World / Europe

Former Catalan leader calls for dialogue with Spain 07 Apr 2018 - 04:44 pm

BERLIN: Fugitive former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont on Saturday made a renewed call for Spanish authorities to open negotiations over Catalonia's secession claim,...

Air France cancels 30 percent of flights due to strikes 07 Apr 2018 - 02:42 pm

Paris: Air France said Saturday that hundreds of its flights have been cancelled as pilots, cabin crew and ground staff pursued a fifth...

Spain, Portugal bust gang smuggling glass eels to Asia 06 Apr 2018 - 07:54 pm

MADRID: A joint investigation by Spanish and Portuguese authorities has brought down a criminal network that has been making lucrative profits by smuggling...

Hitler's portrait of a lover to go up for auction 05 Apr 2018 - 10:40 pm

BERLIN: An oil portrait believed to have been painted by Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler of a little-known former lover will go under the...

Protesters in Slovakia demand new police chief after journalist murder 05 Apr 2018 - 09:59 pm

Bratislava: Tens of thousands of Slovakians rallied across the country on Thursday, demanding a new police chief after protests over the murder of...

Daughter of ex-spy poisoned in UK says she and her father are recovering - Russian state TV 05 Apr 2018 - 02:47 pm

MOSCOW: Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned in Britain along with her father Sergei, has phoned her cousin in Russia and said they are...

From Russian spy poisoning to diplomatic crisis 04 Apr 2018 - 06:41 pm

Paris: Britain and Russia traded bitter accusations on Wednesday as the world's chemical weapons watchdog met over the poisoning of a Russian former...

Greek minister says country vigilant against 'enemy' Turkey 04 Apr 2018 - 06:08 pm

ATHENS: Greece's defense minister has described Turkey as an "enemy that continues to provoke us" and announced that he has ordered additional military...

Austria plans headscarf ban for primary school pupils 04 Apr 2018 - 02:58 pm

Vienna: Austria's government announced Wednesday its intention to bring in a ban on the headscarf for girls in kindergartens and primary schools. Education...

Britain slams 'perverse' Russian plan for joint poisoning probe 04 Apr 2018 - 01:34 pm

The Hague: Britain Wednesday slammed as "perverse" Moscow's call for a joint investigation into the poisoning of a former Russian double agent as...

Four artworks vanish from French parliament 04 Apr 2018 - 12:17 pm

Paris: Four works of art have vanished from the walls of France's national assembly, parliamentary officials said Wednesday, prompting a police investigation to...

France suffers second day of mass rail strikes 04 Apr 2018 - 12:00 pm

Paris: Millions of French travellers suffered a second day of major disruption Wednesday as rail workers pressed on with rolling strikes that pose...

Dog kills mother and son in Germany 04 Apr 2018 - 11:52 am

Berlin: A 52-year-old woman and her 27-year-old son have been found dead at their home in northern Germany after apparently being mauled by...

Kremlin demands apology from British PM over spy row 'idiocy' 04 Apr 2018 - 10:12 am

Moscow: The Kremlin has demanded an apology from British Prime Minister Theresa May and her government which implicated President Vladimir Putin in the...

Philip, husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, admitted to hospital for hip surgery 03 Apr 2018 - 11:21 pm

LONDON: Britain's Prince Philip, the 96-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth, was admitted to hospital on Tuesday for surgery on his hip, Buckingham Palace...

Europe's clocks 'back on time' after electricity grid fixed 03 Apr 2018 - 07:12 pm

Brussels: Europe's digital clocks are "back on time" after its power operators compensated for a shortfall in the continent's electricity grid because of...

Massive French rail strike begins in test for Macron 03 Apr 2018 - 02:18 pm

Paris: Commuters across France faced severe disruptions on Tuesday as rail workers launched three months of rolling strikes, a major test of President...