World / Europe

Woman blows herself up in Chechen capital Grozny: RIA 17 Nov 2018 - 06:23 pm

MOSCOW: A young woman blew herself up on Saturday near a police checkpoint in the Chechen capital Grozny in southern Russia but nobody...

French protesters block roads over higher fuel taxes, one dead in accident 17 Nov 2018 - 02:35 pm

PARIS: A motorist accidentally hit and killed a protester taking part in a campaign of road blockades across France on Saturday, as thousands...

UN says British government in 'state of denial' on poverty 16 Nov 2018 - 08:20 pm

London: The United Nations accused the British government Friday of being in a "state of denial" about a growing rich-poor divide that was...

Irish PM says hard border highly likely without Brexit deal 16 Nov 2018 - 08:20 pm

DUBLIN: Ireland's prime minister on Friday said for the first time his government would find it very difficult to avoid imposing a hard...

UK PM May defends Brexit deal as opponents plot no-confidence vote 16 Nov 2018 - 08:20 pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May won the backing of the most prominent Brexiteer in her government on Friday as she fought to...

May's Brexit deal sparks defiance and divisions in unionist Belfast 16 Nov 2018 - 08:20 pm

BELFAST: At Sandy Row Band Supplies in the heart of Belfast's pro-British unionist community, it is easy to understand the uncompromising resistance of...

Pope critic Italian archbishop ordered to pay 1.8m euros to disabled brother: newspaper 16 Nov 2018 - 07:34 pm

Vatican City: An Italian archbishop who called on Pope Francis to resign has been hit with a court order to pay his disabled...

Czech PM Babis says will "never resign" over investigation 16 Nov 2018 - 12:28 pm

PRAGUE, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Friday he would "never resign", dismissing critics demanding he quit amid accusations he was hindering...

Thousands rally against billionaire Czech PM 16 Nov 2018 - 12:24 am

Prague: Thousands protested in Prague on Thursday against embattled Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis after his son said he was forcibly sent abroad...

British PM fights rebellion over Brexit deal 15 Nov 2018 - 11:37 pm

London: British Prime Minister Theresa May battled to salvage a draft Brexit deal and her political future on Thursday, as ministers resigned and...

UK's defiant May tells critics it's her Brexit deal or chaos 15 Nov 2018 - 08:37 pm

LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May defied mounting calls to quit or change course Thursday over Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, warning that...

Facebook denies hiding Russian sabotage, but fires lobbying firm 15 Nov 2018 - 03:52 pm

Washington: Facebook on Thursday denied allegations in the New York Times that it tried to mislead the public about its knowledge of Russian...

Britain's Brexit minister Raab quits 15 Nov 2018 - 12:22 pm

LONDON: Britain's Brexit minister Dominic Raab resigned on Thursday in protest at Prime Minister Theresa May's deal for leaving the European Union. May...

Main points of the draft Brexit agreement 15 Nov 2018 - 10:32 am

Brussels: The European Union has published the 585-page draft Brexit deal aimed at ensuring a smooth divorce next March and outlining a transition...

Macron says France is US ally, not a vassal state 14 Nov 2018 - 07:58 pm

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday two long-time allies like France and America should treat each other with respect and that...

Draft Brexit deal ends Britain's easy access to EU financial markets 14 Nov 2018 - 07:58 pm

LONDON: The United Kingdom and the European Union have agreed a deal that will give London's vast financial centre only a basic level...

German economy shrinks for the first time since early 2015 14 Nov 2018 - 06:17 pm

BERLIN: Germany's economy shrank slightly in the third quarter of 2018, the first quarterly decline since early 2015, due to declining exports and...

EU lawmakers back at least 35 pct CO2 cut from trucks by 2030 14 Nov 2018 - 05:45 pm

STRASBOURG: European Union lawmakers on Wednesday backed the region's first ever curbs on carbon dioxide emissions from trucks, calling for a cut of...