World / Europe

Spain's conservatives swing to the right with new leader 21 Jul 2018 - 07:24 pm

MADRID: Spain's conservatives shifted to the right on Saturday, electing a traditionalist as leader as they seek to re-establish a clear political identity...

German prosecutors charge bus attacker with attempted murder 21 Jul 2018 - 03:00 pm

BERLIN: German prosecutors are charging a 34-year-old man who attacked passengers on a crowded city bus with a knife in the northern town...

Man arrested after knife attack on German bus 20 Jul 2018 - 05:38 pm

BERLIN: A man armed with a knife attacked people on a bus in the northern German city of Luebeck on Friday, wounding at...

Macron to fire bodyguard caught on camera beating protester - Elysee 20 Jul 2018 - 11:55 am

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to fire the bodyguard who was caught on camera hitting a May Day protester after "new...

Putin warns NATO against closer ties with Ukraine and Georgia 19 Jul 2018 - 07:15 pm

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned NATO against cultivating closer ties with Ukraine and Georgia, saying such a policy was irresponsible...

Belgian airspace closed over technical glitch 19 Jul 2018 - 06:43 pm

BERLIN: Air travellers are facing disruption on Thursday after flight space over Belgium was closed due to a problem with a flight data...

US host spars with French envoy over 'African-ness' of World Cup champs 19 Jul 2018 - 02:43 pm

Washington: The host of America's late-night TV program "The Daily Show" has drawn the ire of France's ambassador to the US after joking...

EU is making retaliation list for possible US car tariffs: Malmstrom 19 Jul 2018 - 12:18 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union is preparing a list of counter-measures to potential U.S. tariffs on European cars, European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said...

Skripal Novichok poisoning suspects identified: Press Association 19 Jul 2018 - 08:14 am

UK investigators believe they have identified the suspected perpetrators behind the Novichok attack on the Skripals, the Press Association reported on Thursday. Russian...

Controversy as Spain's ex-king accused of getting tax amnesty 17 Jul 2018 - 08:57 pm

Madrid: Spain's prime minister said Tuesday he could not reveal who got a tax amnesty six years ago after the former mistress of...

Prince Harry and Meghan visit Nelson Mandela tribute in London 17 Jul 2018 - 05:30 pm

LONDON: Prince Harry and his new wife Meghan visited an exhibition marking 100 years since the birth of former South African President Nelson...

Brexit campaign group Vote Leave referred to police for breaching spending rules 17 Jul 2018 - 09:54 am

LONDON: Britain's Electoral Commission said on Tuesday it had fined the officially designated pro-Brexit campaign group 61,000 pounds ($80,843) for breaching spending rules...

Trump and Putin open historic summit 16 Jul 2018 - 02:16 pm

Helsinki: The US and Russian leaders opened an historic summit in Helsinki on Monday with Donald Trump promising an "extraordinary relationship" and Vladimir...

Soaked but smiling, Croatian president wins admirers at World Cup final 16 Jul 2018 - 12:48 pm

ZAGREB: Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic has won many admirers for own performance at the World Cup final in Moscow, where she stood...

Calling EU a US foe is 'fake news': Tusk barb at Trump 16 Jul 2018 - 12:10 pm

Brussels: EU President Donald Tusk suggested that US President Donald Trump was "spreading fake news" by calling Europe a US foe and urged...

Novichok nerve agent was in 'perfume bottle': victim's brother 16 Jul 2018 - 11:19 am

London: A British man exposed to Novichok, four months after the same nerve agent was used against a former Russian spy nearby, had...

Trump and Putin test ties in Baltic showdown 16 Jul 2018 - 11:02 am

Helsinki, US President Donald Trump headed into a summit with Vladimir Putin on Monday, determined to overcome diplomatic tensions and forge a personal...