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Ship with suspected toxic waste returns to Albania 28 Oct 2024 - 01:51 pm

Durrës, Albania: A ship carrying hundreds of tonnes of possibly toxic industrial waste returned to Albania's largest seaport of Durres on Monday, months...

Small German-registered plane crashes in Moldova, killing lone pilot on board 27 Oct 2024 - 07:45 pm

CHISINAU, Moldova: A small German-registered plane crashed on Sunday in a town near Moldova’s capital, killing the lone pilot on board, aviation authorities...

Migrant dies attempting to cross Channel to UK: French authorities 27 Oct 2024 - 12:34 pm

Lille, France: A migrant died Sunday in an attempt to cross the Channel to Britain, a death that comes on top of two...

Tbilisi residents divided over future as Georgia votes 26 Oct 2024 - 05:36 pm

Tbilisi: Voters in the Georgian capital Tbilisi expressed diverging views on Saturday on whether their country should move closer to Europe or improve...

Georgia votes in key test for democracy, EU ambitions 26 Oct 2024 - 03:46 pm

Tbilisi: Georgians voted on Saturday in elections that will determine the fledgling democracy's European aspirations, amid growing concerns the ruling party is drifting...

Scammers swipe 22 tons of cheddar in UK cheese 'heist' 26 Oct 2024 - 03:33 pm

London: British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver on Saturday urged cheese lovers to help police catch scammers who conned a London dairy out of...

Eight arrested in Bosnia after policeman's murder by teen 26 Oct 2024 - 02:22 pm

Sarajevo: Eight people were arrested in Bosnia overnight in connection with the murder of a policeman by a 14-year-old, police said Saturday, amid...

Explosion in Spanish building kills three 26 Oct 2024 - 02:08 pm

Barcelona: An explosion early Saturday caused a building to collapse in the northern Spanish city of Santander, killing three people, emergency services said....

Manhunt in Russia after six convicts escape jail 26 Oct 2024 - 12:42 pm

Moscow: Russian authorities announced a manhunt on Saturday after six convicts escaped their correctional facility through a secret tunnel. Prison guards in the...

French policeman to face trial over protester's lost eye 25 Oct 2024 - 07:50 pm

Paris: A French policeman must stand trial in Paris charged with destroying a protester's eye with a tear gas grenade, a judge has...

UK climate strategy ruled lawful in landmark court case 25 Oct 2024 - 07:38 pm

London: A man whose home had to be demolished because of coastal erosion lost a landmark legal claim on Friday against the UK...

Germany promises more visas for Indians during Scholz visit 25 Oct 2024 - 05:33 pm

New Delhi: Germany promised to dramatically boost the number of skilled Indians it permits to work in the country as Prime Minister Narendra...

Knife attacker wounds 4 in Russian hypermarket 25 Oct 2024 - 05:04 pm

Moscow: A man armed with a knife launched an attack in a hypermarket in Russia's northwestern city of Saint Petersburg on Friday, injuring...

Calls to charge tourists to enter Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral 25 Oct 2024 - 02:26 pm

Paris: French ministers have raised the idea of charging tourists to enter Paris' world-famous Notre-Dame cathedral when it opens in December after a...

EU chief pledges 20 million euros for flood-hit Bosnia 25 Oct 2024 - 02:20 pm

Sarajevo: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Friday pledged 20 million euros in immediate aid for Bosnia after deadly and devastating floods....

14-year-old stabs police officer to death in Bosnia, wounds another 25 Oct 2024 - 10:55 am

Sarajevo: A 14-year-old broke into a police station in Bosnia late Thursday and stabbed to death one officer and wounded another, police said....

Venice extends its day-tripper tax through next year to combat overtourism 24 Oct 2024 - 05:47 pm

Rome: Venice will extend its day-tripper tax through next year, increasing the number of days on which tourists have to pay to enter...

Pinterest secretly tracks users, EU privacy group says 24 Oct 2024 - 05:44 pm

Paris: Privacy campaigners filed a complaint this week against lifestyle website Pinterest, accusing it of secretly gathering personal data to use for targeted...