Transport Ministers from 19 European and Asian countries have agreed to continue work on developing transport links they say will act as an economic boon to the whole region. The UN Economic Commission for Europe, which hosted the meeting, says the unprecedented economic growth of Euro-Asian region is at risk if the current transport situation is not addressed. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva.

Innovation driving sales as skills shortages start to bite

France has received fierce criticism during a meeting of finance ministers from the fifteen countries which use the euro as their currency. The ministers urged France to do more to work away its budget deficit.

Africa and Europe get about 4 mm closer every year in a northeast convergence direction. The exact position and geometry of the boundary between the African and Eurasian plates is unknown, but it is located near the Gibraltar Arc — an area of intense seismic activity which was not studied deeply until now.

European and most Asian stock markets bounced back Tuesday, after Monday's sharp drop.

Stock markets in Europe have recorded some of their biggest losses in more than six years.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says the United States sees an increasing threat of terrorist attacks coming from Western Europe. Tendai Maphosa has more in this report for VOA from London.

Armenia is not ruling out extending the Iran-Armenia natural gas pipeline to Europe to supply gas to European Union countries, the Armenian energy minister said on Monday.

The Lisbon treaty key is to have a more democratic and open and accountable Union. Commission welcomes signature of the Treaty of Lisbon and calls for its swift ratification.

European and African leaders have opened their first summit in seven years in Lisbon, with calls to forge a new relationship between the continents.

YEREVAN (Combined Sources)-The "Hayastan" All Armenia Fund has collected in donations 1.1 million euros during its European phonethon and 162 million drams during its Armenia-Artsakh phonethon.

Demonstrations organized by the Grey Wolves, an extremist Turkish group, caused chaos and mass violent disturbances throughout the week in Brussels. The demonstrations were sparked by a violent rally in front of the American Embassy in response to U.S.