BERLIN - German exports have grown 11.4 per cent to top one trillion euros in 2011 but a sharp decline towards the end of the year has triggered fears in Europe's biggest economy, according to fresh...

SYDNEY - Australia's flag carrier Qantas Airways Ltd. said Wednesday it has pulled one of its A380 super jumbos out of service after cracks were discovered in its wings, despite Airbus assuring that...

Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TUSAS) has delivered three modernized F-16 aircraft to Pakistani Air Forces.

Turkish Defense Industry Undersecretary Murad Bayar said that Turkey and Pakistan have...

European Council President Herman Wan Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso will arrive here on a four-day visit beginning today to participate in the annual India-EU Summit...

Scientists have claimed that the egg sac silk of the cocoon stalk of the European cave spider Meta menardi is the most stretchable yet tested.

Spider silk is of broad interest for its strength,...

The executive director of Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE), Piara Powar, has been branded a racist for calling an Asian fan a "coconut".

Replying to Parmjit Singh's Twitter comment about a...

One of the world's largest mobile phone makers, Nokia, is planning to cut 4000 factory jobs in Europe as it shifts the assembly of smartphones to Asia.

The company said in a statement that jobs...

The United States may get its first Mormon president this year, if Republican candidate Mitt Romney prevails in his bid. But in France, the Mormon faith is viewed with deep suspicion and a project to...

A defiant Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is defending his financially troubled nation's new constitution and related laws, saying those criticizing it are motivated by greed and want to keep...

A brutal cold front blamed for hundreds of deaths across Europe is threatening to linger even longer.

High winds whipped across Russia's Krasnodar region Wednesday, churning water in the port city...

Debt-ridden Greece is facing a final decision whether to adopt steep new austerity measures to ease its precarious financial state and avoid a default on its loans next month.

Greek lawmakers...

Turkey is calling for renewed international efforts to end bloodshed in neighboring Syria, where a government assault on the city of Homs, a center of dissent, is intensifying.

Turkish Foreign...

Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken to his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov amid continuing anger at Moscow's decision to block a United Nations Security Council resolution on Syria. ...

The United States may get its first Mormon president this year, if Republican candidate Mitt Romney prevails in his bid. But in France, the Mormon faith is viewed with deep suspicion and a project to...

FC Barcelona will play Athletic Club in the Copa del Rey final after squeezing past Valencia CF while Juventus overcame AC Milan at San Siro to seal their place in the Coppa Italia...

After missing out on a place at UEFA EURO 2008, England will be hoping to make amends in Poland and Ukraine having eased to first place in their qualifiying section this time...

The Football Association (FA) has confirmed that England manager Fabio Capello has resigned from his post with immediate effect following discussions with the organisation's chairman David...

In their first semi-final, hosts Croatia face former winners Russia in front of a likely record crowd - a tie coach Mato Stankovic likens to "Real Madrid playing Dinamo...

ATHENS // Greek coalition leaders gathered last night for crucial debt talks with the prime minister to review a draft deal on steep cutbacks demanded by creditors in return for a EUR130 billion...

The head of Spain's Olympic committee stepped up to defend Spanish sport on Wednesday in the wake of two-time Tour de France champion cyclist Alberto Contador's two-year ban for...

England manager Fabio Capello waits for the start of the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield in Liverpool, northern England February 6, 2012....

The 24-year-old three-time Grand Slam-winner will face either Romania's Monica Niculescu or Angelique Kerber of Germany in the next round. (Getty) Beaten Australian Open finalist Maria...

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has been found not guilty of tax evasion, clearing the way for the popular Spurs coach to succeed Fabio Capello as manager of...

Eastern countries such as Poland and Ukraine account for more than half this total, and dozens more have succumbed to the weather's secondary effects, such as asphyxiation by shoddy...

The entire worldwide fleet of A380's needs to be checked. (AAP) Europe's air safety authority is calling for checks on the entire fleet of Airbus A380 superjumbo jets for cracks on parts...

Greece kept the eurozone and financial markets on edge during the day, with the meeting of leaders backing Papademos' government repeatedly postponed since Sunday. (Getty) Greece's...

The app, by Armor Games, involves gamers defending their kingdom against orcs, trolls, wizards and other fiends using an arsenal of towers and spells.Competitors fight on forests, mountains and...

BBC News Wednesday, February 8, 2012 The EU is hurrying to develop a ';strategy for Unmanned Aircraft Systems';, which would see the existing very tough restrictions on the use of...

As Greece pimps its ancient monuments to bring in the tourists, lovers of cultural heritage are up in arms. But the country is only doing openly what the whole of Europe is: looting historic sites to...

Moscow, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) Russia will add 15 new ships to its Navy by the year 2020, including six Varshavianka diesel submarines to the Black Sea fleet, says Adm. Vladimir Visostki, commander of...

Paris, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) The strike of Air France personnel is on its third day and has not achieved a response to their demand. Air France was forced to recall 40 percent its long-haul flights...

Geneva, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday called to improve production capacities and access to food, as mechanisms to fight hunger, a...

London, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) The British government on Wednesday refused to be militarizing the conflict on the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands, while ruling out negotiations with Argentina about its...

8 de febrero de 2012, 11:47 Buenos Aires, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) President Cristina Fernandez vindicated Argentina's sovereignty over the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands and said that her country...

Brussels, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) The European Union plans to evacuate its citizens from Syrian territory and impose new sanctions on that Arab country, to force the government of President Bashar al...

Minsk, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) The head of the Belarusian Orthodox Church, Kirill Vajromeev, on Wednesday favored to spread the case of five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly held in U.S. prisons, in...

Athens, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) After negotiations with the so-called troika of international creditors, the Greek government will try on Wednesday that its coalition partners accept the drastic cuts...

Russian feminist collective Pussy Riot stages a protest in Moscow's Red Square against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Members were arrested and detained briefly after their mid-January...

Harsher IAEA report on Iran nuclear program expected next month Upcoming follow-up report apparently includes new details about efforts by Tehran to develop nuclear warheads for ground-to-ground...

A British judge on Monday approved the extradition of an alleged member of Basque separatist group ETA to Spain where he is wanted over a string of terrorist...

GREECE LIGHTENING: Greece still hasn't finalized a deal to cut what it owes bondholders, get a bailout and avoid defaulting on its debt next month. But investors seemed glad that an agreement...

NEW YORK -- The euro rose to a fresh 2-month high against the dollar on speculation that Greek politicians will agree on a new cost-cutting plan.Greece needs to agree on new measures to receive more...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greek coalition leaders were locked in crucial debt talks with the prime minister Wednesday to review layoffs and other steep cutbacks as part of a EUR130 billion ($170...

MOSCOW, February 8 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy to inform the latter of the results of the talks Russian...

Rize local Bilal Atasoy's house on a hillside has become a master's thesis. DHA photo A Turkish student studying in Italy for a master's degree has completed a thesis on...

The worst February cold spell Europe has seen in decades may last until the end of the month, leading meteorologists said, raising the prospect of further deaths and an extended spike in European...

An engineer works in the turbine head in the assembly of wind generators in Aurich, Germany. German export increased by 11.4 percent in 2011 to $158 billion. AP photo Germany's trade...

Kevin Shields (R), a Nokia senior vice president takes a video of himself with a photo of Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop during a press event last month. REUTERS photo Nokia said yesterday...

France said it expected to cancel around 40 percent of its long-haul flights and 30 percent of shorter journeys as aviation workers went on strike for a third day.The airline urged customers to delay...