EU timber policy to hit Andhra Pradesh toys, woodcraft industry
Hyderabad: The new stringent European Union Timber regulation (EUTR) will hit hard the exports of famous woodcrafts of the state, including Kondapally, Etikoppaka toys, wooden carving and wooden furn
Crisis-torn European Union wins 2012 Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to the European Union, an institution today wracked by crisis but that is credited with bringing more than half a century of peace to a continent ripped apa
Nobel award is 'great honour' for all EU citizens: Barroso
The head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso said Friday that the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize award was a 'great honour' for the European Union's 500 million citizens.
"It is a great honour for
India should learn from crisis in eurozone: Manmohan Singh
The events in eurozone should not cast a shadow on our efforts at building unity and eventually a South Asian union, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, declaring open the Unesco Madanjeet Singh Insti
Nothing wrong in India's USD 10 bn for EU bailout fund: PM
Rejecting the Opposition criticism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said he did not see anything wrong in India’s $10 billion (Rs56,000 crore) contribution to the IMF for its $430 billion fu
Iran threatens to cut oil to other EU countries
Iran will cut oil exports to other EU countries if their ‘hostile actions’ continue, the deputy oil minister who heads the state oil company said on Monday, a day after Tehran halted sales to France a
Barack Obama hails new EU sanctions on Iran
US President Barack Obama on Monday hailed new European Union sanctions imposing an embargo on Iranian oil to stifle funds reaching Tehran's suspect nuclear program.
Obama applauded the actions of th
Europe forges fiscal union, sees way out of crisis
Working almost to exhaustion and persuading countries one by one, European leaders agreed on Friday to redefine their continent — hoping that by joining their fiscal fortunes they might stop a crippli
Europe crisis hits Indian exports; growth lowest in 2 years
The Eurozone crisis has begun biting Indian exports which grew year-on-year by 10.8 per cent to $19.9 billion in October, the lowest in the last two years, according to preliminary data released today
Greek PM abandons referendum on Greek debt plan
Greece's prime minister abandoned his explosive plan to put a European rescue deal to popular vote Thursday, keeping his government alive — but passionate squabbling in Athens left the country's solve