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Germany's Schaeuble admits 'mistakes' in refugee policy

Germany made mistakes with an open-door policy that saw more than a million migrants enter Germany over the past two years, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble acknowledged on Sunday, but he said Berlin was trying to learn from those missteps. "We have tried to improve what got away from us...

Turkey, UK plan to sign a post-Brexit free trade deal

Turkey and the United Kingdom plan to sign a free trade deal once Britain leaves the European Union, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Saturday. Yildirim made the comment in a joint news conference with UK Prime Minister Theresa May, who was visiting Ankara after a trip to the...

Soyuz rocket places Spanish satellite into space

A Russian-built Soyuz rocket blasted off from French Guiana and successfully placed into orbit a Spanish telecommunications satellite, the French launch company Arianespace said. It said the rocket took off from the Guiana Space Center at 10:30 pm local time Friday (0130 GMT Saturday)....

European shares lower as UBS weighs on banks

European shares pulled back Friday with UBS dragging bank stocks lower after posting a drop in full-year profit, while Britain’s biggest supermarket Tesco surged after a 3.7 billion pound ($4.7 billion) takeover deal to buy a supplier. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.3 percent at...