World / Europe

One killed, two injured in Amsterdam shooting 27 Jan 2018 - 09:14 am

Amsterdam: One person has been killed and two others injured in a shooting in central Amsterdam, German press agency (DPA) reported police as...

Parisians brace for flooding risks as seine creeps higher 27 Jan 2018 - 08:30 am

Paris: Leaks were starting to appear Friday in the basements of Paris buildings as the seine inched higher, with forecasters warning that the...

Two more lawmakers mull joining legal case to show UK can stop Brexit alone 25 Jan 2018 - 07:30 pm

EDINBURGH: Two more lawmakers in Britain’s national parliament are considering joining a legal case seeking to show that Britain can, if it chooses,...

French fishermen paralyse Calais in protest over pulse fishing 25 Jan 2018 - 07:22 pm

LILLE, France: French fishermen blockaded Calais throughout Thursday, halting shipping movements at France’s busiest passenger port and a major entry point to Europe...

France will slash fines for cannabis use 25 Jan 2018 - 04:24 pm

Paris: The French government announced on Thursday that it will slash fines as part of a new policy on cannabis use but that...

Three dead as packed commuter train derails in Italy 25 Jan 2018 - 04:06 pm

Milan: At least three people were killed and 10 seriously injured after a packed Italian commuter train derailed Thursday near the northern city...

Record rain across sodden France keeps Seine rising 25 Jan 2018 - 03:54 pm

Paris: The Seine continued to rise Thursday, flooding streets and putting museums on an emergency footing as record rainfall pushed rivers over their...

97 Taiwanese arrested in eastern Europe for telecom fraud 25 Jan 2018 - 03:49 pm

Taipei: Nearly one hundred Taiwanese suspected of running telephone scams have been arrested in Slovenia and Croatia, Taiwan said Thursday, the latest fraud...

Two dead as train derails near Milan: Italian rescue services 25 Jan 2018 - 10:56 am

Milan: At least two people were killed and 10 seriously injured when a regional train derailed Thursday near Milan in northern Italy, emergency...

EU provides record funding for a France-Spain power link 25 Jan 2018 - 09:54 am

BRUSSELS: The European Union is to provide 578 million euros ($717 million) to build a power link between Spain and France to carry...

Trump takes his 'America First' policies to Davos 'globalists' 25 Jan 2018 - 09:24 am

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump flew overnight to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he will push his "America First" agenda and...

Julian Assange embassy stay dangerous to health: doctors 25 Jan 2018 - 08:42 am

London: The ongoing six-year confinement of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London's Ecuadorian embassy is dangerous to his physical and mental health, according...

German far-right politician Arthur Wagner becomes Muslim, quits AfD 24 Jan 2018 - 09:53 pm

BERLIN: A leading politician from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) has converted to Islam and resigned from his position with the anti-Muslim party,...

Macedonia to rename airport in step to end name row with Greece 24 Jan 2018 - 09:05 pm

Davos, Switzerland: Macedonia will change the name of its airport to help resolve a decades-long dispute with Greece over the ex-Yugoslav republic’s name,...

Merkel says Europe can't complain about Trump tax cuts 24 Jan 2018 - 05:31 pm

DAVOS, Switzerland: German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday that Europe should not complain when other countries,...

Slovenian public sector workers strike for higher wages 24 Jan 2018 - 12:35 pm

LJUBLJANA: More than 10,000 Slovenian public servants including customs officers, nurses, social workers and university professors started a one-day strike on Wednesday to...

EU ministers remove Panama and 7 others from tax haven blacklist 23 Jan 2018 - 01:06 pm

BRUSSELS, European Union finance ministers confirmed on Tuesday that eight jurisdictions were removed from the bloc's blacklist of tax havens, one month after...