World / Europe

Greek election front-runner keeps campaign unusually low-key 04 Jul 2019 - 08:46 pm

LAVRIO, Greece: On an exhaustive tour of Greece's blue collar towns and city suburbs, Kyriakos Mitsotakis has a spring in his step. It's...

Pakistan's street cricketers bring game to life in Greece 04 Jul 2019 - 12:33 pm

Athens: In a barren Athens parking lot, young Pakistanis get in position for a game of cricket. On one end of the dust-covered...

One tourist killed in Stromboli volcano eruption 04 Jul 2019 - 10:26 am

Rome: A volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli erupted dramatically on Wednesday, killing a hiker and sending tourists fleeing into the sea....

Russia, after three days, says submarine hit by fire was nuclear-powered 04 Jul 2019 - 10:06 am

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin disclosed on Thursday for the first time that a top-secret military submarine hit by a fatal fire three...

As families flee Paris, fingers point at Airbnb 04 Jul 2019 - 09:44 am

Paris: The bells will ring for the last time this week at Vaugirard elementary school in central Paris, the latest school in the...

Wave of shootings in Sweden as gangs settle scores 04 Jul 2019 - 08:19 am

Stockholm: Honour, debts, and prestige are serving as the pretext for an increasing number of deadly shootings that challenge the ideals of equality...

EU Commission nominee seeks parliament support after top jobs wrangle 03 Jul 2019 - 08:49 pm

STRASBOURG: European Union governments' surprise nominee for president of their executive, Germany's Ursula von der Leyen, sought support in the bloc's parliament on...

Stromboli volcano in violent eruption off Sicily 03 Jul 2019 - 08:49 pm

ROME: A volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli erupted on Wednesday, releasing hot trapped magma in a powerful explosion, killing one person...

Italy ducks EU disciplinary action on deficit 03 Jul 2019 - 03:30 pm

Brussels: The European Commission said Wednesday it has for now decided against taking disciplinary action against Italy over its high public deficit after...

German migrant rescue ship captain moved to secret location after threats 03 Jul 2019 - 11:58 am

BERLIN: The German captain of a rescue charity ship who angered Italy's interior minister by bringing African migrants to an Italian island has...

Italian judge says German migrant rescue captain free to go 02 Jul 2019 - 11:15 pm

Rome: An Italian judge said Tuesday that Sea-Watch 3 captain Carola Rackete was free to go, three days after her arrest for docking...

From Bundeswehr to Brussels: EU nominee Von der Leyen has steep learning curve 02 Jul 2019 - 11:15 pm

BERLIN: Polyglot Ursula von der Leyen's nomination as European Commission chief aims to prevent the European Union from splintering, but her patchy record...

Full results of Ukraine reforms to take years to be seen: finance minister 02 Jul 2019 - 11:15 pm

TORONTO: It will take years for the full effects of reforms to be seen in Ukraine, where the government is trying to cast...

Charles Michel, Belgium's compromise craftsman 02 Jul 2019 - 08:47 pm

Brussels: Charles Michel, named on Tuesday to succeed Donald Tusk as head of the European Council, has been Prime Minister of Belgium since...

EU's Tusk says of top jobs deal: "After all, Europe is a woman" 02 Jul 2019 - 08:47 pm

BRUSSELS: European Union leaders agreed on Tuesday to name France's Christine Lagarde as the new head of the European Central Bank and sealed...

$Leaders hope the decision to nominate two women, Lagarde and German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen, (pictured) to the top of EU decision-making for the first time will send a positive message and repair damage wrought by such a fractious summit, di$

France's June heatwave at least '5 times more likely' with climate change 02 Jul 2019 - 06:32 pm

Paris: The record-breaking heatwave that gripped France last week was made at least five times more likely by climate change, scientists said Tuesday...

Paris says tourist buses no longer welcome in city centre 02 Jul 2019 - 04:24 pm

PARIS: Paris aims to ban tourist buses from the city centre to spur visitors to walk, cycle or take public transport, tackling complaints...

Macron proposes Lagarde to head ECB in push to end EU jobs deadlock 02 Jul 2019 - 04:07 pm

Brussels: President Emmanuel Macron sought to break a deadlock on Tuesday over assigning the EU's top jobs by proposing France's Christine Lagarde, now...