World / Europe

Cyprus security talks to end this month 16 Jan 2017 - 12:04 am

Nicosia: A working group due to convene on January 18 to hammer out security arrangements for a post-settlement Cyprus will meet for two...

Facebook to roll out fake news filter in Germany 16 Jan 2017 - 12:03 am

Frankfurt: Facebook said yesterday it would update its social media platforms in Germany within weeks to reduce the dissemination of fake news. “Last...

Fierce Merkel critic resigns from conservative party 16 Jan 2017 - 12:00 am

Berlin: A fierce internal critic of German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced yesterday she would resign from centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, accusing...

Homeless Irish vacate building after month-long standoff 15 Jan 2017 - 10:19 pm

LONDON: A group of Irish homeless people vacated a prime Dublin office building on Thursday, ending a month-long standoff that has focused attention...

Aid watchdog says UK cash transfer schemes effective in tackling poverty 15 Jan 2017 - 09:24 pm

LONDON: Cash transfer programmes funded by the British government are cost-effective ways to alleviate global poverty, an aid watchdog said on Thursday, rejecting...

Le Pen follows Trump's lead on social media bombardment 15 Jan 2017 - 08:34 pm

Paris: Domination of social media was a key weapon in Donald Trump's rise to the US presidency, and now France's far-right leader, Marine...

Spanish 'charity scam' parents quizzed on sexual exploitation claims 15 Jan 2017 - 08:34 pm

Barcelona: A Spanish couple arrested for allegedly using the rare illness of their daughter in a charity scam now find themselves investigated for...

German plane confirmed clear after suspicion of bomb onboard 15 Jan 2017 - 01:50 pm

Kuwait: A German low-cost airline was confirmed clear and safe after reports of a suspected bomb onboard, said Kuwaiti Directorate General of Civil...

Divided European Parliament to elect new president 15 Jan 2017 - 05:25 am

Brussels: The European Parliament faces a stormy election for a new president on Tuesday after a long-standing coalition of pro-EU parties collapsed just...

Serbia halts 'provocative' train heading to Kosovo's Serbian north 15 Jan 2017 - 04:21 am

Belgrade: A Serbian train decorated with the national colours and plastered with icons and a nationalist slogan left Belgrade on Saturday for Kosovo,...

Music in the snow 15 Jan 2017 - 04:16 am

MPs demand Brexit plan by mid-February 15 Jan 2017 - 04:13 am

London: An influential group of MPs called on Prime Minister Theresa May (pictured) yesterday to publish by mid-February her plans for leaving the...

Need to solve world problems jointly: Merkel 15 Jan 2017 - 04:13 am

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (pictured) is stressing as she awaits Donald Trump’s inauguration that the world’s problems need solving in cooperation, rather...

Kukeri Carnival in western Bulgaria 15 Jan 2017 - 04:08 am

Romania’s number 2 spy suspended over scandal 15 Jan 2017 - 03:11 am

Bucharest: THE deputy chief of Romania’s intelligence service Florian Coldea was suspended from his job over alleged links with a fugitive media boss...

Play seeks to exorcise Austrian truck tragedy horrors 15 Jan 2017 - 03:11 am

Parndorf, Austria: The gruesome discovery of 71 dead migrants in the summer of 2015 in an abandoned truck on a motorway near Austrian...

MH17 relatives mull new search in Ukraine 15 Jan 2017 - 03:10 am

The Hague: Families of the MH17 plane disaster victims may push for a renewed search of the crash site in eastern Ukraine after...

Kardashian heist mastermind charged 15 Jan 2017 - 03:08 am

Paris: A French judge charged the alleged mastermind of spectacular Paris heist in which five masked men robbed US reality TV television star...