Europe

Vienna: Austria declared on Wednesday it would cap the number of people allowed to claim asylum this year at less than half last year's total, and its...

Berlin: A group of conservative lawmakers urged Angela Merkel to reverse her open-door refugee policy as a poll showed a slide in support for her bloc on...

London: Some migrants to Britain who cannot pass an English test within 2-1/2 years of arriving may not be allowed to stay, British Prime Minister David...

Brussels/Berlin: Is this how "Europe" ends? The Germans, founders and funders of the postwar union, shut their borders to refugees in a bid for...

Bucharest: Heavy snowfall and strong winds closed Romania's Black Sea ports including the main port of Constanta, and shut dozens of roads while...

Skopje: A European Union-brokered deal to end a political crisis in Macedonia hung in the balance on Saturday after opponents of conservative Prime Minister...

Diyarbakir: A Turkish soldier died early on Saturday from wounds sustained during clashes with militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and seven...

Berlin/Istanbul: A prominent ally of Germany's Angela Merkel threatened on Saturday to take her government to court over its "open doors"...

London/Frankfurt/Shanghai: Tim Peake became the first astronaut representing Britain to carry out a space walk when he left the International Space Station...

Ankara: Turkish security forces detained 27 academics and sought seven more accused of terrorist propaganda over a declaration that criticised military...