Berlin - Europe factory orders slumped sharply in May, data released Wednesday showed, led by falling demand for electronic equipment and manufacturing goods.

Washington - Iran probably can already hit most of Europe and even Britain with a ballistic missile, even though it has not demonstrated the capability, the Pentagon's missile defence chief said Monday.

"I personally believe, based on what I've seen, that right now Iran has the ability to reach most of Europe. Right now. And they just haven't demonstrated it yet," Lieutenant General Henry Obering said in an interview with Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.

Obering heads the Pentagon's Missile Defence Agency, which is building the missile shield that the Bush administration wants to deploy to Poland and the Czech Republic to counter the Iranian threat.

Berlin - Europe's biggest utility group E. ON AG said Monday it had joined Danish power group Dong Energy to take control of the world's largest offshore wind farm.

Berlin - European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet said Friday he plans to raise again with Chinese authorities the benefits of a stronger yuan when he visits Beijing next month for the Olymp

Berlin - European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet warned Friday about the threat posed by surging inflation sparking a wage push.

Brussels/Frankfurt/New York - European regulators charged late Thursday that US chip-maker Intel used coercion and bribery to unfairly gain market advantage in Europe.