Civilian plane crash kills 11 in France
AFP, Tomblaine
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM Europe
France shuts down nuclear reactors in heatwave precaution
AFP, Paris
26 June 2026, 00:00 AM Europe
European leaders to meet for Ukraine talks in Berlin
AFP, Berlin
23 June 2026, 00:00 AM Europe
Starmer resigns as UK PM
AFP, London
23 June 2026, 00:00 AM Europe
‘Starmer thinking about quitting’
Reuters, London
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM Europe
Rare manuscript of Mozart found in France
AFP, Paris
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM Europe

French cabinet votes to force through labour reforms

The French cabinet has given the go-ahead for the president to force through highly controversial labour reforms, circumventing parliament.
10 May 2016, 13:49 PM

Belgium terror cell suspects on trial

Belgium yesterday began the trial of seven alleged jihadists accused of links to the terror cell behind the Paris and Brussels
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Russian WW2 parade showcases new arms

Russian armed forces yesterday paraded in central Moscow to mark the 71st anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Cameron warns UK exit could put peace at risk

Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday warned that a British exit from the EU would threaten peace on the continent, as the
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Greek PM seeks debt relief, end to 'vicious cycle'

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says it is time to end the "vicious cycle" of cuts and to start talks with the eurozone on debt relief.
9 May 2016, 14:59 PM

New London mayor blasts Tory smear campaign

London's new Muslim mayor Sadiq Khan yesterday accused Prime Minister David Cameron of using "Donald Trump playbook" tactics to try to divide communities in a bid to prevent his election.
8 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Canada wildfire out of control: officials

A ferocious wildfire wreaking havoc in Canada doubled in size Saturday and officials warned that the situation in the parched Alberta oil sands region was "unpredictable and dangerous."
8 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Tagore's encounters with luminaries of the West

Rabindranath Tagore, during his visits abroad, he engaged in intriguing conversations with brilliant minds from across the world – starting from British sci-fi master HG Wells to French dramatist-art historian Romain Rolland to genius German physicist Albert Einstein – where he spoke about the correlation of art and science, international relations and religion, and multiculturalism.
8 May 2016, 08:08 AM

Canada wildfire threatens neighbouring province

A huge wildfire raging in the Canadian province of Alberta is growing further and could spill in to neighbouring Saskatchewan, officials say.
8 May 2016, 03:02 AM

Canadian wildfire disrupts evacuation convoy

The only land convoy evacuating the Canadian city of Fort McMurray has been disrupted due to 200ft (60m) flames flanking the road, officials say.
7 May 2016, 02:14 AM

Sadiq Khan becomes London's first Muslim mayor

Sadiq Khan is elected London mayor, the first Muslim mayor of a European Union capital, in a boost for the opposition Labour Party.
7 May 2016, 02:04 AM

'We'll go our way, you can go yours'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday warned the European Union that Ankara will not change its anti-terrorism law, despite
6 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Greece paralysed by anti-austerity strike

Greece's public transport networks grounded to a halt yesterday after trade unions called for a 48-hour strike to protest controversial
6 May 2016, 18:00 PM

China to join US-led naval exercise

China will take part in a regular US-led naval exercise starting next month, a top US commander said yesterday, despite tensions over
6 May 2016, 18:00 PM

SNP wins, Corbyn hangs on in UK local polls

Scottish nationalists won a third term in power but lost their outright majority yesterday in one of a series of local and regional
6 May 2016, 18:00 PM

“What has happened to you, Europe?”

Pope Francis said yesterday he dreamed of a Europe in which "being a migrant is not a crime", as he urged EU leaders to "tear down the
6 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Moscow hopes for truce 'within hours'

Russia said yesterday it hoped a new ceasefire could be announced within hours for Syria's battered city of Aleppo, where fresh fighting
3 May 2016, 18:00 PM

EU 'to back' visa-free travel for Turks

The EU will today grant conditional approval for Turks to gain visa-free access to the Schengen zone, sources told AFP, meeting one of
3 May 2016, 18:00 PM

'Nearly 90,000 minors sought asylum in 2015'

Some 88,300 unaccompanied minors sought asylum in the European Union in 2015, 13 percent of them children younger than
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Turkey: Car bomb targets Gaziantep police HQ

At least one person die and 13 are injured in a car bomb blast near a police headquarters in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, officials say.
1 May 2016, 09:33 AM