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United Nations to declare June 21 as World Yoga Day: Sushma SwarajThe United Nations will soon declare June 21 as World Yoga Day following a proposal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minis...- EU reaches consensus on climate change targetsEuropean Union leaders have reached a deal on a comprehensive package of climate targets, including a binding 40 per cent reduction of gree...
- EU reaches deal to cut emissions by at least 40 percent versus 1990 levelsEuropean Union leaders agreed Friday what they called the world's most ambitious climate change targets for 2030, paving the way for a new ...
- European leaders welcome Scottish vote for united UKSteinmeier said he has high respect for Britain's "exemplary democratic culture, which found expression in the referendum.
- World powers welcome Iran nuclear dealRompuy also hailed the "courage" shown by Iran and world powers in their negotiations on the deal, but also urged its "punctual" implementa...
- EU leaders agree to $1.3 trillion budgetEuropean Union leaders have agreed to a 960 billion ($1.3 trillion) budget - a significantly cut-back sum that would represent the first de...
- European summit in Brussels heading for collapseA special summit of the European Union leaders in Brussels to reach a deal on its next seven-year budget appeared heading for a collapse.
- European Union reaches a deal on supervisory body for Eurozone banksEU leaders have reached a deal to set up a body for the euro-zone banks next year as the first step towards a banking union.
- Concerns over drug prices under FTA raised with EUThe EU leader replied, "Health is our main concern," and received a memorandum from her on the issue which she said was signed by "hundreds...
- EU trade commissioner & Anand Sharma to discuss ways cross FTA hurdlesThe two will discuss possible solutions to contentious issues such as market access for European spirits & cars, public procurement & openi...
- India-EU summit plans 'strict' road map for free trade pactThe India-EU summit scheduled in New Delhi next week will lay down a 'strict' road-map for conclusion of the ambitious bilateral free trade...
- Greece leaves Sarkozy with no time for othersGreek Prime Minister George Papandreou appears to have ruined French President Nicolas Sarkozy's high point of the G20 presidency.
- 2-day EU summit closes, highlights global ambitionsA two-day European Union summit closed today with leaders hailing progress in the 27-state bloc's relations with strategic international pa...
- 'Don't read too much into it': PM on Cancun developmentPM's response came when a reporter asked him whether there has been any change in India's stand on climate change in the wake of what Rames...
- Euro’s redemption steps unlikely to be sufficientA decade after the euro’s birth, Greece revealed glaring defects in the design of the common currency. Existing rules failed to prevent the...
- Global economic growth deemed slow by IMFThe global economic growth is slow and unstable, so concrete policies to foster it are needed, an IMF official has said.
- Greek borrowing costs at new highs after downgradeThree weeks away from potential default, Greece saw its borrowing costs spiral higher once again Wednesday, a day after ratings agency Stan...
- Greek aid package talks 'on track': EU presidentEuropean Union President Herman van Rompuy said on Wednesday that negotiations on the activation of a rescue package for debt-burdened Gree...
- Eurozone agrees bailout for GreeceAfter weeks of wrangling over whether and how to help Greece out of its financial crisis, the leaders of eurozone nations have reached a de...
- Fortis shareholders reject sale to BNP ParibasShareholders of bailed-out bank Fortis have rejected the sale of the business to France's BNP Paribas.
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