World / Europe

Syria-bound Russian military jet crashes with 91 onboard 25 Dec 2016 - 10:37 am

Moscow: A Russian military plane crashed Sunday in the Black Sea as it made its way to Syria with 91 people onboard, including...

Syrian chef serves up slice of home in Greek camp 25 Dec 2016 - 10:21 am

Ritsóna, Greece: Before braving a 'trip of death' to escape Syria, Talal Rankoussi was a chef in a Damascus restaurant considered the largest...

Air hostess who survived 33,000 foot drop from plane found dead 25 Dec 2016 - 09:36 am

Belgrade: An air hostess who miraculously survived a fall of more than 10 kilometres 34 years ago after a plane exploded mid-air has...

Debris from missing Russian military plane found in Black Sea 25 Dec 2016 - 09:26 am

Moscow: Debris from a Russian military plane carrying 91 people that had disappeared from radars has been found in the Black Sea, local...

What was the Berlin attack suspect doing in Milan? 24 Dec 2016 - 01:42 pm

Sesto San Giovanni, Italy: Nobody comes to Sesto San Giovanni by chance, say the residents of this dreary working-class Milan suburb where police...

Fears over Germany's growing jihadist scene 24 Dec 2016 - 12:43 pm

Berlin: Berlin's Christmas market truck rampage was the deadly jihadist attack Germany had long feared, as security services have warned of the growth...

Germany hunts possible accomplices of Berlin attacker 24 Dec 2016 - 09:58 am

Berlin: Germany was hunting for possible accomplices of the suspected Berlin truck attacker on Saturday, a day after he was killed in a...

Germany gets free power for Christmas as wind power set to surge 23 Dec 2016 - 10:24 pm

The price of power for delivery on Christmas Day in Germany turned negative as a surge in wind generation is forecast to boost...

Balkan youngsters emigrate en masse for better prospects 23 Dec 2016 - 09:26 pm

Belgrade: Aleksa Konstantinov was one of the brightest maths students in Serbia this year but like many Balkan youngsters he immediately left for...

Opponents, family feud take shine off French Le Pen’s hopes 23 Dec 2016 - 09:26 pm

For two years, disaffection with mainstream politics and disarray among her opponents have played to Marine Le Pen’s agenda. But as the days...

Sweden needs 64,000 immigrants per year 23 Dec 2016 - 09:23 pm

Stockholm: Sweden needs more immigrants not fewer to sustain its cradle-to-grave welfare system and care for an ageing population, a senior official at...

EU regrets US spat over beef ban 23 Dec 2016 - 09:23 pm

Brussels: The European Union yesterday warned of a "most unfortunate" souring of trade relations with the US after Washington relaunched a fight against...

Putin: Nobody believed Trump would win 23 Dec 2016 - 09:21 pm

Moscow: Russia's President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that US President-elect Donald Trump accurately read the popular mood in the United States to win...

Former Romanian PM probed over 1990 bloodshed 23 Dec 2016 - 09:21 pm

Romanian prosecutors said yesterday that they have widened their probe into deadly violence that followed the country's 1989 revolution to include ex-premier Petre...

Mediterranean toll at record 5,000 in 2016 23 Dec 2016 - 09:19 pm

Geneva: Around 100 people are missing and feared dead after two shipwrecks off Italy, raising the estimated death toll among migrants on the...

Two arrested in Germany over mall attack plot 23 Dec 2016 - 08:47 pm

Berlin: Police have arrested two brothers on suspicion of planning to attack one of Germany's biggest shopping centres, authorities said yesterday, four days...

French prefer independent Macron for president-poll 23 Dec 2016 - 08:46 pm

Paris: Most French voters including National Front supporters think independent Emmanuel Macron would make a better president than conservative election frontrunner Francois Fillon,...

Greek gran becomes oldest surrogate mum 23 Dec 2016 - 08:45 pm

Athens: A 67-year-old Greek grandmother has given birth to her daughter's baby girl, becoming the world's oldest such surrogate mother, her medical team...