Europe

New York: "Lesedi la Rona," the largest gem-quality rough diamond discovered in more than 100 years, will be auctioned in London next month and is...

Paris: Riot police clashed with demonstrators outside a school building in Paris on Wednesday, prompting government and police calls for an end to weeks of...

Brussels: Turkey should get visa-free travel to the European Union, the EU executive said on Wednesday, but it must meet outstanding conditions and should...

Frankfurt: Hundreds of millions of hacked usernames and passwords for email accounts and other websites are being traded in Russia's criminal...

Brussels: The European Commission proposed a system to distribute asylum seekers across the EU on Wednesday that aims to ease the load on states like Greece...

Ankara/Istanbul: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's drive to tighten his grip on power has triggered an open rift with Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu,...

Luxembourg/London: Europe's highest court on Wednesday upheld a tough EU law that will standardise cigarette packs, ban menthol flavouring and restrict...

Istanbul: Turkey is using the charge of insulting President Tayyip Erdogan to intimidate his opponents and silence dissent and European leaders must take a...

Oslo: Former Mexican foreign minister Patricia Espinosa has been nominated to be the new UN climate chief, helping to bolster a 2015 Paris Agreement to...

Ankara: Turkey has agreed to abolish visa restrictions for all European Union citizens, including Greek Cypriots, passing one of the last remaining hurdles...