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Feb 6, 2008 5:17 PM CST

Europe Now Spam King

Continent passed North America as biggest junk mail producer in last three months

(Newser) - More spam is sent from Europe than any other continent, Ars Technica reports. Symantec systems’ latest “State of Spam” report said that European IP addresses are now responsible for 44% of all junk emails sent. Only three months ago, North America produced 15% more of the world’s spam...

Bullet Train
to Take On the Plane in Spain

Feb 2, 2008 11:34 AM CST

Bullet Train to Take On the Plane in Spain

Reclining swivel seats, video players, and speeds up to 220mph

(Newser) - An ambitious plan to make Spain the leader in high-speed train travel could provide a model for the rest of Europe, offering a greener, more relaxing alternative to short-haul flights. A major link between Madrid and Barcelona is slated to open this month with trains described in the Guardian as...

Girl Power Hits Smurfland

Jan 20, 2008 7:11 PM CST

Girl Power Hits Smurfland

New movie rumored to include girl Smurfs for first time

(Newser) - The Smurfs have turned 50 and made it to century 21, but some say the lack of girl Smurfs makes it old-fashioned. An upcoming Smurfs movie plans to fix the gender imbalance in Smurf society, Der Speigel reports: "There have been dramatic changes in socio-cultural values in the past...

Spain Busts 14 Islamic Militants in Terror Plot

Jan 19, 2008 10:28 AM CST

Spain Busts 14 Islamic Militants in Terror Plot

Barcelona raids yield bomb materials; attack wasn't imminent

(Newser) - Spanish authorities toady arrested 14 people—12 Pakistanis and 2 Indians—suspected of planning a terror attack in or near Barcelona. After raiding five homes, officials seized four bomb timers and computer data, CNN reports. “They had taken a step beyond radicalization and were trying to get the means...

How They See Obama Overseas

OPINION

Jan 16, 2008 3:19 PM CST

How They See Obama Overseas

New Republic scribe dissects what the world thinks of Democratic candidate

(Newser) - It’s not just Americans who are weighing in on Barack Obama’s candidacy: The New Republic’s Antonio Vargas Llosa reads the tea leaves in overseas attitudes towards the potential first black president:

The European left is relatively mum, showing “a quiet shame” that mainstream America—often mocked

...

Why Obama
Is No JFK

OPINION

Jan 8, 2008 5:10 PM CST

Why Obama Is No JFK

Comparisons fail to note fellow senator's experience on world stage

(Newser) - The election of a charismatic 43-year-old president nearly a half-century ago may indeed represent a precedent for Barack Obama's upstart candidacy, but Ted Widmer notes in Washington Monthly that JFK had something Barack can’t boast: a substantial foreign policy record. Born into world affairs, Kennedy was in the room...

Italian Syndicate Quietly Rules Europe's Cocaine Trade

Dec 27, 2007 4:44 PM CST

Italian Syndicate Quietly Rules Europe's Cocaine Trade

US market tumbles as mobsters flourish

(Newser) - Europe is gaining a foothold in the world’s cocaine trade, elbowing out the US as the largest market thanks to the bravado of one Italian crime syndicate. The ‘Ndrangheta mafia, based in the hills of southern Italy, has won prominence by dealing directly with Colombian kingpins and shunning...

Defiant African Leaders Reject EU Trade Deal

Dec 10, 2007 4:03 AM CST

Defiant African Leaders Reject EU Trade Deal

Relations between continents sour over human rights, Mugabe

(Newser) - European-African trade talks at a tense Lisbon summit collapsed in their final session yesterday. If a new agreement isn’t reached by year’s end, the European Union may levy higher tariffs on African exports, further exacerbating tensions between the continents. A new, controversial set of agreements would have dropped...

Murdoch Grooms Son to Succeed Him

Dec 7, 2007 5:56 AM CST

Murdoch Grooms Son to Succeed Him

James to be promoted to head News Corp. in Europe and Asia

(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch's son James will be put in charge of News Corp. in Europe and Asia, making him heir apparent to his father's throne, sources tell Bloomberg. James has been in charge of pay-TV provider British Sky Broadcasting Group since 2003; during his tenure the company has more than doubled...

Europe Tops Booziest List

Dec 1, 2007 10:55 AM CST

Europe Tops Booziest List

Luxembourg takes the top title

(Newser) - European countries take the honors as the hardest-drinking nations, taking 14 of the 15 top slots in a Forbes ranking of the world's countries by per capita consumption of pure alcohol in a year.

