World / Europe

Northern Irish kingmakers send UK PM May a warning over Brexit deal 20 Nov 2018 - 11:27 am

LONDON: The Northern Irish kingmakers who prop up British Prime Minister Theresa May's government sent her a stark warning over her draft Brexit...

Farah to run 2019 London Marathon 20 Nov 2018 - 10:55 am

LONDON: European record holder Mo Farah is to run next year's London Marathon for the third time, organisers said on Tuesday. The multi-Olympic,...

Policeman stabbed in central Brussels, police say motive unclear 20 Nov 2018 - 10:53 am

BRUSSELS: A policeman was stabbed in central Brussels early on Tuesday in what a local newspaper said was an apparent Islamist militant attack...

Commuter train derails near Barcelona killing 1, injuring 6 20 Nov 2018 - 10:36 am

MADRID: Authorities in Spain say one person has died and six have been slightly injured after a landslide derailed a commuter train traveling...

US fails at UN to weaken measure on sexual harassment 19 Nov 2018 - 07:33 pm

United Nations, United States: The United States failed on Monday to water down a UN resolution on combatting sexual harassment and violence against...

Missing Japanese student in France 'probably suffocated': prosecutor 19 Nov 2018 - 04:10 pm

Besançon, France: A Japanese student who went missing in eastern France in 2016 was probably suffocated in her university room by her fugitive...

'Picasso' found under tree in Romania appears to be hoax 19 Nov 2018 - 03:01 pm

BUCHAREST, Romania: A Romanian novelist who thought she had found a painting by Pablo Picasso stolen from a museum in the Netherlands six...

Putin told Pence Russia did not meddle in vote: spokesman 19 Nov 2018 - 12:52 pm

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin denied any Russian involvement when US Vice President Mike Pence asked last week about meddling in the 2016 election,...

French fuel depots targeted as 'yellow vest' protesters persist 19 Nov 2018 - 12:29 pm

Paris, Protesters angry over high fuel prices blocked access to fuel depots and stopped traffic on major roads on Monday after the government...

UK Conservative lawmaker says PM May faces day of reckoning on Monday 19 Nov 2018 - 10:33 am

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a day of reckoning on Monday as mutinous lawmakers try to trigger a no-confidence vote over...

Feminist activists interrupt Franco memorial event in Madrid 18 Nov 2018 - 06:23 pm

MADRID: Spanish police have intervened to keep trouble from erupting at a rally marking the anniversary of military dictator Francisco Franco's death after...

Pope denounces 'din of rich few' on World Day of Poor 18 Nov 2018 - 05:50 pm

Vatican City: Pope Francis railed against social inequality Sunday, lamenting "the din of the rich few" drowning out the voice of the needy,...

More than 400 hurt in French fuel price protests: minister 18 Nov 2018 - 04:01 pm

Paris: More than 400 people were hurt, 14 seriously, in a day and night of "yellow vest" protests over rising fuel price hikes...

'Picasso' stolen in Rotterdam possibly found in Romania 18 Nov 2018 - 03:41 pm

Bucharest: One of seven paintings stolen six years ago from a museum in The Netherlands as part of a spectacular art heist may...

More than 400 hurt in French fuel price protests: minister 18 Nov 2018 - 01:04 pm

Paris: More than 400 people were hurt, 14 seriously, in a day and night of "yellow vest" fuel price protests around France that...

Malta police identify suspected journalist murder masterminds: report 18 Nov 2018 - 11:08 am

VALLETTA: Investigators have identified a group of at least Maltese nationals who they believe masterminded the killing of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia...

London bridges blocked by environment protest, 70 arrested 17 Nov 2018 - 08:28 pm

LONDON: British police said they arrested more than 70 people at an environmental protest on Saturday, after demonstrators blocked five bridges across the...