Allies Condemn Saddam Hanging

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2007 Adding to a growing chorus of disapproval emanating from Europe, Tony Blair's official spokesman has said Saddam Hussein's execution "shouldn't have happened in that way." Earlier, Gordon Brown, the man widely expected to be Britain's next prime minister, said the hanging was "completely unacceptable," calling it a "deplorable set of events." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Madrid Bombing Raises ETA Concerns

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2006 At least four people were injured when a car bomb exploded at the Madrid airport on Saturday. If the separatist group ETA is responsible, as the Spanish government has charged, the blast would signal the end of a cease-fire that began in March. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

EU Rules Financial Spying Program Illegal

Staff / Truthdig Nov 23, 2006 A European Union oversight committee has concluded that the data sharing program between the U.S. and a European financial consortium broke the law by violating the civil liberties of European citizens. The decision may prompt the EU's ruling body to sue Belgium for allowing the program to continue. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pollution-Eating Cement

Staff / Truthdig Nov 12, 2006 An Italian cement company has developed a treatment for building materials that transforms pollutants into less harmful substances, such as water and carbon dioxide. Experts suggest that covering 15 percent of a smog-choked industrial city like Milan could reduce pollution by 50 percent. (h/t: Engadget) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

EU Lawmakers Condemn Bush?s Secret Prisons

Staff / Truthdig Sep 7, 2006 Members of the European Union?s parliament have been fuming over the existence of secret European prisons, following Bush?s recent admission about the facilities. In response to the discovery and to previous denials by European leaders who may have played host to the detention centers, one lawmaker said: ?Bush exposes not only his own previous lies. He also exposes to ridicule those arrogant government leaders in Europe who dismissed as unfounded our fears about extraordinary rendition.? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Europe Is Called Lax in Fight Against Child Trafficking

Staff / Truthdig Aug 31, 2006 A report by UNICEF and Terre des Hommes says Europe is not doing enough to address child trafficking, with thousands of children smuggled into Western Europe annually to become sex workers and slaves. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

French Offer More Troops

Staff / Truthdig Aug 25, 2006 Not to be outdone by the Italians, France has raised its troop commitment to 2,000, hoping to retain its leadership role in the peacekeeping effort in Lebanon. Kofi Annan was initially displeased with Europe's response to the call for a peacekeeping force. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Europe’s Hijack-Proof Plane

Staff / Truthdig Jul 26, 2006 Airbus, Siemens and dozens of other European companies are working on a system that would reroute control of hijacked aircraft to the ground. The system would then safely land the plane at the nearest airport. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Muslims Address Silence on Europe Attacks

Staff / Truthdig Jun 26, 2006 Why haven't we seen huge, deafening condemnations of the terror attacks that have wracked Europe in recent years? The AP poses that question to Europe's Muslims. Many say they're so well integrated into Western society that they shouldn't have to apologize for the radicals. Dig deeper

EU Court Blocks Airline Data-Sharing Agreement

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2006 Post 9/11, the U.S. penned a deal demanding that airlines submit 34 pieces of passenger information including names, addresses and credit card info. The EU Parliament has opposed the deal from the beginning, arguing that it does not guarantee adequate data protection, and now the European Court of Justice has annulled it. Washington has threatened big fines for noncompliance in the past. Privacy? Data protection? How un-American! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Teen Sex Less Risky in Europe Than U.S.

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2006 Western European teens have fewer pregnancies, and lower levels of STDs, than their American counterparts. Why? Because teens in Europe have easy access to contraceptives, confidential healthcare and comprehensive sex education. Teen sex is seen as a healthy thing. (Compare that to America's puritanical, ineffective abstinence programs.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Something Rotten in the State of Denmark

Khalil Bendib Feb 8, 2006 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )