World / Europe

Prince Harry to sue 2 UK tabloids over alleged phone hacking 05 Oct 2019 - 03:39 pm

LONDON: Prince Harry is suing The Sun and the Daily Mirror, two of Britain's most popular tabloid newspapers, over alleged phone hacking. Buckingham...

'It's easy to break the law': UK climate activists ready new protests 04 Oct 2019 - 09:39 pm

LONDON: Sitting alongside five other activists in the City of London Magistrates' Court on Friday morning, Eloise Jones, a 45-year-old social worker from...

Britain, EU need new Brexit draft in week to avoid delay or chaos 04 Oct 2019 - 06:52 pm

Brussels: Britain and Europe will have to agree a draft text next week if they are to sign an accord to avoid a...

Acne on Instagram? Russian women share their images of beauty 03 Oct 2019 - 10:00 pm

TBILISI: In a new wave of Russian feminism, thousands of women are posting selfies on social media showing their pimples, cellulite and hair...

Greta Thunberg's rise from lone protester to Nobel favourite 03 Oct 2019 - 10:00 pm

LONDON: Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is the favourite to win the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, bookmakers have said, after she rose...

Russia's Medvedev arrives in Cuba as US sanctions bite 03 Oct 2019 - 08:30 pm

Havana: Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev began a two-day visit to Cuba on Thursday as the island nation looks to shore up economic...

Why the UK's Brexit proposal falls short for the EU 03 Oct 2019 - 06:56 pm

BRUSSELS: Britain's latest proposal for an agreement on the terms of its divorce from the European Union has been widely rebuffed in Brussels...

Why Ireland's border has snarled efforts to reach Brexit deal 03 Oct 2019 - 06:49 pm

BRUSSELS: The 500-km (300-mile) land border between Ireland and the British province of Northern Ireland has become the sticking point in efforts to...

Employee kills 4 officers in knife attack at Paris police HQ 03 Oct 2019 - 05:45 pm

Paris: An administrator armed with a knife attacked officers inside Paris police headquarters Thursday, killing at least four before he was fatally shot,...

Distrustful EU to examine Britain's latest Brexit offer 02 Oct 2019 - 10:09 pm

BRUSSELS: Britain's latest Brexit proposal was bound for a cool reception in the European Union but the bloc stressed it would examine it...

Europe praises Ukrainian deal, opposition calls it betrayal 02 Oct 2019 - 10:09 pm

KYIV, Ukraine: Russia and European powers, anxious to end a protracted military conflict in eastern Ukraine, on Wednesday welcomed the new accord between...

US impeachment drama ensnares Ukraine at a crucial moment 02 Oct 2019 - 09:32 pm

KYIV, Ukraine: Many Ukrainians are shrugging off efforts in the U.S. to impeach President Donald Trump as someone else’s problem, but they are...

Putin says 'nothing compromising' in Trump call to Ukraine leader 02 Oct 2019 - 04:18 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday defended Donald Trump over accusations the US leader pressured Kiev to dig up dirt on a...

London court allows mass claim against Google over iPhone data 02 Oct 2019 - 03:49 pm

London: London's Court of Appeal gave the go-ahead for action against Google over claims it collected data from more than 4 million iPhone...

Johnson prepares to unveil 'final' Brexit offer 02 Oct 2019 - 11:16 am

Manchester, United Kingdom: Prime Minister Boris Johnson will submit "final" proposals for a new Brexit agreement on Wednesday, officials said, warning that if...

Owner charged with cruelty over deaths of goats in Warsaw 01 Oct 2019 - 05:38 pm

WARSAW: Polish prosecutors on Tuesday pressed animal cruelty charges against the owner of a herd of goats, some of whom died on an...

Tractors snarl Dutch roads in emissions protest 01 Oct 2019 - 04:55 pm

AMSTERDAM: Dutch farmers went on a go-slow in their tractors on Tuesday, clogging up major highways in the Netherlands as they headed to...

UK launches probe of Thomas Cook auditors 01 Oct 2019 - 04:41 pm

London: Britain on Tuesday launched an investigation into the auditors who signed off on accounts for the now-bankrupt holiday giant Thomas Cook, as...