World / Europe

France's 'yellow vest' pledges reach 17 bn euros: minister 30 Apr 2019 - 02:49 pm

Paris: The total cost of measures announced by the French government to ease taxes and boost spending power in response to months of...

UK rape victims told to give police phone data or risk case being dropped 29 Apr 2019 - 10:19 pm

LONDON: British police faced an outcry on Monday over new policies which demand rape and sexual assault victims hand over their phones to...

Amazon workers from around world join forces in Berlin 29 Apr 2019 - 04:58 pm

Berlin: Amazon worker representatives from 15 countries met in Berlin on Monday to coordinate their strategy against the US online retail giant, after...

Catalonia's ex-leader Puigdemont banned from EU polls: party 29 Apr 2019 - 04:14 pm

Madrid: Election authorities have banned Catalonia's former president Carles Puigdemont, who fled Spain in 2017 after a secession attempt, from running in EU...

French aquarium sued over hammerhead shark deaths 29 Apr 2019 - 03:56 pm

Lille, France: An ocean conservation group said Monday it had filed suit against a French aquarium over the premature deaths of 30 endangered...

Environmental activists board Equinor rig set to drill in Arctic 29 Apr 2019 - 10:57 am

OSLO: Greenpeace activists on Monday climbed aboard a Seadrill drilling rig commissioned by Equinor in protest against oil and gas drilling in the...

France says it has foiled terrorist act, suspects held in custody 29 Apr 2019 - 10:46 am

Paris: France has foiled a terrorist act and is holding four suspects in custody, said the French interior minister and a police source...

Spain PM touted as winner of polls marked by far-right emergence 28 Apr 2019 - 10:23 pm

Madrid Spain's socialist prime minister was ahead in last-minute opinion polls Sunday in a tense snap general election likely to see the far-right...

Airline SAS cancels 1,200 more flights as pilot strike drags on 28 Apr 2019 - 01:46 pm

STOCKHOLM: Scandinavian airline SAS cancelled more than 1,200 flights scheduled for Monday and Tuesday as a pilot strike that has disrupted the travel...

UK Labour Party to force climate emergency vote 28 Apr 2019 - 11:34 am

London: Britain's opposition Labour Party is expected to force a vote this week to declare a national climate change emergency following the 11-day...

Ukrainians will reject Putin’s passport offer - President-elect 28 Apr 2019 - 11:25 am

KIEV: Russian President Vladimir Putin should not expect many Ukrainians to take up his offer of a Russian passport, Ukraine's President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy...

In Alsace village, refugees are part of the fabric 28 Apr 2019 - 10:49 am

Ferrette, France, In the hilltop town of Ferrette near the border with Switzerland, few would expect to encounter Eritreans exploring the ruins of...

Voting begins in Spain election marked by far-right resurgence 28 Apr 2019 - 10:38 am

Madrid: Spaniards began voting in an uncertain snap general election Sunday marked by a resurgence of the far-right after more than four decades...

Macron's new wave of policies faces Yellow Vest test 27 Apr 2019 - 08:50 pm

French President Emmanuel Macron got a tentative boost Saturday, as fewer Yellow Vest protesters took to the streets following his announcement of new...

Huawei leak scandal rocks Britain's bickering government 26 Apr 2019 - 11:00 pm

London: Britain's splintered government was rocked Friday by a burgeoning scandal over who leaked news that Prime Minister Theresa May has conditionally allowed...

SAS pilot strike strands 72,000 passengers 26 Apr 2019 - 12:58 pm

Stockholm, Pilots at Scandinavian carrier SAS walked off the job in Sweden, Denmark and Norway on Friday, stranding more than 72,000 travellers as...

London, Dublin bid to restore N. Ireland government: reports 26 Apr 2019 - 12:53 pm

Belfast, London and Dublin were set to announce a fresh attempt to revive Northern Ireland's power-sharing devolved administration, reports said Friday, following the...