World / Europe

40 migrants on rescue ship off to Malta; 123 others in limbo 04 Aug 2019 - 03:45 pm

MILAN: Forty migrants rescued off the coast of Libya were successfully transferred Sunday to Maltese military boats and brought to port, the German...

Nearly 90 protesters reported held in Moscow 03 Aug 2019 - 03:44 pm

MOSCOW: Moscow police on Saturday detained nearly 90 people protesting the exclusion of some independent and opposition candidates from the city council ballot,...

US exempts aviation, space exports from new Russia sanctions 03 Aug 2019 - 03:39 pm

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is exempting aviation safety and space exploration technology from new sanctions it has levied against Russia in connection with...

Spain rescues over 50 underage migrants from boat 03 Aug 2019 - 03:37 pm

MADRID: Spain's maritime rescue service says it has saved 59 migrants, nearly all minors, trying to make the dangerous crossing of the Mediterranean...

New earthquake rattles Greece 03 Aug 2019 - 03:29 pm

Athens: Another earthquake shook Greece on Saturday, this time off the Aegean island of Karpathos, the Greek Geodynamic Institute said, although there were...

Pro-EU party wins, cuts Johnson's UK Parliament margin to 1 02 Aug 2019 - 08:21 pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit-backing Conservative Party lost a special election Friday to a pro-EU opposition candidate, leaving Johnson with only...

Boris Johnson's government faces test in special election 01 Aug 2019 - 03:16 pm

LONDON: After the first week in office that saw him booed in Scotland and berated in Belfast, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was...

Two migrants found dead in Bosnia, one crushed by train: police 01 Aug 2019 - 02:13 pm

Sarajevo: Two men believed to be migrants were found dead, including one who was hit by a train, in northwest Bosnia where thousands...

Italy bars McDonald's fast-food amidst monuments of ancient Rome 31 Jul 2019 - 06:25 pm

ROME: Italy's Culture ministry on Wednesday barred the construction of a McDonald's fast-food restaurant next to the ancient Baths of Caracalla in Rome,...

Russian police arrest man over murder of popular fashion blogger 31 Jul 2019 - 02:51 pm

MOSCOW: Russian police said they had arrested a man suspected of murdering a popular lifestyle blogger and model whose body was found in...

EU countries to share out 131 migrants blocked by Italy 31 Jul 2019 - 02:39 pm

Brussels: European countries have come to an agreement on how to share responsibility for 131 migrants who were blocked on board a coastguard...

Johnson presses EU to give way amid no-deal Brexit warnings 29 Jul 2019 - 08:45 pm

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushed Britain closer to a no-deal exit from the European Union on Monday, insisting he will not hold...

1,400 arrested at Moscow election protest: monitor 28 Jul 2019 - 01:29 pm

Moscow, Russian police arrested almost 1,400 people as they gathered in Moscow at the weekend to demand free and fair elections, a monitor...

Russia detains more than 600 people over election protest - monitor 27 Jul 2019 - 07:12 pm

Moscow: Russian police arrested more than 600 people on Saturday, including prominent activists, around a political protest in Moscow to demand that members...

Young American suspected of killing Rome policeman: media 27 Jul 2019 - 11:35 am

Rome, A young American tourist confessed overnight to the murder of an Italian policeman probing a theft at a tony neighbourhood near the...

"Very unhelpful": Ireland scolds British PM Johnson over Brexit 26 Jul 2019 - 07:57 pm

BELFAST: Ireland said on Friday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's approach to Brexit was "very unhelpful" and that the new British leader appeared...

Europe's heat wave wreaks travel havoc across the continent 26 Jul 2019 - 06:52 pm

LONDON: Travelers faced a second day of travel disruptions in Britain on Friday after a heat wave gave way to thunderstorms, and technical...

"I'll make Britain great again", PM Johnson says, echoing Trump 25 Jul 2019 - 07:41 pm

LONDON: Boris Johnson promised on Thursday that Brexit would make Britain the greatest place on earth, echoing the patriotic rhetoric of U.S. President...