World / Europe

German police rule out 'political motive' in van attack 08 Apr 2018 - 02:44 pm

Münster, Germany: German police said Sunday they did not see an extremist motive behind a ramming attack with a van that claimed two...

Hungarians vote in keenly-watched poll 08 Apr 2018 - 09:53 am

Budapest: Hungarians began voting Sunday in an election that is being keenly observed across Europe, which will determine whether firebrand nationalist Prime Minister...

Muenster perpetrator was German with psychological problems - Sueddeutsche 07 Apr 2018 - 08:45 pm

BERLIN: The man presumed to have driven a van into a Muenster restaurant on Saturday was a German with psychological problems, the Sueddeutsche...

Four dead including driver after vehicle hits crowd in Germany 07 Apr 2018 - 07:04 pm

At least four people were dead Saturday after a vehicle ploughed into pedestrians in the German city of Muenster, the interior ministry said,...

Several dead as car drives into crowd in Germany's Munster: media 07 Apr 2018 - 06:05 pm

Berlin: Several people were killed and injured Saturday when a vehicle ploughed into pedestrians in the German city of Munster, local media reports...

Former Catalan leader calls for dialogue with Spain 07 Apr 2018 - 04:44 pm

BERLIN: Fugitive former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont on Saturday made a renewed call for Spanish authorities to open negotiations over Catalonia's secession claim,...

Air France cancels 30 percent of flights due to strikes 07 Apr 2018 - 02:42 pm

Paris: Air France said Saturday that hundreds of its flights have been cancelled as pilots, cabin crew and ground staff pursued a fifth...

Spain, Portugal bust gang smuggling glass eels to Asia 06 Apr 2018 - 07:54 pm

MADRID: A joint investigation by Spanish and Portuguese authorities has brought down a criminal network that has been making lucrative profits by smuggling...

Hitler's portrait of a lover to go up for auction 05 Apr 2018 - 10:40 pm

BERLIN: An oil portrait believed to have been painted by Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler of a little-known former lover will go under the...

Protesters in Slovakia demand new police chief after journalist murder 05 Apr 2018 - 09:59 pm

Bratislava: Tens of thousands of Slovakians rallied across the country on Thursday, demanding a new police chief after protests over the murder of...

Daughter of ex-spy poisoned in UK says she and her father are recovering - Russian state TV 05 Apr 2018 - 02:47 pm

MOSCOW: Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned in Britain along with her father Sergei, has phoned her cousin in Russia and said they are...

From Russian spy poisoning to diplomatic crisis 04 Apr 2018 - 06:41 pm

Paris: Britain and Russia traded bitter accusations on Wednesday as the world's chemical weapons watchdog met over the poisoning of a Russian former...

Greek minister says country vigilant against 'enemy' Turkey 04 Apr 2018 - 06:08 pm

ATHENS: Greece's defense minister has described Turkey as an "enemy that continues to provoke us" and announced that he has ordered additional military...

Austria plans headscarf ban for primary school pupils 04 Apr 2018 - 02:58 pm

Vienna: Austria's government announced Wednesday its intention to bring in a ban on the headscarf for girls in kindergartens and primary schools. Education...

Britain slams 'perverse' Russian plan for joint poisoning probe 04 Apr 2018 - 01:34 pm

The Hague: Britain Wednesday slammed as "perverse" Moscow's call for a joint investigation into the poisoning of a former Russian double agent as...

Four artworks vanish from French parliament 04 Apr 2018 - 12:17 pm

Paris: Four works of art have vanished from the walls of France's national assembly, parliamentary officials said Wednesday, prompting a police investigation to...