World / Europe

Greece to ask for NATO’s support in dispute with Turkey 01 Dec 2019 - 07:42 pm

ATHENS, Greece: Greece’s prime minister said Sunday he will ask other NATO members at the alliance’s London summit to support Greece in the...

EU leadership takes office touting green ambition 01 Dec 2019 - 07:42 pm

Brussels: The EU's new leadership took office on Sunday, one month later then planned, promising a more united Europe that would be ready...

Burglers hit East German secret police museum in Berlin 01 Dec 2019 - 07:41 pm

Berlin: Berlin's Stasi Museum, which showcases items of East Germany's hated secret police, was burgled overnight, authorities said Sunday, days after a spectacular...

Benetton in row with Italian govt over bridge collapse 01 Dec 2019 - 05:31 pm

Benetton Rome: Luciano Benetton on Sunday denounced what he called a government "campaign" against his family since the 2018 collapse of the Genoa...

Germany's ruling coalition on collision course after SPD leadership vote 01 Dec 2019 - 05:31 pm

BERLIN: The future of Germany's ruling coalition looked shaky after the election of new leaders of the Social Democrats (SPD) who are demanding...

New EU Commission head to start with climate summit, Africa trip 01 Dec 2019 - 05:31 pm

BRUSSELS: The new head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will attend a climate summit in Madrid and travel to Africa...

Merkel’s tenure on the line as coalition partner veers left 01 Dec 2019 - 05:31 pm

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government was thrown into crisis after Germany’s Social Democrats redrew the country’s political map by electing a new leadership seen...

Focus on early release of terror convict in London stabbings 01 Dec 2019 - 05:31 pm

LONDON: Usman Khan was convicted on terrorism charges but let out of prison early. He attended a "Learning Together” conference for ex-offenders, and...

Sonic boom caused loud boom heard in parts of UK, Police say 01 Dec 2019 - 02:38 pm

A loud bang heard across north London and the surrounding region was a Sonic boom from military planes investigating an aircraft that had...

British PM vows to strengthen prison sentences after London attack 01 Dec 2019 - 02:04 pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday he would strengthen prison sentences, vowing to boost security after an attack in London...

Albanian PM: Death toll rises to 50 after earthquake 30 Nov 2019 - 05:25 pm

BELGRADE, Serbia: The death toll from Tuesday’s powerful earthquake in Albania has risen to 50, the country's prime minister said on Saturday. Edi...

Dutch police hunt suspect after three stabbed in The Hague 30 Nov 2019 - 03:50 pm

The Hague: Dutch police kept up a huge manhunt on Saturday for an assailant who stabbed three youths in The Hague's main shopping...

Spain seizes record haul of crystal meth for European market 30 Nov 2019 - 02:11 pm

MADRID: Spanish police say they have made their biggest seizure of methamphetamine, taking 631 kilograms (1,400 pounds) in a raid near Barcelona. Police...

WWII bomb defused at Berlin's Schoenefeld airport 30 Nov 2019 - 02:06 pm

Berlin: An unexploded World War II bomb that was found at Berlin's Schoenefeld airport on Friday has been successfully defused. There were no...

London attacker named, was previously convicted of terrorism offences 30 Nov 2019 - 08:31 am

London: British police named the man who stabbed two people to death in London on Friday in what the authorities called a terrorist...

Church of England steps into Britain's sex education battle 29 Nov 2019 - 09:16 pm

LONDON: Guidelines to teach same-sex relationships to the 1 million children at Church of England (CofE) schools were dismissed by activists on Friday...