Europe's Car-Laden Cities Ban Cars for Day
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Hundreds of cities and towns in Europe restricted cars Wednesday as officials urged commuters to take public transportation, bicycles or walk instead.
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A German law that prevents a foreign takeover of carmaker Volkswagen is ruled illegal by a European court.
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Berlin&#39;s local government on Monday banned a planned Islamic conference in the German capital that security officials feared would be a forum to preach support for terrorism.
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More than 100 Swiss towns and cities have been taking part in this year's international car-free day, which has met with varying degrees of success.
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Slovakia's economics minister could be barred from driving in neighboring Austria after Austrian police fined him for speeding on a motorway, police said on Monday.
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Day marks the annual Car Free Day across Europe. This is the fifth year that Ireland is taking part in the event.
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Islamic Army in Iraq. Paris rejected its demands that France scrap a law banning girls from wearing. the fate of the two reporters after initial hopes of an early release were dashed.
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The European Union's battle against global warming will force companies to change automobile air conditioning systems and restrict the sale of air-cushioned sports shoes, European Union ministers said on Thursday.
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The Berlin authorities have banned a march through the German capital by the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD), planned for Saturday.
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Iraqi authorities ordered a one-day vehicle ban in Baqouba on Friday in response to a series of deadly suicide bombings and other attacks by al-Qaida in Iraq against predominantly Sunni fighters that have allied with the United States.
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Politics: 22 September 2004, Wednesday. The center of Sofia was closed for cars and lorries on Wednesday, marking the traditional In Town, Without My Car! Day.
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Numerous rear-end collisions were hindering morning traffic in the busy circular I in Helsinki, Finland on Monday.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The authorities announced a nationwide ban on all political and religious meetings except Friday Prayers after a car bombing early Thursday in the central city of Multan killed 40 people and wounded at least 100.
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Driving around a rapidly growing city on unfamiliar streets is not fun.
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"The European Commission has let car makers drive away with a proposal that sets a weak, short-term standard ... and offers an open road to heavy, gas-guzzling vehicles"  Automobile manufacturers will have to limit car emissions in Europe by 2012 or face big fines, under proposals released Wednesday by the European Union. via MLive.com
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One of Europe's biggest pop music trade fairs and festivals got into full swing as German lawmakers consider limiting the number of non-German songs that can be played on the country's radio stations.
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Three German cities, including the capital Berlin, began implementing a new air pollution system on Tuesday that bans the dirtiest vehicles from their centres.