World / Europe

WWII bomb defused in Germany after 18,500 evacuated 26 Aug 2018 - 05:00 pm

Frankfurt am Main: A German bomb disposal team on Sunday successfully defused an unexploded World War II bomb that had forced the evacuation...

Italy lets migrants off stranded boat as deal reached 26 Aug 2018 - 12:47 pm

Rome, Nearly 140 migrants who had been stranded on a boat at a port in Sicily were allowed to disembark early on Sunday...

UN rights body criticises sacking of veiled French nursery worker 25 Aug 2018 - 08:38 pm

Geneva: The United Nations' Human Rights Committee has criticised the 2008 sacking of a French nursery worker for refusing to remove her veil...

Fire near Zurich's main train station disrupts transport 25 Aug 2018 - 06:24 pm

BERLIN: A fire in a building near Zurich's main train station is disrupting traffic and transport in Switzerland's biggest city. The blaze in...

Italy allows some migrants off stranded boat amid EU row 25 Aug 2018 - 05:49 pm

Rome: Italy allowed 16 of the 150 migrants stranded on board a coastguard ship at a Sicily port to disembark on Saturday, as...

Franco's family to 'take care' of remains after exhumation 25 Aug 2018 - 04:06 pm

Madrid: The family of Francisco Franco will take possession of his remains after they are exhumed, one of his grandchildren was reported as...

Pope Francis arrives in Ireland 25 Aug 2018 - 12:41 pm

Dublin, Pope Francis touched down in Dublin on Saturday for an historic two-day visit to Ireland, where the Catholic Church is battling to...

German firefighters stop spread of huge blaze, warn of ongoing threat 24 Aug 2018 - 11:23 pm

Berlin: Firefighters battling a large forest fire near Berlin had stopped its spread on Friday, a local official said, warning the danger from...

Italy clashes with EU over migrants stranded on rescue boat 24 Aug 2018 - 09:39 pm

ROME/BRUSSELS: Italy's populist government said on Friday it would cut funds for the European Union unless other states take in boat migrants stranded...

Mount Etna volcano roars into action with ash and lava 24 Aug 2018 - 08:43 pm

ROME: Mount Etna in Sicily has roared back into spectacular volcanic action, sending up plumes of ash and spewing lava. Italy's National Institute...

Pope urged to counter resistance to tackling abuse on eve of Irish visit 24 Aug 2018 - 07:18 pm

DUBLIN: Pope Francis faced calls on the eve of a highly-charged visit to Ireland to counter resistance within the Catholic Church against tackling...

Austrian man tries to board train with horse 24 Aug 2018 - 06:15 pm

Vienna: Photos of a man aboard a train went viral Wednesday due to his unusual travelling companion: a horse. The man reportedly tried...

Ryanair to end free 10 kg bag in luggage overhaul 23 Aug 2018 - 08:01 pm

DUBLIN: Ryanair is to end its long-standing practice of allowing passengers to take a 10-kilogramme piece of hand luggage for free and will...

4 troops killed, 7 wounded in fighting in eastern Ukraine 23 Aug 2018 - 07:50 pm

MOSCOW: An outbreak of fighting in Ukraine's rebel-held east has killed four troops and left another seven wounded, officials said Thursday. The Ukrainian...

Knifeman kills mother and sister near Paris, IS claims attack 23 Aug 2018 - 07:37 pm

Paris: A man stabbed his mother and sister to death and seriously injured another person in a town near Paris on Thursday before...

Spain returns to Morocco migrants who stormed enclave fence 23 Aug 2018 - 07:31 pm

MADRID: Spain sent back to Morocco 116 migrants who stormed the border fence at its Ceuta enclave in North Africa on Wednesday, an...

Knifeman kills mother, sister in Paris suburb attack: Report 23 Aug 2018 - 01:23 pm

Paris: A knifeman killed his mother and sister in the Paris suburb of Trappes on Thursday and seriously wounded a third person, a...

Britain to set out advice on how to prepare for 'no deal' Brexit 23 Aug 2018 - 11:33 am

LONDON, Britain will on Thursday publish a series of notes advising people and businesses how to protect themselves from the potential disruption of...