Taliban launches major assault on Afghan city of Kunduz
The Taliban launched an assault on Kunduz, which was the scene of intense fighting on Monday, one year after the Islamist militia briefly took over the northern Afghan city following a lightning offensive.
Oct 03, 2016, 14:18 PM IST
$14.5 billion EU tax ruling on Apple total political crap: Tim Cook
Cook said he would fight closely with Ireland to overturn the ruling, which he said had "no basis in law or in fact".
Sep 01, 2016, 13:46 PM IST
US slams EU, but Apple tax demand first issued in Washington
The United States is furious at the European Union for handing Apple Inc a $14.5 billion tax demand on Tuesday but EU officials say it was Washington which put them on to the scheme in the first place.
Aug 31, 2016, 09:58 AM IST
EU hits Apple with 13 billion euro Irish tax demand
The European Commission ordered Apple Inc to pay Ireland unpaid taxes of up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) on Tuesday as it ruled the firm had received illegal state aid.
Aug 31, 2016, 04:25 AM IST
Bomb explodes at Brussels criminology institute, no casualties
Belgium has been on high alert since a March 22 attack on the Brussels airport and subway killed 32 people.
Aug 29, 2016, 10:48 AM IST
US mulls long-term, bomb-grade uranium exports to Belgium
The US nuclear regulator is considering long-term shipments of weapons-grade uranium to a medical research reactor in security-challenged Belgium, something critics say would set back global anti-proliferation efforts.
Aug 15, 2016, 15:53 PM IST
Belgium releases three held in anti-terror raids
Belgian authorities on Friday released three people who had been detained for questioning following anti-terror raids overnight in the capital Brussels, prosecutors said.
Aug 12, 2016, 21:21 PM IST
EU, Turkey can still save migrant deal: Turkish envoy
The European Union and Turkey have overcome strains in the past and can still save a crucial deal stemming migrant flows to Europe, Ankara's envoy to Brussels said Wednesday.
Aug 10, 2016, 20:53 PM IST
US terror sanctions on suspect in Brussels, Paris attacks
The United States on Wednesday designated a suspect in the Brussels and Paris attacks known as "the man in the hat" as a global terrorist, blocking any US assets he may have.
Aug 03, 2016, 21:03 PM IST
Siddaramaiah's son passes away in Belgium, Karnataka CM rushes to Brussels — Details inside
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's 39-year-old son Rakesh passes away at a Brussels hospital on Saturday.
Jul 30, 2016, 16:37 PM IST
Belgium arrests two men suspected of planning attack
Belgian police arrested two men suspected of planning an attack in the country after house searches on Friday evening, federal prosecutors said on Saturday.
Jul 30, 2016, 14:31 PM IST
Brussels police surround bomb suspect, cordon off city centre
Police backed by bomb disposal teams on today cordoned off part of central Brussels where they surrounded a "suspect" individual wearing a long coat with wires showing.
Jul 20, 2016, 22:32 PM IST
Britain relinquishes rotating European Union presidency in 2017
Britain will no longer take on the rotating EU presidency as planned next year, relinquishing the role in the wake of the Brexit vote, Prime Minister Theresa May's office.
Jul 20, 2016, 17:59 PM IST
Boris Johnson refuses to apologise for ''thesaurus'' of insults
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Tuesday it would take far too long for him to apologise for the "rich thesaurus" of rude comments and insults he has directed at world leaders and others over the years.
Jul 20, 2016, 10:00 AM IST
Asking employee to remove headscarf is discrimination: EU court advisor
Asking a Muslim employee to remove her headscarf when dealing with clients amounts to unlawful direct discrimination, a legal advisor to the European Union`s top court said in a written opinion on Wednesday.
Jul 13, 2016, 14:39 PM IST
Moscow accuses NATO of demonising Russia in order to justify alliance's defence plans
The statements made by NATO leaders during the Warsaw summit were aimed at demonising Russia to justify the alliance`s defence plans, which have started to expand dramatically, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday.
Jul 10, 2016, 20:41 PM IST
NATO to hold next summit at new Brussels HQ in 2017
NATO's new HQ on the outskirts of Brussels is a futuristic glass-fronted building just across the road from its current nondescript offices, near the city's airport.
Jul 10, 2016, 02:59 AM IST
Cameron names top diplomat as new European Commissioner
Prime Minister David Cameron has proposed Britain`s ambassador to France as its new European Commissioner, Brussels said Friday, after the previous commissioner stepped down in the wake of the Brexit vote.
Jul 08, 2016, 16:56 PM IST
NATO-Russia talks `shortly after` this week`s summit: Stoltenberg
NATO is set to hold formal talks with Russia shortly after a summit in Warsaw this week.
Jul 04, 2016, 17:13 PM IST
Belgium had key information on Paris attacker: Lawmaker
Police have uncovered clear links between Abdeslam and the three Brussels suicide bombers, but he has said through his Belgian lawyer that he knew nothing about the attacks.
Jul 04, 2016, 04:50 AM IST
