Europe

Edinburgh: The Scottish parliament on Tuesday backed First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's bid for a new independence referendum, further complicating...

Paris: A French court sent Carlos the Jackal, once one of the world's most wanted criminals, back to jail for his third life sentence on Tuesday after...

London: Britain will consider all options for Northern Ireland including direct rule from London if politicians there fail to form a regional government in...

Berlin: Germany will not tolerate foreign espionage on its territory, the interior minister said on Tuesday, in a robust response to media reports that...

Paris/Beijing: French police said on Tuesday they opened an inquiry after a Chinese man was shot dead by police at his Paris home, triggering riots in the...

Paris: Centrist Emmanuel Macron would trounce far-right leader Marine Le Pen in France's presidential election if, as seems increasingly likely, the two...

Moscow: Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was handed a 15-day jail sentence on Monday for his part in a big anti-government protest in Moscow which buoyed the...

East Kilbride (Scotland): Prime Minister Theresa May told Scotland on Monday unity was crucial to Britain winning a good divorce deal from the European...

Belfast: Britain's Northern Ireland minister must decide whether to call another election, return to direct British rule of the province or give parties...

Athens: The leaders of Cyprus's estranged Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities will meet over dinner next Sunday in a first encounter of the two since...