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The idea of equipping cars with an automatic SOS system is catching on in Europe.
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The Commission has taken further steps against Germany for incorrectly applying EU rules on well established medicinal use when authorising medicinal products pursuant to Directive 2001/83/EC.
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No-fly zone declared across Ireland and Scotland due to a cloud of drifting volcanic ash from Iceland.
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New York's Metropolitan Museum celebrates the evolving fashion of the American woman in a new exhibition.
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It is a waiting game for people who make their living along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, who are preparing for a massive oil slick to hit land.
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Israeli Ultra-Orthodox MPs are lining up against activists proposing a total ban on furs, saying traditional fur hats are an important part of their religious tradition.
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A new initiative from the Committee of the Regions (CoR) will help signatories of the Covenant of Mayors turn their commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions into a concrete reality, as local leaders push ahead with plans to tackle climate change despite the failure of Copenhagen.
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EU Member States should organise social protection, including at least 14 weeks' maternity allowance, for self-employed women and self-employed men's wives or life partners, in accordance with national laws, said the Women's Rights Committee on Tuesday.
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How are the European Parliament, the European Commission and other parts of the European Union supposed to interest people and explain their work?
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The EU pavilion at the world expo in Shanghai marks the first time the EU has presented itself to a large Chinese audience.
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Moon bears pierced with metal tubes to extract an ingredient used in medicine have been saved from captivity in China.
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More than 500 European mayors will commit tomorrow to cut CO2 emissions by more than 20% by 2020.
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Georgian acrobat Ramaz Garshaulishvili is trying to revive interest in the circus by demonstrating his rope walking skills.
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Shanghai's World Expo offers visitors plenty of fun offering bizarre things to do at over 200 pavillions competing for attention.
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a loan of EUR 150 million to MVM Zrt. for the capacity increase and the extension of a high-voltage transmission network, partly constituting priority axes of the Trans-European Energy Network (TEN-E) in Hungary.
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Once a year so-called flying fish climb waterfalls in Latvia in a dangerous attempt to reach their favorite place for spawning. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
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At least five people are dead and hundreds more have been evacuated as heavy rains brought flash flooding to Tennessee. Jon Decker reports.
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U.S. investigators are combing through evidence to determine whether a car bomb defused in New York City's Times Square is connected to terrorism.
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The latest trend for New Yorkers who are low on storage space - storing clothes in the oven and kitchen cupboards.
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With a massive oil slick bearing down on the U.S. Gulf Coast, President Barack Obama visited southern Louisiana and sharpened his criticism of BP.
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