World / Europe

Romania gov't advisor compares president to Hitler 03 Sep 2018 - 06:55 pm

Bucharest: A Romanian government advisor sparked outrage Monday after posting a video clip comparing the country's president to Hitler as political tensions simmer...

At least five dead after bus hits viaduct in Spain 03 Sep 2018 - 06:21 pm

Madrid: Five people died and 20 others were injured Monday when a bus crashed into the pillar of a viaduct in northern Spain,...

UK ex-minister Johnson slams prime minister's Brexit policy 03 Sep 2018 - 03:04 pm

LONDON: Former British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson slammed Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit policy in a newspaper column Monday, heightening speculation that he...

Phone ban rings in new French school year 03 Sep 2018 - 02:47 pm

Paris: Texting under the table should be a thing of the past after French children returned to class Monday following a nationwide ban...

Chagos Islands: international dispute and human drama 03 Sep 2018 - 10:05 am

Paris, Fifty years ago Britain separated the Chagos Islands from its colony Mauritius, expelling the entire population to make way for the installation...

Cyprus police intercept 36 Syrian migrants aboard boat 03 Sep 2018 - 12:00 am

NICOSIA, Cyprus: Cyprus police say they have intercepted 36 Syrian migrants, including 11 women and 14 children, after their boat was located off...

Tens of thousands mourn murdered Ukraine rebel 'hero' 02 Sep 2018 - 04:09 pm

Donetsk, Ukraine: Tens of thousands of mourners thronged the streets in Ukraine's rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Sunday to pay their final respects...

18 injured in German protests for and against migrants 02 Sep 2018 - 03:30 pm

Chemnitz, Germany: Eighteen people were injured as the anti-migrant far-right and counter-protesters held opposing rallies in the German city of Chemnitz, which was...

Thousands protest for and against migrants in tense German town 01 Sep 2018 - 09:52 pm

Chemnitz, Germany: Thousands of opponents and supporters of Germany's immigration policy marched Saturday through the eastern city of Chemnitz after a wave of...

9 injured in blaze at German refinery; hundreds evacuated 01 Sep 2018 - 04:08 pm

BERLIN: Nine people have been injured in a blaze at an oil refinery in Bavaria, and another 1,800 people living close by were...

Two US citizens hurt in Dutch knife attack as police probe terror link 01 Sep 2018 - 02:07 pm

Amsterdam: Two people who were seriously injured in a knife attack at Amsterdam's Central Station are US citizens, the US ambassador said Saturday,...

One dead, 18 injured as plane catches fire in Russia 01 Sep 2018 - 11:23 am

Moscow, One person died -- apparently of a heart attack -- and 18 people sought medical help when a plane skidded off a...

Explosion and fire in German refinery, eight injured: police 01 Sep 2018 - 09:49 am

Berlin: A fire erupted Saturday at a refinery in southern Germany following an explosion, injuring at least eight people and forcing authorities to...

British PM wraps up Africa tour with post-Brexit trade promises 31 Aug 2018 - 02:15 am

Nairobi: British Prime Minister Theresa May ended a three-nation tour of Africa in Kenya on Thursday, promising post-Brexit trade continuity and hoping to...

Norwegian minister steps down for wife's career 30 Aug 2018 - 03:50 pm

Oslo: Norway's transport minister said Thursday he was stepping down to allow his wife to further her medical career, in a move welcomed...

Greek ferry fire sends smoke billowing, but all aboard safe 30 Aug 2018 - 01:55 am

ATHENS, Greece: A fire broke out on a ferry sailing to the island of Crete from mainland Greece early Wednesday, forcing hundreds of...

Macron says he's enemy number one for Orban, Salvini 30 Aug 2018 - 01:44 am

Copenhagen: French President Emmanuel Macron upped his war of words with the nationalist leaders of Italy and Hungary on Wednesday, saying they were...