World / Europe

Three Syrians arrested in Germany and France for suspected crimes against humanity 14 Feb 2019 - 12:17 am

BERLIN: Police have detained two Syrians in Germany and one in France on suspicion of torture and other crimes against humanity, prosecutors said...

Uber's London License Is Under Threat 13 Feb 2019 - 03:41 pm

Months after Uber Technologies Inc. won a reprieve in a high-stakes battle over its operations in the U.K. capital, its London license is...

Spain plans to close all nuclear plants by 2035 13 Feb 2019 - 01:15 pm

MADRID: Spain aims to close all seven of its nuclear plants between 2025 and 2035 as part of plans to generate all the...

Rare tiger killed in UK safari park; 2nd to die in past week 13 Feb 2019 - 12:30 pm

LONDON: An English safari park says a rare Amur tiger has been killed in a fight with two other tigers. Longleat Safari Park...

Nationwide strike hits Belgian transport, factories 13 Feb 2019 - 11:34 am

BRUSSELS: A national strike to demand higher pay has paralyzed airports, sea ports and rail traffic in Belgium, while hundreds of factories are...

Pompeo warns Eastern Europe on Chinese and Russian meddling 13 Feb 2019 - 12:45 am

WARSAW, Poland: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday invoked the 30th anniversary of the demise of communism to implore countries in...

NATO planning for more Russian missiles: Stoltenberg 13 Feb 2019 - 12:45 am

Brussels: NATO is planning for "more Russian missiles" after the collapse of a landmark Cold War arms treaty, but will not deploy new...

Catalan separatists' rebellion trial starts in Madrid 13 Feb 2019 - 12:45 am

Madrid: Catalan separatist leaders accused of rebellion for trying to make their region independent from Spain launched their defence on Tuesday at the...

Scientists in Hungary protest govt takeover of research 13 Feb 2019 - 12:45 am

Budapest, Hungary: Scientists in Hungary on Tuesday protested government efforts to take control of their research funding, a move they say endangers academic...

Brexit: May tells parliament she needs 'more time' 12 Feb 2019 - 10:45 pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May asked for more time from lawmakers to carry on talks with EU leaders to convince them for...

Spanish PM set to announce snap election soon after budget vote 12 Feb 2019 - 08:45 pm

MADRID: Spain's minority Socialist government expects to lose a key budget vote on Wednesday and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez plans to announce an...

Russia moves to ban troops from using smartphones 12 Feb 2019 - 06:59 pm

Moscow: Russian lawmakers on Tuesday backed a bill that would ban soldiers from using smartphones while on duty to post online or give...

May to ask MPs for more time on Brexit talks 12 Feb 2019 - 03:24 pm

London: Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday will plead with MPs to give her more time for talks with EU officials on her...

George Clooney says Meghan being harassed just like Diana 12 Feb 2019 - 03:22 pm

Los Angeles: The media are harassing Meghan Markle just as they did Princess Diana, who was killed in a car crash while being...

Rare tram collision in Paris suburb injures 12 12 Feb 2019 - 12:49 pm

Nanterre: French rail authorities said Tuesday they were investigating the cause of a rare tram collision in a Paris suburb which injured 12...

Outrage as swastikas, 'Jews' scrawled on French Jewish symbols 11 Feb 2019 - 09:50 pm

Paris: A tree planted in a Paris suburb in memory of a young Jewish man who was tortured to death in 2006 has...

Pompeo warns Hungary not to let Russia divide West 11 Feb 2019 - 07:02 pm

Budapest: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Hungary on Monday that Russia was seeking to divide the West, while his Hungarian counterpart...

Macedonia prepares for name change by removing signs 11 Feb 2019 - 02:15 pm

SKOPJE, Macedonia: Authorities in Macedonia have begun removing official signs from government buildings to prepare for its new name: North Macedonia. "Government of...