World / Europe

Five British among dead in Sydney New Year's Eve seaplane crash 01 Jan 2018 - 09:54 am

MELBOURNE: Five of six people killed when a seaplane crashed during a 20- minute joy ride in Sydney on New Year's Eve were...

All vehicles destroyed in Liverpool car park blaze 01 Jan 2018 - 09:49 am

Liverpool, A blaze has destroyed every vehicle left in a 1,600-capacity car park serving the British city of Liverpool's indoor arena, police said...

Earthquake rattles Athens, no immediate reports of damage 31 Dec 2017 - 08:15 am

ATHENS, An earthquake with a preliminary reading of 4.6 rattled Athens and central Greece early Sunday, witnesses said, with no immediate reports of...

Winter weather wreaks fresh UK travel havoc 29 Dec 2017 - 04:35 pm

London: Heavy snow caused travel disruption to airports and roads in parts of Britain on Friday, as the country again grappled with the...

Bus drives into bus stop in Moscow, injures three - RIA 29 Dec 2017 - 11:06 am

MOSCOW: A passenger bus drove into a bus stop in Moscow injuring three people, RIA news agency said on Friday. The accident happened...

Russia: Explosion injures 10 at St. Petersburg supermarket 28 Dec 2017 - 08:02 am

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia: At least 10 people were injured Wednesday by an explosion at a supermarket in St. Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city and...

Russia accuses US of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria 27 Dec 2017 - 12:14 pm

MOSCOW, The chief of the Russian General Staff has accused the United States of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria to try...

Russia bars Navalny presidential bid 25 Dec 2017 - 07:20 pm

Moscow: Russia's Central Election Commission on Monday unanimously rejected top opposition figure Alexei Navalny's bid to run against President Vladimir Putin next year,...

Five dead after bus ploughs into Moscow underpass: police 25 Dec 2017 - 03:45 pm

Moscow: Five people were killed when a city bus ploughed into a pedestrian underpass in western Moscow on Monday, traffic police said. It...

Driver rams German party headquarters in apparent suicide bid 25 Dec 2017 - 12:03 pm

BERLIN, A man drove a car at the entrance of the Berlin headquarters of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) late on Sunday evening,...

150 trapped in French Alps ski lifts 25 Dec 2017 - 10:51 am

Lyon: Around 150 skiers in the French Alps were rescued after being trapped for several hours when their ski lift broke down on...

France mobilizes 100,000 security personnel for the holidays 24 Dec 2017 - 11:21 am

PARIS: France's government is deploying nearly 100,000 police and soldiers for the holiday season as fears of extremist attacks remain high. The additional...

Moscow warns US decision to arm Ukraine could cause 'new bloodshed' 23 Dec 2017 - 03:43 pm

Moscow: Moscow on Saturday slammed Washington's decision to provide Kiev with "enhanced defensive capabilities," saying it could lead to "new bloodshed" in war-torn...

Aardvark missing after fire at London Zoo 23 Dec 2017 - 02:09 pm

London: A fire broke out at London Zoo early on Saturday morning, engulfing a cafe and shop near an animal petting area, and...

Moscow: US arms supply to provoke Kiev to use force in eastern Ukraine 23 Dec 2017 - 01:23 pm

MOSCOW: The US decision to supply weapons to Ukraine is dangerous as it will encourage Kiev to use force in eastern Ukraine, Russian...

Where did you get your tree? Child climbers in Georgia risk lives for Christmas 23 Dec 2017 - 11:52 am

LONDON: As European families gather round the twinkling lights and evocative woody aroma of their Christmas trees this festive season, few will think...

Firefighters tackle blaze at London Zoo 23 Dec 2017 - 11:50 am

LONDON: More than 70 firefighters were tackling a blaze at London Zoo on Saturday after fire broke out at the attraction's cafe and...

Iran, Chips and Bentleys may mend UK-Russia ties, Johnson says 23 Dec 2017 - 09:23 am

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that sales of potato chips and luxury cars offer evidence of progress...