“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

'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

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

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

'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

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

Left wing protesters clash with far-right in Germany

German riot police yesterday arrested some 400 protesters as clashes erupted outside a meeting of the right-wing populist
30 April 2016

Visa deal only once 'all criteria met'

The EU's top diplomat Federica Mogherini said yesterday that Turkey would only get visa-free travel to the bloc once it has met all the
26 April 2016

Migrant crisis: EU-Turkey deal is 'working'

Last month's EU-Turkey deal on tackling the migrant flow has begun to produce results, a top EU official says.
24 April 2016

Italy says happy 70th birthday to iconic scooter

Classic and symbol of the "dolce vita", the Vespa turns 70 this weekend and Italy's most celebrated scooter is buzzing along nicely after tripling sales in the last decade.
23 April 2016

Prince George stays up past bedtime to greet Obama

The younger generation of royals, Prince William, his wife Kate and his brother Prince Harry, host US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle for dinner at Kensington Palace in London, reports NBC News.
23 April 2016

Stay in EU, Obama urges during UK visit

Barack Obama urges the UK to stick with the EU, as he starts his final trip to Britain as US president by having lunch with the Queen.
22 April 2016

German far-right Pegida founder Bachmann in race trial

The founder of Germany's anti-Islamist Pegida movement goes to trial in Dresden on hate speech charges.
19 April 2016

William and Kate pose on Taj Mahal bench

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have sat together on the bench at the Taj Mahal in India where Diana, Princess of Wales, was pictured 24 years ago.
16 April 2016

Belgian minister quits over security failings

Belgium's transport minister resigned yesterday after being accused of ignoring EU reports of security failings at the country's airports
15 April 2016

Loch Ness monster find turns out to be film prop

A marine robot deployed in the waters of Scotland's Loch Ness finds the remains of a monster but it turns out to be a prop from a movie shot in 1970.
14 April 2016

Bosnia's Indiana Jones claims massive stone sphere is sign of ancient civilisation

Semir Osmanagich seems to have made a discovery that sheds light into the ancient civilization in Europe. The giant mysterious sphere embedded in the ground in Bosnia is claimed to be the largest man-made stone ball in Europe, and the oldest in world, dating back more than 1,500 years ago
14 April 2016

3 more charged over Brussels attacks

Belgium yesterday charged two new suspects over last month's deadly Brussels airport and metro bombings and made three fresh arrests
12 April 2016

Spies used Mossack Fonseca

Secret agents from several countries, including intermediaries of the CIA, have used the services of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca in order to "conceal" their activities, German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported yesterday.
12 April 2016

Two further suspects charged in Brussels bombing case

Belgium charges two more men yesterday with terrorist offences over alleged links to the rental of a property thought to have been used as a safe house before the Brussels attacks, according to Belgian federal prosecutors.
12 April 2016