London, New York property of Indian celebrity jeweller seized
AFP| Indian authorities Monday said they have seized assets of fugitive billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi worth some $87 million, piling pressure on one of the...
Experts say EU is unable to stop Money Laundering
AFP | European Union nations may boast the world's most stringent anti-money laundering rules, but recent scandals show that criminals are good at exploiting the...
US-EU rift cracks wide open over Iran sanctions
AFP | Tensions between the United States and the European Union over Iran soared into the open Tuesday after the Europeans announced plans for a...
EU launches Asia strategy to rival China’s ‘new Silk Road’
AFP | As doubts grow over China's vast "Belt and Road" trade infrastructure project, the EU is launching an alternative plan for Asia that it...
European and Iranian officials met for one final attempt to save the nuclear deal
News Analysis | Officials from Iran, Britain, China, Germany, Russia, and France- which constitute all the stakeholders of Iran’s nuclear deal met before the United...
Belgian builds musical bridge across the Bosphorus
AFP | Belgian musician Tristan Driessens found his inspiration and his calling east of the Bosphorus, becoming one of the West's few masters of the...
Smugglers pave path for migrants from Africa to Europe
AFP | They scale barbed-wire-topped fences and cross the sea in inflatable boats or jet skis more than 36,000 migrants entered Spain this year seeking...
Anti-Brexit campaigner seeks to ‘end the chaos’
AFP | Leading anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller launched an information campaign Friday to help "end the chaos" surrounding Britain's looming departure from the European Union....
Investors slow to follow H&M and Ikea into Ukraine
AFP | When Swedish clothing giant H&M opened its first store in Ukraine earlier this month, thousands of high-street fashion lovers rushed in to buy...
Pope in Sicily to honour priest killed by mafia
AFP | Pope Francis visits the Italian island of Sicily on Saturday to pay homage to a priest murdered by the mafia 25 years ago...
Spanish PM fights back against thesis plagiarism allegation
AFP | Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez angrily fought back Thursday against allegations that he plagiarised his doctoral thesis, in the same week his health...
Juncker ready for one more push for EU unity
AFP | Greek debt. A refugee influx. Brexit deadlock. Jean-Claude Juncker has not had an easy term as head of the European Commission, the EU...