World / Europe

How Ireland beat Britain in the Brexit divorce battle 25 Nov 2018 - 08:17 pm

Dublin: The Brexit deal marks a clear victory for Ireland -- one no-one in Britain saw coming and one which has raised the...

Fishing rights still 'priority' for EU after Brexit 25 Nov 2018 - 08:17 pm

Brussels: Doubts over fishing rights, a topic that endangered the Brexit talks, will have to be resolved well before the end of the...

Persistence pays off on Brexit for British PM 25 Nov 2018 - 08:17 pm

Brussels: The Brexit deal is a personal success for Prime Minister Theresa May, after months of tough negotiations conducted while also battling with...

Key points in the EU-UK Brexit agreement 25 Nov 2018 - 06:53 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union has formally approved a divorce agreement with Britain, the first country ever to leave the 28-nation bloc. The deal...

Thousands march in Spanish cities to protest violence against women 25 Nov 2018 - 04:50 pm

MADRID: Tens of thousands of protesters, many wearing purple, marched through Madrid and other Spanish cities on Sunday to mark the International Day...

EU's Juncker says of Brexit: 'This is the best deal ... the only deal possible' 25 Nov 2018 - 02:55 pm

BRUSSELS: European Union leaders finally sealed a Brexit deal on Sunday, saying the package agreed with Prime Minister Theresa May was the best...

EU leaders urge Britons to back May's Brexit deal 25 Nov 2018 - 12:28 pm

Brussels: EU leaders urged Britons to back Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit package as they gathered in Brussels on Sunday to formally agree...

French protesters angry over fuel taxes clash with police 24 Nov 2018 - 10:01 pm

PARIS: French police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent demonstrators in Paris on Saturday, as thousands gathered in the capital...

Spain to back Brexit deal after UK agrees to Gibraltar terms 24 Nov 2018 - 09:24 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union removed the last major obstacle to sealing an agreement on Brexit after Spain said it had reached a deal...

British PM meets Juncker on eve of Brexit summit 24 Nov 2018 - 08:46 pm

Brussels: British Prime Minister Theresa May met with EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels on Saturday, for final talks ahead of a...

Italy, on trail of Mafia boss, seizes villas, yacht and more 24 Nov 2018 - 06:23 pm

ROME: Anti-Mafia authorities in Sicily on the trail of the No. 1 fugitive Mafia boss have confiscated 1.5 billion euros ($1.32 billion) in...

UK transport policeman stabbed in London 24 Nov 2018 - 02:48 pm

LONDON: Officials say a man has been arrested after a British Transport Police officer was stabbed outside a train station in east London....

French tax rebels to try to block Paris in fight with Macron 24 Nov 2018 - 12:36 pm

Paris: Demonstrators who have blocked French roads over the past week dressed in high-visibility jackets were set to cause another day of disruption...

May heads to Brussels as Spain threatens Brexit summit 24 Nov 2018 - 09:55 am

Brussels: British Prime Minister Theresa May was headed back to Brussels on Saturday to defend the planned Brexit divorce deal even as Spain...

Kosovo police arrest 4 Serbs, sparking protests in the north 23 Nov 2018 - 05:25 pm

PRISTINA, Kosovo: Tensions in Kosovo rose again Friday after police arrested three ethnic Serbs, including two police officers, early Friday on suspicion of...

Spain demands written UK promise on Gibraltar veto 23 Nov 2018 - 05:25 pm

Brussels: Spain urged Britain on Friday to put in writing a promise that it agrees Madrid will have a veto over any future...

A look at unusual past referendums in Switzerland 23 Nov 2018 - 05:25 pm

GENEVA: Unlike other countries, Switzerland regularly gives its voters a direct say on issues large and small, and sometimes outlandish or quirky. Sunday's...