World / Europe

Merkel to give up party leadership after poll setback 29 Oct 2018 - 01:55 pm

Berlin: Germany's Angela Merkel will not run for re-election as leader of her centre-right CDU, sources said Monday, in the clearest sign yet...

130 flights cancelled on fifth day of Brussels airport strike 29 Oct 2018 - 01:23 pm

Brussels: A baggage handlers strike at Brussels international airport forced the cancellation of 130 out of 630 flights scheduled for Monday, the fifth...

Merkel will not seek re-election as CDU party chair - source 29 Oct 2018 - 12:29 pm

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told leaders of her Christian Democrats (CDU) that she will not seek re-election as party chairwoman at...

Georgia presidential vote goes to second round runoff - Election Commission 29 Oct 2018 - 11:50 am

TBILISI, Georgia's presidential election will go to a second round runoff between two of the country's former foreign ministers after no single candidate...

Merkel on the spot after painful regional vote 29 Oct 2018 - 11:00 am

Frankfurt am Main, German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced a bitter political reality on Monday after the parties in her fragile coalition suffered heavy...

Train hits construction vehicle in Germany, no one injured 28 Oct 2018 - 02:10 pm

BERLIN: Police say a night train travelling from Berlin to Zurich has collided with a small construction vehicle in southwestern Germany. No one...

Rock star reception as Harry and Meghan start last leg of Pacific tour 28 Oct 2018 - 10:59 am

Wellington: Prince Harry and Meghan arrived in Wellington Sunday to a traditional Maori welcome, an official reception disrupted by a fire alarm and...

High stakes for Merkel's govt as German state of Hesse votes 28 Oct 2018 - 10:38 am

BERLIN: Germany's central region of Hesse was voting Sunday in a state election marked by discontent with infighting in the national government -...

Fears for Leicester City's Thai chairman after helicopter crash 28 Oct 2018 - 10:15 am

Leicester, United Kingdom: Leicester City's charismatic Thai chairman was the subject of growing concerns on Sunday after a helicopter belonging to the billionaire...

Catalan leader defiant a year after failed independence declaration 27 Oct 2018 - 04:44 pm

BARCELONA: Catalan separatists marked the first anniversary of a failed independence declaration on Saturday with protests and vows to press ahead with their...

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...