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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European leaders meeting for a summit will only have to look out of the window to see the biggest problem with their steady diet of austerity and belt-tightening to fix the financial crisis: disgruntled workers organizing a nationwide strike to protest the direction in which Europe is heading.
The head of a European Union advisory panel on Wednesday denounced the "extraordinary concentration" of power in the press under the leadership of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, saying it has undermined his nation's media freedom.
A European Union high court ruled on Wednesday that the name Viaguara cannot be registered as an EU trademark for energy and alcoholic drinks because it is too similar to the impotence pill Viagra.
Olympic distance-running great Kenenisa Bekele has been suspended by the Ethiopian federation for not reporting to training camp and in a move that could affect whether he competes at the London Games.
The European Union and Hungary brought their fight over democratic rights fully into the open Tuesday, with the EU Commission launching legal challenges against the former Soviet-bloc country many fear may be slipping back toward authoritarianism.
When Eric Pierart takes in the chaotic wiggling of thousands of hens caged in his renovated barn, he's reminded of how tough it is for Europe to unite on anything.
Belgium's King Albert II on Monday said he'll use part of his salary to help pay for the upkeep on his properties, making him the latest European royal whose pocketbook is being squeezed by the economic woes afflicting the continent.
Forget the debt crisis — European Union President Herman Van Rompuy is just trying to spread a little happiness.
Holiday strikes to protest austerity measures paralyzed ground traffic in Belgium, delayed flights in Paris, and promised days of headaches for Christmas travelers around Europe.
Sovereignty ain't what it used to be — just ask two dozen nations in Europe.
Socialist Elio Di Rupo took the oath as Belgium's first Francophone prime minister in nearly 40 years on Tuesday, formally ending a record 541-day government impasse.
Europe's conservative political leaders on Thursday warned of dire consequences if an 11th-hour EU summit failed to save the euro from the crush of crippling state debts.
Finally, after a world record 530-plus days of negotiations, Elio Di Rupo is on the cusp of leading his first Belgian government.
Belgium had to pay sharply higher interest rates to borrow money in the markets on Monday, in another sign that the country's political instability has ratcheted up concerns over its ability to deal with its debts.
Aiming for his first individual Olympic gold medal, Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell will run a winter indoor season for the first time in eight years to prepare for the London Games.
The European Union broke a political deadlock Monday and extended for two years a euro500 million ($680 million) food program that benefits 18 million of its poorest citizens.
Usain Bolt wants to go for four gold medals at next summer's London Olympics, adding the 4x400 meters relay to his usual schedule of three sprint events.
London will stage the 2017 world championships, beating Doha for the showcase event and assuring a track and field legacy after the 2012 Olympics.
The IAAF has decided to let Paula Radcliffe keep her marathon world record from 2003, after previously saying it would reduce one of athletics' outstanding performances to a world best because the English runner set the mark in a race with men.
The world's largest brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev NV said Wednesday its third-quarter profits rose by over 16 percent, largely on the back of the continued popularity of global brands like Stella Artois and Beck's.
Two European Union leaders have called on the upcoming G-20 summit of wealthy and developing countries to build on EU plans to stabilize the debt-burdened eurozone and further boost the global recovery.
The European Union's plan to solve the worst financial crisis in its 50-year history may prove the tipping point for the continent's political journey from a collection of sovereign states into what some leaders hope will be a single world superpower.
They were so close at one point that people started calling them "Merkozy" — but you can always count on money to break up a beautiful relationship.
Tintin came home to Belgium on Saturday for the world premiere of Steven Spielberg's "The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn."
The European Union and Moscow on Friday announced a major breakthrough in negotiations to let Russia become a member of the World Trade Organization by the end of the year.
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