EU nations to hammer out financial oversight, exit strategies in wake of G-20 summit. European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet warned EU governments Wednesday that the public will be unforgiving if authorities don't provide a stronger financial system.

European Central Bank says eurozone economy stimulus should end in 2011 at the latest. The head of the European Central Bank said Thursday that the 16 countries that use the euro should withdraw stimulus programs and start repaying mounting public debt by 2011 at the latest.

Two Americans and an Israeli scientist won the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for atom-by-atom mapping of the protein-making factories within cells ? a feat that has spurred the development of antibiotics.

3 chemists win Nobel for atom-by-atom mapping of the protein-making factories within cells. Two Americans and an Israeli scientist won the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for atom-by-atom mapping of the protein-making factories within cells ? a feat that has spurred the development of antibiotics.

Two Americans and an Israeli scientist won the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for atom-by-atom mapping of the protein-making factories within cells ? a feat that has spurred the development of antibiotics.

2 Americans, 1 Israeli win Nobel for studies of the protein-making factories within cells. Two Americans and an Israeli won a Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for creating detailed blueprints of the protein-making machinery within cells, research that's being used to develop new antibiotics.

Romanian-born German writer Herta Mueller wins 2009 Nobel literature prize. Herta Mueller, a little-known Romanian-born author who was persecuted for her critical depictions of life behind the Iron Curtain, won the 2009 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday in an award seen as a nod to the 20th anniversary of communism's collapse.

UK government proposes to hold DNA profiles of innocent people in database for 6 years. Britain said Wednesday it plans to get rid of DNA profiles of most innocent people after six years in response to a European Court ruling that said keeping the information indefinitely was a violation of human rights.

There are not enough new drugs under development to tackle the growing problem of superbugs, which already kill 25,000 Europeans a year, EU health agencies warned Thursday.

Swedish police criticized after helicopter heist; no arrests made. Swedish police faced stinging criticism Thursday for failing to stop helicopter-borne gunmen from pulling off a Hollywood-style heist against a cash depot while blocking an air pursuit with a fake bomb.

Sweden's Saab posts drop in Q2 profits, order bookings fall. Second-quarter profits at Swedish aerospace and defense group Saab AB dropped 14 percent due to weaker demand, project delays and order cancellations, the company said Friday. The figures were not as bad as expected, however, causing shares to rally.

Rising casualties among NATO troops raise doubts abroad on Afghan war. Rising casualties in Afghanistan are raising doubts among U.S. allies about the conduct of the war, forcing some governments to defend publicly their commitments and foreshadowing possible long-term trouble for the U.S. effort to bring in more resources to defeat the Taliban.

South Korea says North Korean missiles could hit key government, military targets in South. The ballistic missiles that North Korea test-fired this weekend were likely capable of striking key government and military facilities in South Korea, a defense official said Sunday, amid growing concerns over Pyongyang's firepower.

Iranians hold demonstrations in European cities to protest Iran's election result. Iranians demonstrated in capitals around Europe on Thursday to protest the disputed Iranian presidential election and the regime's treatment of its critics.