sherlock, will today announce Government funding for the projects through Science Foundation Ireland.It is expected the funding will allow the development of early discoveries and inventions with commercial potential.Director General ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709084/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:42:36 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709084/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Euro Credit Nikkei caranage heralds volatile session European credit markets are opening sharply lower on the back of an extremely volatile overnight session in Asia. As of 0645GMT according to Tradeweb, the iTraxx Main index is 4bp wider at 91.5bp having tightened to another new S19 and 3yr plus generic low of 87bp on the close yesterday. The Crossover index is 17bp wider at 386bp having traded down to the S19 low of 367bp last night, a level that ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709079/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:40:01 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709079/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Violence crisis Cabinet meeting after deadly London attack Anti-Muslim rioters fought police and 10 Downing St. called crisis Cabinet meetings after men raging about Islam hacked a soldier to death on a London street. About 250 supporters of the English Defense League street protest movement, all wearing black ski masks and some in paramilitary dress, threw rocks and bottles at police in London's southeast Woolwich district. The rioting occurred ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709586/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:33:43 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709586/scat/88176adfdf246af5 U.S. stimulus concerns rattle European shares LONDON | Thu May 23, 2013 3:05am EDT LONDON May 23 (Reuters) - European equities went into a tailspin early on Thursday, spooked by concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve could soon taper its stimulus programme and compounded by weak economic data from China. By 0703 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 was down 20.75 points, or 1.7 percent, at 1,235.53, having closed at its highest level since mid-June ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709367/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:05:46 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214709367/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Maltese Cup final rematch favours Hibernians Two goals from Tarabai and one from fellow Brazilian Jackson Lima secured a tenth Maltese Cup for Hibernians FC, as they beat Qormi FC 3-1 in the final for the second season in a ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708352/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:04:12 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708352/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Apollon win cup final derby in Cyprus Extra-time goals from Horacio Cardozo and Romeo Surdu propelled Apollon Limassol FC towards a 2-1 win against neighbours AEL Limassol FC in Wednesday's Cypriot Cup ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708351/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:04:11 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708351/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Irish online market spend worth €4.1 billion Retail Ireland - part of employers group IBEC - says retailers are now focusing more on their online operations. In its online retailing survey, Retail Ireland says the Irish online market spend is €4.1 billion and this is predicted to grow to €21 billion by 2017. But it also says there are barriers to this expansion like delivery costs, set-up costs, poor broadband speeds and a lack ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708178/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:00:38 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708178/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Govt to announce €7m science research investment Almost €7 million in funding for 62 early stage scientific research projects is to be announced by the Government. The funding is being targeted at projects which may have a commercial benefit with further development. The investment is being made as part of Science Foundation Ireland's Technology Innovation Development Award programme. It is also being carried out in collaboration ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708179/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:00:36 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708179/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Level of relations between Azerbaijan and Russia high - foreign minister In an exclusive interview with columnist of "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" Victoria Panfilova, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister spoke about the state of Russian-Azerbaijani relations, issues of the Karabakh conflict, and also answered a number of questions. "We, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, had a constructive exchange of views. If there is a need for our intervention ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708350/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:58:19 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708350/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Mum talked down terrorists who told her We want to start a war in London Claire Duffin - 23 May 2013 A cub scout leader confronted terrorists just seconds after they had beheaded a soldier asking them to hand over their weapons and warning them: "It is only you versus many people, you are going to ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708354/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:54:12 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708354/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Panathinaikos Face Appeal Over Licence to Play in Greece ATHENS ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708353/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:53:56 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708353/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Mexico Germany vow to promote tourism Mexico and Germany pledged on Wednesday to promote bilateral tourism, air connectivity and the flow of visitors, Mexico's Ministry of Tourism said in a ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708242/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:50:14 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708242/scat/88176adfdf246af5 European Stock-Index Futures Drop on China Manufacturing European stock futures declined as data showed Chinese manufacturing is shrinking and as investors awaited data that a contraction in euro-area industry is continuing. U.S. index futures and Asian shares also dropped. Futures on the Euro Stoxx 50 Index, a benchmark for the euro area, lost 1.6 percent to 2,781 at 7:13 a.m. in London. Futures on the U.K.'s FTSE 100 Index slid 1.4 ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708355/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:41:32 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708355/scat/88176adfdf246af5 European stock futures signal sharply lower open LONDON | Thu May 23, 2013 2:02am EDT LONDON May 23 (Reuters) - European stock futures pointed to a sharply weaker start on Thursday after a poor factory activity survey from China and on concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve could decide to cut its bond purchases in the next few meetings. At 0601 GMT, futures for Euro STOXX 50, UK's FTSE 100, Germany's DAX and France's CAC were ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708357/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:02:38 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708357/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Russias VTB seeks to sell Rosbank stake paper MOSCOW | Thu May 23, 2013 2:00am EDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's second largest bank VTB (VTBR.MM) wants to sell its stake in Societe Generale's (SOGN.PA) Russian unit Rosbank and may part with it by the end of the year, the Kommersant daily on Thursday cited an executive as saying. State-controlled VTB owns a 10 percent stake in Rosbank, and stated its wish to exit after ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708358/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:00:01 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708358/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Comment Woolwich and the politics of violent images warn of "ugly racism and Islamophobia". At this time, when so little is known, it’s worth noting that images of the crime are not neutral – they will play an active part in deciding what the Woolwich murder means – and what is done about it. The images we are all consuming with disgust are doing more than just showing us something horrible. There’s a political ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214707420/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:52:41 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214707420/scat/88176adfdf246af5 UN asks Russia for more peacekeepers New York, May 23 : Russia has been asked to increase the level of staff it commits to UN peacekeeping missions around the world, Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214707421/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:50:32 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214707421/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Cub-scout leader talked down killer Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, a cub scout leader, talked with the killers and kept her nerve as one of them told her: "We want to start a war in London tonight."Mrs Loyau-Kennett (48), from Cornwall in England, was one of the first people on the scene after the two killers butchered a soldier in Woolwich yesterday.She was photographed by onlookers confronting one of the attackers, who was ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214707422/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:47:15 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214707422/scat/88176adfdf246af5 The world’s wealthy ‘could be hiding €707 billion in Ireland’ THE WORLD'S WEALTHIEST people could have over EUR700 billion hidden from international tax authorities - keeping it shielded in Irish financial institutions. That's according to Oxfam Ireland, which has warned that the new focus on corporate tax avoidance should not distract from the methods used by wealthy individuals to avoid income tax payments. The charity says wealthy individuals ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214707250/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:32:01 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214707250/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Europe Factors to Watch-Shares seen slipping from 5-yr highs LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - European shares were set to fall sharply on Thursday, with a poor factory activity survey from China and concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve could decide to cut its bond purchases in the next few meetings hurting sentiment. HSBC's preliminary survey of purchasing managers showed China's factory activity shrank for the first time in seven months in May, raising ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708295/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:26:20 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214708295/scat/88176adfdf246af5 The European Commission French President Hollande accelerate austerity In recent days, French President Franois Hollande has been under pressure from the European Union (EU) and also from his own Socialist Party (PS) to accelerate austerity measures, amid a slowdown of the French and world economy. On Wednesday May 15, Franois Hollande went to Brussels to meet the President of the European Commission, Jos Manuel Barroso, and twenty EU commissioners. The EU ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214706337/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:48:57 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214706337/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Barbaric scenes on London street as soldier beheaded in terrorist attack 23 May 2013 Shoppers on a busy London street looked on in horror as two men brandishing meat cleavers hacked an off-duty soldier "like a piece of meat" in broad ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214706340/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:38:18 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214706340/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Atrocity plays out on social media 23 May 2013 EMERGENCY services were called to the scene of the Woolwich attack at 2.20pm, and within 30 minutes the incident was setting social media ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214706341/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:38:17 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214706341/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Sunny Kate welcomes guests to bash 23 May 2013 KATE Windsor, the Duchess of Cambridge, was on hand to welcome Olympians, Paralympians and officials from the 2012 London Games to the first Buckingham Palace garden party of the ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214706342/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:38:16 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214706342/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Cardinal tells women to stay home have babies Jeevan Vasagar Berlin - 23 May 2013 GERMAN women should be encouraged to "stay at home and bring three or four children into the world", rather than relying on immigration to solve the country's demographic crisis, the Catholic Archbishop of Cologne has ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214706339/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:38:16 