Lithuania
French airport operator ADP buys stake in Turkey's TAV
Mar 12, 2012 08:05 EDT
French airport operator Aeroports de Paris said Monday it has acquired 38 percent of the leading Turkish operator TAV, which runs Ataturk airport in Istanbul.
Eurozone deadline looms for Greek debt write-down
Mar 04, 2012 22:02 EST
The EU reaches a watershed moment this week with the deadline for private creditors to write down Greek debt, one leaders hope will prove momentum has swung in the battle to beat the debt crisis.
Easy to bend rules of EU debt treaty: Lithuania president
Mar 03, 2012 14:24 EST
A new EU treaty aimed at preventing a repeat of the eurozone debt crisis leaves scope for states to bend the rules, Lithuania President and former EU budget commissioner Dalia Grybauskaite said.
Irishman Campbell appeals Lithuania jail term
Mar 01, 2012 09:23 EST
An Irishman jailed for 12 years in Lithuania for plotting to smuggle arms to paramilitary group the Real IRA appeared in an appeals court Thursday, seeking to prove he was set up by British intelligence.
EU refers anti-online piracy pact to court: commissioner
Feb 22, 2012 12:55 EST
The European Commission said Wednesday it has asked the EU's highest court to rule on the legality of a controversial treaty covering copyright, counterfeiting and Internet freedom.
Hoy stars as Brits take promise from Olympic tester
Feb 19, 2012 14:41 EST
Track king Sir Chris Hoy provided a glimpse of the medal-winning glory Britain can expect at the London velodrome this summer after stealing the show in a World Cup Olympic test event Sunday.
Olympic cycling kings Britain welcome world to London
Feb 16, 2012 00:46 EST
The march to Olympic track cycling glory takes one of two significant steps this weekend when the World Cup series, to the annoyance of some British officials, culminates in London.
NATO to buy U.S.-made unmanned drone aircraft
Feb 15, 2012 13:07 EST
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO is to buy five U.S.-made unmanned drone aircraft capable of countering Afghan insurgents, hunting pirates off Somalia or monitoring arms embargoes, an alliance official said on Wednesday.
Lithuania leader says wife loves to shoot him online
Feb 15, 2012 08:44 EST
Lithuania's Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius on Wednesday laughed off a new online game that depicts him as a Terminator-style, austerity-imposing android, saying playing it helped his wife unwind.
Protests erupt across Europe against web piracy treaty
Feb 11, 2012 13:54 EST
BERLIN/SOFIA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters took part in rallies across Europe on Saturday against an international anti-piracy agreement they fear will curb their freedom to download movies and music for free and encourage Internet surveillance.
Hungary orders Danube closed because of big freeze
Feb 10, 2012 10:21 EST
Hungary closed the Danube to river traffic Friday because of thick ice, bringing shipping to a near standstill on Europe's busiest waterway, as the continent's cold snap death toll reached past 540.
Big freeze tightens grip in Europe as death toll tops 220
Feb 03, 2012 13:09 EST
Temperatures plunged to new lows in Europe where a week-long cold snap has now claimed more than 220 lives and forecasters warned Friday that the big freeze would tighten its grip at the weekend.
222 dead as cold snap grips Europe
Feb 03, 2012 07:50 EST
Temperatures plunged to new lows in Europe where a week-long cold snap has now claimed more than 220 lives and forecasters warned that the big freeze would tighten its grip at the weekend.
164 dead as cold snap grips Europe
Feb 02, 2012 22:51 EST
Europe's cold snap has claimed 164 lives, as countries from Ukraine to Italy struggle with temperatures that plunged to record lows in some places and with more cold weather forecast.
163 dead as cold snap grips Europe
Feb 02, 2012 13:40 EST
A cold snap kept Europe in its icy grip on Thursday, pushing the death toll to 163 as countries from Ukraine to Italy struggled with temperatures that plunged to record lows in some places.
160 dead as cold snap grips Europe
Feb 02, 2012 09:40 EST
A cold snap kept Europe in its icy grip on Thursday, pushing the death toll to 160 as countries from Italy to Ukraine struggled to cope with temperatures that plunged to record lows in some places.
More than 150 dead as cold snap grips Europe
Feb 02, 2012 08:22 EST
A cold snap kept Europe in its icy grip on Thursday, pushing the death toll past 150 as countries from Italy to Ukraine struggled to cope with temperatures that reached record lows in some places.
Deadly European cold snap spreads
Jan 31, 2012 18:22 EST
A cold snap that killed 30 people in Ukraine over the past five days spread Tuesday to swathes of eastern and central Europe with record lows in Bulgaria and heavy snow in Switzerland and parts of Italy.
Europe hit by deadly cold snap
Jan 31, 2012 11:53 EST
A cold snap that killed 30 people in the Ukraine over the past five days Tuesday spread to much of eastern and central Europe with record lows in Bulgaria and heavy snow falls in Switzerland.
Birmingham double murder accused found dead
Jan 31, 2012 09:21 EST
A man accused of murdering a Birmingham couple in their home has been found hanged in his prison cell, police said Tuesday.
