World / Europe

Rare tiger gets acquainted with new home at London Zoo 02 Feb 2019 - 09:43 pm

LONDON: A rare Sumatran tiger is getting acquainted with his new home after arriving at the London Zoo this week. Asim, from Ree...

Russia suspends nuclear missile treaty after US move 02 Feb 2019 - 03:39 pm

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Russia was suspending its participation in a key Cold War-era missile treaty in a mirror response...

Putin says Russia suspending missile treaty after US move 02 Feb 2019 - 01:41 pm

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Russia was suspending its participation in a key Cold War-era missile treaty in a mirror response...

Thousands skip school for 4th climate march in Brussels 31 Jan 2019 - 04:38 pm

BRUSSELS: Ten of thousands of teenagers in Belgium skipped school for the fourth week in a row Thursday in an attempt to push...

Spain-bound cocaine seized in Italy is largest in 25 years 31 Jan 2019 - 02:50 pm

MADRID: Authorities in Spain and Italy say they have seized a container concealing 2.1 tons of Barcelona-bound cocaine in the Italian port of...

French chef who slammed 'yellow vest' violence hit by restaurant blaze 29 Jan 2019 - 11:00 pm

Toulouse, France: French investigators said Tuesday they were investigating whether arsonists started a fire next to a Michelin-starred restaurant because its chef had...

Ireland ready to tap range of emergency aid in no-deal Brexit: PM 29 Jan 2019 - 10:59 pm

DUBLIN: Ireland has alerted the European Commission that it will seek emergency aid in the event of a no-deal Brexit and is considering...

Italy's Salvini defends himself from possible charges 29 Jan 2019 - 02:56 pm

MILAN: Italy's interior minister has written a letter to leading daily Corriere della Sera saying the country's Senate should not approve a judicial...

France's 'yellow vests' suffer early European election setback 29 Jan 2019 - 01:32 pm

Paris: France's "yellow vests" suffered the first setback to their ambitions to contest May's European elections after one of 10 candidates and their...

EU parliamentarians to back visa-free travel for Britons after Brexit 29 Jan 2019 - 12:48 pm

BRUSSELS: A European Parliament committee is expected to propose on Tuesday that Britons enjoy visa-free travel to Europe after Brexit, regardless of whether...

French authorities reject Ford plant closure plan 29 Jan 2019 - 11:44 am

Bordeaux, French authorities have rejected a plan put forward by US auto-maker Ford to close one of its plants, giving a Franco-Belgian equipment...

Macron presses Egypt on human rights during visit 28 Jan 2019 - 04:37 pm

CAIRO: French President Emmanuel Macron said he encouraged respect for human rights when he met Monday with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who is...

Facebook to set up two regional centers for monitoring election content 28 Jan 2019 - 03:22 pm

Facebook Inc is planning to set up two new regional operations centers focused on monitoring election-related content in its Dublin and Singapore offices,...

Sicily police arrest 19 suspected drug ring members 28 Jan 2019 - 02:17 pm

ROME: Police in Sicily have arrested 19 persons from a suspected Nigerian drug ring based in a migrant housing complex. Catania police said...

Russian police find stolen painting, detain suspected thief 28 Jan 2019 - 09:15 am

MOSCOW: Russian police have recovered a painting by prominent artist Arkhip Kuindzhi stolen from a Moscow gallery on Sunday and detained the suspected...

Some 70,000 Brussels protesters demand action on climate 27 Jan 2019 - 09:29 pm

BRUSSELS: At least 70,000 people braved cold and rain in Brussels to demand the Belgian government and the European Union increase their efforts...

10,000 march in Paris against 'yellow vest' violence 27 Jan 2019 - 09:29 pm

Paris: More than 10,000 people marched through Paris on Sunday in protest at "yellow vest" violence during the anti-government demos that have have...