World / Europe

Top Ukrainian rebel official killed in car bomb 04 Feb 2017 - 03:33 pm

Kiev: The top military official of a self-proclaimed separatist republic in eastern Ukraine was killed by car bomb Saturday, the latest victim of...

Louvre suspect's condition 'no longer life-threatening': source 04 Feb 2017 - 03:25 pm

Paris: The condition of a man who was shot after attacking troops at the Louvre in Paris has improved and is "no longer...

France: Louvre attack suspect '29-year-old Egyptian' 04 Feb 2017 - 09:34 am

PARIS: The suspect who allegedly carried out a knife attack on Friday against soldiers at the entrance of a shopping mall linked to...

Clashes claim more lives in Ukraine 03 Feb 2017 - 09:01 pm

Avdiivka, Ukraine: Clashes between Ukrainian forces and Moscow-backed rebels left two more dead in a flashpoint town yesterday and four others elsewhere in...

Off to a new journey 03 Feb 2017 - 09:00 pm

Machete attacker shot at Louvre in Paris 03 Feb 2017 - 08:59 pm

Paris: A French soldier patrolling at the Louvre museum shot and seriously injured a machete-wielding attacker yesterday, thrusting security and the terror threat...

Romania’s ombudsman challenges graft decree in Constitutional Court 03 Feb 2017 - 08:53 pm

Bucharest: Romania’s ombudsman went to Constitutional Court yesterday to challenge a government decree that decriminalises some graft offences, a move that has caused...

Swedish MP charged over club fracas 03 Feb 2017 - 08:45 pm

Stockholm: A SWEDISH far-right lawmaker was charged with assault yesterday after a fight outside a club in Stockholm last year, public prosecutors said....

Swedish deputy PM mocks Trump with all-female photo 03 Feb 2017 - 07:00 pm

Stockholm: Sweden's deputy prime minister, Isabella Lovin, on Friday published a photograph of herself signing a climate bill surrounded by her closest female...

Ukraine leader says will hold referendum on joining NATO 02 Feb 2017 - 01:38 pm

Berlin: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he wants to hold a referendum on his conflict-torn country joining NATO, in comments to a German...

Europe lifts ban on Iraqi Airways entering airspace 02 Feb 2017 - 12:01 pm

BAGHDAD: The European Aviation Safety Agency has lifted a ban on Iraqi Airways entering European airspace, Iraq's transport minister Kadhim al-Hamami told state...

'They keep their promises': French town smitten with far right 01 Feb 2017 - 07:44 pm

Hénin-Beaumont, France: France's National Front (FN) is promoting the depressed former coalmining town of Henin-Beaumont as a showcase for far-right rule ahead of...

France’s scandal-hit Fillon decries plot to end presidential bid 01 Feb 2017 - 05:10 pm

PARIS: Conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon denounced a scandal engulfing his campaign as a plot by France’s ruling Socialists on Wednesday, asking backers...

Russia charges cyber security expert, FSB officers with treason-lawyer 01 Feb 2017 - 04:53 pm

MOSCOW: Russian authorities have charged two officers in the Federal Security Service and an employee of cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab with committing...

Cyprus leaders seek new UN summit in early March-envoy 01 Feb 2017 - 02:56 pm

ATHENS: The leaders of ethnically-split Cyprus have asked the United Nations to prepare for a new peace conference in early March with guarantor...

Over 5,000 migrants cross Mediterranean to Europe in 2017 01 Feb 2017 - 12:23 pm

Rome: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that 5,483 migrants, including refugees, entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 29 January. Over...

21,000 refugees in Greece need international protection 01 Feb 2017 - 11:59 am

ATHENS: More than 21,000 refugees stranded in Greece require international protection, according to government data published Tuesday. Since Greece’s asylum service began operating...