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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso answers questions ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:24:00 GMT

(Reuters) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso answers questions from members of the European Parliament during 'Question Time' for the European Commission's President debate at the European Parliament in Strasbourg November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE POLITICS)

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso listen to ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso listen to Members of the European Parliament's questions during a 'Question Time' to the European Commission's President debate at the European Parliament in Strasbourg November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE POLITICS)

Two masked policemen detain one of the suspected members of ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:34:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Two masked policemen detain one of the suspected members of Basque youth group, Segi, in San Sebastian, northern Spain. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Alvaro Barrientos

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso answers Members ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso answers Members of the European Parliament's questions during a 'Question Time' to the European Commission's President debate at the European Parliament in Strasbourg November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE POLITICS)

Chart showing carbon dioxide emissions per capita by the Group ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:44:00 GMT

(AFP) - Chart showing carbon dioxide emissions per capita by the Group of Eight nations and the Group of Five emerging nations. The United States is to announce concrete targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions as pressure mounts on polluters to find a formula for success two weeks ahead of a crucial climate summit. Photo:/AFP

Italian escort Patrizia D'addario poses during an Italian style ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:22:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Italian escort Patrizia D'addario poses during an Italian style party named 'I love Silvio', in Paris. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Thibault Camus, File)

Workers enter the Opel car plant in Bochum, western Germany. ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:09:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Workers enter the Opel car plant in Bochum, western Germany. The new head of GM Europe has made clear that the company plans to keep open an Opel plant in Bochum, Germany. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Frank Augstein,File)

Former Belgian Prime Minister and Member of the European Parliament ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:04:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Former Belgian Prime Minister and Member of the European Parliament Jean Luc Dehaene leaves the plenary room after taking part in a voting session in Strasbourg November 24, 2009. Belgian media reported that Dehaene will be nominated by Belgian King Albert to find an agreement on the Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde constituency after Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy begins his duty as EU President. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE POLITICS)

Member of the European Parliament from France, Christine de ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Member of the European Parliament from France, Christine de Veyrac attends a debate on the upcoming Copenhagen summit on climate change in Strasbourg November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE POLITICS)

Members of the European Parliament attend a debate on the upcoming ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of the European Parliament attend a debate on the upcoming Copenhagen summit on climate change in Strasbourg November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

The United States is set to announce a target for reducing its ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:01:00 GMT

(AFP) - The United States is set to announce a target for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions before the UN climate conference in Copenhagen, removing a major obstacle to a deal, a senior official has said. Photo:/AFP

Opel cars seen, at an Opel car dealership, in Hamburg. (THE ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:54:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Opel cars seen, at an Opel car dealership, in Hamburg. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Axel Heimken)

A handout image issued by 10 Downing Street, London, on Monday ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:13:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A handout image issued by 10 Downing Street, London, on Monday Nov. 23, 2009 showing former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, left, standing next to her portrait painted by artist Richard Stone, right. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/ Downing Street)

British Minister for Europe Chris Bryant speaks at the entrance ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 GMT

(Reuters) - British Minister for Europe Chris Bryant speaks at the entrance of Cyprus's Presidential Palace, the former residence of the British colonial governor of Cyprus, in Nicosia, November 23, 2009. Bryant was on the east Mediterranean island for talks on Cyprus's slow moving peace process between now estranged ethnic Greek and Turkish Cypriots. The island was divided in a Turkish invasion in 1974 triggered by a brief Greek-inspired coup. REUTERS/Andreas Manolis (CYPRUS POLITICS)

British Minister for Europe Chris Bryant (L) talks with Cypriot ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:56:00 GMT

(Reuters) - British Minister for Europe Chris Bryant (L) talks with Cypriot President Demetris Christofias in Nicosia, November 23, 2009. Bryant was on the east Mediterranean island for talks on Cyprus's slow moving peace process between now estranged ethnic Greek and Turkish Cypriots. The island was divided in a Turkish invasion in 1974 triggered by a brief Greek-inspired coup. REUTERS/Andreas Manolis (CYPRUS)

EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen (L) talks with General ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen (L) talks with General Motors's International Operations President Nick Reilly (R) at the start of a meeting in Brussels November 23, 2009. Verheugen met Reilly in Brussels on Monday afternoon together with other European government officials to discuss how best to coordinate policy in the Opel restructuring plans. REUTERS/Eric Vidal (BELGIUM POLITICS BUSINESS SPORT MOTOR RACING EMPLOYMENT)

EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes (L) talks with Belgian ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes (L) talks with Belgian Enterprises Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne (C) and Belgian Flemish Region President Kris Peeters (R) at the start of a meeting in Brussels November 23, 2009. General Motors' International Operations President Nick Reilly met on Monday afternoon together with European government officials and Commissioners to discuss how best to coordinate policy in the Opel restructuring plans. REUTERS/Eric Vidal (BELGIUM POLITICS BUSINESS TRANSPORT)

EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen (L) and EU Competition ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen (L) and EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes (R) talk with General Motors' International Operations President Nick Reilly (C) at the start of a meeting in Brussels November 23, 2009. Verheugen and Kroes met Reilly in Brussels on Monday afternoon together with other European government officials to discuss how best to coordinate policy in the Opel restructuring plans. REUTERS/Eric Vidal (BELGIUM POLITICS TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen talks with General ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen talks with General Motors' International Operations President Nick Reilly (R) at the start of a meeting in Brussels November 23, 2009. Verheugen met Reilly in Brussels on Monday afternoon together with other European government officials to discuss how best to coordinate policy in the Opel restructuring plans. REUTERS/Eric Vidal (BELGIUM TRANSPORT BUSINESS POLITICS)

Belgium's outgoing Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, who was ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:46:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Belgium's outgoing Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, who was elected European Union President during an EU leaders summit last week, leaves his office in Brussels November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM POLITICS)

Yvo de Boer, head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat, addresses ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:59:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Yvo de Boer, head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat, addresses a news conference at the end of a meeting with EU environment ministers in Brussels November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

A man watches from a jetty as the Mistral French amphibious ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:09:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A man watches from a jetty as the Mistral French amphibious assault ship/helicopter carrier/hospital ship docks on the Neva River in downtown St. Petersburg. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Dmitry Lovetsky)

Oxfam's climate activists wear masks depicting (L-R) French ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Oxfam's climate activists wear masks depicting (L-R) French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Spanish Prime Minister Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi and British PM Gordon Brown during a protest outside the European Council building in Brussels November 23, 2009, as EU environment ministers met to find a political deal on fighting climate change ahead of Copenhangen Climate conference. The '0.7%' sign refers to the percentage of gross national income promised by the EU for overseas aid. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM ENVIRONMENT CONFLICT POLITICS)

Rector of Vienna University Georg Winckler (L) and European ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Rector of Vienna University Georg Winckler (L) and European Union Commissioner for Regional Policy Pawel Samecki of Poland talk during the conference 'Economic, financial and social crisis - is Europe capable of acting?' in Vienna November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA - Tags: POLITICS)

European Union Commissioner for Regional Policy Pawel Samecki ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - European Union Commissioner for Regional Policy Pawel Samecki of Poland adjusts his glasses during the conference 'Economic, financial and social crisis - is Europe capable of acting?' in Vienna November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA - Tags: POLITICS HEADSHOT)

Women of the Romanian Roma minority vote in Sintesti, Romania, ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:26:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Women of the Romanian Roma minority vote in Sintesti, Romania, Sunday Nov. 22, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Vadim Ghirda)

A Catholic group named 'Militia Christi' protests against the ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:46:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Catholic group named 'Militia Christi' protests against the EU ban on crucifixes in classrooms, after the weekly Angelus blessing by Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican November 22, 2009. The European Court of Human Rights ruled earlier this month that crucifixes should be removed from Italian classrooms, prompting Vatican anger and sparking uproar in Italy, where such icons are embedded in the national psyche. The banner reads in Italian 'Long live Christ, defend the crucifix!'. REUTERS/Chris Helgren (VATICAN RELIGION)

An Italian policemen patrols in front of the money transfer ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:17:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - An Italian policemen patrols in front of the money transfer agency, managed by 60-year-old Mohammad Yaqub Janjua and his son, 31-year-old Aamer Yaqub Janjua, both of Pakistan, in Brescia, northern Italy, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Felice Calabro

U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox, right, is escorted by a penitentiary ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:28:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox, right, is escorted by a penitentiary police officers at the end of a hearing at Perugia's court, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Alessandra Tarantino)

Map of Europe showing the South Stream and rival Nabucco gas ...

(AFP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:18:00 GMT

(AFP) - Map of Europe showing the South Stream and rival Nabucco gas pipelines. Photo:/AFP

VIDEO: European leaders have chosen a low-profile pair to lead ...

(AFP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - VIDEO: European leaders have chosen a low-profile pair to lead a revamped EU. The pick of Belgium's premier, Herman Van Rompuy, as president and EU Commissioner Catherine Ashton as the top diplomat came at a summit of the 27 EU heads of state and government. Duration: 02:21 Photo:/AFP

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and German Chancellor Angela ...

(AFP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Incoming EU president Herman Van Rompuy kept a low profile Friday as the 27-nation bloc's leaders faced flak for picking him and a little-known British peer to lead a revamped Europe on the world stage. Photo:John Thys/AFP

(L-R) European Union Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana, Belgian ...

