Belgian man, thought to be in a stupor for 23 years, says he was alert but unable to cry out

Belgian says he was alert but mute for 23 years

He heard it all: Man allegedly in vegetative coma was conscious for decades, could not respond

Mom: Son in coma heard everything for 23 years

Diplomats from 6 world powers meet about Iran nuclear issue in Brussels

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Germany’s Merkel calls for binding climate change deal next year if none reached at Copenhagen

Germany calls for binding climate deal in 2010

EU official: Big powers will meet Friday in Brussels to discus Iran nuclear issue

President Barack Obama

EU reports rise in number of broadband Internet lines over the last year

EU reports rise in broadband Internet lines

NATO: Talks on generating new forces for Afghanistan delayed until next month

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EU says it reaches international agreement to limit catches of threatened bluefin tuna

EU: bluefin tuna catches to be reduced

BRUSSELS — The EU Commission says over 45 countries who catch tuna have agreed to cut catches of the threatened Atlantic bluefin tuna next year.

EU defense and foreign ministers to discuss Afghan war effort

EU ministers mull Afghanistan

BRUSSELS — EU defense and foreign ministers will discuss how to shore up the government of Afghanistan amid plummeting public support in Europe for the U.S.-led war in Central Asia.

Wickmayer and Malisse launch legal attack on WADA; whereabouts rules under threat

Wickmayer and Malisse launch legal attack on WADA

Airbus A400M military transporter cleared for initial flight testing

Airbus military transporter cleared for testing

European airports see slow and gradual recovery in air travel

European airports see traffic picking up

BRUSSELS — European airport operators said Thursday that they are seeing a “slow and gradual” recovery in air travel in October after an unprecedented fall in passenger numbers.

Iran exile says major security changes designed to boost power of Khamenei

Exile group: Iran making major security changes

AB InBev reports 3Q profit, but revenue drops 10 percent as beer sales slide

AB InBev makes 3Q profit, but revenue down 10 pct.

AB InBev reports 3Q revenue down 10 percent as beer sales slide

AB InBev 3Q revenue down 10 percent

BRUSSELS — The world’s largest brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev SA said third quarter revenue fell 10 percent over the year to $9.76 billion as beer sales shrank.

EU to pick president at special summit Nov 19

BRUSSELS - European Union leaders are to hold a special summit to choose the bloc’s first-ever full-time president Nov 19 in Brussels, the EU’s Swedish presidency announced Wednesday.

First EU president to be picked Nov 19

BRUSSELS - European Union (EU) leaders are expected to choose the first ever president of the 27-member bloc next week, at a summit scheduled for Nov 19, diplomats in Brussels said Tuesday.

NATO conference expected to increase number of military training teams in Afghanistan

NATO hopes to boost training teams in Afghanistan

EU finance ministers back tighter rules for bankers’ pay, capital requirements for securities

EU nations back new bankers’ pay, capital rules

EU opens monopoly abuse probe into Thomson Reuters’ datafeeds for traders

EU opens monopoly abuse probe into Thomson Reuters

EU launches online pollution tracker

BRUSSELS - European Union (EU) citizens are now able to check how bad for their health industrial plants near their homes are, after the EU’s executive Monday opened an online tracker for the main pollutants.

US defense official forecasts foreign troop increase in Afghanistan as new plan takes shape

President Barack Obama

US official says a troop increase is certain under new Afghan plan

US official: Troop increase under new Afghan plan

US Homeland Security Sec. defends move to impose $10 travel fee for visitors to US

The White House

NATO report criticises German colonel in Afghan airstrike

BRUSSELS - A NATO report on an airstrike in Afghanistan in September was critical of the German colonel who called for the attack, a high-ranking NATO officer has said.

Allow people’s will in Gilgit: EU members tell Pakistan

BRUSSELS - Some members of the European Parliament have expressed “great concern” over Pakistan imposing its rule in Gilgit Baltistan rather than allowing the people to decide their political future.

Retail sales in eurozone fall by 0.7 percent during September

Eurozone retail sales drop in Sept

BRUSSELS — Retail sales in the 16 countries that use the euro dropped by 0.7 percent in September, European Union statistics showed Thursday, evidence the economic recovery will be slow and bumpy.

EU lawmakers, govts agree to new Internet user rights - including no arbitrary service cutoffs

EU agrees on new Internet user rights

BRUSSELS — EU lawmakers and governments agreed Thursday on proposed new telecommunication rules that better protect European mobile phone and Internet users from arbitrary service cutoffs.

Miliband frontrunner for EU foreign minister, says diplomat

BRUSSELS - Britain’s David Miliband has emerged as the man to beat in the race to become the EU’s first foreign-policy supremo, a top diplomat has confirmed.

EU, US seek WTO settlement over Chinese export restrictions

BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON - The European Union (EU) and the US Wednesday called on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to rule against export restrictions applied by China on raw materials used by the steel, aluminium and chemicals industries.

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