World / Europe

Austrian police probe theft of chocolate truck 22 Nov 2019 - 06:47 pm

Vienna: Austrian police said Friday they were looking for a stolen truck carrying 20 tonnes of chocolate worth 50,000 euros from a Milka...

Sleeping bears force Polish TV to shift New Year party 22 Nov 2019 - 06:47 pm

Warsaw: Do not poke the bear. A Polish TV channel learnt the truth of the saying on Friday, being forced to abandon plans...

Eurozone output 'near-stalled' in November: survey 22 Nov 2019 - 01:25 pm

Brussels, The eurozone's economy is seen to have "near-stalled" in November after successive months of manufacturing decline, according to a closely watched survey...

The British village that keeps finding cash 21 Nov 2019 - 06:47 pm

London: Blackhall Colliery has one claim to fame -- its beach featured in the climax of the Michael Caine film "Get Carter". Apart...

Bosnians outraged by alleged abuse of children with special needs 21 Nov 2019 - 06:47 pm

SARAJEVO: Sarajevo's prosecutor has launched an investigation into the alleged abuse of children with special needs at a state-run care home in Bosnia,...

Putin honours 'hero' pilots for Russian corn field landing 21 Nov 2019 - 06:18 pm

Moscow" Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday bestowed the country's top state honour on two pilots who safely landed a plane carrying more...

Senior Christian Democrats rally behind would-be successor to Germany's Merkel 21 Nov 2019 - 02:42 pm

Leipzig, Germany: Senior members of Germany's ruling party are rallying around their leader, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, before a weekend congress at which she hopes...

British Airways says technical issues delay some flights 21 Nov 2019 - 01:34 pm

London: British Airways said some flights were delayed on Thursday due to an unspecified technical issue which forced it to cancel some flights...

British Airways flights delayed by technical issues 21 Nov 2019 - 10:33 am

LONDON, Some British Airways flights were delayed by a technical issue on Thursday, the airline said, in the latest setback for the British...

Major UK hotels found failing to combat threat of modern slavery 20 Nov 2019 - 10:54 pm

LONDON: Major hotels in Britain are failing to protect workers from debt bondage and sexual exploitation, according to a study on Wednesday that...

Ukraine widens probe against Burisma founder to embezzlement of state funds 20 Nov 2019 - 10:06 pm

KIEV: Ukraine has widened its investigation into the founder of energy company Burisma to include suspicion of embezzling state funds, Prosecutor General Ruslan...

Britain's Prince Andrew steps down from public duties 20 Nov 2019 - 06:26 pm

LONDON: Britain's Prince Andrew stepped down from public duties on Wednesday, saying the controversy surrounding his ill-judged association with late U.S. financier Jeffrey...

Twitter accuses UK of misleading public in election row 20 Nov 2019 - 03:46 pm

London: Twitter accused Britain's governing conservatives on Wednesday of misleading the public by rebranding themselves as fact-checkers during a live TV election debate,...

Malta police arrest businessman Fenech in journalist murder case -sources 20 Nov 2019 - 11:03 am

VALLETTA: Malta police arrested one of the country's most prominent businessmen on Wednesday in connection with an investigation into the murder of journalist...

"The ducks have won" - French court says they may keep on quacking 19 Nov 2019 - 03:50 pm

DAX, France: The ducks on a small French smallholding may carry on quacking, a French court ruled on Tuesday, rejecting a neighbour's complaint...

Budget airline easyJet to offset carbon emissions from all flights 19 Nov 2019 - 10:40 am

London: British budget airline easyJet on Tuesday said it would become the world's first major airline to operate net-zero carbon flights across its...

Malta arrests suspected middleman in journalist’s murder: Source 19 Nov 2019 - 10:30 am

Valleta: A man suspected of being the middleman in the murder of Malta's most prominent anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has been arrested,...

Brexit or Corbyn? UK business agonizes over election choice 19 Nov 2019 - 12:05 am

Caught between a Brexit they don’t want and a firebrand socialist they fear, business executives were not impressed after the leading candidates in...