World / Europe

NATO planning for more Russian missiles: Stoltenberg 13 Feb 2019 - 12:45 am

Brussels: NATO is planning for "more Russian missiles" after the collapse of a landmark Cold War arms treaty, but will not deploy new...

Catalan separatists' rebellion trial starts in Madrid 13 Feb 2019 - 12:45 am

Madrid: Catalan separatist leaders accused of rebellion for trying to make their region independent from Spain launched their defence on Tuesday at the...

Scientists in Hungary protest govt takeover of research 13 Feb 2019 - 12:45 am

Budapest, Hungary: Scientists in Hungary on Tuesday protested government efforts to take control of their research funding, a move they say endangers academic...

Brexit: May tells parliament she needs 'more time' 12 Feb 2019 - 10:45 pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May asked for more time from lawmakers to carry on talks with EU leaders to convince them for...

Spanish PM set to announce snap election soon after budget vote 12 Feb 2019 - 08:45 pm

MADRID: Spain's minority Socialist government expects to lose a key budget vote on Wednesday and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez plans to announce an...

Russia moves to ban troops from using smartphones 12 Feb 2019 - 06:59 pm

Moscow: Russian lawmakers on Tuesday backed a bill that would ban soldiers from using smartphones while on duty to post online or give...

May to ask MPs for more time on Brexit talks 12 Feb 2019 - 03:24 pm

London: Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday will plead with MPs to give her more time for talks with EU officials on her...

George Clooney says Meghan being harassed just like Diana 12 Feb 2019 - 03:22 pm

Los Angeles: The media are harassing Meghan Markle just as they did Princess Diana, who was killed in a car crash while being...

Rare tram collision in Paris suburb injures 12 12 Feb 2019 - 12:49 pm

Nanterre: French rail authorities said Tuesday they were investigating the cause of a rare tram collision in a Paris suburb which injured 12...

Outrage as swastikas, 'Jews' scrawled on French Jewish symbols 11 Feb 2019 - 09:50 pm

Paris: A tree planted in a Paris suburb in memory of a young Jewish man who was tortured to death in 2006 has...

Pompeo warns Hungary not to let Russia divide West 11 Feb 2019 - 07:02 pm

Budapest: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Hungary on Monday that Russia was seeking to divide the West, while his Hungarian counterpart...

Macedonia prepares for name change by removing signs 11 Feb 2019 - 02:15 pm

SKOPJE, Macedonia: Authorities in Macedonia have begun removing official signs from government buildings to prepare for its new name: North Macedonia. "Government of...

Thousands join right-wing rally in Madrid, demand PM resign 10 Feb 2019 - 10:28 pm

BARCELONA, Spain: Tens of thousands of people joined a right-wing rally in Spain's capital Sunday to demand that Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez step...

Talks collapse on border deal as US gov't shutdown looms 10 Feb 2019 - 10:28 pm

WASHINGTON: Talks on border security funding collapsed after Democratic and Republican lawmakers clashed over immigrant detention policy as they worked to avert another...

Hungary's Orban vows defence of 'Christian' Europe 10 Feb 2019 - 08:23 pm

Budapest: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban launched his European elections campaign Sunday calling for voters to defend "Christian" nations against immigration, which he...

German migrant rescue ship renamed after tragic toddler 10 Feb 2019 - 07:59 pm

Palma, Spain: A German migrant rescue ship which operates in the Mediterranean was renamed Sunday after Alan Kurdi, a three-year-old Syrian refugee boy...

Thousands protest in Madrid against government's Catalonia policy 10 Feb 2019 - 03:36 pm

MADRID: Thousands of people demonstrated in Madrid on Sunday against Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's proposed talks to ease political tensions in Catalonia,...

Ukraine detains dozens of far-right activists in Kiev 10 Feb 2019 - 02:21 pm

KIEV, Ukraine: Several dozen far-right activists in Ukraine have been detained after clashes with police in the capital of Kiev. Far-right activists on...