France church attack intensifies terrorism fear in Europe
The latest terror attack where two Islamic State militants stormed a church and killed an 84-year-old priest in Normandy, France, on Tuesday, has rattled the nerves of millions in the Europe and beyond, reinforcing the impression that the region was in the cross hair of terrorists.
Jul 27, 2016, 17:56 PM IST
Pope Francis faces tepid welcome in migrant-wary Poland
A portrait of Pope Francis hanging in Warsaw`s St. Saviour Church is flanked by another, much larger one, showing the smiling late Polish-born pontiff and saint, John Paul II.
Jul 26, 2016, 10:24 AM IST
How humans made ropes 40,000 years ago
Researchers in Germany have discovered tools that were used for rope making about 40,000 years ago, the time when modern humans arrived in Europe.
Jul 25, 2016, 15:21 PM IST
Syrian migrant killed by own bomb at German bar
A Syrian migrant set off an explosion at a bar in southern Germany that killed himself and wounded a dozen others late Sunday, authorities said, the third attack to hit Bavaria in a week.
Jul 25, 2016, 08:48 AM IST
Bodies of 14 executed in Libya's Benghazi found: Medical Centre
A hospital in Libya's second city Benghazi said today it had received the bodies of 14 people killed execution-style, in what the UN envoy said was a war crime.
Jul 22, 2016, 19:54 PM IST
Nearly 3,000 dead already in Mediterranean this year- International Organization for Migration
Nearly 3,000 migrants and refugees have already perished in the Mediterranean this year while almost 250,000 have reached Europe, the International Organization for Migration said on Friday.
Jul 22, 2016, 15:36 PM IST
Hungary's Orban says "obvious connection" between terrorism and migration
Hungary`s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday there was a clear link between illegal immigration to Europe and terrorist attacks on the continent.
Jul 21, 2016, 17:58 PM IST
`Lone wolf` attacks rising, hard to track, warns Europol
The Islamic State group released a video purportedly featuring a 17-year-old migrant who went on an axe rampage on a train in southern Germany.
Jul 20, 2016, 16:49 PM IST
More than 3,200 migrants rescued in Med: Italian coast guard
More than 3,200 migrants were rescued from the Mediterranean Tuesday in 25 operations, the Italian coast guard said.
Jul 20, 2016, 13:35 PM IST
Nintendo shares rise highest with Pokemon Go's success
The `Pokemon Go` fever that has gripped smartphone users across the globe has led Japanese videogame giant Nintendo to double its value at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday.
Jul 19, 2016, 10:48 AM IST
No signs truck attacker linked to extremist network: France
France's interior minister says investigators have no evidence so far that the truck driver who killed 84 people in Nice had links to "terrorist networks."
Jul 18, 2016, 20:01 PM IST
Rescuers save 366 migrants from boats in Mediterranean, 20 reported dead
Rescuers saved 366 migrants from rickety boats trying to cross the Mediterranean to Italy.
Jul 16, 2016, 20:35 PM IST
Istanbul's airport reopens, flights resume after coup attempt
Turkish Airlines resumed flights from Istanbul`s international airport following a failed coup attempt.
Jul 16, 2016, 20:00 PM IST
Japan PM tells China''s Li international law must be respected - Kyodo
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Chinese Premier Li Keqiang that a rules-based international order must be respected.
Jul 15, 2016, 15:41 PM IST
3,000 campers evacuated in French blaze, fireman dead
More than 3,000 holidaymakers were evacuated after a blaze threatened to spread across four campsites in the south of France, as a fireman died on his way to the scene, officials said.
Jul 14, 2016, 10:13 AM IST
Germany will recall soldiers from Turkey if MP visit blocked: Vice chancellor
Germany will recall soldiers serving at the Incirlik airbase in Turkey if Ankara continues blocking German lawmakers.
Jul 13, 2016, 14:45 PM IST
Highly-regarded Slovenian finance minister resigns
Slovenian Finance Minister Dusan Mramor, widely credited with stabilising the small euro zone nation`s finances after being buffeted by the global financial crisis, resigned on Wednesday citing personal reasons.
Jul 13, 2016, 14:41 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
Islamic State lost quarter of its Iraq, Syria territory in 18 months: IHS
Islamic State lost an area the size of Ireland - a quarter of its territory - to hostile forces in the last 18 months in Iraq and Syria and is likely to further step up attacks on civilians in coming months, IHS said in a report on Sunday.
Jul 10, 2016, 17:54 PM IST
38 civilians killed in rebel fire on government-held part of Syria's Aleppo
Syrian state media says 30 people have been killed in rocket fire overnight in Aleppo, the country's largest city and the scene of some of the fiercest fighting in Syria's civil war, now in its sixth year.
Jul 09, 2016, 19:54 PM IST
