GLASGOW, Scotland -- The Scottish Football Association confirmed Wednesday that it has held talks with Wales and Northern Ireland over the possibility of co-hosting the 2016 European Championship. Scotland's hopes of staging the tournament alone ...
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DUBLIN, Ireland -- Anglo-Irish Bank Corp. said Wednesday its full-year profits fell 34 percent because of bad loans and investments, largely in the property market, and preparations for heavier losses to come. For the fiscal year ending Sept. 30 ...
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In this undated photo provided by the Library of Congress, Indian historian Romila Thapar is seen. Thapar will receive the 2008 John W. Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the study of Humanities in a ceremony Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008 at the ...
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BERLIN - Police say a baby boy whose troubled mother laid him in the manger of a church nativity in hopes that someone would find and care for him is doing well. Augsburg police say a priest was startled to find the newborn in the nativity scene on ...
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The global financial crisis has been a stark reality check for the European Union, exposing divergences over economic policy and highlighting the European Commission’s growing difficulty in enforcing common rules. The European response to the ...
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A £1 million campaign warning teenagers about the dangers of cocaine use was launched today. The FRANK TV and internet adverts feature a fictional dog called Pablo who becomes a victim of the drug trade when he is used as a cocaine mule. The dog ...
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Berlin - Ireland hopes next week's European Union summit will help break the impasse arising from Irish voters' rejection of the EU reform treaty, Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen indicated Wednesday. "The situation we face represents a ...
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