(L-R) President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, Mayor on Nice Christian Estrosi and Javier Solana, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union, pose during the EU-Russia summit in Nice, French Riviera, on November 14, 2008. Sarkozy urged Russia and the United States to stop threatening each other with missiles and missile shields Friday and called for talks on Europe's future security. (UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov)
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Microsoft loses landmark EU antitrust case
A top European court Monday handed Microsoft a surprise defeat in its epic antitrust battles, backing the European Commission's 2004 record fine of 497 million euros ($690 million) against the software giant.
New president, soft French line offer Turkey new EU hope
Turkey's battle to join the European Union is likely to ease with the election of Abdullah Gul as president, and a softer line against its candidacy from France, experts said Wednesday.
Turkey ex-Islamist president assumes office with reform calls
Turkey's first president with an Islamic past, Abdullah Gul, was to approve his prime minister's cabinet on his first day in office Wednesday, as world leaders urged the country to pursue its democratic reforms.
EU slams Iranian trade boycott on Denmark
The European Commission on Tuesday condemned Iran's decision to suspend trade with Denmark in protest against cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, saying that the EU was studying how to respond.
Israel steps up demands for UN to expel Iran
Israel intensified demands on Thursday for Tehran to be expelled from the United Nations amid an international outcry over a call by Iran's president for the Jewish state to be wiped off the map.
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Fires rage out of control across Portugal
More than 3,300 firefighters backed by hundreds of vehicles and 38 aircraft and helicopters, including several rushed in from other European countries, struggled to contain dozens of fires across Portugal on Monday.
EU says 'yes' to Turkey talks
The European Union took a giant step toward shedding its image as a rich, Christian club with an aging population and spluttering economy on Thursday when it gave the green light to start membership talks with Turkey - a poor, populous and predomin
