World / Europe

Cyber pirates hack French foreign ministry webpage 13 Dec 2018 - 01:30 pm

PARIS: Hackers have stolen data from a French foreign ministry website created for citizens travelling abroad, the ministry said on Thursday. The breach...

France ready to take Strasbourg suspect dead or alive, says government spokesman 13 Dec 2018 - 11:23 am

Strasbourg: Hundreds of police scoured eastern France on Thursday for a fugitive gunman behind a deadly Strasbourg Christmas market attack that left two...

Gunman from Christmas market attack in France still at large 13 Dec 2018 - 11:06 am

Strasbourg: Hundreds of security forces combed eastern France for a 29-year-old man with a long criminal record who shouted "God is great!" in...

Germany opposes changes in Brexit backstop agreement - minister 13 Dec 2018 - 10:04 am

BERLIN: Germany is not willing to renegotiate a backstop solution for Northern Ireland that is laid out in the draft agreement for Britain's...

UK's May wins no-confidence vote by MPs unhappy over Brexit 13 Dec 2018 - 08:00 am

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a political crisis over her Brexit deal Wednesday, winning a no-confidence vote by Conservative lawmakers that...

Polish PM survives confidence vote that he called for 12 Dec 2018 - 08:46 pm

WARSAW: Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's conservative government easily survived a confidence vote in parliament Wednesday that the leader had unexpectedly asked for...

France's Macron caught between protests, Strasbourg attack 12 Dec 2018 - 05:05 pm

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron is trying to take back control of his nation after a month of protests that caused mayhem across...

Swedish political crisis deepens as opposition get its budget passed 12 Dec 2018 - 05:05 pm

STOCKHOLM: Sweden's political crisis deepened on Wednesday as parliament rejected the caretaker government's budget in favour of a tax-cutting one from the opposition....

Spain PM accuses Catalan separatists of 'lying' like Brexiters 12 Dec 2018 - 02:55 pm

Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday accused Catalan separatists of basing their cause on "lies" and "manipulation", comparing them to Brexit...

Germany has no indication France attack suspect has Islamist links 12 Dec 2018 - 02:29 pm

BERLIN: Germany has no information indicating that a man suspected of killing three people in an attack on a Christmas market in Strasbourg...

Italy's Salvini may seek new election as budget fuels crisis 12 Dec 2018 - 12:33 pm

As Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte prepares to present his budget in Brussels on Wednesday, one of the main powers behind Italy’s government, League...

UK lawmakers trigger confidence vote in Prime Minister May 12 Dec 2018 - 11:23 am

LONDON: Lawmakers in British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party on Wednesday triggered a confidence vote in her leadership after Britain's planned divorce...

Britain's May to face vote of no-confidence: parliament committee 12 Dec 2018 - 11:12 am

London: British Prime Minister Theresa May will face a vote of no-confidence in her government, the head of a Conservative Party committee in...

Attack at Christmas market in French city kills 3, wounds 12 12 Dec 2018 - 07:48 am

STRASBOURG: A man who had been flagged as a possible extremist sprayed gunfire near the city of Strasbourg's famous Christmas market Tuesday, killing...

At least one killed, six wounded in Strasbourg Christmas market shooting 11 Dec 2018 - 11:20 pm

STRASBOURG: - At least one person was killed and 10 people were wounded in a shooting near a Christmas market in the French...

'Yellow vests' pledge to fight on despite Macron concessions 11 Dec 2018 - 10:28 pm

Paris: Many "yellow vest" anti-government protesters in France on Tuesday vowed to press on with their demonstrations, a day after wringing out fresh...

Putin, opposition gather to honor prominent rights activist 11 Dec 2018 - 07:29 pm

MOSCOW: Kremlin officials and Russia's opposition on Tuesday gathered to pay tribute to Russia's most prominent human rights activist, Lyudmila Alexeyeva, who died...

EU will 'follow closely' French deficit after Macron measures 11 Dec 2018 - 02:50 pm

Strasbourg, France: EU economics affairs commissioner Pierre Moscovici on Tuesday said Brussels will closely monitor France's new spending plans, a day after President...