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Step up fake news fight at election time: top EU official 11 Mar 2018 - 08:40 pm

Brussels: The EU's top official charged with fighting fake news says Europe needs to redouble its efforts to tackle the phenomenon in the...

Putin says grandfather cooked for Stalin and Lenin 11 Mar 2018 - 07:47 pm

MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin's paternal grandfather worked as a cook for both Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, the president said in a film posted...

What's in a name? France's Le Pen proposes far-right rebranding 11 Mar 2018 - 07:25 pm

France: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen proposed changing the name of her party to the National Union on Sunday as part of...

UK official: Small traces of contamination found in spy case 11 Mar 2018 - 04:46 pm

LONDON: British health authorities said Sunday that small traces of contamination have been found in a restaurant and a pub in the English...

Most stores shut in Poland as Sunday trade ban takes effect 11 Mar 2018 - 02:30 pm

Warsaw, Poland: A new Polish law banning almost all trade on Sundays has taken effect, with large supermarkets and most other retailers closed...

French far-right party severs all ties with elder Le Pen 11 Mar 2018 - 02:06 pm

PARIS: France's far-right National Front definitively severed its ties to firebrand founder Jean-Marie Le Pen on Sunday, as the nationalist party completes a...

Russia test-fires 'ideal' hypersonic missile 11 Mar 2018 - 12:59 pm

Moscow: Russia said Sunday it successfully launched a hypersonic missile which President Vladimir Putin called "an ideal weapon" as he unveiled a new...

Europe's tourist hot spots look for ways to cope with the crowds 11 Mar 2018 - 12:29 pm

* Cities seek to stagger, re-route cruise ship arrivals * Phone apps can alert visitors to less busy times * Aim to promote...

Croatia charges 22 Serbs with warcrimes 10 Mar 2018 - 05:56 pm

Zagreb: Croatian prosecutors announced Saturday they have charged 22 ethnic Serbs with war crimes against the civilian population and prisoners of war during...

Catalan parliament postpones vote on new leader 10 Mar 2018 - 02:15 pm

BARCELONA: Catalonia has postponed until further notice the election of a new regional president after Spain's Supreme Court ruled that candidate Jordi Sanchez...

Putin says will not change constitution to cling to power 10 Mar 2018 - 01:19 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is expected to be reelected for a fourth term in an upcoming ballot, said Saturday he had...

Trump's ex-aide Bannon to address National Front congress in France 10 Mar 2018 - 12:29 pm

PARIS, Former White House strategist Steve Bannon, a champion of Donald Trump's "America First" agenda, will address the party congress of France's far-right...

British firms hope for halcyon days ahead of royal wedding 09 Mar 2018 - 11:24 am

Stoke-On-Trent, England, After nearly 70 years of producing royal merchandise, British luxury gift manufacturer Halcyon Days is hoping the upcoming wedding of Prince...

US approach to tariffs wrong, absurd if Britain affected - UK minister 09 Mar 2018 - 10:42 am

LONDON, The United States is taking the wrong approach by seeking tariffs on steel and aluminium imports and it would be "absurd" for...

Macron meets French Jewish group amid anti-Semitism concerns 08 Mar 2018 - 06:19 pm

PARIS: A heated debate that has split French intellectual circles over whether to publish anti-Semitic pamphlets of a renowned writer will reach French...

UK police officer harmed by nerve agent now talking - minister 08 Mar 2018 - 11:58 am

London: A British police officer who was harmed by a nerve agent used in an attack on a Russian ex-spy is now able...

Sleepy English city rocked by spy mystery 06 Mar 2018 - 06:15 pm

Salisbury, United Kingdom: The picturesque English city of Salisbury was on Tuesday coming to terms with the "intrusion of something rather horrible" after...