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Consumers should be warned about intrusive and misleading new advertising techniques such as internet ads tailored to fit individuals, says a resolution passed by Parliament on Wednesday.
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The European Parliament backed plans to create an EU law ensuring traceability of imported minerals, as a tool to combat illegal exploitation of conflict minerals in African countries, in a resolution passed on Wednesday.
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Swiss doctors say a 23-year-old German whose stunt went wrong during a live T.V. broadbcast will never again walk normally.
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Ten-year strategy for modern, high-quality vocational training, giving workers the skills to find a suitable job in a rapidly changing economy.
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From 1 January 2011, traders will have to make an electronic declaration to Customs with security data on goods before they leave or enter the European Union.
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Commissioner Georgieva said “The anti–cholera efforts undertaken before of the post–electoral riots have reduced the daily rate of cholera deaths from 50 on 23th of November to 22 on 4th of December."
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A youth armed with two swords is arrested after holding several children hostage at a nursery school in eastern France.
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Twin turtles surprise visitors at a nature reserve in Turkey.
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sings at a charity concert in St. Petersburg attended by Hollywood stars.
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Swedish authorities say Saturday's two explosions in Stockholm were terror crimes, while local media reports one blast was caused by a suicide bomber.
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Passengers onboard a damaged cruise ship return to safety in Argentina.
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In the immediate wake of the successful EU–Russia Summit, the European Economic and Social Committee is discussing its own–initiative opinion on EU‑Russia relations in the presence of Vladimir Chizhov, Russian Ambassador to the EU.
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Israeli scientists and veterinarians develop a new, non invasive dental treatment for kangaroos suffering from deadly Lumpy Jaw disease.
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Students demonstrate on the streets of London, in protest over a that would allow tuition fees to treble.
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Russia’s legendary Bolshoi Theater is undergoing a complete restoration to return it to its classical splendor.
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A bomb destroys part of a Lenin statue near Saint Petersburg, the latest such attack on a monument to the founder of the Soviet Union.
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Over half the EU adult population is now overweight or obese according to the “Health at a Glance: Europe 2010” report published by the European Commission and the OECD today.
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Dresdners brave the cold to enjoy a slice of the world’s largest stollen as the three tonne treat is hauled through the old town and divvied up.
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Activists stage protest in underwater museum in Mexico to warn about climate change.
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Thousands in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro flock to watch the world's largest floating Christmas tree illuminate.
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