World / Europe

Stairs from Eiffel Tower sell for over half a million euros 23 Nov 2016 - 06:38 pm

Paris: A section of stairs from the Eiffel Tower in Paris sold for more than half a million euros, auctioneers said Wednesday --...

Defending liberalism, Merkel sets out as West’s standard bearer 23 Nov 2016 - 06:32 pm

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel defended democratic values and multilateral cooperation on Wednesday, in her first major speech since announcing she will seek a...

Brexit fallout to cost UK extra £122bn over five years 23 Nov 2016 - 05:28 pm

London: Britain must borrow an additional £122 billion over five years as it exits the European Union, the government predicted Wednesday alongside a...

Bulgaria charges defence minister over jet-repair deal with Poland 23 Nov 2016 - 12:34 pm

SOFIA: Bulgarian prosecutors charged outgoing Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev on Wednesday over an agreement with NATO ally Poland for repairs of its Soviet-era...

Eureka! Frenchman finds 100 kilos of gold hidden in new home 23 Nov 2016 - 11:04 am

Rouen, France: A Frenchman who inherited a big house from a dead relative got more than he bargained for when he discovered a...

Erdogan says EU lawmakers' vote on Turkish membership "has no value" 23 Nov 2016 - 10:47 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that a vote by the European Parliament on whether to halt EU membership talks with...

Lufthansa pilots start two-day strike, hundreds of flights cancelled 23 Nov 2016 - 09:38 am

BERLIN: Lufthansa pilots in Germany began a two-day strike on Wednesday, grounding hundreds of flights at one of Europe's largest carriers in a...

Death toll in New Caledonia landslides rises to five 23 Nov 2016 - 08:02 am

Noumea: A fifth person was confirmed dead Wednesday after torrential rain triggered landslides on the French overseas territory of New Caledonia, while three...

Studies show racial and gender bias throughout the gig economy 22 Nov 2016 - 08:33 pm

Researchers are finding racial and gender disparities in just about every corner of the on-demand labor market. A new study showed black people...

Spain arrests man suspected of being “mastermind” in Petrobras case 22 Nov 2016 - 06:50 pm

MADRID: Spanish police have arrested a man suspected of being a “financial mastermind” in a corruption network at Brazil’s semi-public oil company Petrobras...

'Money mules' arrested in Europe-wide laundering sting 22 Nov 2016 - 06:43 pm

The Hague: European and US law officials arrested at least 178 people in an international swoop against so-called "money mules" who helped launder...

Insight: Portugal’s judicial makeover: the reform that flattered to deceive? 22 Nov 2016 - 03:52 pm

LISBON: When international creditors released Portugal from onerous loan conditions two years ago, they hailed the nation for some major reform achievements -...

Eight dead, 'many' missing in new Med migrant drama 22 Nov 2016 - 03:25 pm

Rome: At least eight people died and "many" more are missing feared dead after the latest migrant boat dramas in the Mediterranean, Italy's...

Catch quota to protect Mediterranean swordfish 22 Nov 2016 - 02:27 pm

Vilamoura, Portugal: A world body of fishing and shipping nations approved a catch quota Monday to protect the overharvested Mediterranean swordfish, its population...

Four killed in New Caledonia landslides - French interior ministry 22 Nov 2016 - 02:08 pm

PARIS: At least four people, including two children, were killed after heavy rains across New Caledonia triggered landslides, the French Interior Ministry said...

Earthquakes again shake eastern New Zealand 22 Nov 2016 - 12:38 pm

MELBOURNE, Australia: Two earthquakes shook New Zealand on Tuesday, as aftershocks from a temblor that left two dead earlier this month continued to...

Three dead in landslides in New Caledonia 22 Nov 2016 - 11:48 am

Noumea: Three people are dead -- including two children -- and five others missing after torrential rain triggered landslides on the French overseas...