Europe

Putin says Russia beefing up nuclear arsenal, NATO denounces ‘saber-rattling’
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia was concerned about an anti-missile defense system near its borders, after announcing that Russia...
Search is on for people, zoo animals missing In Georgia flood
Workers and volunteers labored Monday in a flood-ravaged area of the Georgian capital to help victims while nervously watching for traces of dangerous...
French PM admits ‘blunder’ over Champions League private jet
France’s Prime Minister has admitted he made “a blunder” by taking a government jet to watch the Champions League final with his two...
Swedish prince tying the knot with former reality starlet
The only son of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia is to marry his Swedish fiancee in a lavish ceremony in Stockholm today.
Giant statue of Orthodox prince stirs controversy in Moscow
Scaffolding surrounds the vast clay sculpture-in-progress inside a warehouse on Moscow’s outskirts.
IMF withdraws negotiators in Greek debt meetings
Greece’s creditors piled pressure on cash-strapped Athens on Thursday as the IMF pulled its team out of talks and the EU warned Athens to stop gambling...
Prosecutor: Doctors felt Germanwings co-pilot unfit to fly
The co-pilot who crashed a Germanwings jet into the Alps feared he was losing his eyesight, and some of the many doctors he consulted felt he was unfit...
Pope tells Putin: ‘Sincere’ peace efforts needed for Ukraine
Pope Francis has encouraged Russian President Vladimir Putin to engage in “sincere” international efforts aimed at bringing peace to Ukraine.
German town lines up to honor teens killed in Alps crash
Hundreds of people lined the streets to pay solemn respect to 16 high school students and two teachers killed in the Germanwings plane crash, as a convoy...
Coffins of Alps plane crash schoolchildren arrive in their hometown
The coffins of 15 of the 16 classmates killed in the Alps plane crash have arrived in their hometown in Germany. The white hearse convoy, accompanied...
EU to push migrants decision back to September: sources
EU members are unlikely to agree on a programme to accommodate 40,000 asylum seekers this month, meaning a decision is not expected before September, European...
Deadly Kiev fuel blasts set off blaze near military unit
Hundreds of Ukrainian firefighters battled Tuesday to keep a blaze sparked by a deadly string of fuel depot blasts from engulfing a strategic military...
Firefighters battle to stop Kiev fuel depot blaze spreading
Emergency services are battling to prevent the spread of a deadly fuel depot fire outside Kiev, the head of the emergency services said on Tuesday, and...
‘Gigantic’ blast at Kiev fuel depot 'kills several firefighters’
Several firefighters are feared to have died in a massive explosion at a fuel depot outside the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. The country’s interior...
Thousands protest ahead of G7 summit in southern Germany
Thousands of demonstrators packed a German Alpine resort town on Saturday to protest a wide range of causes, from climate change to free trade, before...
Thousands protest G7 summit in southern Germany
Thousands of demonstrators packed a German Alpine resort town on Saturday to protest a wide range of causes, from climate change to free trade, before...
Turks to vote in election set to shape Erdogan’s legacy
Turks go to the polls on Sunday in the closest parliamentary election in more than a decade, one that could pave the way for President Tayyip Erdogan to...
Police and protestors injured as Kiev gay march meets with dissent
Opponents of a gay rights march held in Ukraine’s capital have thrown smoke bombs and tear gas and the Interfax news agency cites police as saying...
Sarajevo visit: Pope Francis says he senses ‘atmosphere of war’ in world
Pope Francis on Saturday attacked “the atmosphere of war” currently besetting the world as he urged Bosnians to pursue reconciliation efforts,...
Pope Francis flies into Sarajevo with message of peace
Pope Francis arrived in Sarajevo on Saturday for a visit aimed at bolstering reconciliation between war-scarred Bosnia’s Serb, Croat and Muslim communities. The...
Prosecutor: Germanwings co-pilot contacted dozens of doctors
The co-pilot with a history of depression who crashed a Germanwings airliner into the French Alps had reached out to dozens of doctors ahead of the disaster,...
Two dead, 100 hurt in blasts at Kurdish rally in Turkey
Two blasts ripped through a Kurdish rally in Turkey on Friday, killing two people and injuring more than 100 in what President Tayyip Erdogan described...
68 illegal immigrants discovered in containers in UK port of Harwich
Seven people have been taken to hospital after dozens of suspected illegal immigrants were found crammed in a container at a port. The East of England...
68 illegal immigrants discovered in container in UK port of Harwich
Seven people have been taken to hospital and 61 others assessed after dozens of people were found crammed in a container at a port in the UK. The...
Money laundering investigation stymied by China, Italy says
As Italy’s economy was heading off a cliff, police couldn’t help but notice that the country’s Chinese communities were booming.
Ukraine’s Poroshenko warns of Russian invasion threat after fighting surge
Ukraine’s president told his military on Thursday to prepare for a possible “full-scale invasion” by Russia all along their joint border,...
Far-right Dutch politician vows to show Mohammed cartoons on TV
Far-right politician Geert Wilders plans to broadcast cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed on Dutch television after Parliament refused to show them.
No deal, no cash: Greek government delivers aid ultimatum to IMF
A spokesman for the ruling party in Greece has said there will be no debt repayment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday without the prospect...
Russian missile maker: MH17 shot down by Ukrainian missile
The Russian firm making missiles similar to the one the West claims downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine said on Tuesday the passenger jet was...
Missile maker insists Russians could not have shot down flight MH17
The Russian company that makes the BUK air defense system that was used to shoot down a Malaysian airliner in east Ukraine said on Tuesday the plane was...

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