World / Europe

Ukraine rebels agree to new armistice 23 Dec 2016 - 08:42 pm

Kiev: A top Ukrainian insurgent said yesterday the rebels had agreed to an indefinite ceasefire negotiated by Russia and Ukraine that would go...

Berlin truck attack suspect Anis Amri killed in Milan police shootout 23 Dec 2016 - 08:31 pm

MILAN: The Tunisian man suspected in a deadly attack on a Christmas market in Berlin was killed early Friday in a shootout with...

'We're not at war', stoic Germans say after Berlin attack 23 Dec 2016 - 01:22 pm

Berlin: The Berlin attack may have rattled nerves but, mindful of their own dark history, Germans are resisting calls for a security overhaul...

Berlin truck attack suspect shot dead in Milan: Italian media 23 Dec 2016 - 12:50 pm

BERLIN/MILAN: A man believed to be the suspect in the Berlin Christmas market truck attack was killed in a shoot-out in a suburb...

On Irish border, shopkeepers fight Brexit fallout 23 Dec 2016 - 12:15 pm

Dundalk, Ireland: In the wake of the Brexit referendum earthquake, few people felt the aftershocks as keenly as the shopkeepers of Dundalk, a...

Russia says Trump better partner on Syria than Obama - Ifax 23 Dec 2016 - 12:10 pm

MOSCOW: Russia is not in touch with the incoming U.S. administration over Syria, but Moscow sees Donald Trump as a better partner to...

German police suspect Christmas market attacker still in Berlin - media 23 Dec 2016 - 10:58 am

BERLIN: The Tunisian suspected of killing 12 people at a Berlin Christmas market was filmed by police in the city shortly after the...

Restoration in progress 23 Dec 2016 - 03:34 am

Russia bids farewell to slain envoy 23 Dec 2016 - 03:30 am

Moscow: Russia staged a sombre funeral ceremony yesterday for Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey who was shot dead in Ankara by...

Berlin market reopens; hunt for attacker goes on 23 Dec 2016 - 03:22 am

Berlin: The Berlin Christmas market that was ripped apart by a deadly truck attack reopened yesterday in a signal of the German capital's...

Opinion: Berlin attack exposes a deportation problem 23 Dec 2016 - 03:19 am

The story of Anis Amri, the man sought in connection with Monday’s terror attack in Berlin, shows clearly that Europe, and Germany in...

Opinion: Yes, 2016 was bad and next year could be worse 23 Dec 2016 - 03:17 am

The killing of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey on Monday evening might have prompted knee-jerk comparisons to the 1914 assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand,...

Russia alcohol poisoning toll at 72 23 Dec 2016 - 02:10 am

Moscow: Local health officials in Russia's Siberia say the number of people who have died from drinking a bath lotion that contained methanol...

Poland rejects EU warning on constitutional court crisis 23 Dec 2016 - 02:08 am

Warsaw: Poland's foreign ministry yesterday dismissed the EU's latest warning that changes to the country's constitutional court pose a serious challenge to the...

OSCE warns of rise in Ukraine violence 23 Dec 2016 - 02:07 am

Kiev: A top monitor for the conflict in Ukraine warned yesterday that a "massive upsurge in violence" has pushed fighting between Kiev's forces...

Prince Charles alerts of return to 'dark days 23 Dec 2016 - 02:07 am

London: Britain's Prince Charles warned against intolerance towards refugees fleeing religious persecution yesterday, saying the rising tide of populism was reminiscent of the...

Rise of far-right “idiots” may hit aid and refugees, say laureates, leaders 22 Dec 2016 - 09:30 pm

NEW DELHI: The rise of far-right politics across the world may hit already scant foreign aid, increase tensions between communities and countries, and...