Europe
-
Cameron says time to bomb militants in Syria – Paris attacks sway MPS towards military action
LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron said yesterday it was time to join air strikes against Islamic State in Syria because…
Read More » -
Russia seeks economic revenge against Turkey – Tourism, food imports, wheat trade hit by row
ISTANBUL/MOSCOW: Russia threatened economic retaliation against Turkey yesterday and said it was still awaiting a reasonable explanation for the shooting…
Read More » -
Russia says jet downing ‘provocation’ ; Pilot denies warning – Ankara seeks to ease tensions – Moscow sends missiles to Syria
MOSCOW: Russia yesterday accused Turkey of a “planned provocation” over the downing of a warplane on the Syrian border as…
Read More » -
Brussels schools and metro reopen despite terror alert – Two suspects still being at large
BRUSSELS: Brussels struggled to return to normal yesterday after four days on maximum terror alert, with schools and the metro…
Read More » -
In Sweden, migrants live in fear of arson attacks
LUND, Sweden: “I came from my room to see what was happening. I saw the fire and ran outside,” says…
Read More » -
Putin rages as Turkey downs Russian plane – Rebels ‘kill’ pilots, blow up rescue chopper
ANKARA: NATO member Turkey shot down a Russian war plane on the Syrian border yesterday, an act President Vladimir Putin…
Read More » -
Central Athens bomb blast damages Cypriot Embassy
ATHENS: A bomb exploded outside the offices of a Greek business federation in central Athens yesterday, badly damaging the nearby…
Read More » -
Jihadists using migrant crisis as cover: Czech president – Slovakia to file lawsuit over EU migrant quotas
PRAGUE: jihadists are using the migrant crisis as cover to slip into the European Union, Czech President Milos Zeman said…
Read More » -
Global diplomacy in ‘high gear’ – Hollande, Cameron bid to rally global support against IS
PARIS: Global efforts to combat the Islamic State group gathered pace yesterday as British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged solidarity…
Read More » -
Brussels in lockdown as five held in raids
BRUSSELS: Soldiers patrolled the streets of Brussels and police detained five more people on the third day of a security…
Read More » -
Syrian troops seize territory from IS in central province – Russian strikes, Hezbollah aid advance
DAMASCUS: Syrian troops backed by Russian airstrikes captured areas from the Islamic State group in the central province of Homs…
Read More » -
Cameron ups pressure on MPs for Syria strikes vote – PM could pledge an extra £12 billion for action against IS
LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday argued that the terror attacks in Paris have bolstered the case for Britain to…
Read More »