Europe
Greek hails ‘victory’ as it prepares to submit economic reform plans to EU
Greece is set to submit a list of economic reforms demanded by its creditors to extend the country’s bailout programme. The proposals had to be...
High wire: Greek PM tries to satisfy creditors and his anti-austerity party
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras walks another high wire over the next 24 hours as he tries to come up with financial measures that satisfy both the...
West hikes warnings over Ukraine truce as new flashpoint ignites
The West sounded more forceful warnings over Ukraine’s battered truce Sunday as fighting raged around the port city of Mariupol and the warring sides...
Blast ‘kills three’ during pro-government march in eastern Ukraine
An explosion killed at least three people and wounded more than 10 on Sunday in Ukraine’s government-controlled eastern city of Kharkiv, officials...
Families of London girls bound for Syria beg them to come home
Families of two of the three London teenage girls believed to be on their way to Syria to join the Islamic State are asking their daughters to return home.
Ukraine prisoner swap announced under battered truce
Pro-Russian rebels said they will swap prisoners with the Ukrainian side Saturday as part of a battered truce the West hopes will cool a deadly conflict...
Moscow couple arrested on suspicion of murdering seven homeless people
A Russian couple have been arrested on suspicion of murdering seven homeless people in Moscow in an attempt to “clean up” the city. Investigators...
Cossack fighters celebrate as Debaltseve comes under rebel control
Rebel fighters, many of them Cossacks, roamed the streets of Debaltseve on Thursday, a day after Ukrainian forces began withdrawing from the besieged town.
Russian bomber films NATO fighter jets intercepting it
Video has emerged showing NATO fighter jets ‘buzzing’ a Russian Tu-95 bomber. The footage was shot from the cockpit of the bomber and broadcast...
Greece to send loan request to sceptical euro zone as cash reserves burn
Greece’s leftist-led government said it will ask the euro zone on Thursday to extend a “loan agreement” for up to six months, raising...
Greek insider likens ‘arrogant’ Germany to Nazis as debt talks continue
Germany’s government has been “overtaken by arrogance” in its approach to debt negotiations, a Greek government source has said.
Ukraine: Rebels take prisoners after ‘seizing’ key battle town
Pro-Russian rebels have taken Ukrainian troops prisoner as they seized control in parts of the key transport hub of Debaltseve. Ukraine’s defence...
No sign of ceasefire as Putin seeks orderly retreat for Ukrainian troops
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday pro-Moscow rebels should allow Ukranian government forces safe passage out of the encircled eastern town...
No sign of ceasefire as Russian separatists ‘take key hub in Ukraine’
Russian-backed separatists say they have gained control of a key railway hub in eastern Ukraine. The Donetsk News Agency, a rebel mouthpiece, quoted the...
Bunga bunga: Police search homes of Berlusconi’s party guests
The searches are part of an investigation into alleged witness tampering during the billionaire’s sex-for-hire trial.
Greece defies creditors, seeking credit but no bailout as talks collapse
Talks between Greece and euro zone finance ministers over the country’s debt crisis broke down on Monday when Athens rejected a proposal to request...
Greece handed ultimatum as eurozone bailout talks collapse
Talks between Greece and euro zone finance ministers over the country’s debt crisis broke down on Monday when Athens rejected a proposal to request...
Ceasefire holding in Ukraine but four soldiers killed in Debaltseve
Four Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in attacks by separatists since a ceasefire came into force, according to reports. The ceasefire came into force...
Hundreds of tombs defaced in French Jewish cemetery: minister
Several hundred tombs have been defaced at a Jewish cemetery in the northeast of France.
Italy fights armed smugglers to rescue more than 2,000 Libyan migrants
Four smugglers brandishing Kalashnikovs threatened an Italian Coast Guard motorboat involved in one of several operations that rescued more than 2,000...
Italy rescues more than 2,000 migrants off Libyan coast
The Italian coastguard launched a massive operation Sunday to rescue more than 2,000 migrants in difficulty between the Italian island of Lampedusa and...
Ukraine rebels disavow ceasefire at encircled town
Ukraine’s rebels disavowed a new truce on Sunday hours after it took effect, saying it did not apply to Debaltseve, the town where most fighting...
German city cancels parade after receiving ‘credible Islamist terror threat’
The German city of Braunschweig has cancelled its annual carnival parade because of a “specific threat of an Islamist attack”, police said.
Ukraine truce is ‘mainly holding’ amid reports of sporadic fire
Fighting dropped sharply across eastern Ukraine on Sunday, the first step in a fragile peace plan aimed at ending 10 months of conflict.
Ukraine truce is ‘mainly holding’ after a shaky start and sporadic fire
Fighting dropped sharply across eastern Ukraine on Sunday, the first step in a fragile peace plan aimed at ending 10 months of conflict.
Two civilians ‘killed after start of Ukraine ceasefire’
Two civilians were killed by rockets fired by rebels shortly after the start of a ceasefire in east Ukraine Sunday, a pro-Kiev official said.
Copenhagen cops shoot and kill man believed to be behind gun attacks
Copenhagen police say they have killed the man believed to be behind twin shootings in the Danish capital that left two dead and five wounded.
Copenhagen cops shoot dead man believed to be behind gun attacks
Copenhagen police said Sunday they had shot dead a man believed to be behind twin shootings in the Danish capital that left two people dead and five wounded.
Man shot dead by Copenhagen police after gun attacks in capital
Copenhagen police said early Sunday they had shot dead a man who opened fire on officers hours after two people were killed and five wounded in twin shootings...
Denmark on edge: 2 dead, 5 injured after two shootings in capital
Two people have been killed and five police personnel injured in separate shooting attacks in the Danish capital Copenhagen since Saturday evening, according...
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