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Attacks in Pakistan. A suicide bomber strikes police guarding a protest rally against power cuts in the city of Peshawar killing at least 23 people.
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Commission launches an information campaign on the CE conformity mark - designed to ease the free movement of goods around Europe and protect consumers.
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If Europe's airports ever open again the introduction of new security measures like body scanners will be expensive.
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A written declaration calling for EU-wide breast cancer screening for women, initiated by MEP Liz Lynne (ALDE, UK) had been signed by sufficient MEPs to qualify as having been endorsed by Parliament, announced the President, thanking those who had signed.
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Tens of thousands of Ugandans flocked to the hilltop palace of Africa’s youngest tribal ruler for two days of noisy parties marking a decade in power for the 18-year-old king.
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The Ministry of Culture has announced that the “Sharing Cultural Heritage” seminar, scheduled for 19 and 20 April in the city of Caceres, has been postponed due to the closure of European air space caused by the eruption of the Eyjafjalla volcano in Iceland.
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Colourful warriors leap across the stage at the 6th annual Songjiang Battle Array, in Neimen, southern Taiwan.
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Stranded in Frankfurt. Volcanic ash from Iceland continues to ground flights across Europe where officials say about 5,000 took off in Europe Sunday compared with the 24,000 that normally would have flown.
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Iceland’s Meteorological Office reports tremors within an erupting volcano gained power on Sunday, while the massive plume of ash above its fiery core dropped off radar.
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Consumers benefit from greater use of European product safety alert system and more effective market surveillance.
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European Commission President Barroso today decided to set up an ad-hoc group to assess the impact of the situation created by the volcanic ash cloud on the air travel industry and the economy in general.
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Pope Benedict holds Sunday mass in Malta. The Pope’s visit comes at a time when the Catholic Church has been under pressure surrounding a series of sex abuse scandals, and ahead of the Pope’s meeting with sex abuse victims.
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Two MEPs lead the EU's monitoring of the first Sudanese multi-party general elections in nearly 25 years.
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After Eurozone Finance Ministers agreed measures to address Greece’s financial woes last Sunday, MEPs quizzed leading economic figures, including the chairman of Goldman Sachs - former financial advisors to the Greek government - on how to strengthen EU economic governance and improve reporting of national statistics.
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Representatives from all Member States are gathering for two days in Zaragoza from 15 to 16 April to discuss how migrant integration can become a driver for social cohesion in the EU.
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The European Commission has earmarked €21 million for two new research projects on cancer, as part of an international research effort coordinated since 2007 by the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC).
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The volcanic ash cloud is a very significant threat to air safety. National authorities are required to take decisions to ensure safety under international law, such as closure of airspace and airports, without discrimination between airlines.
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South Korea's military lifts from the ocean a sunken naval ship, in an effort to find answers about North Korea.
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Thirty coffins arrive at Warsaw’s military airport - carrying victims of the plane crash in Russia that killed Polish President Lech Kacyznski, his wife, Maria and 94 others.
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The much heralded "citizens initiative" to change EU laws has been given a cautious welcome by MEPs. Under the scheme - a major innovation of the Lisbon treaty - a million people can back a plan to introduce European legislation.
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