World / Europe

Paris, Brussels call for car-free day in Europe 15 Sep 2018 - 01:44 pm

Paris: Europe should hold an annual car-free day in a bid to ease air pollution, the mayors of Paris and Brussels said Saturday...

G20 trade ministers say WTO reform 'urgent' as new Trump tariffs loom 15 Sep 2018 - 11:15 am

MAR DEL PLATA: Trade and investment ministers from G20 countries meeting in Argentina said there was an "urgent need" to improve the World...

Dutch ousted Russians for alleged spying attempt to hack Swiss government lab 14 Sep 2018 - 11:47 pm

GENEVA: Dutch authorities arrested and expelled two suspected Russian spies months ago for allegedly trying to hack a Swiss laboratory that conducts chemical...

Professor's stand in Rome 14 Sep 2018 - 11:47 pm

Alberto Maccaroni adjusts books at his stand called the "Professor's stand" in Rome, Italy September 14, 2018. Reuters/Max Rossi

German teenager arrested in gay club bomb attack plan 13 Sep 2018 - 02:53 pm

BERLIN: A German teenager has been arrested on suspicion he was planning an Islamic extremist bombing attack in the Frankfurt area, prosecutors said...

'No-deal' Brexit? Britain sets out the damage for consumers and business 13 Sep 2018 - 10:57 am

LONDON: Britain will publish advice to businesses and the public on Thursday about how to cope with the disruption that exiting the European...

Germany says it has reached migration deal with Italy 13 Sep 2018 - 10:50 am

BERLIN: Germany's interior minister says Italy has agreed to take back migrants who show up at the German-Austrian border after previously applying for...

Merkel: Germany must respond to chemical weapon use 12 Sep 2018 - 04:17 pm

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested Wednesday that Germany must be prepared to respond if chemical weapons are used in war zones, remarks that...

Belgrade airport reopens after Egyptair jet burst tires 12 Sep 2018 - 03:43 pm

BELGRADE, Serbia: Belgrade airport has reopened after an Egyptair jet burst tires and blocked the only runway. Airport authorities said numerous flights had...

Belongings of missing WikiLeaks associate Kamphuis found in Norway -police 12 Sep 2018 - 01:33 pm

OSLO: Norwegian police have found belongings of missing WikiLeaks associate Arjen Kamphuis at sea in northern Norway more than three weeks after he...

Merkel condemns far-right xenophobia, Nazi slogans 12 Sep 2018 - 12:00 pm

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned xenophobic attacks and the use of Nazi slogans in a robust speech to parliament on Wednesday after...

Juncker calls on EU to flex global muscle as US retreats 12 Sep 2018 - 11:05 am

STRASBOURG, The European Union should flex its potential strength as a world power as the United States under President Donald Trump pulls back...

Putin says Russia identified suspects in Novichok poisoning 12 Sep 2018 - 10:36 am

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia has identified the two men that Britain named as suspects in the poisoning of...

About 50 Conservative lawmakers discuss ousting UK PM May - BBC 12 Sep 2018 - 09:58 am

LONDON: A group of about 50 lawmakers in British Prime Minister Theresa May's government who oppose her proposals for a post-Brexit deal with...

Russia's Lavrov condemns US 'sanctions-first' diplomacy 12 Sep 2018 - 09:50 am

Vladivostok, Russia: Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov condemned US foreign policy on Wednesday, stoking tensions between the two powers by accusing Washington of...

Hungary, Austria reject UN criticism of anti-migration policies 11 Sep 2018 - 04:23 pm

Geneva: Hungary and Austria on Tuesday rejected criticism from the UN's new human rights chief over their migration policies, accusing her of spreading...