World / Europe

EU should copy US laws to prevent money laundering scandals -whistleblower' s lawyer 21 Nov 2018 - 10:26 am

COPENHAGEN, The European Union should harmonise whistleblower protection with the United States to avoid major money laundering scandals like the one in which...

Under-fire UN environment chief resigns 20 Nov 2018 - 08:44 pm

United Nations, United States: UN environment chief Erik Solheim resigned on Tuesday after an audit questioning his huge travel expenses triggered an outcry,...

May’s northern Irish ally faces pressure over Brexit 20 Nov 2018 - 05:42 pm

Theresa May depends on Arlene Foster to help save her Brexit deal. And Foster is facing pressure to cave -- even in her...

Italian officials: Migrant rescuers mishandled medical waste 20 Nov 2018 - 05:39 pm

ROME: Italian prosecutors have ordered the seizure of a migrant rescue ship and accused the aid group Doctors Without Borders of illegally disposing...

One dead, 44 hurt as landslide derails train in Spain 20 Nov 2018 - 12:43 pm

Barcelona: One person was killed and 44 others were injured, three seriously, on Tuesday when a commuter train derailed near Barcelona due to...

Northern Irish kingmakers send UK PM May a warning over Brexit deal 20 Nov 2018 - 11:27 am

LONDON: The Northern Irish kingmakers who prop up British Prime Minister Theresa May's government sent her a stark warning over her draft Brexit...

Farah to run 2019 London Marathon 20 Nov 2018 - 10:55 am

LONDON: European record holder Mo Farah is to run next year's London Marathon for the third time, organisers said on Tuesday. The multi-Olympic,...

Policeman stabbed in central Brussels, police say motive unclear 20 Nov 2018 - 10:53 am

BRUSSELS: A policeman was stabbed in central Brussels early on Tuesday in what a local newspaper said was an apparent Islamist militant attack...

Commuter train derails near Barcelona killing 1, injuring 6 20 Nov 2018 - 10:36 am

MADRID: Authorities in Spain say one person has died and six have been slightly injured after a landslide derailed a commuter train traveling...

US fails at UN to weaken measure on sexual harassment 19 Nov 2018 - 07:33 pm

United Nations, United States: The United States failed on Monday to water down a UN resolution on combatting sexual harassment and violence against...

Missing Japanese student in France 'probably suffocated': prosecutor 19 Nov 2018 - 04:10 pm

Besançon, France: A Japanese student who went missing in eastern France in 2016 was probably suffocated in her university room by her fugitive...

'Picasso' found under tree in Romania appears to be hoax 19 Nov 2018 - 03:01 pm

BUCHAREST, Romania: A Romanian novelist who thought she had found a painting by Pablo Picasso stolen from a museum in the Netherlands six...

Putin told Pence Russia did not meddle in vote: spokesman 19 Nov 2018 - 12:52 pm

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin denied any Russian involvement when US Vice President Mike Pence asked last week about meddling in the 2016 election,...

French fuel depots targeted as 'yellow vest' protesters persist 19 Nov 2018 - 12:29 pm

Paris, Protesters angry over high fuel prices blocked access to fuel depots and stopped traffic on major roads on Monday after the government...

UK Conservative lawmaker says PM May faces day of reckoning on Monday 19 Nov 2018 - 10:33 am

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a day of reckoning on Monday as mutinous lawmakers try to trigger a no-confidence vote over...

Feminist activists interrupt Franco memorial event in Madrid 18 Nov 2018 - 06:23 pm

MADRID: Spanish police have intervened to keep trouble from erupting at a rally marking the anniversary of military dictator Francisco Franco's death after...