Europe
Europe’s police crack massive horsemeat trafficking ring
Police from seven European countries detained 26 people in a crackdown on a horsemeat trafficking ring, the EU’s judicial agency Eurojust said Saturday.
Over two tonnes of cocaine seized off Scotland
Nine men have been charged with drug trafficking after the British coastguard seized more than two tonnes of cocaine off the east coast of Scotland, French...
Poland bans ‘provocative’ Russian bikers loyal to Putin
Poland on Friday said it had denied entry to a Russian biker gang backed by the Kremlin that plans to ride through Europe to celebrate the Soviet Union’s...
Italy court OKs arrest of suspected smuggler captain, crew
A judge in Sicily on Friday confirmed the arrest warrants against the suspected captain and crew member of the smuggling boat that capsized in the Mediterranean’s...
Vatican under threat: We foiled Al Qaeda terror attack, insist Italian police
A terror cell that has been smashed in Italy may have been planning an attack on the Vatican, investigators have said. Italian police revealed earlier...
Mediterranean boat tragedy: Captain of the ship that sank appears in court
The man in charge of the boat which capsized in the Mediterranean killing at least 800 appeared in court on Friday. Tunisian Mohammed Ali Malek, 27,...
Armenia marks centennial of killing of 1.5 million
The presidents of Russia and France were among leaders who gathered today to mark the massacre 100 years ago of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turks.
EU triples funding for migrant rescues in the Mediterranean
European Union leaders have agreed to triple funds for operations in the Mediterranean aimed at saving the lives of people fleeing their home countries.
EU leaders commit to ships and aid for migrants crisis as division lingers
European Union leaders on Thursday started committing ships, planes and helicopters to save lives in the Mediterranean at an emergency summit convened...
‘Surgical’ mission under consideration to destroy trafficker boats
Traffickers’ boats will be hunted down and destroyed under a plan to halt the flow of migrants across the Mediterranean. The proposal, inspired...
Under-fire EU to consider military action at migrant summit
EU leaders gathering in Brussels on Thursday will consider launching a military operation against human traffickers in Libya in the biggest effort yet...
EU leaders discuss military response, restore rescue operations after migrant tragedy
EU leaders gathering in Brussels on Thursday will consider launching a military operation against human traffickers in Libya in the biggest effort yet...
France foils church attack after suspect shoots self in leg
France said Wednesday it had foiled a jihadist plot to attack a church after an Algerian who accidentally shot himself was found with a stash of weapons...
‘Imminent attack on Paris churches’ foiled by French police
French police are holding a man they say was planning a terror attack on at least one church in Paris.
British PM under fire as 1 million go on food aid in the UK
Britain’s opposition centre-left Labour urged Prime Minister David Cameron to address low pay on Wednesday after a charity revealed more than one...
Italian prosecutors blame captain for collision in migrant shipwreck
Italian prosecutors blamed the captain of a grossly overloaded fishing boat for a collision which capsized and sank his vessel off Libya, drowning hundreds...
‘At least 20 dead’ as distress call received from sinking refugee boat in Med
A distress call from a migrant boat sinking in the Mediterranean Sea with 300 people on board has been made to authorities in Rome. The International...
Grim cargo: Bodies of drowned refugees start to arrive in Malta
Body bags containing the 24 corpses of refugees who drowned after a smuggler’s boat sank off Libya have arrived in Malta. The Italian coast...
Bodies of drowned refugees start to arrive in Malta
Body bags containing the 24 corpses of refugees who drowned after a smuggler’s boat sank off Libya have arrived in Malta. The Italian coast...
One dead, four wounded in ‘crossbow attack’ at Barcelona school
One teacher has been killed and four students wounded after a teenaged boy, allegedly armed with a crossbow, launched an attack at a school in Barcelona.
Breaking: One dead, four wounded in ‘crossbow attack’ at Barcelona school
One teacher has been killed and four people wounded after a 13-year-old student, allegedly armed with a crossbow, launched an attack at a school in Barcelona.
Breaking: One dead, five wounded in ‘crossbow attack’ at Barcelona school
One teacher has been killed and five others wounded after a 14-year-old student, allegedly armed with a crossbow, launched an attack at a school in Barcelona.
Turin Shroud goes back on display for faithful and curious
Turin’s archbishop says interest in the Shroud of Turin is so keen that many pilgrims who already saw the burial cloth that some believe covered...
Survivor: Smugglers locked hundreds in hold of capsized boat
A smuggler’s boat crammed with hundreds of people overturned off Libya’s coast as rescuers approached, causing what could be the Mediterranean’s...
Millionaire-led party wins Finnish vote vowing to end recession
Centre Party leader Juha Sipila, a 53-year-old IT millionaire and newcomer to politics, is set to become Finland’s next prime minister.
Recession-hit Finland goes to the polls, change of government expected
Finns go to the polls on Sunday in legislative elections expected to oust the left-right government after a campaign that has focused heavily on how to...
‘Chloe’ killing suspect hid in girl’s bedroom with a knife six years ago
A man accused of kidnapping and murdering a nine-year-old girl in Calais was previously found hiding in another child’s bedroom with a knife, it...
Cathedral service to mourn 150 victims of Germanwings crash
Germany will hold a memorial service Friday to mourn the victims of the Germanwings crash, blamed on a depressed co-pilot believed to have deliberately...
Vatican moves towards legal procedures to fight bishops who protect abusers
The Vatican is preparing to introduce legal procedures to establish the responsibilities of bishops and Catholic hierarchy found guilty of protecting priests...
Fighting in eastern Ukraine rages on overnight despite talks
Fighting raged overnight and in the early hours on Tuesday on the outskirts of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine despite an agreement...
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