World / Europe

Seven injured in massive blaze at German theme park 27 May 2018 - 01:57 pm

Frankfurt am Main: Seven firefighters were injured in efforts to put out a massive blaze at Germany's largest amusement park, police said Sunday,...

Huge lightning storms in UK disrupt travel at London airport 27 May 2018 - 12:29 pm

LONDON: British meteorologists say up to 20,000 lightning strikes hit the U.K. during a powerful overnight thunderstorm, and a London-area airport is reporting...

Five metro stations closed in Ukraine capital after bomb warning 26 May 2018 - 02:29 pm

KIEV: Kiev has closed five subway stations, mostly in the central part of the Ukrainian capital, after a bomb warning, the subway operator...

Japan's Abe oversees puppy handover to Russian Olympic champion 26 May 2018 - 02:16 pm

MOSCOW, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on a three-day visit to Russia, took part on Saturday in the handing over of an Akita...

Russian police arrest man who vandalised Ivan the Terrible painting 26 May 2018 - 01:05 pm

Moscow: Russian police on Saturday said they arrested a man for vandalising one of the best known works of 19th century painter Ilya...

Ireland set to repeal abortion ban by a landslide 26 May 2018 - 11:55 am

Dublin, Ireland looks set to "make history" by liberalising some of the strictest abortion laws in Europe, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said as...

Platini tells AFP: FIFA must now end his ban 26 May 2018 - 11:42 am

Paris, Former UEFA president Michel Platini told AFP on Saturday he hoped FIFA would have "the decency" to lift his ban over a...

Ukraine bans Russian news agency 24 May 2018 - 03:38 pm

Kiev: Ukraine on Thursday banned Russia's state-run RIA Novosti news agency, a week after one of its journalists was detained in Kiev and...

Merkel, Chinese premier defend Iran deal, free trade 24 May 2018 - 03:09 pm

Beijing: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang defended the Iran nuclear deal on Thursday, with Li hinting a collapse in...

Investigators: Russian military missile downed Flight MH17 24 May 2018 - 02:46 pm

BUNNIK, Netherlands: Detailed analysis of video and photos has unequivocally established that the Buk missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over...

Two dead, 20 injured after train smashes into truck in Italy 24 May 2018 - 10:23 am

Rome, Two people were killed and 20 others injured after a train crashed into a rig truck near the northern Italian city of...

Poisoned ex-spy's daughter Yulia Skripal says wants to return to Russia 'in future' 23 May 2018 - 11:54 pm

Moscow: Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned with her ex-spy father in Britain in March, said in a video statement Wednesday she would like...

German city partially evacuated after WWII bomb found 23 May 2018 - 04:09 pm

BERLIN: German authorities have evacuated a downtown area of the eastern city of Dresden after an unexploded World War II-era bomb was found...

Hamburg is first German city to order diesel bans 23 May 2018 - 12:38 pm

Frankfurt am Main: Authorities in Hamburg said Wednesday they would ban some diesel vehicles from two major arteries to improve air quality, making...

Minibus driver used Facebook before deadly crash: reports 23 May 2018 - 11:17 am

Budapest: The driver of a minibus involved in a collision in Hungary that claimed the lives of nine Romanians may have been using...

"Referendum" result due on France's big railway shake-up 23 May 2018 - 09:44 am

PARIS: France's rail unions will announce on Wednesday the results of a staff ballot on government plans to create a leaner, more efficient...

European Union weighs sanctions over Venezuela vote 'irregularities' 22 May 2018 - 09:26 pm

Brussels: The EU said Tuesday it will consider imposing new sanctions on Venezuela after Nicolas Maduro's re-election was marred by "irregularities" and failed...