Retired Justine Henin leaves open a return to competitive tennisBRUSSELS — Justine Henin has gone from confirming she won’t return to competitive tennis to refusing to discuss her future. GM European unit Opel to go to Magna, Sberbank consortiumBERLIN — General Motors Co. will sell European unit Opel to Canadian auto parts maker Magna International and Russia’s Sberbank in a deal that preserves GM’s ability to develop new cars with its longtime subsidiary. EU proposes euro15 billion in climate aid to entice poor countriesBRUSSELS — The European Union proposed Thursday to offer up to euro15 billion ($21.8 billion) a year in aid to poor developing countries to persuade them to sign a new global climate change agreement. EU proposes €15 billion in climate aid to entice poor countriesBRUSSELS — The European Union proposed Thursday to offer up to €15 billion ($21.8 billion) a year in aid to poor developing countries to persuade them to sign a new global climate change agreement. Belgian study shows increase in euthanasia cases after practice becomes legalBRUSSELS — Cases of euthanasia in Belgium’s Flanders region soared to nearly 2 percent of all deaths in 2007 after the country legalized the practice a few years earlier, a medical study has shown. Belgium agrees to US request to take in 1 former inmate from GuantanamoBRUSSELS — The Belgian government says it has accepted a U.S. request to take in one detainee from U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay. US arrests Belgian man on charges he broke Iran arms embargo selling fighter enginesWASHINGTON — Federal agents have arrested a Belgian man on charges he sought to buy fighter jet engines for Iran. Boeing, Airbus expect long-awaited WTO ruling in Round 1 of battle over airliner subsidiesGENEVA — Boeing and Airbus expect to find out Friday who won the first round in their epic trade dispute, when the World Trade Organization rules on a five-year-old U.S. complaint that argues European governments unfairly financed Airbus’ climb to world No. 1 planemaker. Pentagon, NATO receive assessment by Gen. McChrystal of strategy in AfghanistanBRUSSELS — The strategic review of the war in Afghanistan prepared by the top commander of U.S. and NATO forces there has been received by commands on both sides of the ocean, officials in Brussels said Monday. Anheuser-Busch InBev says Q2 profit up 13 pct; sees weakening beer markets for rest of 2009BRUSSELS — Anheuser-Busch InBev on Wednesday said second quarter profit rose 13 percent to $1.1 billion, helped by sales of stakes in brewing companies, but cautioned that the recession was flattening beer consumption in key markets worldwide. AP Interview: NATO’s top commander foresees ‘bad days,’ ultimate victory in AfghanistanMONS, Belgium — NATO may face tough losses as Taliban guerrillas gain ground in the escalating war in Afghanistan, but ultimately the alliance will win, NATO’s supreme commander said Wednesday in his first interview since taking charge. AP NewsBreak: Top US officials in Afghanistan look to Vietnam War for ‘how not to’ lessonsBRUSSELS — Top U.S. officials have reached out to a leading Vietnam war scholar to discuss the similarities of that conflict 40 years ago with American involvement in Afghanistan, where the U.S. is seeking ways to isolate an elusive guerrilla force and win over a skeptical local population. Fires rages through retirement home, 9 dead, 3 in critical conditionMELLE, Belgium — A fire raged through a retirement home close to Brussels late Thursday, leaving nine people dead and three more in critical condition, officials said. 3 more prisoners escape in Belgium, bringing total to 12 in 2 weeksBRUSSELS — Belgian authorities were chasing three more escaped prisoners on Tuesday, bringing the total to 12 over the past two weeks. New NATO secretary-general Fogh Rasmussen chairs meeting on AfghanistanBRUSSELS — NATO’s new civilian and military leaders briefed top members Tuesday on command changes in Afghanistan and other matters affecting the escalating war, a spokesman said. French bank BNP Paribas 2nd quarter net profit up 6.6 percent to euro1.6BPARIS — French bank BNP Paribas said Tuesday its net profit rose 6.6 percent in the second quarter as its retail and investment banking divisons succeeded in attracting new business amid the continued global economic downturn. Gates, Mullen made unannounced visit to Europe to see top US commander in Afghan warWASHINGTON — A day after President Barack Obama’s senior defense advisers huddled in Europe to discuss the future of the war in Afghanistan, the State Department on Monday talked optimistically about the conflict that top generals have called a stalemate. Belgian police recapture 1 of 3 escaped convicts from Bruges prisonBRUSSELS — Belgian authorities say they have recaptured a convict who escaped twice in as many weeks, including once from a Bruges prison by helicopter. A list of NATO secretaries-generalA list of secretaries-general in NATO’s 60-year history: Freelance diplomats smooth waters for would-be nations like Somaliland and Northern CyprusBRUSSELS — Northern Cyprus, Western Sahara and Somaliland may not have much in common, but they share the same predicament: all are unrecognized states striving to capture international attention. Former Danish prime minister becomes NATO’s new secretary-general on MondayBRUSSELS — Former Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen takes over as NATO’s new secretary general on Monday as part of a team assembled by President Barack Obama to lead the war effort in Afghanistan. Top US envoy says most Taliban funding comes from sympathizers overseas, not drug tradeBRUSSELS — Taliban militants are receiving more funding from their sympathizers abroad than from Afghanistan’s illegal drug trade, the U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan said Tuesday. Moroccan court sentences Moroccan-Belgian terrorist ringleader to life in prisonSALE, Morocco — A man accused of leading a terrorist network was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for plotting terror attacks in Morocco, holdups in Europe, large-scale money laundering projects and arms trafficking. Britain’s military says operation to oust Taliban in southern Afghan stronghold is successLONDON — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown declared Monday that a mission to oust Taliban fighters from an Afghan stronghold has been a major success, despite a mounting death toll and public skepticism over the merits of the campaign. Belgian regional government to give local Volvo plant a euro198 million loan guaranteeBRUSSELS — Belgium’s Flemish regional government on Friday said it was ready to give Ford Motor Co. subsidiary Volvo Car Corp. a euro198 million guarantee to help it upgrade a local plant. US-born Al-Qaida recruit trained as suicide bomber, given explosives training before captureNEW YORK — An American-born terrorist-in-training learned how to shoot rockets and assault rifles and construct a suicide bomber’s vest at al-Qaida camps in Pakistan, according to documents obtained Thursday by The Associated Press. Law enforcement officials: US-born Al-Qaida recruit trained as suicide bomber before captureNEW YORK — An American-born al-Qaida recruit trained to become a suicide bomber before he was captured in Pakistan last year, law enforcement officials said Thursday. 3 inmates break out of Belgian prison in daring helicopter escapeBRUSSELS — Belgian authorities say three inmates made a dramatic escape from prison by helicopter. Feds: US man trained by al-Qaida, then turned as top informant in terror casesNEW YORK — An American-born al-Qaida recruit has become one of the counterterrorism world’s most valuable informants, giving investigators a rare look at al-Qaida’s day-to-day operations in a lawless region bordering Pakistan which U.S. officials have struggled to infiltrate, investigators say. EU official says banks must be allowed to fail if they can’t cope without state bailoutsBRUSSELS — European banks that can’t survive without long-term government help must be allowed to fail, a senior European Union antitrust official said Thursday. |
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