World / Europe

German plane evacuates 15 injured in Madeira bus crash 20 Apr 2019 - 07:30 pm

FUNCHAL, Portugal: A German military plane on Saturday evacuated 15 German tourists who survived this week's bus crash on the island of Madeira...

Kosovo repatriates 110 citizens from Syria 20 Apr 2019 - 05:22 pm

Pristina: Kosovo on Saturday repatriated 110 of its citizens from Syria, mostly mothers with their children having followed their partners who went to...

Clashes break out between police and some yellow vest rioters in Paris 20 Apr 2019 - 05:07 pm

Paris: Clashes broke out between dozens of demonstrators and police in Paris on the 23rd Saturday of yellow-vest protests after authorities warned that...

London climate protest arrests top 700 20 Apr 2019 - 04:50 pm

London: The Extinction Rebellion environmental protests in London rumbled on into a sixth day Saturday as the total number of arrests hit 718....

Bosnia brings back, detains Islamic fighter from Syria 20 Apr 2019 - 02:52 pm

SARAJEVO: A Bosnian national suspected of fighting for Islamic State in Syria has been transferred to Bosnia and put in detention, Bosnia's prosecutor's...

As comedian eyes presidency, Ukraine braces for uncertain future 20 Apr 2019 - 02:14 pm

Kiev: Ukraine readied Saturday for a change in leadership as a young comedian appeared set to crush his incumbent rival in presidential polls,...

Northern Ireland police arrest two over murder of journalist 20 Apr 2019 - 10:38 am

BELFAST: Two men have been arrested in connection with the shooting dead of journalist Lyra McKee during a riot in Londonderry, the Police...

Pope's Good Friday service focuses on trafficked girls 19 Apr 2019 - 09:33 pm

The suffering of children sold for their organs and young African girls prostituted on Rome's streets will dominate Pope Francis' Good Friday service,...

Swedish climate activist Thunberg admits she might be "very naive" 19 Apr 2019 - 04:39 pm

ROME: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg wants to fix climate change and hopes for world peace, but acknowledges that she might be being...

Doctors assessing when Madeira bus crash survivors can fly home to Germany 19 Apr 2019 - 03:28 pm

Canico, Portugal: Doctors from Germany are working with a Portuguese medical team to evaluate when the German tourists who survived a fatal bus...

Police official: Short-circuit likely caused Notre Dame fire 19 Apr 2019 - 03:28 pm

PARIS: Paris police investigators think an electrical short-circuit most likely caused the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, a police official said Thursday, as...

Notre Dame fire raises fears for UK's crumbling Parliament 18 Apr 2019 - 07:48 pm

LONDON: For some Britons who watched Notre Dame burn so fiercely in Paris, the horror was mixed with apprehension. What happened to the...

Pope washes inmates' feet, says bishops must be servants 18 Apr 2019 - 07:48 pm

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 prisoners Thursday and urged them to serve one another as brothers, as he ushered...

France salutes 'exemplary' firefighters for saving Notre-Dame 18 Apr 2019 - 07:48 pm

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday hailed as "exemplary" hundreds of firefighters who saved Notre-Dame in the devastating blaze, as efforts intensified...

Madeira in mourning after 29 German tourists die in bus crash 18 Apr 2019 - 11:47 am

Caniço, Portugal: The Portuguese island of Madeira on Thursday began three days of mourning after 29 German tourists died after their bus spun...

Portugal fuel-tanker drivers' strike ends - media 18 Apr 2019 - 10:13 am

LISBON: Striking Portuguese fuel-tanker drivers have called off their strike after talks over their demands for better pay and conditions, local media said...

Lightning strike at Acropolis, Greece, injures four 17 Apr 2019 - 08:16 pm

Athens: A lightning strike injured four people Wednesday at the Acropolis in Athens, which was closed for the rest of the day, the...

France launches global contest to replace Notre-Dame spire 17 Apr 2019 - 07:26 pm

Paris: France on Wednesday announced it would invite architects from around the world to submit designs for replacing the spire of Notre-Dame cathedral...