World / Europe

6.8 magnitude quake causes Greek island damage, no injuries 26 Oct 2018 - 10:49 am

Athens, A powerful 6.8-magnitude undersea earthquake struck early Friday off the Ionian Sea island of Zante, causing structural damage but no injuries, officials...

UK military to open up all roles to women 25 Oct 2018 - 08:29 pm

London: Women will soon be able to apply for any role in the British military, including in previously off-limits elite units like the...

Putin: Russia's new weapons will be unrivaled everywhere 25 Oct 2018 - 08:08 pm

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia plans to commission new military weapons that would be unrivaled throughout the world. Putin's statement...

Putin calls for tighter gun control after Crimea attack 25 Oct 2018 - 05:25 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday urged tighter gun control after a teenager in Crimea attacked his college with a licensed shotgun,...

Russia launches first Soyuz rocket since failed space launch 25 Oct 2018 - 01:46 pm

Moscow: Russia on Thursday successfully launched a Soyuz rocket for the first time since the failure of a similar rocket aborted a manned...

Debenhams to shut up to 50 UK department stores 25 Oct 2018 - 11:31 am

London: British department store chain Debenhams on Thursday said it planned to shut about one third of its shops, many more than previously...

Putin warns of a new 'arms race' 24 Oct 2018 - 09:03 pm

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday of a new arms race if America pulls out of weapons treaties, and said Russia would respond...

Madrid bans electric scooters from city's sidewalks 24 Oct 2018 - 03:55 pm

MADRID: Madrid's government banned electric scooters from sidewalks on Wednesday to both remove a threat to pedestrians and help regulate alternative transport technologies...

Italy fines Apple, Samsung millions for slowing phones 24 Oct 2018 - 02:21 pm

Rome: Italy's competition authority on Wednesday said it was fining Apple and Samsung 10 and five million euros ($11.5 and $5.7 million) respectively...

Apple chief pushes for US privacy law 24 Oct 2018 - 02:14 pm

Brussels: Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday said the United States needs a federal privacy law to protect the personal data of internet...

Social media in the spotlight in Brazil presidential race 24 Oct 2018 - 12:21 pm

Rio de Janeiro: Brazil, like other countries, is facing a very electronic election. WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter are the weapons of choice to...

Bulgarian government survives no-confidence vote over healthcare 24 Oct 2018 - 11:50 am

SOFIA: Bulgaria's government survived a no-confidence vote on Wednesday brought by the opposition Socialists who accused it of failing to overhaul the ailing...

Salvini says Italy won't change budget, "Italians come first" 24 Oct 2018 - 10:48 am

ROME: Italy will not change its 2019 budget, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Wednesday after the European Commission rejected the government's...

EU ready to call Brexit summit when 'decisive progress' made-Tusk 24 Oct 2018 - 10:46 am

STRASBOURG, European Council President Donald Tusk told the European Parliament on Wednesday that he would be ready to call a special summit on...

France to ban electric scooters from sidewalks 23 Oct 2018 - 07:55 pm

PARIS: The French government plans to ban electric scooters from sidewalks and will require riders to use bike lanes or roads, the transport...

Italy will not leave EU or eurozone: PM Conte 22 Oct 2018 - 02:44 pm

Rome: Italy will not leave the European Union or abandon the euro, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Monday amid a standoff with...

Norway hero behind WWII sabotage of Nazi plant dies at 99 22 Oct 2018 - 12:56 pm

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Norway's prime minister says World War II saboteur Joachim Roenneberg, who headed the four-man team that blew up a plant producing...