World / Europe

Merkel says Turkey must not 'misuse' Interpol in writer's case 20 Aug 2017 - 08:43 pm

Berlin: Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday she was glad a Spanish court had ordered the conditional release of a Turkish-German writer wanted by...

Police probe Turku stabbing spree as 'terror attack' 19 Aug 2017 - 10:50 pm

Finnish police say they are investigating a knife attack that left two people dead in the western city of Turku as a "terrorist...

Erdogan warns German foreign minister to 'know your limits' 19 Aug 2017 - 07:50 pm

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at the German government on Saturday for criticising his call to ethnic Turks to vote...

Knife attacker in Russian city wounds 8, shot by police 19 Aug 2017 - 12:15 pm

Moscow: A knife attacker stabbed eight people on the street in Russia's far northern city of Surgut before being shot by police, investigators...

Finnish police: stabbing investigated as possible terrorism 19 Aug 2017 - 11:45 am

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Finnish police say a stabbing in the western Finland city of Turku that killed two people and wounded eight is being...

Spanish police shoot five suspects dead after driver kills 13 in Barcelona 18 Aug 2017 - 01:33 pm

BARCELONA: Spain launched a sweeping anti-terrorism operation on Friday, shooting dead five would-be attackers after a suspected militant drove a van into crowds...

Van plows into crowd in Barcelona; police say crash a 'terrorist attack' 17 Aug 2017 - 06:52 pm

BARCELONA: A white van jumped the sidewalk in Barcelona's historic Las Ramblas district on Thursday, crashing into a summer crowd of residents and...

Brigitte Macron says will take on informal role as first lady 17 Aug 2017 - 12:06 pm

Paris: Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, said she will adopt the role of first lady, but only in an...

Merkel embarks on Germany's 'strangest' campaign 12 Aug 2017 - 04:50 am

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, fresh from a three-week Alpine holiday, embarked Saturday on what may be the most bizarre election campaign in...

London double-decker crashes into a store; several passengers injured 10 Aug 2017 - 11:55 am

London: A London bus ploughed into a shop on a busy street in the British capital Thursday, leaving two people trapped and others...

Canary Islands keep beaches open despite algae bloom 08 Aug 2017 - 09:07 pm

Tenerife, Spain: Authorities in Spain's Canary Islands kept beaches open to the public Tuesday but warned holidaymakers against touching potentially irritating microalgae blooms...

Vienna's panda twins mark birthday with snacks and a lie-in 07 Aug 2017 - 04:49 pm

VIENNA: Twin panda cubs born and raised at Vienna Zoo celebrated their first birthday very differently on Monday: one gorged on snacks in...

EU commission sees UK payments continuing to 2020 despite Brexit 07 Aug 2017 - 01:47 am

BERLIN: Britain will have to keep making payments for long-term programmes to the European Union until at least 2020, even after it leaves...

Chinese tourists arrested after Hitler salutes in Germany 05 Aug 2017 - 07:57 pm

BERLIN: German police on Saturday arrested two Chinese tourists for making illegal “Heil Hitler” salutes in front of the historic Reichstag building that...

Man arrested over British model kidnapped in Italy 05 Aug 2017 - 07:40 pm

MILAN: Italian police said on Saturday they had arrested a 30-year-old man suspected of abducting a British model in Milan and threatening to...

German supermarket chain removes eggs from shelves amid pesticide scare 05 Aug 2017 - 06:31 pm

THE HAGUE, Netherlands: A major supermarket chain said Friday it is removing all eggs from sale in its German stores amid a scare...

Trafficking gang smuggling Iranians to Britain caught in Europe 03 Aug 2017 - 11:26 pm

LONDON: European authorities have smashed a human trafficking gang smuggling Iranians, some as young as five, into Britain, making more than 100 arrests,...