World / Europe

German talkshow under fire over 'propaganda' by niqab-wearing guest 07 Nov 2016 - 05:39 pm

Berlin: German public broadcaster ARD came under fire Monday for allowing a woman wearing a full-face veil to argue on a current affairs...

Nearly 700 migrants rescued at sea arrive in Italian port town 07 Nov 2016 - 02:42 pm

AUGUSTA, Italy: Almost 700 migrants arrived at the Italian port town of Augusta on Monday after being rescued from their perilous boat journey...

Two dead as tornado strikes quake-hit Italy 07 Nov 2016 - 12:50 pm

Rome: An Indian national was amongst two people who died after the outskirts of Rome were hit by a tornado powerful enough to...

Albania, Kosovo arrest 11 terror suspects 06 Nov 2016 - 03:14 pm

Tirana: Eleven people suspected of plotting terrorist attacks and recruiting for the Islamic State (IS) were detained in Albania and neighbouring Kosovo, officials...

Test for PM as Bulgarians elect president 06 Nov 2016 - 09:21 am

Sofia: Bulgarians voted Sunday in a first round of presidential elections, a key test of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's popularity in the EU's...

Italy links people trafficking to militants in detention of Syrian 05 Nov 2016 - 04:47 pm

MILAN: Italy's tax police said they had found a clear link between people trafficking and militants after detaining a Syrian man who entered...

French soldier killed in Mali blast 05 Nov 2016 - 01:51 pm

Paris: A French soldier deployed to an anti-Islamist force in Mali died overnight from injuries sustained in a mine blast, the presidency said...

A leader of Basque separatist group nabbed in France 05 Nov 2016 - 12:54 pm

Madrid: The most senior leader of the Basque separatist group ETA still at large was arrested Saturday in southwest France, Spanish authorities said....

Naming wifi network after IS backfires on French teen 05 Nov 2016 - 12:02 pm

Lyon: A French court has handed a three-month suspended jail sentence to a teenager who named his domestic wifi network after the Islamic...

Vatican to open its doors to 1,000 prisoners 03 Nov 2016 - 09:15 pm

Vatican City: One thousand prisoners -- including some lifers -- will take part in a special event at the Vatican this weekend, along...

Amnesty says Italy abused migrants under EU pressure 03 Nov 2016 - 07:50 pm

ROME: Italy has committed human rights abuses that may amount to torture as it tries to process tens of thousands of boat migrants,...

Jailed Russian activist suffers apparent seizure after torture claims 03 Nov 2016 - 07:09 pm

Moscow: Jailed opposition Russian activist Ildar Dadin suffered a suspected seizure, his wife told AFP on Thursday, after his claims of being tortured...

Tobacco treaty leaders propose barring delegates linked to state firms 03 Nov 2016 - 06:42 pm

NEW YORK/NEW DELHI: The leadership of a World Health Organization (WHO) treaty on tobacco control has proposed barring delegates with ties to state-owned...

Google rejects new EU anti-trust charges 03 Nov 2016 - 06:26 pm

Brussels: US Internet giant Google on Thursday rejected new EU accusations that it illegally abuses its market dominance, in its formal reaction to...

Italy quake zones fear tourism collapse as displaced total rises 03 Nov 2016 - 05:00 pm

Rome: The number of people living in temporary shelter due to a series of earthquakes in Italy has risen to 26,000, officials said...

Earthquake hits already battered central Italy, no casualties 03 Nov 2016 - 11:53 am

Rome: A strong earthquake hit the same area of central Italy on Thursday that has already been battered by a spate of recent...

Far rightists threaten asylum seekers in eastern German town 02 Nov 2016 - 10:05 pm

BERLIN: Suspected far-right extremists have threatened asylum seekers in the eastern German town of Bautzen, police said on Wednesday, adding to signs of...

Ukraine rebuilds navy, with US help, to counter Russian build-up in Crimea 02 Nov 2016 - 09:27 pm

KIEV: Ukraine is refitting and expanding its naval fleet, including repairing its flagship, the frigate “Hetman Sahaydachnyy”, to counter a Russian military build-up...