World / Europe

Russian, American two-man crew blasts off to ISS 20 Apr 2017 - 12:21 pm

Baikonur, Kazakhstan: A Russian and an American blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday, the first two-person launch to the...

Bomb explodes outside bank in Central Athens 20 Apr 2017 - 11:10 am

Athena: A bomb exploded outside a building housing the Eurobank bank in central Athens late Wednesday, damaging its entrance and smashing some windows,...

Migrant rescuers, island mayor win UNESCO peace prize 19 Apr 2017 - 06:02 pm

Rome: UNESCO awarded its prestigious peace prize on Wednesday to migrant rescue association SOS Mediterranee and the mayor of Lampedusa, the tiny Italian...

France says will 'prove' Damascus behind Syria 'chemical attack' 19 Apr 2017 - 06:02 pm

Paris: France will produce proof "in a few days" that the regime of Bashar al-Assad launched a chemical strike on a Syrian village...

Russia kills 2 suspected of preparing attacks: FSB to agencies 19 Apr 2017 - 02:36 pm

Moscow: Russia's FSB security force said Wednesday it had killed two men from Central Asia suspected of preparing to commit attacks during an...

Cargo ship with 12 people aboard sinks in black sea 19 Apr 2017 - 11:21 am

Moscow: A shipwreck occurred in the Black Sea waters on Wednesday, the Crimean department of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said. The Heroes of...

Cargo ship with 12 crew sinks in Black Sea off Russian coast 19 Apr 2017 - 10:16 am

Moscow: A cargo vessel with 12 crew members aboard sank on Wednesday morning off Russia's Black Sea coast, authorities said as they searched...

UK parliament votes on snap election in Brexit's shadow 19 Apr 2017 - 07:53 am

London: Britain's parliament votes Wednesday on holding a snap election in June, as Prime Minister Theresa May seeks to make strong gains against...

Spanish PM called to testify in major graft trial 18 Apr 2017 - 09:28 pm

Madrid: A court on Tuesday summoned Mariano Rajoy to testify as a witness in a major graft trial, the first time in modern...

May calls for June 8 election before Brexit talks 18 Apr 2017 - 03:45 pm

London: Britain's Theresa May on Tuesday called for snap elections on June 8, catching the country by surprise in a bid to bolster...

Two held over attack plot days before French election 18 Apr 2017 - 02:58 pm

Paris: French security services on Tuesday swooped on two men accused of plotting an attack just five days before the first round of...

IMF tells Ukraine to tackle pricey pension system 18 Apr 2017 - 02:18 pm

Kiev: The IMF's chief to Ukraine told Kiev on Tuesday its pension system was unsustainable because it supported nearly a third of the...

Suspect detained over St. Petersburg metro attack 18 Apr 2017 - 10:58 am

MOSCOW: A suspect has been detained over the metro blast in St. Petersburg earlier this month which killed at least 14 people and...

Russia detains suspected organiser of metro bombing 17 Apr 2017 - 07:13 pm

Moscow: Russia's FSB security service said Monday it had detained a suspected organiser of last month's bombing of the Saint Petersburg metro that...

Five die as light aircraft crashes in Portugal 17 Apr 2017 - 05:26 pm

Lisbon: Five people died when a Swiss-registered light aircraft crashed into a supermarket warehouse in the Lisbon suburbs on Monday, rescue services said....

Russia warns US against unilateral strike on N.Korea 17 Apr 2017 - 02:44 pm

Moscow: Russia on Monday warned Washington against launching a unilateral strike on North Korea, after US Vice President Mike Pence said the era...

12 injured in suspected acid attack in London club 17 Apr 2017 - 02:39 pm

London: Twelve people were injured when a corrosive substance was thrown inside a packed London nightclub on Monday, police and fire services said,...