World / Europe

Berlin voters express discontent with chaotic status quo 12 Feb 2023 - 09:13 pm

Berlin: The city of Berlin on Sunday held a court-ordered rerun of a chaotic 2021 state election that was marred by severe glitches...

Cyprus ex-foreign minister Christodoulides elected president 12 Feb 2023 - 08:55 pm

Nicosia: Cyprus voters on Sunday elected the former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides as the next president of the small EU member state, with...

Man, 19, charged in violent protest outside UK asylum hotel 12 Feb 2023 - 08:28 pm

London: British police charged a 19-year-old man on Sunday with violent disorder and assault in connection with a protest outside a hotel housing...

Mass protest demands better health care in Madrid 12 Feb 2023 - 08:07 pm

Madrid: More than 250,000 people demonstrated on Sunday in Madrid in support of the capital region's ailing public health service, which is suffering...

Cyprus votes for new president in tight run-off election 12 Feb 2023 - 07:49 pm

Nicosia: Cyprus went to the polls on Sunday for a tight presidential runoff between two career diplomats seeking the top post in the...

Neutral Austria under pressure to get tougher on Russia 12 Feb 2023 - 07:14 pm

Vienna: Austria has come under heavy criticism for granting visas that will allow sanctioned Russian lawmakers to attend a Vienna meeting of the...

France hits out at 'Black Panther' over depiction of its army 12 Feb 2023 - 07:02 pm

Paris: Paris' defence minister on Sunday condemned the latest instalment of Marvel's Black Panther franchise, which depicts French troops caught trying to steal...

Pressure mounts on BBC chair after report on Johnson loan 12 Feb 2023 - 05:07 pm

London: BBC Chairman Richard Sharp made "significant errors of judgment” in failing to disclose his role in a loan to former UK Prime...

British crime boss nabbed in Thailand after years on run 12 Feb 2023 - 11:16 am

Bangkok: A British crime boss has been arrested in Thailand after five years on the run, Thai police said Sunday. Richard Wakeling fled...

Scholz’s SPD Party facing election setback in pepeat Berlin vote 12 Feb 2023 - 10:10 am

Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party is expected to suffer a setback in Sunday’s election in Berlin in what would be a blow to...

Wagner owner says war in Ukraine could drag on for years 12 Feb 2023 - 12:22 am

KYIV: The owner of the Russian Wagner Group private military contractor actively involved in the fighting in Ukraine has predicted that the war...

Assange supporters hold London 'carnival' against extradition 11 Feb 2023 - 11:33 pm

London: Several hundred supporters of jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Saturday launched a carnival-themed march through central London calling for his release...

Nearly 1 million French march in 4th day of pension protests 11 Feb 2023 - 10:11 pm

PARIS: Police were out in force across France on Saturday as protesters held a sometimes restive fourth round of nationwide demonstrations against President...

Seven whales wash up dead on Cyprus 11 Feb 2023 - 08:27 pm

Nicosia: The Cyprus government is investigating how seven whales mysteriously washed up dead on the rugged shoreline of the island's north coast, authorities...

East Germany's last communist leader dies at 95 11 Feb 2023 - 06:30 pm

BERLIN: Hans Modrow, who served as East Germany's last communist leader during a turbulent tenure that ended in the country's first and only...

Finnish president wants Finland, Sweden in NATO by summer 11 Feb 2023 - 06:15 pm

HELSINKI: The Finnish president said in an interview published on Saturday that he trusts that Finland and Sweden will be admitted into NATO...

Fourth day of pension reform protests to hit France 11 Feb 2023 - 01:14 pm

Paris: France is bracing itself for a fourth round of nationwide protests against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to reform pensions Saturday, but strikes...