(AFP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - (L-R) European Union Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana, Belgian Prime Minsiter Herman Van Rompuy and Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker at a European Union summit. Incoming EU president Van Rompuy kept a low profile as the 27-nation bloc's leaders faced flak for picking him and a little-known British peer to lead a revamped Europe on the world stage. Photo:Georges Gobet/AFP

A gaggle of geese are seen in the flood waters, on the main ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:05:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A gaggle of geese are seen in the flood waters, on the main street of Cockermouth, England Friday Nov. 20, 2009 after heavy rains caused local flooding in the picturesque village. The Royal Air Force and Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RLNI) rescue services have joined efforts to help around 200 people who are stranded by rising floodwater in the northern England tourist town.(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Scott Heppell)

In this image provided by Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:33:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this image provided by Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza di Firenze shows a finger attributed to Galileo Galilei. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza di Firenze/ho)

In this Aug. 12, 2000 file photo, The Holy Shroud, a 14 foot-long ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:31:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this Aug. 12, 2000 file photo, The Holy Shroud, a 14 foot-long linen revered by some as the burial cloth of Jesus, is shown at the Cathedral of Turin, Italy. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Antonio Calanni, file)

Belgian Prime Minsiter Herman Van Rompuy, chosen as the new ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:18:00 GMT

(AFP) - Belgian Prime Minsiter Herman Van Rompuy, chosen as the new EU president, gives a press conference at the European Council headquarters on November 19 in Brussels. Van Rompuy kept a low profile Friday as the 27-nation bloc's leaders faced flak for picking him and a little-known British peer to lead a revamped Europe on the world stage. Photo:Georges Gobet/AFP

The newly appointed European Union President Herman Van Rompuy. ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:32:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - The newly appointed European Union President Herman Van Rompuy. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Rescue services navigate the flood waters, in the streets of ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:28:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Rescue services navigate the flood waters, in the streets of Cockermouth village, England, as they work to rescue stranded residents from their homes. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Scott Heppell)

Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, who was elected ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, who was elected European Union President during an EU leaders summit on Thursday, leaves his office after a cabinet meeting in Brussels November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Yves Herman

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. European leaders chose a low-profile pair of Belgium's premier and a British peer to lead a revamped EU, triggering a storm of criticism for dropping plans to appoint diplomatic heavy hitters. Photo:John Thys/AFP

CEO of General Motors Co. Fritz Henderson is seen at the Opel ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:21:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - CEO of General Motors Co. Fritz Henderson is seen at the Opel headquarter in Ruesselsheim, central Germany, Nov. 10, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Michael Probst)

Belgium's Employment Minister and President of Belgium's Francophone ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Belgium's Employment Minister and President of Belgium's Francophone Christian Democrat party (CDH) Joelle Milquet leaves a meeting with Belgium's King Albert II at the Laeken Royal Palace in Brussels November 20, 2009. Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy was elected on Thursday by EU leaders as the first EU President. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM POLITICS EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is introduced ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is introduced before speaking to the 14th International Economic Forum of the Americas/Conference of Montreal in Montreal, June 11, 2008. REUTERS/Shaun Best

Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy (L) and EU Trade ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy (L) and EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton of Britain are congratulated after Van Rompuy and Ashton were elected as EU President and EU foreign policy chief respectively in Brussels November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Belgium's French-speaking Socialist Party (PS) President Elio ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:37:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Belgium's French-speaking Socialist Party (PS) President Elio Di Rupo leaves a meeting with Belgium's King Albert II at the Laeken Royal Palace in Brussels November 20, 2009. Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy was elected on Thursday by EU leaders as the first EU President. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM POLITICS)

Belgium's French-speaking socialist party (PS) President Elio ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Belgium's French-speaking socialist party (PS) President Elio Di Rupo leaves a meeting with Belgium's King Albert II at the Laeken Royal Palace in Brussels November 20, 2009. Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy was elected on Thursday by EU leaders as the first EU President. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM POLITICS)

Belgium's Flemish Christian Democrat party (CD&V) President ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Belgium's Flemish Christian Democrat party (CD&V) President Marianne Thyssen leaves a meeting with Belgium's King Albert II at the Laeken Royal Palace in Brussels November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM POLITICS)

Outgoing Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy arrives ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Outgoing Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy arrives for talks with Belgium's King Albert II at the Laeken Royal Palace in Brussels, November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Thierry Roge

Belgium's Finance Minister Didier Reynders leaves a meeting ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:49:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Belgium's Finance Minister Didier Reynders leaves a meeting with Belgium's King Albert II at Laeken Royal Palace in Brussels November 20, 2009. Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy was elected on Thursday by EU leaders as the first EU President. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM POLITICS)