A Dutch website said on Sunday it had garnered enough signatures to force the Netherlands to hold a non-binding referendum on the EU’s association agreement with Ukraine, in a move meant to signal popular dissatisfaction with Dutch European policy. GeenStijl,
BERLIN, Germany – Volkswagen’s own staff and one of its suppliers warned years ago about software designed to thwart emissions tests, two German newspapers reported on Sunday, as the automaker tries to uncover how long its executives knew about the
DUBAI, UAE – Iran berated Saudi Arabia on Sunday over the deaths of 769 people at the haj pilgrimage, demanding an apology and accusing its rival of seeking to evade blame, while Riyadh in turn accused Tehran of playing politics
France said on Sunday it had launched its first air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria, in an effort to stem its growing presence there. “Our country thus confirms its resolute commitment to fight against the terrorist threat represented
The Labour Party will work with the Scottish nationalists to try to block the renewal of Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent in a parliamentary vote due next year, Labour’s new leader, Jeremy Corbyn, said on Friday. The Conservative government backs the
(Reuters) – Shaker Aamer, the last British resident to be held at Guantanamo Bay, is to be returned to the UK after 13 years at the U.S. detention camp, the Foreign Office said on Friday. Aamer, a Saudi national who
Swiss prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Joseph Blatter, the head of world soccer body FIFA, on suspicion of criminal mismanagement and misappropriation, the Swiss attorney general’s office (OAG) said on Friday. As the corruption probe at FIFA widened,
The United Nations warned on Friday it could see no easing of the flow of people into Europe, with 8,000 arrivals daily, and that problems now facing governments may turn out to be only “the tip of the iceberg”. Hungary, which lies
Almost two-thirds of Britons do not see Jeremy Corbyn, the new leader of the opposition Labour party, as a capable leader but consider him to be more honest and in touch with ordinary people, an opinion poll showed on Thursday.
Britain’s main opposition party is clear that Britain should stay in the European Union but believes the 28-member bloc should be reformed, newly elected Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Thursday. In an opinion piece for the Financial Times,
Britain is considering selling the Channel 4 public broadcaster as part of its drive to pay down debt, a government official has accidentally revealed. An official was photographed on Thursday outside No. 10 Downing St, the residence of Prime Minister
(Reuters) – At least 717 pilgrims were killed on Thursday in a stampede outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi authorities said, the worst disaster to strike the annual haj pilgrimage in 25 years. At least 805 others were
BERLIN, Germany – The Volkswagen emissions scandal has rocked Germany’s business and political establishment and analysts warn the crisis at the car maker could develop into the biggest threat to Europe’s largest economy. Volkswagen is the biggest of Germany’s car
Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigned on Wednesday, taking responsibility for the German carmaker’s rigging of U.S. emissions tests in the biggest scandal in its 78-year history. “Volkswagen needs a fresh start – also in terms of personnel. I am clearing
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned 100 prisoners including three Al Jazeera journalists on Wednesday, a day before he plans to head to the annual United Nations summit of world leaders. Canadian Mohamed Fahmy, Egyptian Baher Mohamed and Australian Peter
(Reuters) The United States said on Tuesday it had transferred Abdul Shalabi, a longtime hunger striker at the Guantanamo Bay prison and described as a bodyguard for former al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, to his home country of Saudi Arabia.
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande agreed on Tuesday that European Union leaders should look at ways to help countries neighbouring Syria take in more refugees. At talks in London on the eve of
SAROK, Hungary (Reuters) – Built in a matter of weeks by soldiers, prison labourers and cadres of the unemployed, a vast new wall along Balkan frontiers is a monument to the ruthless efficiency with which Prime Minister Viktor Orban has
BRUSSELS, Sept 22 (Reuters) – The European Union approved a plan on Tuesday to share out 120,000 refugees across its 28 states, overriding vehement opposition from four ex-communist eastern nations. Diplomats said interior ministers meeting in Brussels had voted to launch
Martin Winterkorn’s days as head of Volkswagen AG appeared numbered on Tuesday after the German carmaker said a scandal over falsified vehicle emission tests in the United States could affect 11 million of its cars worldwide. The Tagesspiegel newspaper, citing
(Reuters) Islamic finance is gaining prominence as a channel for China to expand its economic influence abroad as banks strengthen ties with Muslim-majority countries and Chinese companies start to tap offshore pools of Islamic funds.
Finland is prepared to start national border controls amid a growing influx of asylum seekers from neighbouring Sweden, interior minister Petteri Orpo said on Monday. “We have readiness for that (border controls) at any time, and we have already considerably
Some Iraq soldiers are abandoning their posts and joining a wave of civilian migrants headed to Europe, raising new doubts about the cohesion of the country’s Western-backed security forces in the fight against Islamic State militants. Interviews with migrants and
Apple said on Sunday it is cleaning up its iOS App Store to remove malicious iPhone and iPad programs identified in the first large-scale attack on the popular mobile software outlet. The company disclosed the effort after several cyber security
ATHENS (Reuters) – A political calm before the storm enveloped election-weary Greece on Saturday with all campaigning and polling suspended ahead of Sunday’s vote, which promised to be tight and possibly indecisive. The election is being watched closely from outside
