The elections for the European Parliament in June will likely be remembered for two things: how well fringe parties do, and how few Europeans bother to vote.
Original post by By STEVEN ERLANGER and STEPHEN CASTLE
A month after protests against the G-20 meeting in London, a member of the British Parliament has called for “an investigation into whether the police used agents provocateurs to incite the crowds.”
Original post by By ROBERT MACKEY
Philippe Cézanne, the artist’s great-grandson, has joined the battle over a proposal to extend high-speed rail through the Vallée de l’Arc.
Original post by By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN
A leader of one of the country’s most powerful criminal syndicates, Vladimir S. Barsukov once rivaled St. Petersburg’s elected leaders for control over Russia’s imperial capital.
Original post by By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ
The small, sexually explicit carving, found in a cave last year, is thought to be “one of the oldest known examples of figurative art” in the world.
Original post by By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
President Viktor A. Yushchenko won a tactical victory Wednesday when a top court struck down the October date set by Parliament for the presidential election.
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The auction site has “fulfilled its obligation” to set up systems to help detect sales of fake items, a judge said.
Original post by By ERIC PFANNER
The European Commission said Intel had abused its position of dominance in the microchip markets to exclude its rival Advanced Micro Devices.
Original post by By JAMES KANTER
Over the past few days, a Hungarian gas trading company called Emfesz has become a showcase for all the secret deal-making that has turned the energy sector in this part of Europe into a quagmire.
Original post by By JUDY DEMPSEY
A law that could cost copyright violators their Internet service is the farthest-reaching action yet in the music and movie industries’ battle against piracy.
Original post by By ERIC PFANNER