World / Europe

French strike enters third week as govt, unions deadlocked on pension reform 21 Dec 2019 - 01:37 am

Paris: A gruelling French transport strike entered its third week Thursday, wearing out commuters and spoiling the Christmas holiday plans of thousands as...

Russia ‘lone wolf’ attack Moscow spy headquarters; 2 dead 20 Dec 2019 - 11:31 pm

The death toll in the shooting outside the Moscow headquarters of Russia's main security agency has risen to two, officials said Friday as...

Climate activists escape punishment over London train protest 20 Dec 2019 - 09:57 pm

LONDON: Three Extinction Rebellion climate activists who disrupted commuters by glueing themselves to a train or climbing on its roof in a central...

JK Rowling backs sacked worker in speech case 20 Dec 2019 - 09:35 pm

LONDON: JK Rowling on Thursday backed a British woman who lost her job for tweeting that people cannot alter their biological sex after...

Palace: Prince Philip in hospital as 'precautionary measure' 20 Dec 2019 - 08:02 pm

LONDON: Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was admitted to a London hospital Friday "as a precautionary measure,” Buckingham Palace said....

UK charges US diplomat's wife over teen's death in crash 20 Dec 2019 - 06:46 pm

LONDON: British prosecutors said on Friday they had decided to charge the wife of a U.S. diplomat over a fatal car crash in...

Pope, UN issue message on migrants, climate, nuclear weapons 20 Dec 2019 - 06:46 pm

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis and the U.N. chief issued a joint year-end message Friday urging the world to remember children dying of hunger,...

UK's Johnson unveils legislative plan to end Brexit deadlock 19 Dec 2019 - 09:48 pm

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson signaled an end to Britain’s era of Brexit deadlock Thursday, announcing a packed legislative program intended to take...

French strike enters third week as govt, unions clash on pension reform 19 Dec 2019 - 09:39 pm

Paris: A gruelling French transport strike entered its third week Thursday, wearing out commuters and spoiling the Christmas holiday plans of thousands as...

Gunman attacks Russian security service HQ in Moscow, kills employee 19 Dec 2019 - 08:25 pm

MOSCOW: A gunman opened fire on the headquarters of Russia's FSB security service in central Moscow on Thursday evening in a rare shooting...

Putin drops cryptic hint on 2024 exit in press marathon 19 Dec 2019 - 06:27 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday dropped a cryptic hint seen by some as a sign he may not serve another term...

UK election generates 15 million tweets 19 Dec 2019 - 12:17 pm

London: More than 15 million tweets were posted during the campaign leading up to Britain's parliamentary election last week, election, up 66% on...

Scotland mulls law to end 'nightmare' rules for changing gender 18 Dec 2019 - 11:34 pm

LONDON: Scotland launched a consultation on Tuesday on reforms that would make it faster and easier for transgender people to change the sex...

Climate activists found guilty over London train protest by 'regretful' jury 18 Dec 2019 - 11:33 pm

LONDON: Three Extinction Rebellion activists who glued themselves to a London train were found guilty on Wednesday of criminal obstruction after a judge...

Infant abandoned inside garbage dumpster in Greek city 18 Dec 2019 - 06:57 pm

ATHENS, Greece: Greek police said Wednesday they had arrested a 24-year-old woman on suspicion of attempted infanticide after a passer-by found a days-old...

Cheesed-off neighbour kicks up stink in Alpine village 18 Dec 2019 - 06:57 pm

Berlin: A woman who lives above a cheese shop in a German Alpine village has kicked up a stink over the smells wafting...

French strikers angry about pension reform cut power to homes, companies 18 Dec 2019 - 03:28 pm

PARIS: France's warring trade unions on Wednesday defended their decision to cut power to thousands of homes, companies and even the Bank of...

Ex-PM Blair tells Britain's Labour: Change or you will disappear 18 Dec 2019 - 03:06 pm

LONDON: Former British prime minister Tony Blair, Labour's most successful leader, on Wednesday urged the party to rebuild from electoral humiliation by rejecting...