Sober or bright? Europe faces holidays during energy crunch

By Colleen Barry in Verona VERONA, Italy (AP) — Early season merrymakers sipping mulled wine and shopping for holiday decorations packed the Verona Christmas market for its inaugural weekend. But beyond the wooden market stalls, the Italian city still has not decked...

EU nations fail to close rift on gas prices as cold sets in

BRUSSELS (AP) — On winter’s doorstep, European Union nations again failed to bridge bitter disagreements over a natural gas price cap Thursday as they struggle to effectively shield 450 million citizens from massive increases in their utility bills. An emergency...

Climate compensation fund approved, other issues up in air

  By Seth Borenstein, Samy Magdy And Frank Jordans in Sharm El-sheikh SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Negotiators early Sunday approved a historic deal that would create a fund for compensating poor nations that are victims of extreme weather worsened by rich...

Last minute objections threaten historic UN climate deal

  By Seth Borenstein, Samy Magdy And Frank Jordans in Sharm El-sheikh SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — A last minute fight over emissions cutting and the overall climate change goal is delaying a potentially historic deal that would create a fund for compensating...

Climate activists throw liquid at Klimt painting in Vienna

By Kirsten Grieshaber in Berlin BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists in Austria on Tuesday attacked a famous painting by artist Gustav Klimt with a black, oily liquid and one then glued himself to glass protecting the painting’s frame. Members of the group Last...