Europe
Lovelocked: Paris cuts loose thousands of ‘eternal’ hearts on a sagging bridge
Paris, the city of romance, began the heart-breaking process of removing tens of thousands of “love-locks”, padlocks chained to the city’s...
Jungle law: Sudanese and Eritrean migrants fight with iron bars in Calais camp
More than a dozen people have been taken to hospital after a mass brawl in Calais between migrants desperate to reach Britain. The fighting broke...
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry breaks leg in Alps cycling crash
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has broken his leg in a bicycle crash in the French Alps, his spokesman said.
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry ‘stable’ after cycling accident
US Secretary of State John Kerry is in a stable condition in hospital after a bicycle crash in the French Alps, his spokesman said.
Belgium, Czech Republic rapped over smacking children
A top rights body on Friday said Belgium and the Czech Republic were violating a European treaty because they have not yet fully banned the smacking of...
Putin makes troop deaths in peacetime operations a ‘state secret’
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday banned the release of information about troop deaths in “special operations” during peacetime,...
Greece appeals for EU help as migrants from Syria and Afghanistan arrive in scores
Greece has asked the European Union for help in dealing with the thousands of migrants who have arrived on its shores in recent months. According...
France honours resistance heroes in rare event at Pantheon in Paris
France has paid tribute to four of its citizens who joined the Resistance against the Nazis in World War Two by inducting them into the Pantheon mausoleum...
Vatican: Irish gay marriage vote a ‘defeat for humanity’
The Vatican’s secretary of state has called the Irish vote to legalize gay marriage a “defeat for humanity,” evidence of the soul-searching...
Vatican chief labels Irish gay marriage vote as ‘a defeat for humanity’
The Vatican’s secretary of state has called the Irish vote to legalize gay marriage a “defeat for humanity,” evidence of the soul-searching...
Queen Elizabeth to unveil EU referendum plans as UK parliament opens
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will set out the government’s plans for a European Union membership referendum on Wednesday, as Prime Minister David...
Danish radio station criticised after DJ kills rabbit live on air
A Danish radio station has been criticised for killing a baby rabbit during a live show in what the station’s owners say was an attempt to raise...
Greece wants to make debt payments but says they need aid urgently
Greece intends to make good on its debt obligations but needs aid urgently to be able to do so, the government said on Monday, after several senior officials...
New parties shake Spain’s political system in local vote
Voters punished Spain’s mainstream political parties in local elections Sunday as many people switched their allegiance to new parties that campaigned...
Upset in Poland: New president heralds shift to the right
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski conceded defeat in the county’s presidential election Sunday after an exit poll showed him trailing Andrzej...
Abandoned underground station used by Churchill awaits new tenant
An abandoned Underground station used by Winston Churchill as a bunker during World War II could become London’s latest go-to bar or gallery under...
Greece ‘does not have the money’ to make June IMF repayment
Greece cannot make debt repayments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next month unless it achieves a deal with creditors, its interior minister...
Putin signs Russian law to shut ‘undesirable’ organizations
President Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law Saturday giving prosecutors the power to declare foreign and international organizations “undesirable”...
Cambridge Uni boy’s club brings back jelly wrestling after two-year ban
A Cambridge University drinking society is bringing back its female jelly wrestling contest two years after it was axed for being sexist.
London cab driver jailed for killing US soldier with car bomb
A London taxi driver who made bombs targeting coalition troops in Iraq, one of which killed a US soldier, was jailed for life with a minimum of 38 years...
Eiffel Tower reopens after staff walk out over pickpockets
Paris’s iconic Eiffel Tower was shut to tourists on Friday as staff walked off to protest against a surge in gangs of pickpockets roaming around...
Eiffel Tower closed as staff strike in protest at pickpocket gangs
Paris’s iconic Eiffel Tower was shut to tourists on Friday as staff walked off to protest against a surge in gangs of pickpockets roaming around...
Lufthansa considers random checks on pilots to prevent repeat of Alps crash
Lufthansa is reportedly considering randomized medical checks for its pilots, after the Germanwings crash in March, which killed 150 people.
Lufthansa considers random checks on pilots to prevent repeat of Alps crash
Lufthansa is reportedly considering randomized medical checks for its pilots, after the Germanwings crash in March, which killed 150 people.
Ireland readies for world’s first popular vote on gay marriage
Ireland votes on Friday on whether to allow gay marriage in a referendum that could make the once deeply Catholic country the first in the world to adopt...
EU defies Russian ‘bully’ but disappoints ex-Soviets
European Union leaders met six ex-Soviet neighbors on Thursday in Riga, rejecting Russian “bullying” in the 18 months since their last summit...
76 politicians caught up in UK child abuse probe, 1,400 investigated
British police said Wednesday they have received historical child sex abuse claims against 261 public figures, including 76 politicians, as they respond...
Prince Charles mourns Mountbatten with hopes for ‘legacy of peace’
Prince Charles has spoken of the loss of his great uncle Lord Mountbatten at the hands of the IRA as he described current UK relations with the Irish Republic...
Police probing 1,400 suspects in UK VIP child sex abuse inquiry
British detectives investigating historical child sex abuse allegations against politicians and celebrities in the UK have identified more than 1,400 suspects.
European Jews fear for safety a year after museum attack
A year after a gunman murdered four people at the Jewish Museum in Brussels, Jews across Europe increasingly fear for their safety and warn they are on...
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