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214706339/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Shortest story writer wins top prize Davis was picked from a shortlist of 10 names to win the fifth Man Booker International Prize, which is presented once every two years for "achievement in fiction on the world stage".The 60,000 (EUR70,000) prize is awarded to a living author for a body of work published originally in English or available in translation in English.Davis's stories are among the shortest ever written ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214706338/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:38:15 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214706338/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Expansion project of Port of Rotterdam completed Dutch minister of infrastructure and environment, Mrs. Melanie Schultz van HaegenPeople celebrates the finish of the expansion project of the Port of Rotterdam on May. 22, 2013. (Xinhua/Port of ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214706343/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:37:11 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214706343/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Vietnam-France relations edge closer Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday hailed Vietnam's valued relationship with France and declared that the two nations are making efforts to develop their ties to the strategic partnership level in 2013. The PM made the comments at a meeting with the former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, who is on an official working visit to the country. Dung declared ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214706344/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:32:57 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214706344/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Italy sends police reinforcements to Milan after pickaxe attacks Scores of police reinforcement are being sent to Milan to calm crime fears after a Ghanaian immigrant killed three people, Italy's interior minister ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214706205/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:08:00 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214706205/scat/88176adfdf246af5 London attack beyond belief UK press The savage murder of a man believed to be a soldier on a London street in a suspected terror attack was "beyond belief" but will only strengthen Britain's support for its armed forces, newspapers say.Two suspected Islamists were arrested following the attack, which happened in broad daylight, but not before they had launched a filmed tirade against Britain's involvement in ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705282/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:10 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705282/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Greeces current account deficit contracts to USD1.65b in March CB (MENAFN) The Bank of Greece announced that the country's current account balance posted a deficit of USD1.65 billion in March from a deficit of USD2.88 billion in 2012's same period, reported Reuters.The central bank added that the figure represents a plunge of 43 percent from a year before.It attributed the declining deficit to deep economic reduction and cost-competitiveness ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705283/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:31:35 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705283/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Hong Kong Bans Poultry Imports From Catalonia Spain has banned the import of poultry and poultry products , including eggs, from the province of Catalonia, Spain, in view of the World Organization for Animal Health's notification regarding an outbreak of low-pathogenic H7N1 avian influenza on a poultry farm in the province.A CFS spokesman said about 4,600 metric tons of frozen poultry meat were imported into Hong Kong from Spain last ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705284/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:29:46 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705284/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Hollande Cameron condemn assassination of British soldier French President Francois Hollande (R) and British Prime Minister David Cameron leave the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 22, 2013. French President Francois Hollande and British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday condemned the assassination of a British soldier in the suburbs of London after their meeting in Paris. (Xinhua/Etienne ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705285/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:27:46 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705285/scat/88176adfdf246af5 China Solar Talks With Europe Go Dark Solar panel arrays. Most of these are made in China. Not if Europe can help it. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Chinese solar panel industry isn't having any luck with the European Union, which has slapped high tariffs on Chinese made photovoltaics. China and the E.U. agreed to discuss alleged dumping by China into Europe, undercutting local solar panel producers. The talks were held ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705131/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:27:28 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705131/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Anger at ministers EU claim at Doha meeting SCOTLAND'S External Affairs Minister Humza Yousaf sparked fresh anger yesterday over claims the UK Government wanted to pull out of the European ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705286/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:16:14 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705286/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Sri Lankans held in Europe human smuggling raids (2 mins ago) Europol said 18 people, mostly Sri Lankans, were arrested in joint police raids in Britain and France on suspicion of being part of a human trafficking ring that smuggled South Asian immigrants into Britain. ';During the joint operation, 11 suspects were arrested in the UK and seven in France. All persons arrested, except [for] one Dutch national, were of Sri Lankan ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705235/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:15:27 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705235/scat/88176adfdf246af5 World Briefing | Europe Vatican Financial Watchdogs Report Is Released The Vatican took a step on Wednesday to show greater financial transparency by publishing the first report from its financial watchdog agency and announcing new regulations to fight money laundering and terrorism financing. The report from the Financial Intelligence Authority showed the agency received six internal reports on suspicious transactions in 2012, up from one a year earlier, and that ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214706123/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:12:19 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214706123/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Are Denmark and The EU Supporting Terrorist Prisoners Financially to security prisoners, including terrorists convicted of murder, debates have ensued in European Parliaments, among them Norway, the UK and Holland. Now, Denmark's financial aid to the PA is likewise being questioned in Danish Parliament. Danish MP ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705287/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:06:16 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705287/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Merkel protégé struggles with Germanys green revolution Angela Merkel appointed him for his charm and political skill as marshal of her vision of a 'green revolution' in Europe's biggest power market. A year on, Peter Altmaier finds himself spurned by many environmentalists, disdained by industry and viewed coolly by a public wary of the costs. Now, the chancellor herself seems to be turning her back on him, an increasingly isolated ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705288/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:05:18 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214705288/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Amnesty Report Highlights Refugee Plight annual report by Amnesty International cites the increasing number of refugees around the world, and the lack of support for them, as the key human rights issue for the past year. The London-based group also calls the Internet an important tool in fighting human rights abuses, and calls on governments to increase access to it. Amnesty International reports that the number of refugees worldwide ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704285/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:28:32 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704285/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Addiction to sweet foods like cocaine Professor Leri studied the response of rats to foods containing unnaturally high concentrations of sugar, fats and taste enhancers, such as HFCS and foods like ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704327/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:23:56 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704327/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Anti-Islamist protests flare following London attack British police on Wednesday arrested two people as they tried to quell anti-Islamist disorder following the brutal murder in London of a man, believed to be a ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704328/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:23:55 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704328/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Soldier butchered in UK terror attack The British government's emergency response committee has been activated after a man, believed to be a soldier, was butchered in a terror attack in ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704329/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:23:53 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704329/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Witnesses describe crazy attack in London Witnesses to the killing in London of a man reported to be a British soldier say the attack was "crazy" and have described the men suspected of the attack as "animals". Two men are believed to have attacked the man in the street in the London suburb of Woolwich with machetes, knives and a gun. Eyewitnesses say the two men attacked the man in broad dayligh, then remained ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704330/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:23:52 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704330/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Obama at meeting with Patrushev calls for strengthening US-Russia relations WASHINGTON, May 23 (Itar-Tass) - U.S. President Barack Obama confirmed the intention to strengthen U.S.-Russian relations, including economic relations, as he talked with Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev. The White House press service reported on Wednesday that Obama had joined Patrushev's meeting with Thomas Donilon, the national security advisor to the U.S. ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704332/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:18:34 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704332/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Strong indications Southeast London attack by terrorists Police forensic officers investigate a crime scene in Woolwich, southeast London May 22, 2013. A man was found dead at the scene and two other men were taken to the hospital in London neighbourhood of Woolwich on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Yin Gang) Related:Strong indications SE London attack by terrorists: British PMLONDON, May 22 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron said there are strong ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704333/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:16:29 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704333/scat/88176adfdf246af5 One killed two injured in Southeast London attack Two men attacked one man in Woolwich in Southeast London on Wednesday afternoon, leaving one dead, and two injured, Britain's Metropolitan Police (MPS) said.The two attackers were carrying weapons and were shot by police arriving on the scene. They have been taken to separate hospitals for treatment, MPS Commander Simon Letchford said."At approx 1420 we were called to reports of an ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704334/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:16:27 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704334/scat/88176adfdf246af5 France owes EU more than empty words Francois Hollande, the president of France, stood in the Elysee Palace last Friday (17 May) and declared that he would lead an initiative to inject new life into the European Union. It was, he solemnly announced, his duty as the leader of a founding nation of the ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704335/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:15:14 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704335/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Pope lands in exorcism row A dispute over whether Pope Francis performed an exorcism intensified with a well-known exorcist insisting that Francis helped ';liberate'; a Mexican man possessed by four different ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704336/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:09:47 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704336/scat/88176adfdf246af5 French workers’ struggle triggers ‘Kill Mittal’ game Lakshmi Mittal to keep a factory open. Players throw barrels and beams at police in the "Kill Mittal" game inspired by the long-lasting -- and ultimately unsuccessful -- struggle in France's northeastern town of Florange to stop the closure of steel blast furnaces owned by Mittal. "This game is not an incitement to violence or to beat up the big bosses. I purposefully chose ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704337/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:09:46 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704337/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Obama Reaffirms Hope for Stronger Ties with Russia WASHINGTON, May 22 (RIA Novosti) – US President Barack Obama reaffirmed on Wednesday his desire to strengthen the bilateral relationship with Russia during talks with Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, National Security Council Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden said. Obama briefly joined a meeting between Patrushev and National Security Advisor Tom Donilon in Washington. ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704339/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:07:23 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704339/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Soccer-European Cup final results since 1956 LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - European Cup/Champions League final results since the competition began in 1955-56: Date Venue Winners Runners-up 1956 Paris Real Madrid 4 Stade Reims 3 1957 Madrid Real Madrid 2 Fiorentina 0 1958 Brussels Real Madrid 3 AC Milan 2 (after extra time) 1959 Stuttgart Real Madrid 2 Stade Reims 0 1960 Glasgow Real Madrid 7 Eintracht Frankfurt 3 1961 Berne ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704340/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:04:49 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704340/scat/88176adfdf246af5 EU sets deadline for bank data sharing EU leaders have agreed that the automatic sharing of individuals' bank account data, a key measure to prevent tax evasion, should become law across all member states by the end of the year, European Union President Herman Van Rompuy says.At the close of a one-day summit, final conclusions flagged by Van Rompuy at a press conference called on member states to complete adoption of regulation ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704341/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:04:47 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704341/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Soccer-Previous Wembley European CupChampions League finals By Mike Collett LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Saturday's Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund will see the European Cup presented at Wembley for a record-extending seventh time. The old Wembley hosted five finals, in 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978 and 1992. The new stadium hosted the final in 2011. After Wembley, the Heysel Stadium in Brussels has staged five final ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704342/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:04:46 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704342/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Pay your taxes Europe warns multinationals Starbucks Corp. have been objects of wrath in Europe in recent months for creative accounting methods that appear to allow them to pay as little into the public purse as possible. This week a Senate subcommittee released a blistering report that detailed how Apple used an elaborate web of offshore subsidiaries to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. taxes. By keeping profits in other ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704269/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:57:23 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704269/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Reports Paris Hilton has record deal with Cash Money Records Paris Hilton is recording her second album, Showbiz411.com reported Wednesday. The entertainment news website said Hilton divulged her new business relationship with Cash Money Records while in France for the Cannes Film Festival. The album will feature many hip hop performers such ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704447/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:47:02 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704447/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Europe Pushes to Shed Stigma of Tax Haven With End to Bank Secrecy LUXEMBOURG ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704267/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:16:54 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214704267/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Stockholm riots spread PM slams hooliganism Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt blamed the violence on 'hooliganism' and appealed for calm after the riots spread from northwestern to southern Stockholm. ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214703191/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:14:18 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214703191/scat/88176adfdf246af5 More courses in English at French universities Storm brews English at universities, amid a storm of controversy in a nation fiercely protective of its identity. The measure, which would also introduce lessons in other languages as part of a wider bill ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214703193/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:00:37 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214703193/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Man Linked to Boston Suspect Is Shot Dead One lingering mystery in the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings is whether the dead suspect, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, played a role in the unsolved murders of three men, one of them his best friend, in a Boston suburb in 2011. That question deepened early Wednesday when a man in Orlando, Fla., who was being interviewed by at least one F. B. ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214706345/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:59:21 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214706345/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Three nights’ rioting in deprived areas of Stockholm shocks placid Sweden rioting in immigrant suburbs of Sweden's capital, shocking a country that has dodged the worst of the financial crisis but failed to defuse youth unemployment and resentment of asylum ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214703168/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:58:13 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214703168/scat/88176adfdf246af5 EU Gets 310 for Handling of Eurozone CrisisSchulz Tax Evasion Dangerous for Europe: Schulz ) "Angela Merkel will not change the message, which has been a successful one until today in Germany, before the election," he said. But Schulz warned that if the euro zone crisis were to worsen, Germany would not be able to escape its impact. "If the EU goes more-and-more in the direction of a deeper crisis, sooner or later the crisis will ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214703194/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:55:40 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214703194/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Brutal attack in London blamed on radical Islam LONDON (AP) -- Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death Wednesday near a London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime - shouting political statements, gesturing with bloodied hands and waving a meat cleaver. Soon after, arriving police shot and wounded the unidentified assailants and took them into ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214703195/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:53:06 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214703195/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Met Museums European paintings galleries will reopen on May 23 The Metropolitan Museum of Art's galleries for its world-renowned collection of European Old Master paintings from the 13th through the early 19th century will reopen on May 23 after an extensive renovation and reinstallation. This is the first major renovation of the galleries since 1951 and the first overall reinstallation of the collection since 1972. Increased in size by almost ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214703196/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:47:02 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214703196/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Human rights group Migrants face harsher treatment in Europe as economic turmoil stokes bias FILE - In this March 8, 2013 file photo, a Syrian refugee tries to put out a fire as black smoke rises in the sky over the Zaatari refugee camp in northeast Jordan. A report on human rights issued by Amnesty International on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the London Based human rights group said worldwide indifference to the plight of political and economic refugees is making the world a much more ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214703145/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:46:11 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214703145/scat/88176adfdf246af5 The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession Spain France Italy Finland Netherlands Portugal Cyprus Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German govern The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession: Spain, France, Italy, Finland, Netherlands, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German government of Angela Merkel is sinking Europe. Eurostat data was released on Wednesday (15th) and are relative to GDP in the euro area in the first ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702999/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:31:53 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702999/scat/88176adfdf246af5 British PM London Killing Appears to be Terrorism British Prime Minister David Cameron says the daylight killing of a man on a south London street near an army barracks appears to be a terrorist ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214701999/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:09:16 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214701999/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Fola Esch seal long-awaited Luxembourger title CS Fola Esch are celebrating their first Luxembourger title in 73 years thanks to an emphatic derby win against AS Jeunesse Esch which means they have an unassailable four-point ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702013/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:07:53 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702013/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Shakhtar overwhelm Chornomorets in final FC Shakhtar Donetsk underlined their domestic dominance as a 3-0 win against FC Chornomorets Odesa in the Ukrainian Cup final wrapped up Mircea Lucescu's side's third successive ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702014/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:07:51 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702014/scat/88176adfdf246af5 UEFA Club Financial Control Body adjudicatory chamber announces decisions The UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) adjudicatory chamber has met in Nyon, Switzerland, and has taken further decisions with regard to the cases mentioned in media release No. 83 of 21 December 2012: http://uefa.to/17EZkFKEight clubs had been sanctioned by the CFCB due to the presence of significant overdue payables and had to settle payments by 31 March 2013, in order to avoid the ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214701749/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:07:50 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214701749/scat/88176adfdf246af5 London attackers inspired by Boston Police investigating the butchering of a man on London's streets have confirmed the arrests of two men, who may have been inspired by the Boston ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702015/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:04:58 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702015/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Woman confronted London terrorists A mother confronted the two men who hacked to death a man in London, asking them to hand over their weapons and warning them: "It is only you versus many people, you are going to lose", it has been reported.Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, 48, told the Daily Telegraph that one of the attackers said to her that they wanted to start a war in London.The mother-of-two, a cub scout leader from Cornwall ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702016/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:04:57 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702016/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Polish surgeons complete life-saving face transplant Polish doctors have pulled off a revolutionary face transplant this week. A 33-year-old who suffered a workplace accident received the life-saving transplant. "It is Poland's first face transplant and also the first in the world done to save the patient's life," Anna Uryga, spokeswoman for the Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology in ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702303/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:57:36 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702303/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Forbes most powerful women list has Germanys Angela Merkel on top world leaders who control nations with a combined $11.8 trillion GDP and corporations valued at $893 billion collectively. "We've selected women that go beyond the traditional taxonomy of the power elite (political and