World / Europe

German police carry out raids on suspected terrorist financiers 25 Oct 2016 - 02:24 pm

BERLIN: German police on Tuesday stormed an accommodation facility for refugees and 12 homes around the country that were believed to house people...

Heathrow decision shows UK can be successful after Brexit: Theresa May 25 Oct 2016 - 02:18 pm

LONDON: The British government's decision to approve a new runway at Heathrow Airport shows Britain can be an open, global, successful country after...

Britain gives green light for new $22 billion runway at Heathrow 25 Oct 2016 - 01:38 pm

LONDON: Britain on Tuesday gave Heathrow Airport the green light to build a new $22 billion runway, ending 25 years of indecision with...

Demolition of France's "Jungle" migrant camp set to begin 25 Oct 2016 - 10:37 am

CALAIS, FRANCE: France will begin dismantling the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais on Tuesday as several hundred more inhabitants queued for temporary housing...

Time to declare: Ukrainian anti-corruption reform faces threats 25 Oct 2016 - 09:04 am

KIEV: The prime minister urged his cabinet colleagues to be brave enough to do it, saying it was like shutting one's eyes before...

New deaths put Italy on track for sombre migrant records 24 Oct 2016 - 11:01 pm

Palermo, Italy: Italy's coastguard said Monday that another 16 people had died during operations in which 2,200 migrants were rescued off Libya, propelling...

Venezuela’s Maduro in surprise visit to Pope 24 Oct 2016 - 09:08 pm

VATICAN CITY: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro made an unannounced trip to the Vatican on Monday and held talks with Pope Francis, who urged...

Mystery as five die in French plane crash on Malta 24 Oct 2016 - 09:01 pm

Valletta: An unmarked reconnaissance plane working for France's defence ministry crashed at Malta's international airport Monday, killing all five people on board and...

The $900,000 question behind Bob Dylan’s Nobel prize 24 Oct 2016 - 08:25 pm

STOCKHOLM: Many writers might give their right arm to be paid almost $1 million to deliver a lecture. But Bob Dylan’s silence since...

EU, Canada believe trade summit 'still possible': Tusk 24 Oct 2016 - 08:21 pm

Brussels: EU president Donald Tusk said he and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau believe a summit on a landmark EU-Canada trade accord can...

May denies Britain heading for 'hard Brexit' 24 Oct 2016 - 08:08 pm

London: Prime Minister Theresa May denied Monday that Britain was heading for a "hard Brexit" and insisted her hopes for immigration control were...

Migrants stream out of Calais Jungle before demolition 24 Oct 2016 - 03:14 pm

Calais, France: Migrants lugging their meagre belongings boarded buses Monday taking them from the Calais "Jungle" under a French plan to raze the...

Five dead as French reconnaissance plane crashes in Malta 24 Oct 2016 - 02:46 pm

Valletta: A reconnaissance plane working for France's defence ministry crashed in a ball of flames at Malta's international airport on Monday, killing all...

Shark bites leg of Australian surfer 24 Oct 2016 - 01:09 pm

SYDNEY: An Australian surfer was bitten in the leg by a shark on Monday, the third attack off the beaches of New South...

Plane thought to be carrying EU border officials crashes in Malta, five dead 24 Oct 2016 - 10:16 am

VALLETTA: A light aircraft believed to be carrying officials from EU border agency Frontex crashed shortly after take-off from Malta on Monday, killing...

D-Day for Calais 'Jungle' camp clearance 24 Oct 2016 - 08:43 am

Calais, France: French authorities are set to begin Monday moving thousands of people out of the notorious Calais Jungle before demolishing the camp...

Two suspected 'terrorists' killed in Russian city: reports 23 Oct 2016 - 09:38 pm

Moscow: Russian security forces shot dead two suspected "terrorists" during a security operation in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russian news agencies reported...

Fate of child migrants uncertain before France demolishes Jungle camp 23 Oct 2016 - 09:26 pm

CALAIS, France: Aid workers accused France and Britain on Sunday of failing more than 1,300 unaccompanied child migrants whose future remained uncertain just...