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Ghosn closer to release as Tokyo court grants bail request 05 Mar 2019 - 02:52 pm

Carlos Ghosn finally won Japanese court approval for bail after more than 100 days in jail, but his release remains in doubt after...

British PM May's top lawyer heads to Brussels in last-ditch Brexit bid 05 Mar 2019 - 12:35 pm

LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May's top government lawyer heads to Brussels on Tuesday, a last-ditch bid to secure changes to a Brexit deal...

Airlines stall in tackling climate change - investor group 05 Mar 2019 - 10:58 am

OSLO: Airlines are doing too little in the fight against global warming, a study funded by investors with $13 trillion of assets under...

UK, EU to hold more Brexit talks as May woos opposition 04 Mar 2019 - 07:41 pm

LONDON: Senior European Union and British officials were set to hold more Brexit talks less than a month before the United Kingdom is...

Two more teenagers killed at weekend as knife murders in Britain soar 04 Mar 2019 - 05:41 pm

LONDON: Two teenagers were killed in knife attacks in Britain over the weekend, bringing the total number of people killed in stabbings this...

Ukraine president fires ally over army corruption scandal 04 Mar 2019 - 04:54 pm

Kiev: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Monday he had fired a close ally and defence official over a corruption scandal, seeking to distance...

Finland wants EU to agree plan for net-zero carbon footprint 04 Mar 2019 - 02:35 pm

BRUSSELS: Finland wants the European Union to agree to achieve a net-zero carbon footprint by 2050, Environment Minister Kimmo Tiilikainen said on Monday...

Brexit bribe? UK PM May unveils $2.1 billion fund for Brexit-backing towns 04 Mar 2019 - 10:50 am

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May will on Monday set out plans for a 1.6 billion pound ($2.11 billion) fund to help to...

Hungary's Orban: European party opponents 'useful idiots' 03 Mar 2019 - 10:47 pm

BERLIN: Hungary's populist prime minister described members of a European Parliament group calling for his party's expulsion as "useful idiots," saying in an...

UK man held after egging Jeremy Corbyn 03 Mar 2019 - 09:11 pm

LONDON: A man has been arrested after allegedly throwing an egg to Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Sunday while he was visiting...

Eurosceptic far right challenges mainstream in Estonia vote 03 Mar 2019 - 07:33 pm

Tallinn: Estonians voted in a general election Sunday with the centre-left coalition fighting for survival in a duel with its traditional liberal rivals...

Italy's Democrats vote for new leader to revive faded party 03 Mar 2019 - 05:10 pm

ROME: Members of Italy's Democratic Party voted for a new leader Sunday in hope of reversing their party's slumping popularity. The primary vote...

France's 'yellow vest' protest numbers sharply down, govt figures show 02 Mar 2019 - 09:49 pm

PARIS: Turnout for a 16th round of "yellow vest" protests in France on Saturday was half the previous week's levels and marches were...

Eight hurt in aborted take-off at London airport 02 Mar 2019 - 02:00 pm

London, Eight people suffered minor injuries during an aborted take-off at London Stansted Airport, causing flights to be suspended for around three hours....

Boris Johnson says new EU vote would unleash British 'anger' 02 Mar 2019 - 10:41 am

New Delhi, Britain's Brexit champion Boris Johnson on Saturday hit out at mounting calls for a second referendum on European Union membership predicting...

Flights grounded at London's Stansted after plane takeoff aborted 02 Mar 2019 - 12:28 am

Flights were suspended at London's Stansted airport after an Airbus A320 plane suffered an engine failure and the flight was aborted on the...

Hungary's Orban faces revolt in EU parliamentary grouping 01 Mar 2019 - 10:05 pm

BRUSSELS: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was facing a groundswell of revolt Friday from allied center-right parties that want to kick him out...