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The European Commission adopted last night urgent protection measures after a wild boar, which was shot by hunters at the end of 2010 in Bulgaria, tested positive to Food and Mouth Disease (FMD).
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Rare panda cow is born in Cilorado with markings that resemble a much larger panda bear.
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Getting more people involved in volunteering is the key aim of the 2011 European Year of Volunteering.
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The European Commission today placed a €5 billion bond issue on behalf of the European Union under the European Financial Stability Mechanism (EFSM) to finance the first tranche of the EU/IMF financial support agreed for Ireland last December.
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President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė and Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis, the new OSCE Chairperson–in–Office as from 1 January, discussed priorities and main concerns for the Lithuanian Chairmanship of this Organization.
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More than three million notifications on the classification of chemical substances in line with new EU rules have been received by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).
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Following formal ratification, it is the first time in history the EU has become a party to an international human rights treaty – the United Nation's (UN) Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities.
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Hungary followed on from Spain and Belgium to become head of the Council of the European Union on 1 January 2011.
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Declaration by Michel Barnier on the start of three new authorities for supervision.
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On 1 January, Estonia adopted the euro as its official currency and the changeover is running smoothly and according to plan.
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Lithuania took over the Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe today, with a focus on internal and external threats in the OSCE area, fostering democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms, notably freedom of the media, promoting energy security in Europe and building upon synergies between regional organizations.
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New Zealand Air Force releases thousands of UFO files.
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A zoo in Surabaya, Indonesia welcomes a newborn Sumatran elephant.
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Estonians will start using the euro on 1 January 2011. Good advance planning and public information should make for a smooth changeover from the kroon.
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Dear Fellow People of Lithuania,I send my best wishes to you on this New Year's Eve.
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Some residents in Jakarta are trading in their gas guzzling cars and motorcycles for bicycles.
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Take one angry leopard trapped for several hours down an Indian village well, add water, and stand well back while a team of rescuers work out how to save it.
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Eight American tourists were killed in Egypt Sunday when their tour bus hit a stationary truck on the road to Abu Simbel. The bus driver and a tour guide were also hurt.
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As a winter storm is heading for the Northeast Coast of the United States, drivers are not the only travelers being hit by the storm.
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During Christmas celebration, U.S. president Barack Obama wished for happiness and understanding, Pope Benedict the Sixteenth wished for lasting peace in Somalia, and the Ivory Coast and others but some took a less predictable approach to Christmas.
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