World / Europe

4 charged in downing of Malaysian airliner over Ukraine 19 Jun 2019 - 06:58 pm

NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands: International prosecutors announced murder charges Wednesday against four men - three of them Russians with military or intelligence backgrounds - in...

Netherlands set to prosecute suspects in MH17 airliner downing 19 Jun 2019 - 01:07 pm

NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands: International investigators are set on Wednesday to start criminal proceedings against suspects in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17...

Kate and William's police convoy hits UK pensioner 19 Jun 2019 - 12:30 pm

London: An 83-year-old woman was in a serious condition in a British hospital on Wednesday after being hit by a motorbike in the...

UK PM candidate Johnson says sorry for any offence his words have caused 18 Jun 2019 - 11:05 pm

LONDON: Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to be Britain's next prime minister, apologised on Tuesday for any offence caused over his earlier comments, including...

Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson advances on Britain's top job 18 Jun 2019 - 08:05 pm

LONDON: Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson advanced on the prize of Britain's top political job on Tuesday, winning 40 percent of votes in the...

Merkel says she's 'fine' after trembling spell 18 Jun 2019 - 03:35 pm

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel dismissed concerns about her health after visibly trembling at an official ceremony Tuesday, saying she was just a...

Germany's Merkel appears unsteady, shaking at ceremony 18 Jun 2019 - 02:37 pm

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared unsteady and unwell as she met with Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Berlin, her whole body visibly shaking as...

France vows to help Ukraine peace efforts 17 Jun 2019 - 08:07 pm

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to help Ukraine's new president in his efforts to bring peace in the east of the country...

Kids in cages: Geneva protest urges UN action on Trump migration policy 17 Jun 2019 - 05:38 pm

Geneva: Teenagers huddled in a cage outside the UN in Geneva Monday, as protestors demanded that the world body address the "unconscionable" US...

Airbus to launch new A321 with nearly 200 orders: Sources 17 Jun 2019 - 11:24 am

Paris: Airbus will launch a long-range version of its A321neo jet at the Paris Airshow on Monday, aiming to carve out new routes...

Taking aim at Johnson, British PM hopefuls make Brexit case 16 Jun 2019 - 02:54 pm

LONDON: Several hopefuls vying to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May turned their fire on favourite Boris Johnson on Sunday, questioning his pledge...

Worshippers in hard hats to attend Notre-Dame's first mass since fire 15 Jun 2019 - 01:49 pm

PARIS: A small congregation wearing hard hats will attend mass at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Saturday, the first service to be held...

Albania busts gang trafficking migrants into EU, arrests 8 13 Jun 2019 - 08:40 pm

TIRANA: Albanian police said on Wednesday they had broken up a criminal gang trafficking Syrian, Turkish and Iraqi migrants to western Europe from...

Johnson dominates race to be UK leader after first round 13 Jun 2019 - 08:40 pm

Pro-Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson took a huge lead in the race to become Britain’s next prime minister, after his Conservative colleagues in Parliament...

Captain of cruise ship in Hungary crash released on bail 13 Jun 2019 - 04:42 pm

BUDAPEST, Hungary: The Ukrainian cruise ship captain suspected of responsibility in a deadly collision with a sightseeing boat on the Danube River has...

Boris Johnson wins first round of UK leadership vote 13 Jun 2019 - 03:23 pm

London: Boris Johnson overwhelmingly won the first round of voting Thursday in the race to replace outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May, with...

German court allows slaughter of male chicks to continue 13 Jun 2019 - 01:59 pm

Berlin, Germany's top administrative court ruled Thursday that the slaughtering of male chicks may continue in the poultry industry until a method is...