Europe

Geneva/Beijing: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein has met Chinese officials regarding Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu...

Berlin: When President Xi Jinping took the stage in Davos in January and painted China as a champion of free markets ready to fill the global leadership...

Strasbourg: EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker called European lawmakers "ridiculous" on Tuesday for failing to turn up to an address by...

Versailles (France): France's new president, Emmanuel Macron, told parliament in a ceremonial address on Monday that he would seek direct approval from...

London: British authorities have seized dozens of handguns at a border check on the French side of the Channel Tunnel in the largest such haul on record,...

London: Bank of England staff have voted to hold their first strike in more than 50 years in a push for higher pay, a union said on Monday, adding to...

Paris: Revised cost estimates and a delayed delivery in the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Britain will not have any impact on the contract signed...

London: The British government is not aware of any plans for U.S. President Donald Trump to visit Britain in the next few weeks, Prime Minister Theresa...

London: British women give more to office charity appeals than men, according to a new poll released on Monday. About 66 per cent of women gave money to a...