Europe

German new car sales up 3.0% in January: federation

FRANKFURT: New car registrations in Germany, a key indicator of demand in Europe's top economy,… Read More

Race for Zika vaccine gathers momentum as virus spreads

Companies and scientists are racing to create a Zika vaccine as concern grows over the… Read More

Woman who predicted 9/11 and tsunami correctly, has grim predictions for Europe in 2016

A blind woman who had predicted the 9/11 and boxing day tsunami well in advance,… Read More

Deals flow as Iranian president visits Europe

ROME: Italy and Iran signed billions of dollars of business deals on Monday at the start of… Read More

Oil prices cast shadow over eurozone inflation outlook: ECB survey

FRANKFURT: Falling oil prices are weighing on the outlook for inflation in the euro area… Read More

Slowdown in Chinese growth risks global collateral damage

PARIS, FRANCE: Slowing growth in the Chinese economy carries major risks for emerging markets, and… Read More

Nuclear sanctions lifted as Iran, U.S. agree on prisoner swap

Iran emerged from years of economic isolation on Saturday when world powers lifted crippling sanctions… Read More

Iran’s oil tankers point toward India and Europe as clock ticks down on sanctions

SINGAPORE: With Iran ready to resume business as usual with the world under a historic… Read More

Europe turns to Morocco in Paris attacks investigation

AIT OURIR, MOROCCO: A few weeks before she was killed in a raid by French… Read More

Fears for world economy wreak carnage on stocks, oil

World stock markets tumbled and oil plumbed new depths Thursday as investors feared for the… Read More

Female billionaires on the rise thanks to Asian businesswomen

ZURICH: The number of women among the world's billionaires has risen faster over the past… Read More

Refugee children die in Greece in boat, train accidents: officials

ATHENS: Two refugee children died in Greece in separate boat and train accidents as families… Read More

Visa to buy Visa Europe in deal worth up to $19.2 billion

Visa Inc said on Monday that it would acquire former subsidiary Visa Europe for 16.5… Read More

Almost 220,000 migrants, a record, reached Europe by sea in October: UN

"That makes it the highest total for any month to date and roughly the same… Read More

85 dead migrants found washed up in Libya: Red Crescent

TRIPOLI: The bodies of 85 migrants have been found washed up on the coast of… Read More

Top UN official urges 'global response' to migration crisis

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: The United Nations' top official in charge of migration said Tuesday that the… Read More

Europe ‘shaken’ after 50 migrants found dead in truck

PARNDORF, AUSTRIA: As many as 50 refugees were found dead in a parked truck in… Read More

Stressed Italian cows get air-conditioned sheds to combat heatwave

Italian farmers are installing showers and air conditioning in cowsheds and pigsties to allow the… Read More

Denmark to slash benefits for asylum seekers

COPENHAGEN: Denmark's new right-wing government said on Wednesday it would slash benefits for asylum seekers… Read More

Tennis players and pilgrims swelter as heatwave hits Europe

PARIS: Tennis players at Wimbledon, fasting Muslims and ailing religious pilgrims in Lourdes were among… Read More