Europe

Harold A. 'Red' Poling dies at 86; former Ford chairman and CEO

2012-05-16 00:00:00

Harold A. "Red" Poling, a former Ford Motor Co. chairman and chief executive officer who helped lead the automaker through two recessions, has died. He was 86. Poling died Saturday at his home in Pacific Grove, on the Monterey Peninsula, the Dearborn,...

Carlos Fuentes dies at 83; Mexican novelist

2012-05-16 00:00:00

If Carlos Fuentes could have invented the perfect character to star in one of his novels, he might have come up with a protagonist named Carlos Fuentes. That character would be a glamorous global citizen who was born in Panama as a diplomat's son, then...

France's Francois Hollande, Germany's Merkel hold cordial meeting

2012-05-15 17:09:00

PARIS — France's new president, Francois Hollande, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have opposing ideas of how to solve Europe's crippling public debt crisis — she austerity, he spending and growth — so a clash was in the cards...

EU forces mount first attack on Somali pirates' onshore bases

2012-05-15 16:38:42

Angela Merkel's fiscal treaty in trouble at home in Germany

2012-05-15 16:38:43

François Hollande: France's new 'Monsieur le Président'

2012-05-15 04:38:18

Analysis: European elections a warning to Obama

2012-05-14 03:00:00

The failure of German chancellor Angela Merkel’s party in a major state election Sunday is another reminder to Democrats of a fundamental reality of politics�— in recessions, voters tend to punish the party in charge. Americans tend to...

Stocks open down 1% as Greece struggles to form government

2012-05-14 07:12:00

U.S. stock markets began the week down about 1% as Greece struggled to form a government following recent elections that have cast more doubt on Europe's ability to resolve its debt crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 112 points, or 0.9%,...

Stocks close down as deadlock continues in Greece

2012-05-14 14:26:00

�A political stalemate in Greece rattled financial markets worldwide on Monday, driving U.S. stocks lower. The euro sank to a three-month low against the dollar and borrowing costs for Spain and Italy jumped as bond traders anticipated that financial...

Greek president proposes a government of technocrats

2012-05-14 12:55:00

ATHENS -- In the latest twist to Greece’s lingering political crisis, President Karolos Papoulias on Monday proposed a government of technocrats to stave off a repeat round of elections that could jeopardize the country’s fate in terms of...

Greece political crisis becoming a war of wills

2012-05-14 19:12:00

ATHENS — As Greece lurches along without a government, its deepening political crisis is fast turning into a war of wills in which Europe's economy potentially hangs in the balance. On one side are the Greek politicians who accuse other Europeans...

Greece's political deadlock continues as coalition talks fail

2012-05-14 16:39:30

Frank-Walter Steinmeier, right, the parliamentary leader of Germany's Social Democrats, and two other members of his party hold a news conference Tuesday on the European fiscal treaty pushed by Chancellor Angela Merkel.

2012-05-15 00:00:00

Blue plastic sheep stand in front of the Schwerin Castle in Schwerin, northeastern Germany . The flock of sheep created by German artists Rainer Bonk and Bertamaria Reetz are part of an art project, that has been touring Europe for three years. According to the artists, they shall transport the

2012-05-04 00:00:00

South East European Film Festival explores vivid melting pot Exploring the religious, ethnic and cultural crossroads amid the complicated histories of countries such as Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia and Turkey, the South East European Film Festival boasts more than 30 full-length features, documentaries

2012-05-02 14:32:59