economic might)," Forbes' Caroline ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702018/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:57:35 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702018/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Germany rolls out red carpet /enpproperty--> Berlin is "making special arrangements" to welcome Premier Li Keqiang during his upcoming visit to show the European power's determination to deepen strategic relations with the world's second-biggest economy, Shi Mingde, the Chinese ambassador to Germany, told China Daily before Li's visit. Li, who is on his first tour to Europe since taking ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702019/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:55:32 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702019/scat/88176adfdf246af5 People on the move Greek police beat a tortured Turkish woman I understood that they were swearing at me. The female police officer was holding my hair.... One of the male officers punched me in my face.... My beating went on for approximately five minutes. Then the guard from the Exarheia police station heard my screams, entered the room and tried to take me away from [them]..... I was then transferred again to the Exarheia police station where I spent the ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214701799/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:53:06 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214701799/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Robben Van Persie named in Netherlands squad Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has named a strong squad for the upcoming friendlies in Asia, with Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie named alongside the recalled Erik Pieters and John ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702021/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:50:49 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702021/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Georgian Court Orders Pre-Trial Detention of Former PM TBILISI, May 23 (RIA Novosti) – A court in Georgia has ruled that former Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili remain in custody for two months pending trial on charges of corruption and abuse of office, local media reported. Merabishvili and former Labor, Health and Social Security Minister Zurab Chiaberashvili, who are considered key ally of embattled President Mikheil ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702644/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:49:26 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214702644/scat/88176adfdf246af5 European banks stop sending money to North Korea aid groups BEIJING (Reuters) - European aid groups said their banks in Europe had stopped sending money to North Korea in the wake of U.S. sanctions on Pyongyang's main foreign exchange bank, leaving them scrambling for a solution short of hand-carrying cash into the impoverished ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214701729/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:43:37 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214701729/scat/88176adfdf246af5 US Officially Acknowledges Drone Strike Killings The U.S. Justice Department has formally acknowledged that the United States has killed four American citizens in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan since ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700613/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:27 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700613/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Italian Judge Orders Criminal Trial for Costa Concordia Captain An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia to stand trial for the deaths of 32 passengers. Captain Francesco Schettino has been charged with manslaughter, causing a shipwreck, and abandoning ship before all the passengers were safe. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. The Costa Concordia struck rocks and capsized off the coast of ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700444/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:27 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700444/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Austria Wien cap unbelievable year with title Coach Peter Stger paid tribute to an FK Austria Wien that never give less than 100% after they wrapped up their 24th Austrian Bundesliga title in style, avoiding a potentially thorny final ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700626/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:58:54 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700626/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Budućnost celebrate first Montenegrin Cup FK Buducnost Podgorica "deserved" their 1-0 win against ten-man holders FK Celik Niksic in the Montenegrin Cup final, according to victorious coach Radisav ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700627/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:58:54 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700627/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Israeli embassy slams Germany party over labeling BERLIN - The Israeli embassy slammed the German Green Party on Wednesday for its Bundestag efforts to label products from the West Bank, calling those efforts "another try to negatively single out Israel while promoting an economic boycott of it."In a statement ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700292/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:50:24 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700292/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Mum asked London attackers to hand over their weapons 22 May 2013 A mother confronted the Woolwich attackers, asking them to hand over their weapons and warning them: "It is only you versus many people, you are going to lose", it was reported ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700628/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:49:37 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700628/scat/88176adfdf246af5 US pushes Europe to amend arms embargo on Syrian rebels John Kerry , the US secretary of state, has been urging the EU to reach consensus on a change that would allow weapons to be delivered to the rebels - though without any decision to do so at this stage.Diplomatic sources said on Wednesday that Britain now has the support of France, Italy and Spain, while Germany is neutral. But Austria, Finland, Sweden and the Czech Republic are still opposed. ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700588/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:49:09 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700588/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Hagel Hails Netherlands as Strong U.S. NATO Partner American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 – Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel hosted the Netherlands' Minister of Defense Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert at the Pentagon today, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700629/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:46:53 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700629/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Germany at odds with Brussels over solar panel tariffs /enpproperty--> No political party in the German Parliament supports Brussels' decision to levy punitive tariffs against China's exports of solar panels, a German politician said. Hans-Josef Fell, a senior member of the Bundestag, the German Parliament, admitted Germany and the European Commission hold conflicting positions on the issue. Speaking before Premier Li Keqiang's ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700630/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:46:16 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700630/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Caroline Wozniacki upset by Zheng Jie after Brussels washout Belgium China's Zheng Jie knocked top seed Caroline Wozniacki out of the Brussels Open just hours after prevailing in a three-set opener held over because of Tuesday's heavy rain.Zheng, the world number 51, eased past the Dane 6-2, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals.After Tuesday's washout, 10 first round matches were yet to finish, with all eight second-round matches also on the ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700631/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:43:46 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700631/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Pussy Riot member goes on hunger strike in Russia A jailed member of Russia’s Pussy Riot punk band is said to have gone on hunger strike. Maria Alyokhina is protesting over not being allowed to be in court for a parole hearing. She was jailed after performing a ';punk prayer'; in a Moscow cathedral against Vladimir Putin, during his re-election ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700609/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:29:45 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700609/scat/88176adfdf246af5 UK hotel rates strong among mixed European results Statistics from the Hotel Price Radar show a general increase in average room prices in the UK in the first few months of 2013. This increasing trend has not been seen entirely throughout Europe however, with hotel rates in Athens, Milan and Warsaw all showing double digit reductions in price comparison changes over the last year. The average rate of a hotel room in Warsaw is down 16% compared ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700637/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:29:43 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700637/scat/88176adfdf246af5 France wants Hezbollah on terror blacklist FRANCE will call for the military arm of Hezbollah to be added to an EU terror blacklist due to its backing of the Syrian regime, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says. "Because of the decisions that have been taken by Hezbollah and the fact that they are fighting very harshly the Syrian population, we have decided to ask that the military branch of the Hezbollah would be considered as ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700636/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:21:21 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700636/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wozniacki dumped out in Brussels Top seed Caroline Wozniacki was bundled out of the Brussels Open by China's Jie Zheng on Wednesday.Wozniacki's preparations for the French Open - which starts at Roland Garros next week - took a blow with the surprise defeat, which came in straight sets at the WTA Premier event.The unseeded Zheng was dominant throughout the contest, which lasted exactly 100 minutes, winning herself 15 ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700638/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:17:03 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214700638/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Iraqi Police Gunmen Kill at Least 12 in Baghdad Brothel Civilians gather at the scene of a car bomb attack in Kamaliyah neighborhood, a predominantly Shiite area of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 20, ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214699070/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:51:47 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214699070/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Opposition Groups Call for Swaziland Election Boycott King of Swaziland Mswati III (Front) and one of his 13 wives disembark from a plane after arriving at Katunayake International airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 13, 2012. ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214699261/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:51:47 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214699261/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Transitional Justice Elusive in Arab Spring Nations Egyptian riot police take up positions outside the building where former president Hosni Mubarak is being tried in connection with the killing of Arab Spring ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214699262/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:51:47 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214699262/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Vatican releases first report of financial watchdog VATICAN CITY (AP) — Under pressure from global financial circles, the Vatican has published its first annual report from its financial watchdog agency.It also announced new regulations to fight money laundering and terror financing.The Vatican created the oversight agency in 2010 in an effort to shake its image as a secretive tax haven and improve its reputation in global financial circles. ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214699014/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:51:20 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214699014/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Hajduk halt Lokomotiva to capture Croatian Cup Dubbed relegation candidates by some last summer, HNK Hajduk Split rounded off an impressive season with a title after edging out NK Lokomotiva Zagreb in a thrilling Croatian Cup ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214699283/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:50:05 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214699283/scat/88176adfdf246af5 UEFA Champions Festival ready to welcome fans The UEFA Champions Festival- a free four-day football celebration- opens its doors to the public on Thursday at the The International Quarter, close to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, ... http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214699284/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:50:04 -0400 http://www.europesun.com/index.php/sid/214699284/scat/88176adfdf246af5