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Brexit bill becomes law, allowing UK to leave the EU 26 Jun 2018 - 05:22 pm

London: A bill enacting Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has become law after months of debate, the House of Commons speaker...

Stranded migrant rescue ship to dock in Malta: Italy 26 Jun 2018 - 05:07 pm

Rome: A rescue ship stranded in the Mediterranean with more than 200 migrants on board will finally dock in Malta, Italy said Tuesday,...

Passenger train derails in Austria, 3 seriously injured 26 Jun 2018 - 02:31 pm

BERLIN: A passenger train derailed on a local railway in Austria on Tuesday, leaving two carriages lying on their side and three people...

Macedonian president refuses to sign off on change of name 26 Jun 2018 - 11:53 am

SKOPJE, Macedonia: Macedonia's president has fulfilled his threat to not sign off on a deal with neighboring Greece for his country to change...

Van driven into front of Dutch daily De Telegraaf's head office 26 Jun 2018 - 10:49 am

AMSTERDAM, The head office of the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf was hit by a delivery van in the small hours of Tuesday in...

Passenger train derails in Austria, 2 seriously injured 26 Jun 2018 - 10:26 am

BERLIN: A passenger train derailed on a local railway in Austria on Tuesday, leaving two carriages lying on their side and two people...

UK lawmakers approve big expansion for Heathrow Airport 26 Jun 2018 - 10:00 am

London: Parliament approved plans to make Europe's biggest airport even bigger, backing on Monday what the government described as the most important transportation...

France says Malta appears ready to let rescue ship Lifeline dock 26 Jun 2018 - 09:49 am

PARIS, Malta appears ready to allow the rescue ship Lifeline, stuck in international waters in the Mediterranean sea with more than 230 migrants...

EU says Russia has done little to merit lifting of sanctions 25 Jun 2018 - 07:34 pm

BRUSSELS: European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says Russia hasn't done anything more to respect a Ukraine peace agreement that would justify...

Chernobyl's stray dogs offered new life in US 25 Jun 2018 - 12:31 pm

Chernobyl, Ukraine, The restricted zone around Chernobyl is eerily quiet but one building near the scene of the world's worst nuclear disaster is...

EU to impose sanctions on 11 Venezuelan officials 25 Jun 2018 - 12:25 pm

LUXEMBOURG, The European Union will impose economic sanctions on 11 Venezuelan officials in protest at President Nicolas Maduro's re-election, which the bloc said...

UK minister tells companies to stop Brexit warnings 24 Jun 2018 - 02:51 pm

LONDON: A British minister accused Airbus and other major companies of issuing "completely inappropriate" threats and undermining Prime Minister Theresa May in a...

Attack on Roma camp in Ukraine leaves one dead, four injured 24 Jun 2018 - 02:35 pm

Kiev: Masked assailants have attacked a Roma camp in western Ukraine, killing one person and injuring four others including a child, police said...

Police: 25 injured in building explosion in Germany 24 Jun 2018 - 12:34 pm

BERLIN: German police say that 25 people have been injured, four of them severely, when an explosion destroyed a building in the western...

Spain's first 'stolen babies' case comes to trial 24 Jun 2018 - 07:34 am

Madrid: A former doctor will go on trial on Tuesday in Madrid for allegedly stealing a newborn baby from her mother and giving...

Thousands march in London for second Brexit vote 23 Jun 2018 - 03:53 pm

London: Thousands of demonstrators gathered in London on Saturday to call for a second vote on Britain's departure from the European Union. The...

Over 400 migrants saved off Spain: rescue service 23 Jun 2018 - 02:54 pm

Tarifa, Spain: A total of 418 migrants were rescued in three operations off the coast of Spain on Saturday, the national rescue service...

Brexit leaves ferry to Ireland in uncertain waters 23 Jun 2018 - 09:39 am

Carlingford, Ireland: The Carlingford ferry, which connects Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland, was launched one year ago but is already facing...