Barcelona under fire as men’s team fly business class, women go economy
AFP | Barcelona's first mixed-sex tour was overshadowed by controversy Thursday after it emerged that the men's football team flew in business class to the...
Heatwave grips Northern Europe as Greece burns
AFP | Scorching hot weather set the conditions for Greece's wildfires -- Europe's deadliest this century with scores killed -- while record temperatures in the...
Trump pledge EU to become big importer of US gas met with skepticism
AFP | President Donald Trump said the European Union would soon become a "massive" importer of US natural gas, but some energy analysts expressed skepticism...
Thousands protest disputed judicial reforms in Poland
AFP | Thousands of anti-government protesters hit streets across Poland on Thursday night to rally against a string of judicial reforms that the EU has...
Greece wildfires: a timeline of disaster
AFP | At least 79 people have died in wildfires around the Greek capital Athens this week, among the deadliest blazes in living memory. "At about...
Greek fires a tragedy but not a surprise
AFP | Homes built haphazardly among the pines, no evacuation plan, poorly organised emergency services hit hard by austerity: the deadly wildfires around Athens this...
Saudi-UK media tie-up: Targeting the non-Arabic speaking Middle East
James M Dorsey | Long satisfied to attempt to dominate pan-Arab media and battle it out with Qatar’s state-owned Al Jazeera television network, Saudi Arabia...
Italian coastguards express unease as government closes ports to migrants
AFP | The decision by Italy's new populist government to close the country's ports to migrants saved at sea is causing unease within the heart...
European heatwave brings drought, wildfires
AFP | Wildfires in the Arctic Circle, drought-stricken farmers and a spike in hospital treatment for sunburn: an unusually long heatwave this summer has northern...
British police claims that Novichok poison attackers were Russians
AFP | Police believe they have identified suspects who carried out the Novichok attack on a former Russian double agent and his daughter in the...
Google hit with record-breaking EU fine
AFP | The EU hit Google with its biggest ever fine Wednesday, imposing a 4.34 billion euro ($5 billion) penalty on the US tech giant...
British PM facing potential pincer movement on Brexit
AFP | Prime Minister Theresa May faces potentially highly damaging attacks from both sides in parliament this week over plans for Britain's future trading relationship...