E.U. Students Gain From Open Borders, but Some Host Nations See Burden
Cross-border students within the bloc pay the same tuition fees as natives, but a reimbursement system that would see states pay for educating their own students, no matter where they study, has been suggested.more
Denmark triumph in European handball championships
Denmark are the European champions of men's handball, courtesy of a narrow 21-19 victory over hosts Serbia in the final in Belgrade. The win was sweet revenge for Denmark, who finished behind Serbia in the group phases. Denmark squeezed to victorymore
Vets take action to save Poland's lynx
_ AFP - Growling furiously, Benek the lynx cub looks up with baleful eyes as a veterinarian squats by his cage and takes aim with a tranquiliser gun. "It'll take a half hour to knock him out," says Jakub Kotowicz, vice-president of the Rehabilitationmore
Russian opposition takes protest to Moscow's ring road
_ AFP - Thousands of opposition activists took to their cars Sunday to protest Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's bid to return to the presidency, in a rally held on a Moscow ring road. Some 3,000 cars joined the protest, according to organisers: policemore
A Stormy Romance on the Moors, via the Netherlands
An elemental wildness runs through ?Wuthering Heights, Restless Souls,? Theater Artemis?s spare but impressively theatrical adaptation of Emily Brontė?s novel. Though intended for young audiences (13 and up), this production never condescends.more
King of Morocco to be biggest benefactor of EU trade agreement
A new EU trade agreement that is set to boost the personal fortune of King Mohamed VI of Morocco is facing opposition because it promotes the exploitation of disputed territory of the Western Sahara. The European Parliament's committee for Internationalmore
Are Germans becoming favored kidnapping targets?
Fate can be ironic sometimes, or maybe Jürgen Chrobog was just unlucky. The German diplomat and his family were abducted in Yemen in 2005, only six months after he went into retirement. For two years he had been in charge of the Foreign Ministry'smore
London hosts Europe's biggest Chinese New Year celebration
Hundreds of acts, from acrobats to orchestras usher in the Year of the Dragon in the largest Chinese New Year party outside of China. London's Trafalgar Square became a riot of colour on Sunday as thousands of people gathered to enjoy the festivities,more
PM 'not backing down' on EU pact
A cabinet minister has said he trusts the PM to stop eurozone countries using EU-wide institutions without the UK. There have been reports that David Cameron is ready to allow members of a new fiscal pact to use the European Commission and Court ofmore
Iran Vote Delayed On Bill To Cut EU Oil Deliveries
Iranian lawmakers have delayed taking action on a proposed bill to immediately cut oil deliveries to Europe in retaliation for an EU oil embargo. The news came soon after Germany's foreign minister had accused Tehran of "a dangerous escalation inmore
A Dark Romance on the Moors, via the Netherlands
An elemental wildness runs through ?Wuthering Heights, Restless Souls,? Theater Artemis?s spare but impressively theatrical adaptation of Emily Brontė?s novel. Though intended for young audiences (13 and up), this production never condescends.more
Iran delays anti-EU oil export ban
Iranian lawmakers have delayed a retaliatory halt in oil exports to Europe despite their fury over the EU's embargo on imports of Iranian oil. The EU is pressing Iran to drop its nuclear ambitions. Iranian energy commission spokesman Emad Hosseini saidmore
Golf: England's Rock upstages Woods
(CNN) -- England's Robert Rock upstaged playing partner Tiger Woods to secure a shock victory in the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship Sunday. The World No.117 started the final round tied on 11-under with the 14-time grand slam champion, but closed with amore
Call For More EU Monitoring Of Greece
In an interview to be published on January 30, Germany's economy minister, Philipp Roesler, has backed increased EU monitoring of Greece. Reports say Roesler told the daily Bild that the European Union should step in to ensure that Greece does notmore
Russia Criticizes Arab League Suspension Of Syria Mission
Russia has criticized a decision by the Arab League to suspend its monitoring mission to Syria amid heavy clashes reported near Damascus between government troops and army deserters who support antigovernment protesters. Russian Foreign Minister Sergeimore
Office of Russian Opposition Newspaper Firebombed
Russia's Yabloko opposition party says the office of a Russian regional newspaper that it publishes has been destroyed in an attack with a Molotov cocktail. Yabloko's website says the attack on the "Vecherny Krasnokamsk" weekly in the Perm region of themore
Greece rejects 'budget control'
Greek officials have rejected a leaked German proposal for an EU budget commissioner with powers to intervene directly in the Greek budget. Under the proposal, European institutions would have powers to implement austerity measures agreed under the termsmore
Israel plans overland Asia-Europe train route
AFP - Israel's government on Sunday began examining a plan for a rail link between its Mediterranean and Red Sea coasts, offering a new route for Europe-Asia trade that could compete with the Suez Canal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a passengermore
German minister backs call for Greek budget policing
_ AFP - German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler backed beefed-up EU monitoring of Greece in an interview to be published on Monday, after Athens dismissed calls for it to give up control over its budget. Roesler, who is also Germany's vice chancellor,more
Greece rejects EU 'budget control'
Charles Dallara, co-chairman of the Institute of International Finance's (IIF) steering committee for Greece, arrives for a meeting with Greek prime minister Lucas Papademos yesterday. Photograph: Kostas Tsironis/Bloomberg Greek officials have rejected amore
Greece rejects 'budget control' plan
Greek officials have rejected a leaked German proposal for an EU budget commissioner with powers to intervene directly in the Greek budget. Under the proposal, European institutions would have powers to implement austerity measures agreed under the termsmore
Amateur (14) wins New South Wales Open
Golf : A 14-year-old New Zealand amateur has become the youngest winner of a professional tour event with victory in the New South Wales Open. Lydia Ko broke the record of 15 years and eight months set by Japan's Ryo Ishikawa as the New Zealander shot amore
England's Rock denies Woods in Abu Dhabi golf
Unheralded Englishman Robert Rock won the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship here on Sunday to deny Tiger Woods the win he was seeking to end a two-year winless drought in full tournaments. The world's 117th ranked player fired a closing two-under par 70 for amore