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Fire damages historic Ottoman mosque in Greece 22 Mar 2017 - 02:45 pm

Thessaloniki, Greece: A fire during restoration works has caused serious damage to a historic 15th century Ottoman mosque in Didymoteicho, northeastern Greece, local...

Macron, 39-year-old French prodigy eyeing presidency 22 Mar 2017 - 10:17 am

Paris: "Neither of the right, nor the left" in his own words, Emmanuel Macron is a 39-year-old former banker hoping to convince the...

Is there life after 60 for the EU? 22 Mar 2017 - 09:03 am

Brussels: As the EU turns 60 amid a divorce from Britain and other mid-life crises, the question is increasingly not how it can...

Dijsselbloem 'mail bomb target', says spokesman 21 Mar 2017 - 07:46 pm

The Hague, March 21, 2017 (AFP) - Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem was targeted by a mail bomb which had been "intercepted," his spokesman...

Rail union to hold strikes across UK on Grand National race day 21 Mar 2017 - 07:40 pm

LONDON: Britain's RMT transport union said on Tuesday its members would go on strike on rail networks across the country on April 8,...

Tillerson to skip NATO meeting next month 21 Mar 2017 - 06:09 pm

Washington: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will skip a NATO meeting in April but travel to Russia the same month, officials said...

6,000 migrants rescued in Mediterranean as traffic grows 21 Mar 2017 - 03:15 pm

GENEVA: More than 6,000 migrants have been rescued on the central Mediterranean route from Libya to Italy in the last few days, as...

Greek police confiscate 8 packages with explosives 21 Mar 2017 - 01:32 pm

ATHENS: Authorities found eight packages with explosives Monday that were intended for European recipients, a police spokeswoman confirmed. The packages were identical to...

Serbian police seize over a ton of marijuana 21 Mar 2017 - 01:18 pm

BELGRADE, Serbia: Serbian police seized more than a ton of marijuana in a countrywide operation, Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said Monday. Six people...

Merkel warns Germany could ban Turkish campaign events 20 Mar 2017 - 04:03 pm

Berlin: Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday warned that Germany could ban future campaign events by Turkish politicians on its soil unless Ankara stopped...

Paris fraud squad offices evacuated over bomb scare 20 Mar 2017 - 03:51 pm

Paris: Around 100 people were evacuated Monday from the offices of France's financial fraud prosecutors over a bomb alert, two days after an...

Britain to launch Brexit process on March 29 20 Mar 2017 - 02:27 pm

BRUSSELS: Prime Minister Theresa May will write to the European Union on March 29 formally announcing Britain's withdrawal from the bloc, EU sources...

Norway unseats Denmark as world's happiest country - report 20 Mar 2017 - 09:22 am

NEW YORK: Norway displaced Denmark as the world's happiest country in a new report released on Monday that called on nations to build...

In pro-Brexit Kent, farmers count on EU workforce 19 Mar 2017 - 07:02 pm

Maidstone, United Kingdom: The accusation that immigration drives down wages is one that irritates Gabriela Szomoru, a 31-year-old Romanian who has worked her...

Brussels to mark attacks anniversary with sound, not silence 19 Mar 2017 - 10:52 am

Brussels: Belgium this week marks the first anniversary of the Brussels airport and metro bombings with ceremonies showing the heart of Europe is...

Brexit puts EU lifeblood of British hospitals at risk 19 Mar 2017 - 10:37 am

London: With British hospitals already struggling to fill their ranks, Brexit could make life even harder for the National Health Service as EU...

Labour drought in Europe's east as workers go west 19 Mar 2017 - 10:08 am

Budapest: A decade ago, business was booming for Hungarian construction firm owner Geza Borgulya. He was making an annual profit of some five...

Avoiding risky sea journey, Syrian refugees head to Italy 'pronto' 19 Mar 2017 - 09:59 am

Beirut: Just before midnight in a sleepy district of Beirut, dozens of Syrian refugees huddle in small groups around bulging suitcases, clutching their...