Europe

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that large industrialised countries should be more open to transferring weapons as part of their...

Helsinki: Finland's Prime Minister Juha Sipila moved on Monday to break up his three-party centre-right coalition, saying he wanted to eject the...

Stockholm: A United Nations probe into alleged human rights abuses by Myanmar's military against the minority Rohingya people last year would inflame...

Rome: Nearly a third of the world's population is obese or overweight and an increasing number of people are dying of related health problems in a...

Moscow: Baton-wielding riot police broke up anti-corruption protests and detained hundreds of demonstrators in Moscow and other Russian cities on Monday...

London: Theresa May told Conservative lawmakers on Monday she would serve as prime minister as long as they wanted her after a botched election gamble cost...

Oslo: Norway aims to ban face-covering veils in kindergartens, schools and universities, the government said on Monday, the latest European nation to...

Paris: A first-round parliamentary election result promising President Emmanuel Macron a crushing majority in parliament lifted investor sentiment on Monday...

Paris: French voters cast their ballots in low numbers on Sunday in the first round of a parliamentary election expected to give President Emmanuel Macron...

London: British Prime Minister theresa May stuck by her top team of ministers on Sunday, forgoing what has become a traditional post-election reshuffle in a...