Deepening the economic gloom in Europe, the European Union admitted Monday that its previous forecasts were way off the mark. It now predicts “a deep and widespread recession” across the continent and says unemployment among the 16 nations that use the eu

The European Union said Monday that Europe is suffering “a deep and widespread recession” and that unemployment will rise sharply over the coming two years.

Two Russian diplomats will lose their accreditation to NATO’s headquarters in Brussels, Moscow’s envoy said Thursday _ two months after Russia was accused of receiving alliance secrets from a spy.

Russia’s NATO envoy says two Russian diplomats will be expelled from the military alliance for alleged spying.

The European Union has banned an antifungal chemical used in Chinese leather shoes or sofas that can cause severe allergic reactions.

The jobless rate in the 16 nations that use the euro surged to 8.9 percent in March, the highest level in nearly five years, the EU statistics office said Thursday.

Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday confirmed it has submitted a formal response to European Union charges that tying the Internet Explorer browser to its Windows operating system violates antitrust rules.

NATO and Russia resumed formal contacts Wednesday eight months after they were suspended because of last year’s war with Georgia, officials said.

European business and consumer confidence bounced back in April for the first time in nearly two years, the European Commission said Wednesday.

The European Parliament urged Iraq on Friday not to deport members of an Iranian opposition group to Iran.