World / Europe

British PM meets Juncker on eve of Brexit summit 24 Nov 2018 - 08:46 pm

Brussels: British Prime Minister Theresa May met with EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels on Saturday, for final talks ahead of a...

Italy, on trail of Mafia boss, seizes villas, yacht and more 24 Nov 2018 - 06:23 pm

ROME: Anti-Mafia authorities in Sicily on the trail of the No. 1 fugitive Mafia boss have confiscated 1.5 billion euros ($1.32 billion) in...

UK transport policeman stabbed in London 24 Nov 2018 - 02:48 pm

LONDON: Officials say a man has been arrested after a British Transport Police officer was stabbed outside a train station in east London....

French tax rebels to try to block Paris in fight with Macron 24 Nov 2018 - 12:36 pm

Paris: Demonstrators who have blocked French roads over the past week dressed in high-visibility jackets were set to cause another day of disruption...

May heads to Brussels as Spain threatens Brexit summit 24 Nov 2018 - 09:55 am

Brussels: British Prime Minister Theresa May was headed back to Brussels on Saturday to defend the planned Brexit divorce deal even as Spain...

Kosovo police arrest 4 Serbs, sparking protests in the north 23 Nov 2018 - 05:25 pm

PRISTINA, Kosovo: Tensions in Kosovo rose again Friday after police arrested three ethnic Serbs, including two police officers, early Friday on suspicion of...

Spain demands written UK promise on Gibraltar veto 23 Nov 2018 - 05:25 pm

Brussels: Spain urged Britain on Friday to put in writing a promise that it agrees Madrid will have a veto over any future...

A look at unusual past referendums in Switzerland 23 Nov 2018 - 05:25 pm

GENEVA: Unlike other countries, Switzerland regularly gives its voters a direct say on issues large and small, and sometimes outlandish or quirky. Sunday's...

Macedonia, Greece say progress made on school books talks 23 Nov 2018 - 05:03 pm

THESSALONIKI, Greece: Senior officials from Greece and neighbor Macedonia say progress has been made in talks to revise school books in the two...

UK releases new clips of Russian nerve agent attack suspects 23 Nov 2018 - 12:58 pm

London, British police have released CCTV footage of two suspected Russian intelligence agents walking toward Sergei Skripal's home on the day of the...

Draft Brexit agreement 'right deal for the UK': May 22 Nov 2018 - 04:46 pm

London: Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday hailed a draft Brexit agreement for future ties between London and Brussels as "the right deal"...

UK and EU agree on future relations after Brexit 22 Nov 2018 - 02:08 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union and Britain have agreed on a draft declaration on the future of their political relations after Brexit, European Council...

German nurse on trial over 100 killings addresses relatives 22 Nov 2018 - 02:00 pm

BERLIN: A former nurse accused of killing 100 patients at two hospitals in northern Germany has addressed the families of his victims and...

Chief of Russia's military intelligence agency dies 22 Nov 2018 - 01:46 pm

Moscow: Russia's military intelligence chief who oversaw a series of notorious operations abroad has died after a long illness, with Moscow praising him...

Who brings olive oil to Portugal? Police foil smuggler's ploy 22 Nov 2018 - 08:47 am

Lisbon: Who would bring a suitcase full of olive oil to Portugal, one of the world's biggest producers of the stuff? Police at...

Italy arrests Egyptian accused of backing Islamic State 21 Nov 2018 - 03:39 pm

ROME: Italian authorities have arrested an Egyptian man accused of supporting the Islamic State and planning go to fight himself, saying he used...

Merkel rebuffs German nationalists over migration pact 21 Nov 2018 - 02:49 pm

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday rejected calls from nationalist lawmakers for Germany to drop its support for a U.N.-backed agreement on migration....

German police conduct anti-terror drill at Cologne airport 21 Nov 2018 - 11:20 am

BERLIN: German police have conducted a large-scale anti-terror drill at Cologne-Bonn airport, in the west of the country, amid ongoing concerns about the...