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Greek Deficit Shoots Up; Citigroup Trader Probed for False Speculation

By Anthee CarassavaApr 26th 2011 – 12:12PM

ATHENS, Greece -- This country's 2010 deficit shot up significantly more than anticipated, European Union data revealed today, signaling ailing attempts by the government in Athens to rein in the country's runaway finances and avoid a painful debt makeover. At 10.5 percent of the country's gross domestic product -- well...

Are US, Other Allies Ignoring Saudi Arabia's Political Prisoners?

By Dana KennedyApr 20th 2011 – 11:13AM
Hassan Ammar, AP

Hassan Ammar, AP

The U.S. and European Union are ignoring the fact that Saudi Arabia has arrested more than 160 political dissidents in just two months, Human Rights Watch said in a scathing report today. More than 160 "peaceful" dissidents have been arrested in the oil-rich kingdom since February, as the so-called "Arab Spring" of revolt...

France to Italy: We Don't Want Your Tunisian Immigrants

By Dana KennedyApr 18th 2011 – 10:16AM
Sebastien Nogier, AFP / Getty Images

Sebastien Nogier, AFP / Getty Images

MENTON, France -- Simmering tensions between Italy and France over the influx of thousands of Tunisian immigrants reached the boiling point after French riot police blocked trains carrying North Africans bound for the French Riviera from southern Italy. More than 20,000 Tunisian immigrants have arrived in Italy since the...

Tables Turned: Microsoft Asks EU to Investigate Google [VIDEO]

Apr 1st 2011 – 9:35AM
Virginia Mayo, AP

Virginia Mayo, AP

EU Bailout of Portugal 'Inevitable' [VIDEO]

Mar 25th 2011 – 12:58PM
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AFP / Getty Images

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The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union or confederation of 27 member states which are located primarily in Europe.

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