World / Europe

Ex-Bosnian Serb general indicted for aiding genocide 31 Dec 2019 - 10:47 pm

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina: Bosnia's war crimes prosecutor on Tuesday charged a former Bosnian Serb general with aiding genocide in the 1995 massacre at the...

French govt had no information on Ghosn's flight from Japan: foreign ministry 31 Dec 2019 - 10:47 pm

Paris: French government officials were unaware of plans by former Renault and Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn to flee to Lebanon from Japan, where...

Eight sailors abducted from Greek oil tanker in Cameroon port 31 Dec 2019 - 11:35 am

Athens - Armed men attacked a Greek oil tanker in the Cameroonian port of Limbe on Tuesday and abducted eight seamen, Greece's merchant...

Pompeo to visit Ukraine as Senate weighs impeachment trial 30 Dec 2019 - 06:44 pm

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Ukraine this week, making his first trip to the country at the heart of President...

2019 was hottest year on record for Russia 30 Dec 2019 - 02:28 pm

Moscow, Dec 30, 2019 (AFP) - This year was the hottest ever registered in Russia, the country's weather chief said on Monday, as...

Lufthansa’s Eurowings Hit as Three-Day UFO Union Strike Begins 30 Dec 2019 - 11:20 am

Cabin crew at Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s Germanwings unit began a three-day strike Monday that will affect around 180 mostly domestic Eurowings flights out...

Four arrested in $1 billion-plus cocaine seizure in Uruguay 29 Dec 2019 - 09:39 pm

MONTEVIDEO: Four people were arrested for possible ties to the more than $1 billion worth of cocaine seized in recent days in Uruguay,...

Sixteen flights cancelled at Lisbon Airport due to three-day strike 29 Dec 2019 - 08:57 pm

LISBON: Sixteen flights to and from Lisbon Airport have been cancelled this weekend as a result of a three-day strike by airport workers,...

Putin thanks Trump for intel that helped foil attacks: Kremlin 29 Dec 2019 - 08:43 pm

Moscow: Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Sunday thanked US counterpart Donald Trump for intelligence that helped to foil attacks on Russian soil, the...

Newly face-lifted Big Ben will ring in London New Year 29 Dec 2019 - 10:56 am

london - Britain's Big Ben bell in parliament's landmark clock tower will ring at midnight on New Year's Eve, marking the start of...

Thousands march in Paris to protest pension reform plan 28 Dec 2019 - 06:56 pm

PARIS: Thousands of protesters opposed to the French government's plan to revamp the retirement system marched through Paris on Saturday, the 24th day...

Russia Orthodox Church cuts ties with Alexandria patriarch 27 Dec 2019 - 07:41 pm

MOSCOW: The Russian Orthodox Church has cut ties with the head of the Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate in Alexandria following his decision to recognize...

Czech leader slams Russia's 'insolence' over 1968 27 Dec 2019 - 07:41 pm

Prague: Czech President Milos Zeman on Friday lashed out at Russia's "insolence" for protesting against Prague's decision to turn the anniversary of the...

FBI investigating British socialite and others who 'facilitated’ Epstein 27 Dec 2019 - 07:41 pm

The FBI is investigating British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and several other people linked to U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself while awaiting...

Montenegro's parliament approves religion law despite protests 27 Dec 2019 - 06:18 pm

PODGORICA: Montenegro's parliament approved on Friday a law on religious communities despite street protests and a last-minute attempt in the chamber by deputies...

71 migrants intercepted in English Channel: authorities 26 Dec 2019 - 07:19 pm

Lille: Seventy-one migrants were intercepted on several boats in the English Channel overnight, with some needing hospitalisation for hyperthermia, French and British authorities...

Drunk driver rides e-scooter on German Autobahn 26 Dec 2019 - 06:59 pm

Frankfurt am Main: German police on Thursday stopped an inebriated 27-year-old man who was caught riding an electric scooter on a motorway. Police...

Notre-Dame restoration enters risky phase with scaffolding removal 26 Dec 2019 - 06:59 pm

PARIS: The operation to shore up fire-ravaged Notre-Dame Cathedral is entering a risky stage as engineers resume preparations for the removal of scaffolding...