World / Europe

Merkel to testify before German parliament panel probing NSA 10 Feb 2017 - 10:17 pm

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to testify before a German parliamentary panel investigating US intelligence activities in the country. The inquiry...

French voters still want scandal-hit Fillon to step down from presidential race-poll 10 Feb 2017 - 09:38 am

PARIS: Seven out of 10 French voters want conservative presidential candidate Francoi Fillon to step down, an opinion poll by Odoxa for France...

History on paper 10 Feb 2017 - 01:04 am

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras urges end to Russia sanctions, eyeing trade 10 Feb 2017 - 12:48 am

Kiev, Ukraine: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, speaking in Kiev on Thursday, called for an end to Western sanctions on Russia over its...

Dutch royal couple pays tribute to Buchenwald victims 10 Feb 2017 - 12:46 am

BERLIN: The Dutch royal couple has visited the former Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald, placing white roses in memory of the victims. Some 280,000...

Explosion at French nuclear plant, 'no radiation risk' 10 Feb 2017 - 12:46 am

Caen, France: An explosion at a nuclear power plant on France's northwest coast on Thursday caused minor injuries, but the authorities said there...

Opinion: EU should invest in development & not security in Africa 10 Feb 2017 - 12:16 am

One year ago, 22-year-old Patrick left Douala, the largest city in Cameroon, to become a football star in Europe. A talented midfielder and...

German cops arrest two men suspected of planning attack 10 Feb 2017 - 12:01 am

Berlin: Some 450 German special commandos made 12 co-ordinated raids yesterday and arrested two men suspected of planning an imminent Islamist attack, police...

Journalist convicted for bringing Syrian boy to Sweden 09 Feb 2017 - 11:58 pm

Stockholm: A SWEDISH court yesterday found a TV journalist guilty of human trafficking for helping a Syrian boy migrate to the country and...

Trump to attend Nato summit in unfinished HQ 09 Feb 2017 - 11:58 pm

Brussels: Nato will host a summit of leaders including US President Donald Trump in May at its new Brussels headquarters, even though it...

Fillon seeks party unity amid scandal probe 09 Feb 2017 - 11:55 pm

Paris: French presidential candidate Francois Fillon pressed on with his scandal-hit campaign yesterday, seeking to rally his team, reverse opinion polls that show...

Over 2-metre glass security wall to shield Eiffel Tower 09 Feb 2017 - 11:55 pm

Paris: The Eiffel Tower, one of the world’s most famous landmarks, will get a glass wall built round its base under a plan...

Romanian justice minister resigns 09 Feb 2017 - 11:55 pm

Bucharest: Romanian Justice Minister Florin Iordache resigned yesterday after a decree on corruption that he had drafted triggered a week of mass street...

No proof of man abused with truncheon: Cops 09 Feb 2017 - 10:50 pm

Paris: An initial French police investigation has found insufficient evidence to support allegations that a 22-year-old black man was tortured with a police...

Italy & Tunisia strengthen migrant cooperation 09 Feb 2017 - 10:50 pm

Rome: ITALY and Tunisia yesterday signed a new partnership agreement that notably calls for stronger joint action against illegal migration. The deal, which...

Russia calls Nato moves in Baltics a threat 09 Feb 2017 - 10:50 pm

Moscow: Russia views the deployment of Nato troops and military hardware to the Baltic states, Poland and Germany as a threat and has...

Lords urged to back Brexit bill after MPs vote 09 Feb 2017 - 10:46 pm

London: Legislation empowering Prime Minister Theresa May to start Brexit negotiations moves to Britain’s House of Lords today—with ministers urging peers to do...

Lawyers for France's Fillon demand investigators drop 'illegal' probe 09 Feb 2017 - 07:30 pm

Paris: Lawyers for French presidential candidate Francois Fillon on Thursday called on prosecutors to drop their probe into payments received by his wife...