World / Europe

Catalan separatist wanted by Spain vows to return 27 Jul 2024 - 06:19 pm

Madrid: Exiled Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont on Saturday vowed to return to Spain to attend a regional presidential debate expected in a...

Paris 2024 Olympics: China wins first gold medal in air rifle shooting 27 Jul 2024 - 04:48 pm

Paris:China won the first gold medal of the Paris 2024 Olympics, after winning the 10-meter air rifle mixed team event held Saturday morning....

France suffers second day of sabotage train delays 27 Jul 2024 - 04:02 pm

Paris: Tens of thousands of rail passengers struggled through a second day of cancelled trains Saturday as investigators tracked saboteurs who paralysed the...

Upset bishops and mixed reviews for Paris Olympics ceremony 27 Jul 2024 - 03:35 pm

Paris: French bishops complained on Saturday about the "scenes of derision and mockery of Christianity" during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic...

Seven out of 10 French high speed trains to run Saturday after sabotage 27 Jul 2024 - 11:19 am

Paris: Seven out of 10 French high speed trains will run Saturday on three key routes, a day after saboteurs paralysed much of...

Japan's Sado mines added to World Heritage list 27 Jul 2024 - 09:26 am

New Delhi:A network of mines on a Japanese island infamous for using conscripted wartime labour was added to UNESCO's World Heritage register Saturday...

'Windmill love' sees Dutch artist become mill operator 27 Jul 2024 - 08:57 am

Rucphen, Netherlands: Dutch artist Peet Wessels might not call it an obsession, but with over 100 images of windmills in her home, it's...

Ukraine court orders detention of suspect in murder of nationalist ex-MP 26 Jul 2024 - 09:00 pm

Kyiv, Ukraine: A Ukrainian court on Friday remanded an 18-year-old man in custody over the murder of a nationalist former lawmaker, state media...

Turkiye and Germany in spicy feud over Doner kebab 26 Jul 2024 - 07:54 pm

Berlin: A spicy row has erupted between Turkiye and Germany over what constitutes aDonerkebab, with Berlin objecting to a Turkish push for protected...

UK court convicts 'slapping therapist' on manslaughter charge 26 Jul 2024 - 07:49 pm

London: An alternative healer was on Friday found guilty of the manslaughter by gross negligence of a diabetic woman who died from medical...

UK police officer faces 'criminal' probe after video of violent arrest 26 Jul 2024 - 06:01 pm

London: The UK's police watchdog on Friday said it had launched a criminal probe into an incident caught on video in which an...

European medicines watchdog rejects new Alzheimer's drug 26 Jul 2024 - 05:44 pm

The Hague: Europe's medicines watchdog on Friday rejected a marketing request for a new Alzheimer's disease treatment, saying the risks of the medicine's...

Russian birth rate 'disastrous', Kremlin says 26 Jul 2024 - 05:39 pm

Moscow: The Kremlin said Friday that it was "working hard" to reverse declining birth rates in Russia, warning that "disastrous" demographic trends were...

One in four Eurostar trains cancelled 26 Jul 2024 - 03:47 pm

Paris: Around 25 percent of trains on the Eurostar network, whose routes include Paris-London, were cancelled Friday following massive sabotage against the French...

Spain train driver jailed 2.5 years over deadly 2013 crash 26 Jul 2024 - 02:39 pm

Madrid: A Spanish court on Friday sentenced a train driver and ex-safety director to 2.5 years in prison over a 2013 crash that...

One killed, two missing in Bulgaria fireworks blasts 26 Jul 2024 - 11:52 am

Sofia, Bulgaria: A series of blasts at six fireworks warehouses near Bulgaria's capital Sofia killed one person and severely injured another, the interior...