World / Europe

Merkel says more security needed on Chinese firms 05 Feb 2019 - 07:43 am

Tokyo: German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Tuesday for safeguards to ensure Chinese firms do not hand over private data to Beijing amid...

Seven dead in Paris building blaze: fire service 05 Feb 2019 - 07:33 am

Paris: Seven people died and another was seriously injured in a building fire in a wealthy Paris neighbourhood on Monday night, the fire...

Body visible in wreckage of plane carrying football player 04 Feb 2019 - 03:05 pm

LONDON: One body is visible in the seabed wreckage of a plane that went missing carrying Argentine football player Emiliano Sala and his...

Desperate Mongolians send children into countryside to escape choking winter smog 04 Feb 2019 - 11:02 am

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia has extended school winter holidays in the world's coldest capital and many families have sent children to live with relatives in...

One dead, three missing in Montenegro boating accident 03 Feb 2019 - 07:40 pm

Podgorica, Montenegro: A woman died and three people, including her son and husband, were missing Sunday after a small tourist boat capsized on...

Third suspect arrested in Belgium shooting 03 Feb 2019 - 04:49 pm

BRUSSELS: Police in Belgium arrested a third suspect for killing a person in a shooting in the city of Antwerp, local media said...

Bus crash south of Moscow kills 7, injures 32 others 03 Feb 2019 - 02:34 pm

MOSCOW: A bus crashed south of Moscow on Sunday, killing at least seven people, four of them children, and sending 32 others to...

UK trade minister says EU "irresponsible" to refuse to reopen Brexit deal 03 Feb 2019 - 01:03 pm

LONDON: It would be irresponsible for the European Union to refuse to reopen negotiations over Britain's exit deal, British trade minister Liam Fox...

Kosovo's parliament approves 2019 budget, avoids crisis 03 Feb 2019 - 12:07 pm

Pristina: Kosovo's parliament approved the 2019 budget on Sunday after an opposition party agreed to support the minority government two days after the...

Australian police disable, arrest man in airport standoff 03 Feb 2019 - 08:01 am

Canberra: A man who falsely claimed to have a bomb and menaced a woman with a knife forced the evacuation of Brisbane International...

Rare tiger gets acquainted with new home at London Zoo 02 Feb 2019 - 09:43 pm

LONDON: A rare Sumatran tiger is getting acquainted with his new home after arriving at the London Zoo this week. Asim, from Ree...

Russia suspends nuclear missile treaty after US move 02 Feb 2019 - 03:39 pm

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Russia was suspending its participation in a key Cold War-era missile treaty in a mirror response...

Putin says Russia suspending missile treaty after US move 02 Feb 2019 - 01:41 pm

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Russia was suspending its participation in a key Cold War-era missile treaty in a mirror response...

Thousands skip school for 4th climate march in Brussels 31 Jan 2019 - 04:38 pm

BRUSSELS: Ten of thousands of teenagers in Belgium skipped school for the fourth week in a row Thursday in an attempt to push...

Spain-bound cocaine seized in Italy is largest in 25 years 31 Jan 2019 - 02:50 pm

MADRID: Authorities in Spain and Italy say they have seized a container concealing 2.1 tons of Barcelona-bound cocaine in the Italian port of...

French chef who slammed 'yellow vest' violence hit by restaurant blaze 29 Jan 2019 - 11:00 pm

Toulouse, France: French investigators said Tuesday they were investigating whether arsonists started a fire next to a Michelin-starred restaurant because its chef had...

Ireland ready to tap range of emergency aid in no-deal Brexit: PM 29 Jan 2019 - 10:59 pm

DUBLIN: Ireland has alerted the European Commission that it will seek emergency aid in the event of a no-deal Brexit and is considering...

Italy's Salvini defends himself from possible charges 29 Jan 2019 - 02:56 pm

MILAN: Italy's interior minister has written a letter to leading daily Corriere della Sera saying the country's Senate should not approve a judicial...