World / Europe

UN hails 'significant progress' in Cyprus talks 12 Nov 2016 - 09:26 am

Geneva: The Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders have made "significant progress" in talks over the reunification of Cyprus, the United Nations said late...

Scottish leader slams Trump's 'abhorrent' views 10 Nov 2016 - 09:36 pm

Edinburgh: Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Thursday urged US president-elect Donald Trump to abandon his "deeply abhorrent" campaign rhetoric and work to...

Gender pay gap means British women “work for free” until year end: campaigners 10 Nov 2016 - 06:10 pm

LONDON: Women in Britain will effectively work for free from Thursday until the end of the year because of the disparity in earnings...

UK urged to stop locking up stateless “ghost people” 10 Nov 2016 - 05:56 pm

LONDON: Britain is locking up stateless people for long periods even though there is nowhere they can be deported to, campaigners, lawyers and...

Death toll of London tram crash rises to 7 10 Nov 2016 - 03:10 pm

LONDON: A commuter tram that derailed in south London killing several passengers may have been speeding before it came off the tracks, investigators...

US vote marks end of “liberal non-democracy”: Hungary PM 10 Nov 2016 - 01:39 pm

BUDAPEST: The outcome of the U.S. presidential election marks the end of a period of “liberal non-democracy” that was mainstream in the past...

EU's Oettinger says Trump's first remarks were "at least wise" 10 Nov 2016 - 10:13 am

BERLIN: Europe must give U.S. President-elect Donald Trump a chance to continue the transatlantic partnership and the Republican's first remarks after his election...

Small explosion outside French embassy in Athens, police say 10 Nov 2016 - 09:35 am

ATHENS: Unidentified attackers on a motorcycle threw an explosive device at the French embassy in central Athens on Thursday, wounding a guard, police...

Serbian government approves harsher sentences for migrant smugglers 09 Nov 2016 - 07:50 pm

BELGRADE: Serbia’s cabinet on Wednesday approved draft amendments to the criminal code envisaging harsher sentences for people-smuggling, a move aimed at stanching the...

Angry Trumpist coalition marching on Western democracies 09 Nov 2016 - 06:08 pm

Paris: From his home in northeast France, 24-year-old student Marc was celebrating Donald Trump's stunning success Wednesday. Not normally involved in American politics,...

Fatalities in London tram accident 09 Nov 2016 - 05:06 pm

LONDON: Several passengers were killed in a tram derailment in south London on Wednesday, emergency services said. More than 50 others were hospitalized...

London tram overturns, two trapped - emergency services 09 Nov 2016 - 12:41 pm

LONDON: Two people were trapped after a tram overturned in south London on Wednesday with a number of others injured in the incident,...

Putin congratulates Trump, hopes to work together 09 Nov 2016 - 12:09 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in US elections, hoping to work with him to improve...

German minister says development in U.S. election is "huge shock" 09 Nov 2016 - 09:40 am

BERLIN: German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said on German television on Wednesday that Republican Donald Trump's move towards an unexpected victory...

Philanthropy’s drive for “better cities” needs data and collaboration boost - experts 08 Nov 2016 - 09:20 pm

LONDON: The doors of the Carnegie Library in Herne Hill, a leafy south London suburb, shut for the last time seven months ago...

Schindler factory to host Holocaust memorial 08 Nov 2016 - 08:42 pm

Prague: A disused factory in the Czech Republic where German industrialist Oskar Schindler employed more than a thousand Jews to save them from...

Students march over prisoner's death in tense Kosovo 08 Nov 2016 - 05:55 pm

Pristina: Around 1,000 students protested in Kosovo Tuesday against the "suspicious" death of an imprisoned opposition activist, which comes amid heightened political tensions...

Scotland will intervene in Brexit legal appeal, says Sturgeon 08 Nov 2016 - 04:43 pm

EDINBURGH: Scotland will intervene against the United Kingdom’s central government in the legal battle to secure parliamentary approval before a formal divorce from...