World / Europe

Leading Socialist Gerard Filoche faces inquiry for anti-semitic Macron tweet 21 Nov 2017 - 12:13 am

Paris: A top official in France's Socialist Party is facing a legal inquiry after tweeted an image with anti-Semitic overtones against President Emmanuel...

German president urges parties to compromise, end crisis 20 Nov 2017 - 04:55 pm

Berlin: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged on Monday political parties to reconsider their positions and find compromises to form a government, hours after...

Time has come for justice, Mladic's victims say 20 Nov 2017 - 02:33 pm

Sarajevo: The time has finally come for Ratko Mladic to face justice, victims' families said Monday en route from Sarajevo to The Hague...

Greece unveils flood relief measures as death toll hits 20 20 Nov 2017 - 01:23 pm

Athens: Greece's government on Monday announced relief measures for areas hit by flooding as the death toll rose to 20 with two more...

Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna dies aged 49: WTA 20 Nov 2017 - 12:25 pm

Paris, Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna has died at the age of 49 after suffering from cancer, the WTA said on Monday. Novotna,...

Angela Merkel, fighting to stay Germany's 'eternal chancellor' 20 Nov 2017 - 12:15 pm

Berlin: Germany's veteran Chancellor Angela Merkel has survived multiple crises and outlasted a string of world leaders but now faces a battle for...

U.S. consular office in Zurich evacuated - Blick newspaper 20 Nov 2017 - 12:06 pm

ZURICH: A United States consular office in the Swiss financial capital Zurich was evacuated on Monday when staff found a suspicious package in...

Fourteen killed, many wounded in Colombia bus accident 20 Nov 2017 - 11:10 am

Bogota: At least 14 people were killed and 35 injured when the bus they were traveling in plunged down a ravine in rural...

Germany in crisis as coalition talks collapse 20 Nov 2017 - 09:26 am

Berlin: Chancellor Angela Merkel was left battling for political survival Monday after high-stakes talks to form a new government collapsed, plunging Germany into...

France to take in refugees rescued from Libya by UN 20 Nov 2017 - 09:15 am

Paris: France will be the first to welcome African refugees evacuated from Libya to NIger by the United Nations refugee agency, French officials...

Elizabeth II, Prince Philip mark 70th wedding anniversary 20 Nov 2017 - 08:43 am

London, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip celebrate 70 years of marriage on Monday, becoming Britain's first reigning couple to mark a platinum...

Death toll in Greek floods rises to 19 19 Nov 2017 - 10:36 am

Athens: The death toll in flash flooding on the western fringes of the Greek capital Athens has risen to 19, fire service and...

'Butcher of Bosnia' faces historic war crimes verdict 19 Nov 2017 - 10:29 am

The Hague, UN war crimes judges will on Wednesday hand down a historic verdict against former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, blamed...

Gas explosion injures 15 people in Germany 19 Nov 2017 - 10:18 am

Berlin: A gas pipeline exploded at a residential complex in Salzgitter city in the German state of Lower Saxony, injuring several people. The...

Spain's top prosecutor Maza dies in Argentina 19 Nov 2017 - 10:00 am

Buenos Aires: Spain's top prosecutor Jose Manuel Maza, fresh off the drama of the Catalonian independence bid, died unexpectedly Saturday during a working...

Merkel in final push for coalition to avert crisis 19 Nov 2017 - 09:45 am

Berlin: Chancellor Angela Merkel will make a last push Sunday to forge a government, in a twin battle to save her political future...

Driverless, electric future just round the corner for urban cars 19 Nov 2017 - 09:12 am

London: A driverless, electric car is only a swipe away in the cities of the future, where pollution clampdowns and rapid advances in...

Swimming with dolphins in virtual reality to aid disabled 19 Nov 2017 - 09:03 am

Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Swimming with wild dolphins is something most can only dream of, and jumping into pools with captive animals has become increasingly...