World / Europe

Merkel to chart 2017 election battle at party congress 03 Dec 2016 - 09:58 am

Berlin: After Donald Trump's shock victory, Francois Hollande's decision not to seek re-election and populism on the rise, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is...

French Presidential race centres on Valls as Hollande bows out 03 Dec 2016 - 12:28 am

Paris: Prime Minister Manuel Valls (pictured) yesterday emerged as the possible standard bearer of ruling Socialists in France’s presidential election following Francois Hollande’s...

Lithuania urges Trump to uphold NATO security commitments 03 Dec 2016 - 12:25 am

PABRADE, Lithuania: Lithuania's president on Friday urged Donald Trump to uphold the United States' security commitment to Europe amid questions about the U.S....

Theresa May faces ‘hard’ Brexit reminder after Richmond’s ‘soft’ rebuke 03 Dec 2016 - 12:13 am

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May faces the second electoral test of her Brexit strategy in a week on Thursday, and this time it’s...

Stolen Dachau gate found: German police 03 Dec 2016 - 12:03 am

Berlin: AN IRON gate from the former Nazi concentration camp in Germany’s Dachau with the slogan “Arbeit macht frei” (“Work will set you...

Russia foils cyber attacks by 'foreign spies' on its banks 03 Dec 2016 - 12:02 am

Moscow/Kiev: Russia yesterday said it had uncovered a plot by foreign spy agencies to sow chaos in Russia’s banking system via a coordinated...

Stephen Hawking hospitalised in Rome for checks 02 Dec 2016 - 09:21 pm

ROME: British physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking has been hospitalised in Rome for checks after not feeling well but his condition is not...

Pro-EU party wins British local election in Brexit ‘shockwave’ 02 Dec 2016 - 01:19 pm

LONDON: Britain’s pro-European Union Liberal Democrat party won a parliamentary seat previously held by the ruling Conservatives on Friday in a major upset...

Bosnia's disabled children swim against indifference 02 Dec 2016 - 12:38 pm

Sarajevo: Born without arms, Ismail Zulfic happily paddles across an Olympic-sized pool in Sarajevo: the six-year-old learned to swim thanks to a coach...

IS tactics evolving, may include car bombs: Europol 02 Dec 2016 - 11:25 am

The Hague: Terror networks such as the Islamic State group are evolving their tactics to attack soft targets in Europe, which could see...

Unpopular Hollande doomed by failure of jobs promise 02 Dec 2016 - 11:23 am

PARIS: Francois Hollande staked his political fate on a promise to bring down unemployment, and it was his failure to turn around the...

French Left try to start fightback while they wait for Hollande 01 Dec 2016 - 06:50 pm

PARIS: France’s ruling Socialists, staring at prospective humiliation in next year’s presidential election, are cranking up their election machine in a bid to...

UK immigration hit new high before Brexit, report says 01 Dec 2016 - 04:46 pm

LONDON: U.K. immigration hit a record high in the year up to June, when the country voted to leave the EU, figures released...

Athens blast kills 1, injures 5 01 Dec 2016 - 04:31 pm

ATHENS: One person died and at least five more were injured when an explosion rocked a fast-food store in central Athens on Thursday....

France worried by Russian warships off Crimea coast, urges restraint 01 Dec 2016 - 04:04 pm

PARIS: France called for restraint between Russia and Ukraine after warships from Moscow's Black Sea Fleet took up position off Crimea's western coastline...

Britain's new £5 notes are not suitable for vegetarians 01 Dec 2016 - 04:01 pm

London: A petition calling for the Bank of England to remove a new banknote from circulation had on Tuesday received more than 70,000...

Lufthansa slashes 900 flights as pilots' strike drags on 01 Dec 2016 - 01:23 pm

Berlin: German heavyweight airline Lufthansa cancelled a further 890 flights on Wednesday as pilots remained on strike in a long-running wage dispute. Lufthansa...