World / Europe

Father charged over 'acid attack' on UK three-year-old 25 Jul 2018 - 10:27 pm

London: Five men appeared in a British court on Wednesday over a suspected acid attack on a three-year-old boy, including the victim's own...

"Armageddon" fire in Greece kills at least 80, many missing 25 Jul 2018 - 02:34 pm

ATHENS: The death toll from a fire which ripped through a Greek coastal town stood at 80 on Wednesday, with dozens of people...

Italian MP in hot water over preferring sailing to parliament 24 Jul 2018 - 09:55 pm

Rome: An Italian sailing champion turned MP faced a wave of criticism Tuesday after he justified his frequent absence from parliament by insisting...

Theresa May hosts reception for divers who rescued Thai children 24 Jul 2018 - 09:35 pm

LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May hosted a reception on Tuesday for the British divers who were involved in the rescue of 12 schoolboys...

Flames ravage Greek seaside as wildfires kill 74 24 Jul 2018 - 06:16 pm

Athens: Raging wildfires killed 74 people including small children in Greece, devouring homes and forests as terrified residents fled to the sea to...

Wildfire kills at least 50 near Athens, families flee to beaches 24 Jul 2018 - 11:36 am

MATI, Greece: A wildfire killed at least 50 people and injured scores more as it swept through a small resort town near Athens,...

Lawmakers urge reform in Northern Ireland as more women seek abortions abroad 23 Jul 2018 - 09:24 pm

LONDON: British and Irish parliamentarians have called for "urgent" reform to Northern Ireland's highly restrictive abortion law after a surge in the number...

Thousands of British families homeless despite being in work 23 Jul 2018 - 09:24 pm

LONDON: More than half of homeless families in Britain now have at least one adult in work after a sharp rise in the...

Russia detains six prison guards after video circulates showing torture of inmate 23 Jul 2018 - 08:10 pm

MOSCOW: Russian authorities detained six prison guards on Monday after a video circulated online that shows at least 10 guards torturing and beating...

Britain on heatwave alert as rare hot spell continues 23 Jul 2018 - 07:30 pm

LONDON: Britain is experiencing a severe heatwave which has prompted its national weather service to issue an alert for people to 'stay out...

Greek residents told "just leave" as wildfire rages near Athens 23 Jul 2018 - 07:20 pm

Kineta: Greek authorities urged residents of a coastal region west of Athens to abandon their homes as a massive wildfire raged uncontrolled on...

Sweden faces 'extreme' fire risk in coming days 23 Jul 2018 - 07:09 pm

Stockholm: Sweden warned Monday of an "extreme" risk of fresh forest fires as much of Scandinavia baked in a heatwave and dozens of...

Britain's new foreign minister Hunt warns of no-deal Brexit risk 23 Jul 2018 - 12:59 pm

BERLIN: Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Monday there was a risk of Britain crashing out of the European Union without a...

Spanish ship returns home after dramatic migrant rescue 21 Jul 2018 - 07:35 pm

Palma, Spain: Two vessels of a Spanish NGO involved in rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean arrived in the Spanish port of Palma on...

Spain's conservatives swing to the right with new leader 21 Jul 2018 - 07:24 pm

MADRID: Spain's conservatives shifted to the right on Saturday, electing a traditionalist as leader as they seek to re-establish a clear political identity...