World / Europe

Mixed village in Cyprus buffer zone looks to offer hope 23 Jan 2018 - 12:47 pm

Pyla, Cyprus: Two village leaders, a mosque, Orthodox churches and the UN: welcome to Pyla, one of the few places on the divided...

France's Carrefour revamps operations with job cuts, China deal 23 Jan 2018 - 11:25 am

Paris, France's Carrefour group said Tuesday it is overhauling its business in a transformation plan involving thousands of job cuts, a product revamp...

London's Charing Cross station shut due to gas leak - Network Rail 23 Jan 2018 - 08:59 am

London's Charing Cross station was closed early on Tuesday morning due to a "large" gas leak in a nearby area, rail operators and...

Man jailed over plot to attack French naval base 23 Jan 2018 - 08:25 am

Paris: A Paris court Monday sentenced a young Frenchman to 10 years in jail for plotting to attack military personnel at a major...

Europe prods homeless with spikes and cold showers 22 Jan 2018 - 10:02 pm

PARIS: Just outside a high rise in northeast Paris, Christian Page had found a decent place to sleep: it kept out the rain...

Resigned to Brexit, Scots push case for staying in single market 22 Jan 2018 - 07:32 pm

BRUSSELS: Scotland’s government thinks campaigns to halt Brexit have little chance but believes it can persuade British negotiators to try to stay in...

Video shows migrants in Italy expelled - but only in writing 22 Jan 2018 - 03:45 pm

ROME: A video shot over the weekend on the southern coast of Sicily shows some 50 North African migrants who have been expelled...

Sacked Catalan leader flies to Denmark despite arrest threat: report 22 Jan 2018 - 10:39 am

Madrid: Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has boarded a flight to Denmark despite a threat by Madrid to issue a warrant for his...

What's next for Germany after coalition green light? 21 Jan 2018 - 07:47 pm

Berlin: Germany cleared a major obstacle on the road to a new government Sunday after the centre-left Social Democrats gave a cautious thumbs-up...

Women's rights protestors slam harassment, violence 21 Jan 2018 - 07:06 pm

London: Women's rights protesters took to the streets in European cities on Sunday to voice their frustration at sexual harassment, violence and discrimination...

Europe readies riposte to Trump's "America First" push in Davos 21 Jan 2018 - 12:43 pm

Davos, Switzerland: European leaders will be out in force at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week to defend multilateralism before U.S....

Dark clouds loom over Kosovo 10 years after independence 21 Jan 2018 - 08:37 am

Pristina, The assassination of a prominent Serb politician has cast another dark cloud above Kosovo as it is prepares to mark the 10th...

At least two dead, dozens hurt in Prague hotel fire 20 Jan 2018 - 10:04 pm

PRAGUE: At least two people died and dozens more were hurt in a fire at a hotel in the centre of Prague on...

Macron boosts Merkel ahead of key coalition vote 20 Jan 2018 - 08:45 am

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that his ambitious EU plans to reform the European Union need German backing, as Chancellor Angela...

UK could join reconfigured EU in future: minister 20 Jan 2018 - 08:14 am

London: Britain could take part in a new model of European cooperation after Brexit but is unlikely to rejoin the EU in its...

Italy’s Berlusconi says he is ready to be premier if European court lifts ban 18 Jan 2018 - 07:07 pm

ROME: Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Thursday he was ready to lead Italy again if the European Court of Human Rights...

Woman killed as violent winds hit Belgium 18 Jan 2018 - 03:32 pm

Brussels: A motorist was killed on Thursday after a tree crushed her car in Belgium, the first fatality from strong winds blowing through...

Britain bans entry to prominent US Holocaust denier 17 Jan 2018 - 07:12 pm

London: Britain has banned a prominent American Holocaust denier from entering the United Kingdom, according to a copy of correspondence from the interior...