World / Europe

France says Malta appears ready to let rescue ship Lifeline dock 26 Jun 2018 - 09:49 am

PARIS, Malta appears ready to allow the rescue ship Lifeline, stuck in international waters in the Mediterranean sea with more than 230 migrants...

EU says Russia has done little to merit lifting of sanctions 25 Jun 2018 - 07:34 pm

BRUSSELS: European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says Russia hasn't done anything more to respect a Ukraine peace agreement that would justify...

Chernobyl's stray dogs offered new life in US 25 Jun 2018 - 12:31 pm

Chernobyl, Ukraine, The restricted zone around Chernobyl is eerily quiet but one building near the scene of the world's worst nuclear disaster is...

EU to impose sanctions on 11 Venezuelan officials 25 Jun 2018 - 12:25 pm

LUXEMBOURG, The European Union will impose economic sanctions on 11 Venezuelan officials in protest at President Nicolas Maduro's re-election, which the bloc said...

UK minister tells companies to stop Brexit warnings 24 Jun 2018 - 02:51 pm

LONDON: A British minister accused Airbus and other major companies of issuing "completely inappropriate" threats and undermining Prime Minister Theresa May in a...

Attack on Roma camp in Ukraine leaves one dead, four injured 24 Jun 2018 - 02:35 pm

Kiev: Masked assailants have attacked a Roma camp in western Ukraine, killing one person and injuring four others including a child, police said...

Police: 25 injured in building explosion in Germany 24 Jun 2018 - 12:34 pm

BERLIN: German police say that 25 people have been injured, four of them severely, when an explosion destroyed a building in the western...

Spain's first 'stolen babies' case comes to trial 24 Jun 2018 - 07:34 am

Madrid: A former doctor will go on trial on Tuesday in Madrid for allegedly stealing a newborn baby from her mother and giving...

Thousands march in London for second Brexit vote 23 Jun 2018 - 03:53 pm

London: Thousands of demonstrators gathered in London on Saturday to call for a second vote on Britain's departure from the European Union. The...

Over 400 migrants saved off Spain: rescue service 23 Jun 2018 - 02:54 pm

Tarifa, Spain: A total of 418 migrants were rescued in three operations off the coast of Spain on Saturday, the national rescue service...

Brexit leaves ferry to Ireland in uncertain waters 23 Jun 2018 - 09:39 am

Carlingford, Ireland: The Carlingford ferry, which connects Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland, was launched one year ago but is already facing...

Hungary adopts law penalising migrant aid groups 22 Jun 2018 - 06:33 am

Budapest: Hungary's parliament adopted Wednesday a controversial package of laws penalising NGOs that help migrants, a key proposal of the firebrand nationalist Prime...

Italy interior minister refuses port to migrant rescue ship 21 Jun 2018 - 09:09 pm

MILAN: Italy's hard-line interior minister on Thursday refused port to a Dutch-flagged rescue boat with 224 migrants on board, a week after turning...

Germany foiled biological attack with Tunisian arrest: police 20 Jun 2018 - 06:20 pm

Berlin: German police said Wednesday they had foiled a biological attack with last week's arrest of a Tunisian suspected in possession of the...

Russia warns against Trump's 'alarming' plans for US space domination 20 Jun 2018 - 03:22 pm

Moscow: Russia on Wednesday expressed alarm over US President Donald Trump's call for the United States to dominate space exploration and his plan...

EU to impose duties on U.S. imports Friday after Trump tariffs 20 Jun 2018 - 01:43 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union will begin charging import duties of 25 percent on a range of U.S. products on Friday, in response to...

UK's Prince Louis to be christened next month, palace says 20 Jun 2018 - 12:43 pm

LONDON: Prince Louis, the third child of Britain's Prince William and wife Kate, will be christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury next month,...

Most Germans doubt Merkel will get European immigration deal -poll 20 Jun 2018 - 11:34 am

BERLIN: Three-quarters of Germans do not believe Chancellor Angela Merkel will manage to secure a European solution to the immigration dispute that is...