European Union regulators have fined Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica $206 million for setting high prices on services used by its rivals.
Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov says the term "Cold War" will be forgotten if the United States accepts his country's missile-defense plan for Europe. But Ivanov is also threatening to deploy Russian missiles near Poland if Washington rejects the Kremlin offer. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports.
Kidnapped BBC Journalist Alan Johnston has been freed by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, he was freed with the help of the Islamic militant group Hamas, which controls Gaza.
Britain has lowered its national security level from its highest level, "critical" to "severe," indicating that authorities no longer believe a terrorist attack is imminent.
Australian police are interviewing two men in connection with a plot to detonate car bombs in Britain and have detained one of them. Counter-terrorism officers detained the young doctor at Brisbane airport as he was trying to leave the country. From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports.
France in the summer is one of the world's top tourist destinations. Many visitors come specifically to watch the Tour de France, which begins on July 7th. It is the most prestigious, professional cycling event in the world and the world's biggest free sporting event.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says his government will set aside economic disputes and work closer with Russia to oppose U.S. and NATO plans for a missile shield in central Europe.