World / Europe

Greenpeace disrupts Credit Suisse meet over pipeline financing 28 Apr 2017 - 03:38 pm

Zurich: Greenpeace activists disrupted a Credit Suisse shareholder meeting in Zurich Friday, unfurling a banner to protest the bank's alleged financing of the...

UK police detain man with knives on terror charge near PM May’s office 27 Apr 2017 - 06:04 pm

Armed British officers arrested a man carrying knives near Prime Minister Theresa May’s office in London on Thursday on suspicion of preparing an...

UK police arrest man with 'weapon' near Parliament 27 Apr 2017 - 05:02 pm

LONDON: London police say they have arrested a man for possession of weapons near Britain's Houses of Parliament. The Metropolitan Police force said...

Russian navy ship damaged in collision off Turkish coast: Moscow 27 Apr 2017 - 03:08 pm

Moscow: A Russian navy ship collided with another vessel off the Turkish coast in the Black Sea Thursday, Russia's defence ministry said, adding...

German police arrest German soldier suspected of planning attack 27 Apr 2017 - 02:25 pm

BERLIN: German police have arrested an army officer suspected of planning an attack, the prosecutor's office in the city of Frankfurt said on...

Macron campaign for French presidency off to slower start than Le Pen -poll 27 Apr 2017 - 09:42 am

PARIS: Fewer French voters believe centrist Emmanuel Macron got off to a good start in the last lap of France's presidential election than...

Sanctions short-circuit Russia's electricity plans for annexed Crimea 27 Apr 2017 - 09:21 am

MOSCOW/SEVASTOPOL, Crimea: Russia's $1.3 billion plan to build two new power plants in Crimea aimed to show that Moscow could complete high-tech projects...

Macron campaign confirms phishing attempts, says no data stolen 26 Apr 2017 - 07:06 pm

PARIS/FRANKFURT: French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron’s campaign team confirmed on Wednesday that his party had been the target of a series of attempts...

Sarkozy camp eyes power-sharing role under France’s Macron 26 Apr 2017 - 06:41 pm

PARIS: France’s centre-right party, seeking to rebound after the defeat of its presidential candidate, said on Wednesday it could share power with Emmanuel...

France's Macron gets rough ride in Le Pen country 26 Apr 2017 - 06:40 pm

Amiens, France: French presidential frontrunner Emmanuel Macron was booed and heckled with chants backing his far-right rival Marine Le Pen as he made...

Rivers of blood orange: Juice floods Russian town 26 Apr 2017 - 05:43 pm

Moscow: Russian authorities on Wednesday were probing an accident at a beverage factory that saw fruit juice flood the streets of a town...

France's Hollande tells ministers to ensure big election defeat for Le Pen 26 Apr 2017 - 03:09 pm

PARIS: French President Francois Hollande told government ministers on Wednesday to do all they can to ensure the biggest defeat possible for far...

Ukraine, Belarus leaders mark Chernobyl anniversary 26 Apr 2017 - 03:03 pm

Kiev: The presidents of Ukraine and Belarus toured Wednesday the site of the Chernobyl plant to mark 31 years since the "unhealing wound"...

Two dead, five missing as Croatian boats crash off Dubrovnik 26 Apr 2017 - 12:00 pm

Zagreb: Two people died and five were missing in the Adriatic Sea off Dubrovnik, Croatia, after their inflatable dinghy was struck by a...

French police question 10 over Jan 2015 Paris attacks 26 Apr 2017 - 11:54 am

PARIS: French police are questioning 10 people on suspicion of supplying weapons to an Islamist militant who attacked a Jewish deli in Paris...

Can he close the deal? Inside Macron’s daring run for the Elysee 25 Apr 2017 - 08:35 pm

PARIS: On Christmas Eve 2015, with France reeling from terror attacks in Paris a month before, Emmanuel Macron sent a letter to the...

Le Pen thrives among French poor, vote analysis shows 25 Apr 2017 - 07:13 pm

PARIS: Marine Le Pen’s protectionist, anti-establishment message resonated most in parts of France with lower incomes, lower life expectancy and lower education levels,...