World / Europe

Spain smashes fake police ring that robbed tourists 05 Dec 2016 - 02:49 pm

Madrid: Spanish police said Monday they had smashed a criminal gang who preyed on tourists in Madrid by posing as police officers. Eight...

Britain's Supreme Court begins hearings on Brexit challenge 05 Dec 2016 - 02:20 pm

London: Britain's Supreme Court began a series of hearings on Monday in a highly-charged case to decide whether or not parliament should give...

German dispatcher jailed for fatal train crash 05 Dec 2016 - 01:46 pm

Traunstein, Germany: A German court Monday sentenced a rail dispatcher to three-and-a-half-years in prison over a train crash that killed 12 people as...

Swiss restaurant still in world's top 10 despite chef's suicide 05 Dec 2016 - 12:51 pm

Paris: The Swiss restaurant named the best in the world last year remained in the top 10 of the La Liste ranking Monday...

Italy referendum: three scenarios for what happens next 05 Dec 2016 - 08:53 am

Rome: The expected resignation of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi marks the start of a new period of uncertainty in Italian politics. It...

Italy's Renzi quits after crushing referendum defeat 05 Dec 2016 - 08:50 am

Rome: Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced his resignation on Monday, hours after learning he had suffered a crushing defeat in a referendum...

Analysis: Italy's referendum: A specter haunting Europe? 04 Dec 2016 - 07:39 pm

Italians are voting in a referendum on the reform of the Constitution. The goal of the reform is to modernize the Italian state...

Bowing out, Hollande leaves successor to fix French economy 04 Dec 2016 - 06:17 pm

PARIS: French voters elected Francois Hollande in 2012 on promises to fix the floundering economy. Five years on, he is leaving much unfinished...

Three women shot dead by gunman in Finland town 04 Dec 2016 - 04:24 pm

Helsinki: A gunman shot dead three women, including a council leader, as they were leaving a restaurant in a small Finnish town on...

Five Ukraine police killed in friendly fire mix-up 04 Dec 2016 - 04:16 pm

Kiev: Five Ukrainian police were killed by friendly fire in a tragic accident in which officers mistook colleagues for burglars, officials said Sunday....

Italians vote in referendum; Renzi vows to quit if he loses 04 Dec 2016 - 02:17 pm

MILAN: Italians are voting in a referendum on constitutional reforms that is being closely watched abroad to see if Italy is the next...

Europe holds its breath as Italy votes for change 04 Dec 2016 - 09:37 am

Rome: Italians went to the polls Sunday in a constitutional referendum on which reformist Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has staked his future. Whatever...

Polls open in Italy's constitutional referendum 04 Dec 2016 - 09:31 am

Rome: Italians began voting on Sunday in a constitutional referendum on which reformist Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has staked his future. Polling stations...

Romania leftists likely to win parliamentary election: poll 03 Dec 2016 - 06:42 pm

BUCHAREST: Romania’s leftist Social Democrats (PSD) are likely to win a Dec. 11 parliamentary election, an opinion poll showed on Saturday, bolstering their...

Ugly Austrian 'election of hate' draws to a close 03 Dec 2016 - 05:53 pm

Vienna: Austria's long and ugly presidential campaign drew to a close Saturday, with the far-right aiming to emulate Donald Trump and Brexit campaigners...

Nazi POW leaves estate to 'kind' Scottish village 03 Dec 2016 - 05:46 pm

London: A former Nazi prisoner of war has left his entire estate in his will to a small village in Scotland to show...

UK pensioner returns library book... 63 years late 03 Dec 2016 - 10:30 am

London: A British pensioner has returned a library book to her school some 63 years after taking it out, the librarian said Friday....

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...