People have been keeping sheep in pens for around 11,000 years. Now scientists are shedding light on this millennia-old connection and have explained why livestock sheep are white.

Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. As well as meat, their domestication led to humans ...

Students and workers in Serbia in ongoing protests after rail building collapse kills 15, prime minister resigns; Iranian oil, gas and petrochemical casual workers protest to demand an end to job ...

Europe’s economy stagnated late last year as its former growth engine, Germany, finished a second straight year of shrinking ...

But a category within the GDP data that measures the economy’s underlying strength rose at a healthy 3.2% annual rate from ...

A further European Central Bank interest rate cut is likely to go through in March without much resistance among policymakers ...

Most U.S. stocks are ticking higher following a rush of profit reports from some of the country’s most influential companies.

European stock markets rose Thursday as the European Central Bank cut interest rates again while US shares were steady after a mixed bag of company earnings reports.

The European Central Bank is cutting its key interest rate, a step to boost an economy that’s struggling to grow as consumers ...

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde slapped down on Thursday a suggestion by her Czech colleague Ales Michl to include bitcoin among his country's official reserves.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Bulgaria is “well advanced” in the process of meeting the criteria for joining the euro.

The European Central Bank’s reduction, the fifth consecutive cut since last summer, came a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates.