Tag: Europe
After German election, France’s Macron paints sweeping vision for Europe
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron offered an ambitious vision for European renewal on Tuesday, calling for the EU to work more closely on defence...
Federer leads Team Europe to victory in first Laver Cup
PRAGUE: Roger Federer won the inaugural Laver Cup for Team Europe on Sunday, beating back a fierce challenge from players from the rest of...
Migrants trying to reach Europe face horrendous human rights abuses
Harrowing Journeys shows that while all migrants and refugees are at high risk, children and youth on the move are far more likely to experience exploitation and trafficking than adults aged 25 years and above: nearly twice as likely on the Eastern Mediterranean route and at a rate 13 per cent higher on the Central Mediterranean route.
Why do Europeans join ISIS?
Why do Europeans join ISIS or ISIL? That’s a question that keeps coming up and bewilders governments, intelligence agencies, and counter-terrorism experts alike.
One of...
Brexit stokes feuds on future of Europe
The European Union reacted to the shock of Brexit with a show of unity, but deep divisions quickly resurfaced about the path ahead --...
Putin says Russia will respond to US missile shield in Europe
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin says he will respond to the defensive missile system the United States and its partners are building in Eastern Europe,...
Pope rebukes ‘weary’ Europe, says migrants not criminals
Pope Francis on Friday lamented a Europe he said had grown “weary” and “entrenched”, and urged the continent not to see migrants as criminals.
Francis...
Abdeslam arrest a ‘major blow’ to Islamic State in Europe: French...
The arrest of Salah Abdeslam, the last major suspect wanted in connection with the November extremist attacks in Paris, has dealt a “major blow”...
Storks give up migration, eat junk food instead
Courtesy The Independent
The stork’s reputation in folklore for transporting babies to broody households owes much to the lengthy migration it makes each spring from...
Twelve migrants drown trying to reach Europe from Turkey
Twelve bodies were found on Turkey’s western coast and 26 people were rescued on Tuesday after a boat carrying migrants bound for Greece capsized,...
Remittances rise 6.26% to $9.7 bln in first six months of...
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday said that the overseas Pakistani workers’ remitted $9.735 billion in the first six months (July to...
As 2016 dawns, Europe braces for more waves of migrants
Bitter cold, biting winds and rough winter seas have done little to stem the seemingly endless flow of desperate people fleeing war or poverty...
Why can’t we be like leaders in Europe, Modi asks Nawaz
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi agreed to not let adverse incidents disrupt casual meetings between them, a source privy...
Europe must stop locking up thousands of stateless people: UN
European countries must stop locking up stateless people like criminals, human rights campaigners said, describing their detention as “a preventable tragedy” that risks being...
Speakers call for learning modern information techniques
The speakers of international conference on information management and libraries at Punjab University have urged the professionals to learn new technologies to cater the...
‘Unusual’ fog disrupts flights across Europe
An unusually large blanket of thick fog descended on European airports Monday, causing scores of flight cancellations from London Heathrow, the continent’s busiest, and...
Record 168,000 people reached Europe by sea in September: UN
Some 168,000 migrants and refugees made the perilous journey across the Mediterranean to Europe in September, marking the highest monthly figure on record, the...
