World / Europe

4 die in crash of Portuguese medical emergency helicopter 16 Dec 2018 - 03:25 pm

LISBON, Portugal: Portuguese authorities say four people have died when a helicopter in the country's medical emergency service crashed. Portugal's National Institute of...

Bus crash in snowy Serbia kills 3, injures 32 16 Dec 2018 - 02:05 pm

BELGRADE, Serbia: Bus crash in snowy Serbia kills 3, injures 32A bus skidded off the road and overturned amid wintry weather in southern...

Macron's popularity slides despite yellow vest concessions 16 Dec 2018 - 01:53 pm

Emmanuel Macron’s popularity continued to slide in December despite concessions announced by the French president in response to weeks of protests by the...

Tear gas on the Champs-Elysees but fewer Paris protesters 15 Dec 2018 - 09:56 pm

PARIS: Tear gas billowed Saturday across the protest-scarred Champs-Elysees after a day of largely peaceful demonstrations in Paris and a water cannon shot...

Animals safe as large blaze breaks out at British zoo 15 Dec 2018 - 06:47 pm

LONDON: A zoo in northern England said its animals were safe after a fire broke out on Saturday in its Monsoon Forest section,...

New Genoa bridge to be built within a year: Mayor 15 Dec 2018 - 06:17 pm

Genoa, Italy: Genoa will have a new bridge within a year, its mayor said Saturday, as the Italian city prepared to start demolition...

Putin says rap should be controlled in Russia, not banned 15 Dec 2018 - 05:19 pm

MOSCOW: Alarmed by the growing popularity of rap among Russian youth, President Vladimir Putin wants cultural leaders to devise a means of controlling,...

33,500 'yellow vest' protesters in France: ministry 15 Dec 2018 - 05:14 pm

Paris: France's interior ministry said Saturday that the number of "yellow vest" protesters in France was estimated at 33,500 at midday, around half...

Belgium road accident death linked to 'yellow vest' protest: official 15 Dec 2018 - 04:12 pm

Lille, France: A driver died in Belgium near the border with France on Friday evening after hitting a truck which had slowed down...

Greece wildfire toll now 100 as man dies months later 15 Dec 2018 - 03:26 pm

ATHENS, Greece: Greek authorities say a 73-year-old man hospitalized with severe burns since July has died, bringing the toll of a deadly wildfire...

Scuffles with police in Paris but protest largely peaceful 15 Dec 2018 - 02:48 pm

PARIS: Scuffles broke out between protesters and police in central Paris on Saturday on the sidelines of a largely peaceful demonstration, during the...

France's 'yellow vest' protesters gather on decisive weekend 15 Dec 2018 - 02:38 pm

Paris: Defiant "Yellow vest" demonstrators gathered on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Saturday morning for a fifth and decisive weekend of protests despite...

Ukrainians await historic synod decision on independent church 15 Dec 2018 - 01:24 pm

Kiev: Several thousand Ukrainians rallied outside one of Kiev's main cathedrals Saturday ahead of a historic synod expected to establish an Orthodox church...

Macron visits Strasbourg as police probe potential accomplices 15 Dec 2018 - 01:16 am

Strasbourg: French President Emmanuel Macron visited Strasbourg on Friday, a day after police shot dead a gunman who killed four people at the...

Serbia talks up armed intervention as Kosovo OKs new army 15 Dec 2018 - 01:16 am

PRISTINA, Kosovo: Serbia threatened a possible armed intervention in Kosovo after the Kosovo parliament on Friday overwhelmingly approved the formation of an army....