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German SPD boss drops foreign minister bid to shore up support for coalition 09 Feb 2018 - 08:50 pm

BERLIN: The embattled leader of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) abruptly gave up plans on Friday to become its next foreign minister, hoping to...

26 million euros taken in Swiss van heist: French police source 09 Feb 2018 - 08:02 pm

A Swiss armoured van was held up by masked men holding the daughter of one of the security guards hostage in France, Vaud...

Home is where the Heimat is: Germans bemused by new ministry 08 Feb 2018 - 09:01 pm

BERLIN: After years focusing on the hard science of Germany becoming Europe's economic powerhouse, the proposed next government also wants to pursue the...

Paris attacks suspect in Belgian language mix-up acquittal bid 08 Feb 2018 - 07:04 pm

Brussels: A Belgian court must acquit Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam over a shootout with police because of a legal language mix-up between...

Nestle defends itself against baby milk criticism 08 Feb 2018 - 02:45 pm

ZURICH: Nestle defended itself on Thursday against an activist group's criticism of its baby milk, saying it respects international marketing standards and does...

Merkel under fire from own ranks over German coalition deal 08 Feb 2018 - 11:11 am

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel faced criticism from within the ranks of her own conservatives on Thursday for making concessions to her centre-left Social...

Wave of support for Italian migrant shooter: lawyer 07 Feb 2018 - 09:30 pm

Macerata, Italy: An Italian man accused of shooting six African migrants in a racist attack has received a wave of support from "ordinary...

Macron to make US state visit in April: diplomatic sources 07 Feb 2018 - 02:00 pm

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron will make a state visit to the United States in late April at Donald Trump's invitation, diplomatic sources...

Merkel's conservatives make big concessions to SPD in coalition deal 07 Feb 2018 - 01:32 pm

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) on Wednesday agreed to a coalition deal, taking Europe's economic powerhouse closer...

German SPD clinch compromise on fix-term contracts 07 Feb 2018 - 12:51 pm

BERLIN: Germany's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) have agreed to lower to 18 months the limit that employers can set on fixed-term...

UK Plc pleads with Theresa May to show her hand on Brexit 07 Feb 2018 - 11:09 am

UK Plc issued an "urgent appeal” to Prime Minister Theresa May to get off the fence on Brexit or risk serious damage to...

German coalition negotiators still seeking deal after all-night talks 07 Feb 2018 - 10:46 am

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) negotiated through the night into Wednesday in a marathon final push to...

Erdogan to discuss EU ties with European bodies' heads 06 Feb 2018 - 10:13 pm

BRUSSELS: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet senior EU officials in Bulgaria’s Varna city late March to discuss Turkey-EU relations, as well as...

Body of 'hero' Russian pilot killed in Syria brought home 06 Feb 2018 - 05:56 pm

Moscow: The body of a Russian pilot killed in fighting with Islamists in Syria has been brought back to his home country, the...

A century after winning the vote, feminists must fight on: London mayor 06 Feb 2018 - 05:43 pm

LONDON: Men and women must "redouble" their efforts to fight for gender equality, London's mayor said on Tuesday, as Britain marks a century...

Paris attacks suspect declines to reappear at Brussels trial 06 Feb 2018 - 05:31 pm

BRUSSELS: The main surviving suspect of the November 2015 attacks in Paris, Salah Abdeslam, has decided not to attend the second day of...

Wikileaks founder Assange loses bid to have UK arrest warrant dropped 06 Feb 2018 - 05:27 pm

LONDON: A British court on Tuesday rejected a legal attempt by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to have a warrant for his arrest dropped....

German chancellor urges compromise in coalition talks 06 Feb 2018 - 04:58 pm

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Social Democrats to compromise and find a way to overcome policy differences in coalition talks. Talking...