World / Europe

Paris: A spectacular "ring of fire" solar eclipse tomorrow will regale skygazers in South America and southern Africa, with seafarers in the nearby...

Berlin: Germany’s foreign intelligence service BND long spied on journalists of the BBC, The New York Times, Reuters and other media, news weekly...

London: A RIGHT-WING extremist from London who described Adolf Hitler as “his God” was jailed for five years yesterday for terrorism and hate...

Sofia: Bulgaria’s public radio has been given a surprise boost in listenership after a copyright war limited the broadcaster to airing music recorded...

The Hague: Dutch MPs have backed a hard-won compromise deal ratifying an amended EU-Ukraine pact which was rejected in a controversial referendum last...

Moscow: Russian politicians close to the Kremlin said yesterday US President Donald Trump’s declared aim of putting the US nuclear arsenal “at the...

Nicosia: GREEK Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades said he believes UN-backed talks on reunifying Cyprus will remain stalled until after Turkey’s April 16 referendum...

Paris: French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen yesterday refused to attend questioning by investigating magistrates over claims she broke rules on use...

Vienna: An Austria judge yesterday ordered release of Dmytro Firtash, one of Ukraine’s richest men who was detained earlier this week over alleged...

Paris: Socialist candidate Benoit Hamon picked up new backing in the rollercoaster French presidential race, as the nation’s left aims to forge a...

As is true for just about everyone else on the planet, the Europeans are trying to figure out President Donald Trump and the...

London: Britain’s ailing Labour party was battling yesterday to avoid defeat in two parliamentary by-elections, fighting off UKIP in one Brexit bastion and...

Palma, Spain: The brother-in-law of Spain’s King, who was handed six years and three months in jail for syphoning off millions, will remain...

Paris: Hundreds of French high-school students staged an unauthorised anti-police rally yesterday, blocking the entrances to a dozen schools in Paris in the...

London: One person was killed by falling debris yesterday as Storm Doris slammed into the British Isles, also causing flight disruptions at Europe’s...

Brussels: EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker assured Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny yesterday that his negotiators would push to protect Ireland’s interests around...

Amsterdam: DUTCH anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders, who is leading polls ahead of next month’s election, said he had cancelled all public campaign events...

Rome: Justice Minister Andrea Orlando said yesterday he would challenge former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi for leadership of Italy’s ruling Democratic Party (PD),...