World / Europe

Germany's Merkel urges crackdown on far-right extremists 22 Jun 2019 - 04:19 pm

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel said the German government is "very, very serious" about fighting far-right extremism that presents "a big challenge for all...

Climate activists rally, seek to occupy coal mine in Germany 22 Jun 2019 - 03:10 pm

Viersen, Germany: Tens of thousands of climate activists noisily rallied in Germany Friday to demand action against global warming, now one of the...

Johnson domestic 'row' rocks UK leadership race 22 Jun 2019 - 01:07 pm

London, Britain's leadership contest was rocked on Saturday by reports that police were called to a late-night "row" between frontrunner Boris Johnson and...

Putin bans Russian flights to crisis-hit Georgia 21 Jun 2019 - 10:47 pm

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Friday banning Russian airlines from flying to Georgia, starting in July, after violent clashes in the...

Georgia and Russia trade blame over unrest as crisis brews 21 Jun 2019 - 10:47 pm

TBILISI/MOSCOW: Georgia and Russia traded blame on Friday for an outbreak of unrest in Tbilisi sparked by the visit of a Russian lawmaker...

Georgian president accuses Russian 'fifth column' of stirring unrest 21 Jun 2019 - 11:49 am

TBILISI, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili late on Thursday called Russia "an enemy and occupier" whose "fifth column" she suggested was behind violent unrest...

Georgia preparing to execute man for 1996 killing 20 Jun 2019 - 04:14 pm

ATLANTA: Georgia is preparing to execute a man Thursday for the killing of an off-duty prison guard more than two decades ago as...

Sweden won't appeal decision not to arrest Assange 20 Jun 2019 - 04:08 pm

STOCKHOLM: A Swedish prosecutor won't appeal a decision not to detain WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is now jailed in Britain and suspected...

Boris Johnson leads as UK Tories cut leader candidates to 3 20 Jun 2019 - 03:41 pm

LONDON: Britain's governing Conservative Party narrowed the race to become the country's next prime minister to three candidates on Thursday, and is set...

Media freedom in the Balkans under attack, monitors say 19 Jun 2019 - 11:32 pm

SARAJEVO: More than a third of all media freedom violations reported across Europe in 2018-2019 occurred in southeastern Europe, with governments being behind...

4 charged in downing of Malaysian airliner over Ukraine 19 Jun 2019 - 06:58 pm

NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands: International prosecutors announced murder charges Wednesday against four men - three of them Russians with military or intelligence backgrounds - in...

Netherlands set to prosecute suspects in MH17 airliner downing 19 Jun 2019 - 01:07 pm

NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands: International investigators are set on Wednesday to start criminal proceedings against suspects in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17...

Kate and William's police convoy hits UK pensioner 19 Jun 2019 - 12:30 pm

London: An 83-year-old woman was in a serious condition in a British hospital on Wednesday after being hit by a motorbike in the...

UK PM candidate Johnson says sorry for any offence his words have caused 18 Jun 2019 - 11:05 pm

LONDON: Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to be Britain's next prime minister, apologised on Tuesday for any offence caused over his earlier comments, including...

Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson advances on Britain's top job 18 Jun 2019 - 08:05 pm

LONDON: Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson advanced on the prize of Britain's top political job on Tuesday, winning 40 percent of votes in the...

Merkel says she's 'fine' after trembling spell 18 Jun 2019 - 03:35 pm

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel dismissed concerns about her health after visibly trembling at an official ceremony Tuesday, saying she was just a...

Germany's Merkel appears unsteady, shaking at ceremony 18 Jun 2019 - 02:37 pm

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared unsteady and unwell as she met with Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Berlin, her whole body visibly shaking as...