World / Europe

France imposes curfew on minors in 'cutthroat' Guadeloupe city 18 Apr 2024 - 05:18 pm

Pointe-à-Pitre: France on Thursday ordered a two-month nighttime curfew for minors in a Guadeloupe city after a surge in youth violence in the...

Prince William returns to public duties amid wife's cancer recovery 18 Apr 2024 - 03:52 pm

London: Prince William returned Thursday to official duties, visiting a charity ahead of a planned youth centre event, in his first public engagements...

Greek wildlife groups warn against govt flood recovery plan 18 Apr 2024 - 02:16 pm

Athens: Four prominent Greek wildlife groups on Thursday warned that the government's recovery plans after last year's flood disaster in Thessaly risked causing...

UK police lead global operation against phishing website platform 18 Apr 2024 - 12:35 pm

London:A global law enforcement operation has disrupted a website used by criminals to try to defraud tens of thousands of victims, British police...

Palestinian woman with dead niece image wins World Press Photo award 18 Apr 2024 - 12:13 pm

Amsterdam: A haunting image of a grieving Palestinian woman embracing her little niece, killed in an Israeli strike in war-torn Gaza, won the...

Designer of France's high-speed train Jacques Cooper dies 17 Apr 2024 - 06:14 pm

Paris: Jacques Cooper, designer of France's first ultra-fast TGV train that shattered world speed records when it came into service in 1981, has...

Copenhagen fights remaining flames at 400-year-old landmark 17 Apr 2024 - 05:05 pm

Copenhagen:Danish firefighters toiled Wednesday to extinguish the last pockets of a fire that gutted Copenhagen’s 400-year-old stock exchange building the previous day, as...

Paediatricians urge government to outlaw smacking kids in England, N.Ireland 17 Apr 2024 - 03:42 pm

London: Paediatricians on Wednesday urged the UK government to follow devolved governments in Scotland and Wales and outlaw smacking children in England and...

New strike hits public transport in Greece 17 Apr 2024 - 03:39 pm

Athens: Greece's largest union on Wednesday staged a 24-hour walkout that hit public transport and ferry services to the islands. The General Confederation...

Firefighters battle Copenhagen landmark fire for second day 17 Apr 2024 - 02:17 pm

Copenhagen: Danish firefighters on Wednesday battled for a second day to extinguish a fire that gutted Copenhagen's historic former stock exchange, as police...

Inferno devastates historic Copenhagen landmark 16 Apr 2024 - 05:35 pm

Copenhagen: A huge fire on Tuesday tore through Copenhagen's 17th-century former stock exchange, toppling the historic building's landmark spire in front of horrified...

Paris 2024 Games flame lit in ancient Olympia 16 Apr 2024 - 01:02 pm

Olympia, Greece: The sacred flame for the Paris 2024 Olympics was lit Tuesday in Olympia, Greece, the birthplace of the ancient Games, in...

UK parliament to debate law phasing out smoking 16 Apr 2024 - 11:43 am

London: The UK parliament will on Tuesday kick off its first debate on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's planned legislation to prevent young people...

Iceland volcano still spewing lava, one month on 16 Apr 2024 - 11:27 am

Grindavik, Iceland: Orange lava bubbles and pops, occasionally spewing large fountains from a volcano that has been erupting for a month in Iceland,...

Fire rages through 17th-century old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen, spire collapses 16 Apr 2024 - 11:17 am

Copenhagen, Denmark: One of Copenhagen's oldest buildings is on fire and its iconic spire has collapsed. The roof of the 17th-century old Stock...

Russia says 'colossal' amount of river water approaching Siberian city 15 Apr 2024 - 04:45 pm

Moscow:Russian authorities said Monday that a "colossal" amount of river water was flowing fast towards the west Siberian city of Kurgan and called...

Macron says Olympic opening ceremony could move from river to stadium if security threat 15 Apr 2024 - 04:32 pm

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday for the first time the Paris Olympics' opening ceremony could move from the river Seine...

Russian regional governor predicts 'very difficult' flood situation 14 Apr 2024 - 04:11 pm

Moscow, Russia: Floodwaters in southern Russia on Sunday threatened to submerge thousand more homes in the Kurgan region, where the governor predicted a...