Europe
British man held hostage for eight days in Italy is freed by police
Italian police have freed a 25-year-old British man who was found barefooted and handcuffed in the room of an apartment where he had...
Paris attacks: Historic day of reckoning for night of terror
On the evening of Friday 13 November 2015, Theresa Cede – an Austrian mother of two living in Paris – had invited out...
Scottish court drops extradition case of Catalan independence campaigner
An extradition case against a Catalan academic and independence campaigner, Clara Ponsatí, has been dropped by a Scottish court after she moved to...
French scientist who pushed unproven Covid drug may be forced from post
The French scientist who promoted the discredited hydroxychloroquine treatment for Covid-19 backed by Donald Trump faces being pushed out of the infectious diseases...
Polish government’s media bill is latest move to silence its critics
In 2015, the year that the populist Law and Justice party (PiS) came to power in Poland, the country ranked 18th – its...
Chechen man given life sentence for killing dissident in Austria
A Chechen man has been handed a life sentence in Austria after being convicted of murdering a Chechen dissident, a court spokesperson said. Mamikhan Umarov,...
Russia blocks access to websites of Alexei Navalny and close allies
Russian authorities have restricted access to Alexei Navalny’s website and those of dozens of his close allies, the imprisoned opposition leader’s team has...
At least 42 dead in Germany as heavy rains bring catastrophic flooding
At least 42 people have died and dozens more are missing in Germany after much of western Europe was inundated by record rainfall that brought...
Three arrested after gay man beaten to death in Galicia
Spanish police have arrested three people in connection with the killing of a young gay man whose death in a possible homophobic attack...
‘Utterly incomprehensible!’ Spiteful German politician calls for EU ban on UK tourists
A SPITEFUL German politician has called for the EU to ban all British holidaymakers from visiting the bloc. Karl Lauterbach believes that scuppering...
