Europe
Kuwait-bound plane diverted to Heathrow after six passengers fall ill
A plane travelling from New York to Kuwait City declared a state of emergency over Belgium and had to be diverted to the UK on Saturday morning.
Migration plan exposes EU rifts, tough bargaining ahead
Hours of late-night squabbling in Europe’s highest council of state left EU leaders licking political wounds on Friday and preparing for weeks of...
France cracks down on Uber after taxi driver protests
France ordered a nationwide clampdown on UberPOP on Thursday, siding with taxi drivers who blockaded major transport hubs in angry protests against the...
Cars set ablaze: French anti-Uber protests turn violent
Protests in France against ride-booking app Uber took a violent turn Thursday as taxi drivers burned cars and blocked access to airports and train stations.
Woman ‘suffocated 8 babies because she feared they were her father’s’
A woman is on trial in France accused of suffocating eight of her newborn babies because she feared they were children she had with her father.
Woman ‘suffocated her eight babies because she feared they were her father’s’
A woman is on trial in France accused of suffocating eight of her newborn babies because she feared they were children she had with her father.
Britain wants to beef up Calais border control after migrant melee
British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday his government was looking at reinforcing its border controls around the French port of Calais after...
Calais chaos: More fences and sniffer dogs planned to combat migrants
Britain is considering increasing its security presence around the port of Calais after hundreds of migrants tried to board truckers’ vehicles during...
British teenagers arrested after ‘stealing items from Auschwitz’
Polish police said on Tuesday they had detained two British teenage boys at the site of the former Auschwitz death camp on suspicion of stealing artefacts...
European markets rally amid hopes that Greece EU deal is imminent
European shares have climbed to a three-week high amid indications Greece is close to striking a bailout deal, aimed at preventing the country defaulting...
Hopes for Greece bailout deal soar as Athens gives ‘serious Proposal’
European officials said they expect to see Greece come to an agreement with its creditor institutions by Wednesday evening, and that a deal would be announced...
Greek bailout deal set for ‘later this week after proposals examined’
Crisis talks aimed at preventing Greece crashing out the euro ended without agreement on Monday but eurozone chiefs have held out the prospect of reaching...
The fate of Greece and the Euro will ‘largely be decided today’: EU
The fate of Greece and the euro will “largely be decided” on Monday, the EU’s economic affairs commissioner said hours before the eurozone...
Pope says abuse of migrants ‘makes one cry’ as he visits Turin Shroud
Pope Francis said on Sunday the mistreatment of migrants escaping war and injustice “makes one cry” as he visited the northern Italian city...
Man runs car into crowd in Austria, killing 3, injuring 34
A man apparently distraught over personal issues drove his SUV into a crowd in Austria’s second largest city Saturday, killing a 4-year old and two...
Tens of thousands march against austerity in London
Tens of thousands of people joined an anti-austerity march through central London on Saturday, the first major public protest since Prime Minister David...
Three dead and more than 30 injured as man runs SUV into Austrian market
A “mentally disoriented” man drove his SUV into a crowded market in Graz, Austria’s second largest city, killing three people and injuring...
Russell Brand and Charlotte Church address anti-austerity march
Comedian Russell Brand and singer Charlotte Church are among celebrities addressing thousands who joined an anti-austerity march in London on Saturday.
Cameras capture mid-air rescue at UK Army airshow as parachute fails
A British military stunt team member whose chute failed to open properly owes a big ‘thank you’ to a teammate who grabbed his parachute and...
Stowaway found alive on Johannesburg-London flight
A suspected stowaway was found unconscious on a flight from Johannesburg after the plane landed in London and a second man may have died falling out of...
Stowaway plunges to his death from plane over London but another survives
A stowaway has died after falling from a British Airways Boeing 747 jet onto a shop in southwest London.
Car-azy: World’s most endangered cat species faces fresh threat
The world’s most endangered feline species, the Iberian lynx, is making a comeback in Spain after being pushed to the brink of extinction.
Opposition heads for Denmark election victory in boost to far right
An opposition centre-right alliance led by former prime minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen was poised to take power in Denmark after an election on Thursday...
Waterloo, 200 years on: France chafes, Britain cheers as battle remembered
European royals and diplomats gathered in Belgium Thursday to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, a turning point for the continent which...
No laughing matter: Hyena and tiger still missing after Tbilisi Zoo flooded
A tiger and a hyena are still missing from a zoo in Georgia which was badly hit by flooding, it has been admitted.
Charlie Hebdo attacks: French police arrest two more suspects
Two people have been arrested in connection with the terrorist attacks in Paris on magazine Charlie Hebdo and the Hyper Cache market.
Greeks take to the streets in thousands to protest against EU ‘blackmailers’
Thousands of Greek protesters have taken to the streets of Athens urging their government to stand firm and reject further austerity measures being demanded...
Escaped tiger kills man in Tbilisi 24 hours after city given big cat all-clear
A tiger has killed a man in the centre of Georgia’s capital, and wounded another person, after escaping from a zoo.
Escaped lion kills man in Tbilisi 24 hours after city given big cat all-clear
A lion has killed one man in a city centre, and reportedly wounded another person, after escaping from a zoo.
Juncker accuses Greek PM of twisting EU’s words to Greeks
Jean-Claude Juncker rebuked Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accusing him of giving his voters a deliberately distorted version of proposals the EU...
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