World / Europe

Germany records 213,000 new asylum seekers this year 12 Oct 2016 - 04:04 pm

Berlin: Germany registered 213,000 asylum seeker arrivals in the year's first nine months, a sharp slowdown from the record influx of 2015, Interior...

Muslim prayer room receives arson attack in Sweden 12 Oct 2016 - 04:01 pm

STOCKHOLM: Police and emergency services was called to a Muslim prayer room in Malmo in southern Sweden after a fire had broken out...

Honour Syrian 'heroes', German govt urged 12 Oct 2016 - 03:55 pm

Berlin: Calls grew Wednesday for Germany to honour and reward three Syrian "heroes" who captured a compatriot suspected of plotting to bomb a...

Spain celebrates first national day without government 12 Oct 2016 - 03:18 pm

MADRID: Almost a year into Spain's political deadlock, the country is celebrating its National Day with a military parade of over 3,000 soldiers...

Bear roaming around Romanian town shot dead 12 Oct 2016 - 03:09 pm

Bucharest: A brown bear was shot dead in Romania on Wednesday after entering from an adjacent forest and ambling over the roofs of...

UK: Labour releases 170 Brexit questions for government 12 Oct 2016 - 02:40 pm

LONDON: Main opposition Labour MPs have released 170 questions about Brexit, calling on the government to answer one question per day through next...

France launches Kim Kardashian robbery probe 12 Oct 2016 - 01:57 pm

Paris,: French prosecutors have formally opened an investigation into the armed robbery in Paris of Kim Kardashian in which the US reality TV...

Putin 'too embarrassed' to come to Paris: French minister 12 Oct 2016 - 01:40 pm

Paris: Russian President Vladimir Putin cancelled a planned visit to Paris because he was "embarrassed" about Russia's bombing of the Syrian city of...

Lawyers of Paris attacker say they will no longer defend him 12 Oct 2016 - 08:46 am

PARIS: Lawyers for the only known survivor of a group of Islamist militants who killed 130 people in Paris last year on Wednesday...

Spain seizes drugs shipment to Libya in global operation 11 Oct 2016 - 09:10 pm

Madrid: Spanish police said Tuesday a boat carrying nearly 20 tonnes of hashish to Libya was seized as part of a global operation...

Chess master Kasparov wins human rights case against Russia 11 Oct 2016 - 06:14 pm

STRASBOURG: Chess master Garry Kasparov on Tuesday won a case against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights for unlawful arrest and...

Spanish police arrest 3 suspected of Islamist militant links 11 Oct 2016 - 03:42 pm

MADRID: Spanish police have arrested two men accused of belonging to Islamic State and a third man accused of spreading Islamist militant messages...

Fire hits iconic Europa-Center in Berlin 11 Oct 2016 - 03:37 pm

BERLIN: A fire broke out on Tuesday on the roof of the Europa-Center, a landmark shopping centre in western Berlin, a spokesman at...

Dutch freeze court action against Pokemon Go makers 11 Oct 2016 - 02:28 pm

The Hague: Dutch authorities said Tuesday they have suspended plans to sue the US makers of Pokemon Go after the company deleted its...

Merkel's conservatives fall to lowest level in INSA poll 11 Oct 2016 - 10:13 am

BERLIN: Support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives has dipped below the 30 percent mark for the first time, a poll showed on...

Detained Syrian bomb plot suspect in Germany likely linked to Islamic State: investigator 10 Oct 2016 - 02:54 pm

Dresden, Germany: A Syrian suspect arrested Monday in Germany over an alleged jihadist bomb plot is probably linked to the Islamic State group,...

EU 'very concerned' over Hungary newspaper suspension 10 Oct 2016 - 02:16 pm

Brussels: The EU said Monday it is "very concerned" after Hungary's main opposition newspaper halted publication, sparking fears of a clampdown on press...