http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 29 Aug 2008 4:19:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34940/poland-agrees-to-host-us-missile-system.html?refid=rss_all_defaultPoland and the US signed a preliminary agreement to install US interceptor missiles on Polish soil today, the Telegraph reports. The move is widely seen as a response to Russian aggression in Georgia, a notion buttressed by the Polish prime minister. “The events in the Caucasus show clearly that such security guarantees are indispensable,” said Donald Tusk. Talks have been ongoing for a year.http://www.newser.com/story/34940/poland-agrees-to-host-us-missile-system.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 14 Aug 2008 15:55:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34887/trawler-dumps-endangered-fish-sparking-eco-outrage.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFilm of a British trawler dumping 10,000 pounds of dead fish caught in Norwegian waters back into the sea has outraged Norway as well as environmentalists, the Guardian reports. The boat dumped nearly 80% of its catch, including cod and other endangered fish, to comply with EU quotas. Conservationists slammed the wasteful practice and called for an overhaul of the rules.http://www.newser.com/story/34887/trawler-dumps-endangered-fish-sparking-eco-outrage.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 14 Aug 2008 6:59:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34901/eurozone-sees-first-slump-germans-lead-decline.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe eurozone economy contracted 0.2% in the second quarter, the first time the 15-nation union has seen negative growth since it was formed a decade ago, reports the Guardian . The group of countries that share the euro saw 0.7% growth in the first quarter but were hurt this time by economic downturns in Germany, France, Italy, and Spain.http://www.newser.com/story/34901/eurozone-sees-first-slump-germans-lead-decline.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 14 Aug 2008 6:52:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34727/european-unity-threatened-by-economic-slowdown.html?refid=rss_all_defaultEurope seems to be catching the economic malaise that has already affected the US, and the downturn is putting a damper on member nations' enthusiasm for the 15-year-old Economic Union, the Washington Post reports. Revised projections show European economies slowing down as much, if not more, than the US over the next year and a half.http://www.newser.com/story/34727/european-unity-threatened-by-economic-slowdown.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 12 Aug 2008 7:23:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33976/french-winemakers-turn-to-terror.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTough times have turned some wine-growers in southwestern France to "wine terrorism," Time reports. Guerrilla grape-growers have bombed supermarkets and government buildings, hijacked trucks carrying foreign wine, and drained tanks. The growers want the French government to protect them from the cheap imports they say are threatening their survival.http://www.newser.com/story/33976/french-winemakers-turn-to-terror.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 02 Aug 2008 0:35:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33616/wwii-bomb-found-in-budapest-thousands-flee.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSome 16,000 people were evacuated yesterday in Budapest after construction workers unearthed a huge unexploded bomb from World War II. The 2-ton explosive, being disarmed today by experts, is one of the largest found in the city since 1945. Thousands of unexploded bombs are believed to be buried in the area, which was heavily bombed by US and Russian forces. Close to 10,000 people were evacuated last week after a smaller bomb was discovered.http://www.newser.com/story/33616/wwii-bomb-found-in-budapest-thousands-flee.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 29 Jul 2008 4:32:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33558/europe-seeing-rise-in-war-memorial-porn.html?refid=rss_all_defaultEurope’s war memorials are seeing an uptick in obscene acts of desecration, the Telegraph reports, with the most recent involving a couple making a pornographic film at the Vimy Ridge memorial in northern France, which commemorates some of the 60,000 Canadians who died in the First World War. The couple was given a suspended sentence and ordered to pay a symbolic fine to Canada.http://www.newser.com/story/33558/europe-seeing-rise-in-war-memorial-porn.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 28 Jul 2008 13:29:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31558/europe-hikes-interest-rates-to-curb-inflation.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe European Central Bank today adjusted interest rates for the first time in more than a year, reports MarketWatch, raising the main rate by a quarter-point to 4.25%. The increase comes just after a report that inflation in the eurozone has reached 4%, the highest rate since the introduction of the euro in 1999. The move was expected, and the euro remained strong, hovering at around $1.58.http://www.newser.com/story/31558/europe-hikes-interest-rates-to-curb-inflation.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 03 Jul 2008 7:03:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31329/france-takes-eu-reins-with-call-for-change.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy said yesterday that “profound” changes are needed in Europe's strategy for growth as his nation takes over the helm of the EU, reports AFP. “There have been errors in the way that Europe has been built,” Sarkozy noted in the wake of Ireland’s vote against a major EU treaty. Many Europeans fear unification will worsen the negative effects of globalization, he says. "Something isn't right."http://www.newser.com/story/31329/france-takes-eu-reins-with-call-for-change.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 01 Jul 2008 4:47:02 CDT