Washington - Lithuania is among the alternate countries that could host a US missile-defence site if negotiations with Poland falter, the Pentagon said Tuesday, expressing an urgency to reach an ag

Berlin - Annual inflation in the 15-mem

Luxembourg - There is no easy way to solve the crisis thrown up by Ireland's rejection of the Lisbon Treaty, but a solution will be found, European Union foreign ministers insisted Monday.

Ankara - People across Turkey took to the streets Sunday night to celebrate their national football team's victory over the Czech Republic that sent Turkey into the quarter-finals of Euro 2008.

Berlin  - European car sales slumped a 7.8 per cent in May, data released Friday showed, as surging oil prices and renewed economic uncertainty hit consumer sentiment.

Luxemburg  - EU employment ministers working overnight Monday reached a long-debated agreement on rules concerning working time and temporary workers, said council chairwoman Marjeta Cotman, the Slovenian minister for labour and familiy and social affairs.

The agreement came after the 27 voting members established a qualifying majority for approval of the new measures that will impact millions of European workers and employers.

The average maximum number of hours worked per week after the compromise settlement under the direction of the Slovenian council president is about 48 hours with some exceptions in individual industries where up to 60 or 65 hours is possible.