World / Europe

My Ikea nights: new craze irks Swedish furniture giant 22 Dec 2016 - 08:57 am

Stockholm: A new fad that has people hiding out in IKEA stores overnight and walking out the next morning has left the Swedish...

Russian hackers tracked Ukrainian artillery units using Android implant: report 22 Dec 2016 - 08:49 am

WASHINGTON: A hacking group linked to the Russian government and high-profile cyber attacks against Democrats during the U.S. presidential election likely used a...

Manhunt for Berlin suspect intensifies as anger grows 22 Dec 2016 - 08:16 am

Berlin: German authorities were under fire Thursday after it emerged that the prime suspect in Berlin's deadly truck attack, a rejected Tunisian asylum...

British police to close some roads around Buckingham Palace after Berlin attack 21 Dec 2016 - 01:04 pm

LONDON: British police said they would temporarily close roads around Queen Elizabeth's London residence Buckingham Palace during a military ceremony on Wednesday, bringing...

Putin delays major media event to attend Karlov funeral 21 Dec 2016 - 12:26 pm

ANKARA: Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the funeral of Moscow’s ambassador to Turkey who was assassinated in Ankara, a Kremlin spokesman confirmed...

Russian parliament urges tighter security for diplomats 21 Dec 2016 - 11:30 am

MOSCOW: The lower chamber of the Russian parliament calls for heightened security measures for Russian diplomats abroad following the assassination of the ambassador...

No child killed in Berlin attack: interior minister 21 Dec 2016 - 09:09 am

BERLIN: No children but only young people were killed in a deadly truck attack in Berlin, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Tuesday....

Germany hunts for attacker after IS claims truck rampage 21 Dec 2016 - 08:39 am

Berlin: German police on Wednesday stepped up their hunt for the driver of a truck that rampaged through a Berlin Christmas market, in...

'Surreal' is 2016 Word of the Year 20 Dec 2016 - 11:54 pm

Washington: Donald Trump's upset win in the US presidential election astonished people so much that they rushed to the dictionary to look up...

French acting great Michele Morgan dies, aged 96 20 Dec 2016 - 11:27 pm

Paris: French screen legend Michele Morgan, who starred in some 70 movies and took home the best actress prize at the first-ever Cannes...

Polish parliament lifts media ban; opposition demands more 20 Dec 2016 - 10:50 pm

Warsaw: Poland’s lower house of parliament lifted a temporary ban on media access yesterday in a gesture to defuse protests over the alleged...

Scotland seeks own future in EU 20 Dec 2016 - 10:49 pm

London: Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon offered proposals yesterday to protect Scotland's place in Europe after Britain leaves the European Union, saying it's possible...

Five dead in an accident involving 50 vehicles 20 Dec 2016 - 10:46 pm

Refugees plead with Germans not to tar them with suspicion 20 Dec 2016 - 10:39 pm

BERLIN: Refugees in Berlin pleaded with their host nation to avoid placing migrants under a blanket of suspicion after police commandos raided their...

Germany frees man arrested in deadly Christmas market attack 20 Dec 2016 - 10:39 pm

BERLIN: German authorities called the deadly truck attack on a crowded Christmas market an "act of terrorism" that had all the hallmarks of...

EU agrees to tighten gun laws 20 Dec 2016 - 10:37 pm

Brussels: The European Union agreed stricter gun rules yesterday but balked at a proposal for a complete ban on the most lethal semi-automatic...

EU accuses Facebook of giving misleading information 20 Dec 2016 - 10:35 pm

Brussels: The European Commission has charged Facebook Inc with providing misleading information during its takeover of the online messaging service WhatsApp, opening the...

Norway replaces oil and justice ministers 20 Dec 2016 - 10:07 pm

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg replaced the ministers for energy, EU affairs and justice in her right-wing government yesterday in a reshuffle nine...