Europe

Winston Churchill 'is a racist'; London's iconic statue vandalised, 1 held

The Metropolitan Police has arrested one man in suspicioun of vandalising the iconic statue of Sir Winston Churchill amid ongoing protests by Extinction Rebellion group.

Sep 11, 2020

One-year-old hit, dragged by woman biker in London park; tries to flee

The infant's arm got caught in the spokes of the bicycle and, the toddler was dragged until the biker stopped the bike.

Sep 10, 2020

Queen's Guards throw rave party near Windsor; jailed for breaking COVID rules

The actions of some Royal Guards landed them in trouble as they threw a rave party near Windsor, where the Queen has been staying.

Sep 9, 2020

Birmingham stabbing: Multiple cases reported, 'major incident,' says UK police

A number of other stabbings were reported in the area shortly after and "this has been declared a major incident", the West Midlands Police statement added.

Sep 6, 2020

Germany dealt a huge blow to China with Indo-Pacific strategy

The most important objective of this strategy is the goal of "diversification" of partnerships & supply chains beyond China and strengthening relations with other Indo Pacific partners.

Sep 2, 2020

Breaking: Neymar is Covid positive; read details here

PSG has confirmed that three COVID positive cases have been reported in the squad and a France paper has revealed that it includes Neymar.

Sep 2, 2020

French magazine portrays black lawmaker as slave; apologizes after public outcry

French magazine apologizes after portraying a Black lawmaker as a slave, as officials across the country's political spectrum decried the publication

Aug 30, 2020

Who is Rasmus Paludan; anti-Muslim Danish politician who triggered Sweden riots

A group of activists burned a copy of the Quran in southern Sweden and uploaded the video later, depicting it online after police arrested a leader of "Hard Line" political party.

Aug 29, 2020

Sweden's Quran-burning rally sparks violence in Malmo; anti-Muslim leader arrested

A riot broke out in the southern city of Malmo in Sweden when a right-wing leader barred from attending an event organised by his party members in which they burnt copies of the Quran and shared the video recording of the incident.

Aug 29, 2020

France's biggest cash heist in a decade; robbers escape with $10.6 million cash

Armed robbers escape with €9 million cash after a successful heist in broad daylight daylight. No trail was left behind, but the investigation is underway.

Aug 29, 2020

Go topless on French beaches; don't mind the police

Two French officers were schooled for telling topless sunbathing women at beach to cover their breasts.

Aug 27, 2020

Queen Elizabeth may never return to the Buckingham Palace; here's why

What's keeping Queen Elizabeth away from her Kingdom and Buckingham Palace. Find out here.

Aug 26, 2020

Russia plans COVID-19 vaccine output at 6 million doses a month

Large-scale testing of the vaccine, developed by Moscow's Gamaleya institute, is due to start in Russia next week.

Aug 23, 2020

White man knocked unconscious after a racist rant in London Underground: Watch

The 31-year-old white man was knocked unconscious after he launched a racist tirade against a group of black people calling them "pets" and "lesser" than whites. Police have launched an investigation.

Aug 21, 2020

British pound. (File: Xinhua/Then Chih Wey/IANS)

UK government debt hits £2 trillion for first time

The UK government debt has increased above 2 trillion pounds ($2.6 trillion) for the first time amid heavy spending to support the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed on Friday.

Aug 21, 2020