Tag: Europe
U.S. planning major deployment for London Olympic security
A contingent of 1,000 U.S. law enforcement officers, including 500 FBI agents, are expected to deploy to London next year to protect American athletes during the 2012 Olympic games....
European Union turning to science to help find, stop illegal fishing
A genetic study of fish and fishing in the European Union is aiming to help scientist determine whether fish were pulled from sustainable populations or areas that are under threat....
Greece chooses former central bank VP as interim leader
Greece has named an interim leader, Lucas Papademos, whose chief charge will be to make sure Greece does what it must to continue receiving the bailouts and rescue financing to keep its government operating while also servicing its debt....
VIDEO: Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi announces he's willing to resign
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is the latest world leader to announce he'll leave power — toppled by the increasing debt crisis in Europe. Like Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, Berlusconi lost the support of his people and his government....
Greeks oust prime minister, agree to coalition government
George Papandreou will step down and a coalition government will be formed to govern until elections will be held. But they have a major role: approving the steps needed to fulfill the conditions of the EU bailout....
Polish economy is booming, bucking international trends
As Europe's and America's economies falter, there's one nation standing above the trouble: Poland. In 20 years since the end of the Cold War, Poland has not once endured a recession....
Greek government cancels plans for referendum on European Union bailout plan
As the markets teetered and with European leaders telling Greece to take it or leave it — literally — Greece has called off plans for a popular referendum on the European Union bailout plan, agreed to last month....
VIDEO: Airplane from U.S. makes belly landing in Poland after landing gear fails
A Boeing 767 from Newark, N.J., to Warsaw, Poland, had to make a crash landing Tuesday when its landing gear would not deploy. No one was injured....
Dow, global markets tumble on Greek plan for referendum on financial reforms
The global stock markets fell precipitously Tuesday after the Greek Prime Minister announced the country would hold a referendum on the country's proposed austerity measures and the EU bailout....
The sex talk: How a European country might help Americans get a handle on it
A new book looks at how the Netherlands approaches sex and teenagers, and how Americans might be able to use some of those tactics to improve communications with our own teens....
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