Eurozone

Budget Battles

  • Banks saved, but Europe risks "losing a generation"

    Banks saved, but Europe risks "losing a generation"

    By Luke Baker, Reuters

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe has spent hundreds of billions of euros rescuing its banks but may have lost an entire generation of young people in the process, the president of the European Parliament...

  • Deadly abuses intensify in Syria as war worsens: U.N.

    Deadly abuses intensify in Syria as war worsens: U.N.

    By Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters

    GENEVA (Reuters) - The Syrian government has stepped up indiscriminate, heavy bombardments of cities while rebels are executing prisoners condemned in their own makeshift courts without due process,...

  • Small bomb explodes at Greek courier firm in Athens

    Small bomb explodes at Greek courier firm in Athens

    By Reuters

    ATHENS (Reuters) - A small makeshift bomb exploded at a Greek courier company in Athens on Sunday, smashing windows but causing no injuries, a Reuters witness and police officials said. The explosion...

  • Italy center-left bickers after election disappointment

    Italy center-left bickers after election disappointment

    By Gavin Jones, Reuters

    ROME (Reuters) - Italy's center-left Democratic Party (PD), which threw away a 10 point lead in opinion polls ahead of last month's election, showed growing internal division this weekend as it...

  • Exclusive: Retrofits to add $1.7 billion to cost of F-35 - GAO report

    Exclusive: Retrofits to add $1.7 billion to cost of F-35 - GAO report

    By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retrofits of F-35 fighter planes to fix problems found in flight testing will likely top $1.7 billion, a U.S. government watchdog said in the draft of a new report about the...