Europe

Two dead after plane crashes onto German house’s roof

AFP, Berlin

27 July 2026, 00:00 AM Europe

UK PM vows to put ‘Britain’s interest first’ in Trump ties

AFP, London

27 July 2026, 00:00 AM Europe

Spain fights to ‘save lives’ as wildfires rage near Madrid

AFP, Madrid

26 July 2026, 00:00 AM Europe

Rome to offer free movies for heat-relief

Reuters, Rome

24 July 2026, 00:00 AM Europe

France records 5,700 excess deaths in June heatwave

AFP, Paris

23 July 2026, 00:00 AM Europe

Hitler’s birthplace begins new life as a police station

Reuters, Braunau Am Inn

23 July 2026, 00:00 AM Europe

Netherlands to ban Israeli settler products from Sept 22

AFP, Hague

21 July 2026, 21:12 PM Europe

Burnham becomes UK PM

Reuters, London

21 July 2026, 00:00 AM Europe

Andy Burnham becomes UK Labour leader

Reuters, London

18 July 2026, 00:00 AM Europe

Wildfires ravage over 1,300 hectares of historic forest near Paris

AFP, Arbonne-la-Forêt

14 July 2026, 08:39 AM Europe

PM for boosting trade with EU countries

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina puts emphasis on boosting trade and investment between Bangladesh and European Union (EU) member states.

6 August 2017, 09:56 AM

World's blinds to triple: study

The world's blind will increase threefold from about 36 million today to 115 million in 2050 as populations expand and individuals grow

3 August 2017, 18:40 PM

Chile Congress lifts abortion ban

Chile's Congress on Wednesday eased a strict ban on abortion in effect since the final days of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship nearly

3 August 2017, 18:37 PM

Gone in 8 months

Humanity used up its allowance of planetary resources such as water, soil, and clean air for all of 2017 by yesterday, a report said.

2 August 2017, 18:00 PM

$10,000 for a drink!

Have you heard the one about the guy who walked into a bar and ordered a $10,000 shot of whisky? A young Chinese man paid 9,999

2 August 2017, 18:00 PM

US slaps sanctions on dictator Maduro

The United States hit Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with direct sanctions on Monday over a disputed and deadly weekend vote,

1 August 2017, 18:00 PM

Turkey puts 500 on trial over coup

Nearly 500 people appeared in court yesterday in the biggest trial yet of suspects from Turkey's failed coup, facing charges of

1 August 2017, 18:00 PM

Two dead in German nightclub shooting

A gunman opened fire at a packed nightclub in southern Germany early yesterday, killing one and wounding four before being shot by

30 July 2017, 18:00 PM

British govt divided over EU immigration

The British government appeared divided yesterday over Brexit, with International Trade Secretary Liam Fox clashing with finance

30 July 2017, 18:00 PM

1 killed in knife attack in German mall

One person is killed and several are injured in an attack by a lone knifeman in a supermarket in the northern German city of Hamburg, police say.

28 July 2017, 15:57 PM

UK eyes bigger role in Asia

Britain plans to play a bigger role in Asia after Brexit, including deploying aircraft carriers to the region, Foreign Secretary Boris

27 July 2017, 18:55 PM

France declares plan to vet asylum seekers in Libya

France will set up processing centres in Libya for asylum seekers trying to reach Europe across the Mediterranean, President Emmanuel

27 July 2017, 18:52 PM

Russia appoints new ambassador to UN

The Kremlin yesterday announced the appointment of Vasily Nebenzya as Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, replacing the

27 July 2017, 18:37 PM

South France wildfires 'under control'

Huge fires that forced mass evacuations of residents and holidaymakers in southern France were being brought under control yesterday,

27 July 2017, 18:04 PM

UK to ban sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040

Britain yesterday said it will outlaw the sale of new diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040 in a bid to cut air pollution but

26 July 2017, 18:00 PM

EU ups pressure on rebel east block

The European Union yesterday stepped up pressure on rebellious eastern states to take in their fair share of refugees under mandatory quotas adopted at the height of the migrant crisis.