Luxembourg
France
Ireland
Hungary

Subprime Waves Ripple Across Europe

Nov 29, 2007 1:59 PM CST

Subprime Waves Ripple Across Europe

Crises at German and Norwegian banks underscore exposure to US collapse

(Newser) - The ripples from the US subprime collapse continue to rock Europe as a group of German banks agreed to bail out troubled IKB Deutsche Industriebank, reeling from additional risk from US bond investments. Meanwhile, four Norwegian municipalities scrambled to recover after they they invested $156 million in now fading US...

Osama Tape Cautions Europeans

Nov 29, 2007 1:34 PM CST

Osama Tape Cautions Europeans

Al-Qaeda leader urges withdrawal from Afghanistan

(Newser) - A new audio tape has Osama Bin Laden calling for European nations to sever military ties with US forces in Afghanistan. Cable network Al Jazeera today broadcast portions of the tape, in which a voice resembling Bin Laden's denies allegations that the Taliban, then ruling Afghanistan, knew of the Sept....

Noah's Flood Transformed Agriculture

Nov 19, 2007 10:33 AM CST

Noah's Flood Transformed Agriculture

Melting glaciers inundated Black Sea, scattered farmers

(Newser) - The real-life inspiration for the biblical flood may have been responsible for the widespread adoption of agriculture in Europe, according to a new study. About 8,000 years ago, at the end of the last Ice Age, ice sheets melted, causing massive flooding in the Black Sea basin. That forced...

LAPD Scraps Muslim Mapping Program

Nov 15, 2007 6:22 AM CST

LAPD Scraps Muslim Mapping Program

Mayor rips 'counterproductive' police plan

(Newser) - Following a frenzy of controversy, the Los Angeles police department is scrapping its much-criticized plan to "map" Muslim communities. The department had hoped to pinpoint isolated Muslim communities in an attempt to identify problem hot spots. Critics said the plan was a form of religious profiling, and that it...

EU Eyes Single Telecom Market

Nov 14, 2007 8:25 AM CST

EU Eyes Single Telecom Market

European Commission considers EU-wide rules to break up national monopolies

(Newser) - Europe would be a single telecom market under a plan proposed by the European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, which argues that cheaper broadband and phone service is being held up by conflicting legislation and national monopolies in member countries. Under the plan, a regulatory body would oversee...

Child 'Slave' Laborers Fall Into the Gap

Oct 28, 2007 5:14 PM CDT

Child 'Slave' Laborers Fall Into the Gap

Kids seen making Gap garments in New Delhi sweatshop

(Newser) - Ten-year-olds were found stitching Gap apparel in a filthy New Delhi sweatshop, some without pay, in an investigation by the Guardian. The kids interviewed by the paper reported long hours of unpaid work, threats and beatings. Serial numbers on the beaded blouses they were working on were ID'd by the...

Housing Ills Ripple Across Pond

Oct 22, 2007 2:00 PM CDT

Housing Ills Ripple Across Pond

(Newser) - The American housing crisis is echoing in Europe, where home prices are dropping after a decade of rapid growth. The damage is limited, however, by intercontinental differences. High interest rates and shaken confidence are catching up to prices in France, Ireland, and particularly Spain, where new home construction had spurred...

In Europe, Cars Go the Way
of Cigarettes

Oct 20, 2007 9:31 AM CDT

In Europe, Cars Go the Way of Cigarettes

Auto advertising to carry warning labels about emissions

(Newser) - Carbon health warnings for cars are coming to Europe. Under a European Parliament plan expected to be approved this week, 20% of the space in print car advertising will have to be devoted to cigarette-style warnings about vehicles' carbon emissions and fuel efficiency. The most polluting vehicles will also face...

Europe Likely to Get
Cell Phones on Flights

Oct 18, 2007 5:01 PM CDT

Europe Likely to Get Cell Phones on Flights

Regulator proposes allowing base stations in airplanes

(Newser) - European regulator Ofcom has proposed allowing cellphones in airplanes in EU airspace, making it more likely that Europeans will soon be able to chat in the air. Under the proposal, a mobile base station could be installed on planes, and the signal would be routed by satellite. The FAA ruled...

Resource-Rich Greenland Looks to Break Free

Oct 16, 2007 8:36 PM CDT

Resource-Rich Greenland Looks to Break Free

Another consequence of climate change may be independence

(Newser) - Global warming has put Greenland’s mineral and oil deposits within reach, raising the volume on long-simmering chatter about independence. Denmark supplies much of the island's budget—including a substantial welfare system—but the self-sufficiency offered by melting ice means Greenlanders may no longer need the Danes at all, reports...