Europe

Gunman shoots police in Belgium, 4 dead

A gunman kills two police officers and a passer-by on Tuesday before being shot dead in the centre of the Belgian city of Liege, public broadcaster Radio Television Belge Francophone (RTBF) says on its website and authorities says terrorism could not be ruled out as a motive.
29 May 2018

Deadly blizzards lash Europe, air travel disrupted by snow

Heavy snowfall and deadly blizzards lash Europe, forcing airports to cancel or delay flights around the continent, as a deep freeze grips countries from the far north to Mediterranean beaches in the south.
2 March 2018

Water: Garments’ invisible price

Bangladesh boasts as being the world's number two garment exporter. Every third European has a T-shirt made in Bangladesh on his back. Every fifth American wears jeans manufactured in Bangladesh.
21 September 2017

Barcelona attack van driver search extended to Europe

The hunt for a man who drove a van down Barcelona's most famous boulevard last Thursday, killing 13 people, has been extended to other European countries, Catalan government official Joaquim Forn says.
21 August 2017

Around 2,000 Bangladeshis stuck in Turkey

Around 2,000 Bangladeshis, mostly migrants from Iran, Lebanon and Jordan, got stuck in Turkey as their attempts to illegally enter
4 July 2017

European elite oppose WC expansion

The powerful body representing Europe's top clubs on Thursday said it opposed the proposed enlargement of the World Cup, saying leading players were already under too much strain.
15 December 2016

Football: Footballers face modest wages, late payment and intimidation

Far from the image of owning fast cars and living in mansions, footballers around the world face low wages, delayed payments, bullying and intimidation, according to a survey published on Tuesday.
29 November 2016

Football: Belgium dish up eight-goal feast at Brussels

Dries Mertens and Romelu Lukaku score twice as Belgium destroy Estonia 8-1 to seize top spot outright in World Cup Group H qualifying.
14 November 2016

Germany's cricket boom poised to hit the silver screen

A boom of interest in cricket in Germany, fuelled by the influx of asylum seekers from Pakistan and Afghanistan, is a tale poised to hit the silver screen.
14 October 2016

Mo faces tough Rio tune-up

Mo Farah and Dafne Schippers, arguably Europe's two biggest track stars, will hone their Olympic preparations with what promises to be two testing outings at Friday's Monaco Diamond League.
14 July 2016

European migrant crisis: Weekly boat rescues reach 13,000

The rescue of more than 600 migrants off Libya by a flotilla of EU ships takes the weekly total to at least 13,000, Italian authorities say.
29 May 2016

EU council president says only alternative to EU is 'chaos'

The president of the European Council says the only alternative to the EU is "political chaos" and labelled Boris Johnson's recent comments "absurd".
17 May 2016

Ukraine's Jamala wins Eurovision

Ukraine's Jamala wins this year's Eurovision Song Contest, held in Stockholm, Sweden.
15 May 2016

Turkey 'losing hope' for EU visa-free deal

The Turkish minister for European Union affairs says he is losing hope of getting a deal on visa-free travel for Turks within Europe.
12 May 2016

Aguero closes in on Suarez's Premier League hat-trick crown

The Argentine has now scored five hat tricks in the Premier League – and the only player outside of Europe who has more is the former Liverpool man.
17 April 2016

Bosnia's Indiana Jones claims massive stone sphere is sign of ancient civilisation

Semir Osmanagich seems to have made a discovery that sheds light into the ancient civilization in Europe. The giant mysterious sphere embedded in the ground in Bosnia is claimed to be the largest man-made stone ball in Europe, and the oldest in world, dating back more than 1,500 years ago
14 April 2016

Pope delivers Easter message of hope

Pope Francis preaches an Easter message of hope after a grim week in Europe, calling on Christians not to let fear and pessimism "imprison" them.
27 March 2016

Ash tree set for extinction in Europe

The ash tree is likely to be wiped out in Europe, according to a review of the evidence.
24 March 2016

IS trains 400 fighters to attack Europe in wave of bloodshed

The Islamic State group has trained at least 400 fighters to target Europe in deadly waves of attacks, deploying interlocking terror cells like the ones that struck Brussels and Paris with orders to choose the time, place and method for maximum chaos, officials have told The Associated Press.
24 March 2016

Western Europe has seen a string of attacks in recent years

Deadly attacks Tuesday at the Brussels airport and a metro station in the city are the latest in a string of attacks in Europe in recent years.
22 March 2016