Topic: Strasbourg

Europe puts limits on banker bonuses

The European Parliament passed a bill today that would cap and defer financial traders' and bankers' bonuses, giving Europe the toughest regimes in the world. The caps are a backlash against the global financial meltdown, and the bonuses that followed.
07/07/2010 01:42 pm

Free iPads for European Union MPs?

Apple's iPad goes on sale in Europe Friday, at higher prices than in the US. But members of the European Parliament may get their iPad tablets at taxpayer expense.
05/27/2010 01:43 pm

In Pictures Storms hit Europe

Egypt cracks down on foreign protesters heading to Gaza Strip

American and European activists attempting to go to the Gaza Strip from Egypt to protest Israel's actions during last year's Gaza war have been blocked from doing so – and say they have been harshly treated by Egyptian authorities.
12/29/2009 09:14 am

Opinion Christianity in Europe: A part of or apart from culture?

The Swiss minaret ban and the crucifix decision in Europe illustrate the disconnect between religion and culture there.
12/05/2009 12:00 am

Italians outraged as European court rules against crucifixes

After a European court rules against crucifixes in Italian schoolrooms, Italians from across the political spectrum decry an assault on the country's Roman Catholic identity.
11/03/2009 12:00 am

Should nations fly to the moon together?

As exploring the heavens becomes more expensive, many experts think it is time for nations to band together to push humanity to the next threshold of space exploration.
10/26/2009 01:00 am

Global News Blog France: Why Sarkozy is handing out sobriety tests

Obligatory sobriety tests would be just the latest in a series of anticrime measures from the right-leaning government of President Nicolas Sarkozy.
06/22/2009 01:00 am

France: Can the country ban a church?

In criminal case, the Church of Scientology says it is being scapegoated in a wider campaign against freedom of religion.
06/19/2009 01:00 am

Obama caps Turkey visit with student 'town hall'

The president fielded questions on Iraq before heading to Baghdad for an unannounced visit.
04/07/2009 01:00 am

Obama arrives in Turkey to strengthen ties

The US president's public backing of Turkey's bid to join the European Union irked France and Germany, but will help boost ties with a key Muslim ally.
04/05/2009 01:00 am

Obama, the pragmatist, wins NATO kudos but few troops for Afghan mission

The US president got a ringing endorsement of his new Afghanistan strategy – but only 3,000 new, mostly non-combat troops.
04/05/2009 01:00 am

Global News Blog Obama glides into old Europe with new US image

Obama has been seeking to give moral content to the idea of globalization, saying that what is good for people in one nation is good for everyone.
04/04/2009 01:00 am

Global News Blog Obama praises new NATO members Albania and Croatia

The countries' full membership inches the Balkans closer to the borderless idea of Europe and further from the brutal wars of the 1990s.
04/04/2009 01:00 am

As NATO leaders meet, how will they deal with Russia?

Some advocate inviting Russia to join. Russian President Medvedev wants a new security architecture that includes his country.
04/03/2009 01:00 am

Obama woos Europe on Afghanistan

In Strasbourg, the US president cast the war as an international – not just American – problem.
04/03/2009 01:00 am

Global News Blog Obama warns North Korea on rocket launch

Monitoring by the US, South Korea, and Japan should be able to determine quickly if the North is launching a satellite or testing ability to deliver a warhead.
04/03/2009 01:00 am

Global News Blog Spain commits more troops to Afghanistan in overture to Obama

While the increase in soldiers is modest, the government is showing support for Obama's shift of strategy in Afghanistan – and, more broadly, for the administration itself.
04/03/2009 01:00 am

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs: Sleepless in Strasbourg

04/03/2009 01:00 am

Opinion Don't be naive about Russia's real aims

04/03/2009 01:00 am

On eve of NATO summit, Obama's style poses inherent challenge for Europe

As president heads to France, Europeans ask how best to respond to an ally that is suddenly sending all the signals it has hoped for.
04/02/2009 01:00 am

Obama's strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan

The President's plan for the increasingly troubled region is ambitious, although his goals are more limited than Bush's.
03/27/2009 01:00 am

Europe hopes havens will give bees a break

Plan Bee encourages governments to set aside safe places for bees to buzz.
12/02/2008 12:00 am

Turkey tightens controls on Internet speech

The country's courts and governments have banned 850 websites this year, including YouTube and Blogger.
10/30/2008 01:00 am

Murder mystery vexes ex-Soviet bloc

The death of Bulgarian writer Georgi Markov in 1978 raises questions about Europe's lingering ties to communism.
10/28/2008 01:00 am