Europe

700 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean this week: UNHCR

ROME: Up to 700 migrants are feared to have drowned in deadly shipwrecks off the coast… Read More

Brexit: A long, complicated divorce

BRUSSELS: A British exit from the European Union would plunge the two parties into a messy… Read More

Middle East refugees to help Europe prosecute war crimes

THE HAGUE: European authorities are seeking testimony from some of the hundreds of thousands of refugees… Read More

Trump casts shadow over UN climate talks

BONN: The talks in Germany to flesh out December's historic global climate deal are probably… Read More

Poverty rising in Europe, amid global dearth of solid jobs: ILO

GENEVA: A growing number of Europeans are living in "relative poverty", the UN labour agency… Read More

Zika virus may spread to Europe in coming months: WHO

GENEVA: The Zika virus, an infectious disease linked to severe birth defects in babies, may… Read More

Factbox: Britain and Brexit – what the rest of the world says

LONDON: It will be up to British voters on June 23 to decide whether the… Read More

Smugglers made $5-6 billion off migrants to Europe in 2015: Interpol

LYON: People smugglers made over $5 billion from the wave of migration into southern Europe… Read More

Putin vows to act to neutralize US missile shield threat

SOCHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to adjust budget spending to neutralize "emerging threats" to… Read More

Pope rebukes Europe, says migrants not criminals

ROME: Pope Francis on Friday lamented a Europe he said had grown "weary" and "entrenched",… Read More

European football roundup: Barcelona lose again, Leicester grab late equaliser

Barcelona completed a disastrous week by losing 2-1 at home to Valencia, their third consecutive… Read More

U.S. to deploy armored brigade combat teams to Europe

WASHINGTON: The U.S. military said on Wednesday that it would deploy rotations of U.S.-based armored… Read More

Belgian police arrest six in bombing probe, French foil Paris plot

Belgian police arrested six people in their probe of Tuesday's Islamic State suicide bombings in… Read More

Belgium bombings raise security alerts at U.S. airports

Major U.S. transportation hubs were placed on alert on Tuesday and Denver International Airport briefly… Read More

Brussels, Europe’s jihadist breeding ground, now itself under attack

BRUSSELS: Brussels has become infamous as a hotbed of Islamic extremism because of links to… Read More

As Europe bickers, police fire tear gas on migrants storming border

IDOMENI/ATHENS: Macedonian police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of migrants who stormed the border… Read More

United States sets out limits on its spying as part of new data pact with EU

WASHINGTON: The United States has set out limits to its use of data collected in… Read More

Airbus Group lifts A330 output goal as profits meet expectations

Airbus Group (AIR.PA) reversed part of its plans to cut production of a key aircraft… Read More

Oil gives up gains as Iran loads shipment for Europe

SINGAPORE CITY: Oil prices turned lower again Monday as Iran prepared to ship its first… Read More

Iran loads shipment for Europe, oil gives up gains

SINGAPORE: Oil prices turned lower again Monday after soaring at the end of last week… Read More