World / Europe

Detained Syrian bomb plot suspect in Germany likely linked to Islamic State: investigator 10 Oct 2016 - 02:54 pm

Dresden, Germany: A Syrian suspect arrested Monday in Germany over an alleged jihadist bomb plot is probably linked to the Islamic State group,...

EU 'very concerned' over Hungary newspaper suspension 10 Oct 2016 - 02:16 pm

Brussels: The EU said Monday it is "very concerned" after Hungary's main opposition newspaper halted publication, sparking fears of a clampdown on press...

Norway mulling US troop rotation: defence ministry 10 Oct 2016 - 02:14 pm

Oslo: The US and Norwegian military are discussing the possibility of deploying US troops in Norway under a rotating arrangement in the nation...

Five on trial over exorcism death in Frankfurt 10 Oct 2016 - 12:00 pm

Frankfurt: Five members of a South Korean family went on trial in Frankfurt on Monday, accused of killing a woman in a hotel...

Gorbachev says world at 'dangerous' point as US-Russia tensions soar 10 Oct 2016 - 11:47 am

Moscow: Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned on Monday that the world had reached a "dangerous point" as tensions between Russia and the...

Police issue warning as creepy clown craze comes to Britain 10 Oct 2016 - 10:27 am

LONDON: British police have issued warnings after a spate of creepy clown sightings across thecountry, mimicking a prank that began in the United...

German police capture man suspected of planning bomb attack 10 Oct 2016 - 10:09 am

BERLIN: German police said on Monday they had captured a man suspected of planning a bomb attack who had slipped through their grasp...

Last survivor of Greece's 1967-74 military junta dies at 103 09 Oct 2016 - 04:52 pm

ATHENS: The last survivor from the right-wing junta that staged Greece's 1967 military coup and ruled for seven years has died at the...

UK police seek help on 'racially motivated' attack on Muslim 09 Oct 2016 - 02:13 pm

LONDON: London police are asking for help finding two men who pulled off the headscarf of a Muslim woman in what is being...

Danish paper to defy court ban and publish book on ex-spy chief 09 Oct 2016 - 02:07 pm

Copenhagen: A Danish newspaper said Sunday it will defy a court ban and publish excerpts of a book about the country's former intelligence...

German police hunt Syrian suspected of attack plot 08 Oct 2016 - 04:22 pm

Berlin: German police named a 22-year-old Syrian on Saturday as the target of a manhunt in the eastern town of Chemnitz over a...

After six-month lull, Greek islanders fear new refugee wave 08 Oct 2016 - 10:42 am

Lesbos, Greece: A little let-down after missing out on the Nobel Peace Prize this week, the Greek islanders of Lesbos who helped rescue...

Post Hungary vote, migrants in Serbia nurse slim hopes 08 Oct 2016 - 10:33 am

BELGRADE, Serbia: While world leaders continue to negotiate and hold meeting after meeting on how to handle the international migrant crisis, more and...

British UKIP politician Woolfe has bleeding on the brain - party colleague 06 Oct 2016 - 04:00 pm

LONDON: Steven Woolfe, a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Britain's UKIP party, is suffering from bleeding on the brain following an...

Montenegro in election tug-of-war between Russia and the West 06 Oct 2016 - 02:38 pm

PODGORICA: Alexander Khrgian quit Moscow for Montenegro in 2008 and immediately felt at home, setting up a law firm that helps the tiny...

Poland's parliament rejects plans for near-total abortion ban 06 Oct 2016 - 12:20 pm

WARSAW: Polish lawmakers withdrew draft legislation on Thursday that would introduce a near-total ban on abortion, in a hastily arranged vote that marks...

Moscow is bankrolling Ukraine rebels: ex-separatist official 06 Oct 2016 - 09:04 am

MOSCOW: A former senior official from breakaway eastern Ukraine said Russia directly finances pensions and public sector salaries in the two pro-Russian regions...

Irish Data Protection Commissioner examining Yahoo email scanning report 05 Oct 2016 - 05:17 pm

DUBLIN: Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner is examining a report that Yahoo Inc scanned emails for U.S. intelligence officials and said it would view...