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. Europe still in recession, Q2 estimates showBRUSSELS - Europe’s economy remained stuck in recession, with second quarter figures out Thursday showing gross domestic product (GDP) contracting by 0.3 percent in the European Union and by 0.1 percent in the eurozone on the quarter. European industrial production falls in JuneBRUSSELS - Industrial production in the 16-nation euro area posted a monthly decline of 0.6 percent in June and plummeted by 17 percent when compared to the same month last year, data released Wednesday showed. NATO’s new chief calls for closer strategic relationship with RussiaBRUSSELS — NATO’s new Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen called Tuesday for a closer strategic partnership with Russia to tackle common security challenges. NATO’s new chief calls for closer strategic relationship with RussiaBRUSSELS — NATO’s new Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen called Tuesday for a closer strategic partnership with Russia to tackle common security challenges. 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. 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 who opposes American involvement in Afghanistan in an apparent effort to apply the lessons of the earlier conflict to the fight against the Taliban. European Union will not send a traditional note of congratulations to Iran’s AhmadinejadBRUSSELS — The European Union will not send a traditional note of congratulations to Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on being sworn in to a second presidential term. EU won’t send a traditional note of congratulations to Iran’s Ahmadinejad on being sworn inBRUSSELS — The European Union will not send a traditional not of congratulations to Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on being sworn in to a second presidential term. Euro-zone retail sales fall 0.2 percent in JuneBRUSSELS — The European Union says retail sales in the 16 nations that use the euro fell 0.2 percent in June from a month earlier, showing that consumers are wary of spending as unemployment hits a 10-year high. 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. NATO approves new operational command for Afghanistan to run day-to-day operationsBRUSSELS — NATO’s governing body approved a plan on Tuesday to reorganize the alliance’s command structure in Afghanistan by setting up a new headquarters to handle the day-to-day running of the war. 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. New NATO secretary-general chairs meeting on AfghanistanBRUSSELS — NATO’s new civilian and military leaders are briefing members of the alliance’s decision-making North Atlantic Council on recent command changes in Afghanistan and other matters affecting the war. Belgian prisoner who escaped in helicopter capturedBRUSSELS - One of the three men who escaped from a Belgian prison in a helicopter July 23 was arrested by the police here. Rasmussen highlights Afghan, Russian, Mediterranean tiesBRUSSELS - Operations in Afghanistan and relations with Russia and the states of the Mediterranean will be NATO’s top priorities over the next four years, the alliance’s new secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Monday. NATO’s new secretary-general says alliance needs more help from UN, EU in AfghanistanBRUSSELS — NATO needs more international help from the United Nations and European Union to secure and rebuild Afghanistan, the alliance’s new civilian chief said Monday. 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. NATO welcomes Denmark’s Rasmussen as new secretary generalBRUSSELS - NATO welcomed its 12th secretary general Monday as Denmark’s former prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen arrived for his first day in the organisation’s top job. NATO’s new Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen takes up postBRUSSELS — Anders Fogh Rasmussen started work on Monday as NATO’s new secretary-general, part of a team assembled by President Barack Obama to lead the war effort in Afghanistan. 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. EU: International lenders are ready to give Ukraine up $1.7 billion for gas businessBRUSSELS — International lenders are ready to give Ukraine up to $1.7 billion in loans to help it pay a massive natural gas bill to Russia and reform its energy sector, the European Commission said Friday. EU eyes travel ban on Honduras coup leadersBRUSSELS - European Union (EU) member states should ban leaders of the coup in Honduras from travelling to Europe, EU diplomats agreed in Brussels Friday. EU to approve Lufthansa bid for Austrian AirlinesBRUSSELS — The European Union’s antitrust chief says she will clear Lufthansa’s bid for Austrian Airlines. Under EU pressure, financial industry starts clearing credit default swaps in EuropeBRUSSELS — Under pressure from the Eropean Union, banks in Europe will start processing complex financial contracts known as credit default swaps through a central clearing house by the end of July, EU regulators said Friday. European regulators mandate replacement of Airbus speed sensors faulted in June crashBRUSSELS — European air safety regulators told world airlines on Friday they will have to replace hundreds of air speed sensors of the type that may have contributed to the Air France Airbus A330 crash in the Atlantic Ocean in June. Euro zone sees jobless rate at 10-year high, consumer prices fall in challenge for ECBBRUSSELS — The European Central Bank will have to be on the lookout that a dangerous spiral of falling prices and output does not establish itself in the 16 countries that use the euro after figures Friday showed consumer prices slipping more than expected and unemployment spiking to a ten-year high. EU approves German plan to purchase banks’ troubled assetsBRUSSELS — Germany won European Union approval Friday for a program that purchases troubled assets from banks to encourage them to keep lending. Euro-zone inflation goes negative for second month, unemployment rises to 10-year highBRUSSELS — Falling prices and rising unemployment in the 16 nations that use the euro show an economy still mired in recession despite recent green shoots of recovery, according to EU statistics published Friday. |
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