Oil giant Total fined in France for Iran corruption
AFP | A French court on Friday fined oil giant Total 500,000 euros ($575,000) for corruption over bribes it paid to secure a huge gas...
Two arrests over London airport drone chaos as flights resume
AFP | Two people were arrested in connection with the "criminal use of drones" at London Gatwick Airport, police said Saturday, after three days of...
Protesters return to streets as Hungary’s Orban digs in
AFP | At least 5,000 demonstrators took to the streets of the Hungarian capital Budapest late Friday, as rightwing nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban dismissed...
British Army joins drone hunt after London airport shutdown
AFP | Britain called in the army Thursday after dozens of drone sightings grounded all flights from London's Gatwick airport for more than 24 hours,...
Spanish government to meet in Barcelona amid separatist protests
AFP | Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will hold a cabinet meeting in Barcelona on Friday amid tight security as Catalan pro-independence groups plan to...
EU probes hack of ‘thousands’ of diplomatic cables
AFP | The EU announced an urgent investigation on Wednesday after suspected Chinese military hackers accessed thousands of sensitive diplomatic cables. Area 1 Security, a...
German govt plans to relax rules to attract foreign workers
AFP | Worker-starved Germany plans to ease immigration rules to attract foreign job seekers and replenish its fast ageing workforce, despite mounting public resistance against...
How Germany will turn lights out at last black coal mine
AFP | After more than 150 years, Germany's last black coal mine will close in the Ruhr region, posing a gigantic geological and environmental challenge...
UK steps up no-deal Brexit plans with 3,500 soldiers on standby
AFP | The British government on Tuesday said it was allocating two billion pounds ($2.5 billion) to fund Brexit and putting 3,500 troops on stand-by...
UK opposition launches parliamentary confidence maneuver against PM May
AFP | British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn on Monday tabled a non-binding no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Theresa May after she told MPs they will...
Arab refugees in sights of Berlin’s crime ‘clans’
AFP | Berlin crime gangs of Arab origin have long earned infamy with violence and brazen robberies but now, police warn, they have targeted a...
Conservatives’ Brexit faultlines run deep in divided UK
AFP | The conflict over Europe that has been tearing the Conservatives apart for three decades is as evident on the streets of English towns...