Journalism of Courage
EUROPE NEWS - Page 4
UK police officers filmed selfies at air crash site
September 8, 2015 19:17 IST
Two police officers are being investigated for gross misconduct after the Shoreham air crash filmed themselves near the scene, the BBC reported today.
Turkey blast: 14 policemen killed in bomb attack in eastern Turkey
September 8, 2015 21:11 IST
Kurdish rebels were suspected of detonating a bomb in the eastern province of Igdir as a police vehicle escorting a group of customs officials to a border gate was passing by, the Anadolu Agency reported.
UN climate talks in Paris could fail: French President Francois Hollande
September 8, 2015 08:27 IST
Francois Hollande pushed Monday for agreement ahead of the talks on how to pay for adapting to and reducing global warming.
British drone strike killed 3 ISIS fighters in Syria: David Cameron
September 8, 2015 08:36 IST
David Cameron also said police and security forces had thwarted at least six terror attacks inside Britain in the last 12 months.
In Germany, Muslim refugees who hope to stay convert in droves
September 7, 2015 00:36 IST
Most said their decision was based on belief, but one Iranian woman said she was convinced most people had joined the church only to improve their chances for asylum.
Austria says time to phase out emergency measures on migrants
September 6, 2015 21:08 IST
The statement was made after "intensive talks" regarding the European migrant crisis between Austrian and German Chancellor and the Hungarian Prime Minister.
Queen Elizabeth II voted greatest monarch in new UK poll
September 6, 2015 17:22 IST
On Wednesday, Queen Elizabeth II is expected to make a rare public speech when she will overtake Victoria's record of 63 years and 216 days on the throne.
German Chancellor Merkel warns of extremist groups taking advantage of Europe’s migrant crisis
September 6, 2015 16:20 IST
Most Germans have been welcoming of the migrants. But far-right groups have protested their arrival, including in Dortmund overnight.
Finnish PM Juha Sipila offers his spare home to relieve distressed refugees
September 6, 2015 11:03 IST
Amid European migrant crisis, Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila is hoping to set an example for his countrymen by opening his own spare house to refugees.
European migrant crisis: Around 8000 asylum-seekers finally arrive in ‘friendly’ Germany
September 6, 2015 13:57 IST
In Munich's central station, the first arrivals from Hungary received cheering and applause. The youngest brightened up as teddy bears were offered as gifts.
Migrant crisis: Exhaustion, elation as 5,000 migrants reach Austria, Germany
September 5, 2015 21:43 IST
The apparent futility of stopping the migrants' progress west was underscored when Hungary announced Saturday that its bus service to the border had finished and would not be repeated.
Palestinian refugee girl who cried before Angela Merkel gets extended residency permit until 2016
September 5, 2015 14:04 IST
The mayor's office in Rostock said Reem, the 14-year-old Palestinian girl and her father on Thursday received a limited residency permit that is valid until March 2016.
Around 4000 refugees arrive in Austria from Hungary, many still want to enter Germany
September 5, 2015 13:20 IST
Migrants, among them refugees from the Syrian war, walk into Austria, which said it had agreed with Germany to grant them access, regardless of European Union rules.
European migrant crisis: Austria and Germany offer to accept refugees from Hungary
September 5, 2015 10:03 IST
Hungary's government said it would deliver around 100 buses to pick up migrants in Budapest and another 1,200 striding down the main highway to Vienna.
Migrant crisis: Frustrated refugees begin walking to Austria from Budapest
September 4, 2015 19:35 IST
Hundreds of refugees who have been stuck for days at Budapest’s Keleti train station gathered their belongings and began marching out of the city, vowing to make it to Austria on foot after Hungarian authorities blocked them from boarding Western-bound trains. They carried their belongings in bags and backpacks as they snaked through Budapest in […]
Migrant crisis: Under pressure, UK to take in ‘thousands’ of Syrian refugees
September 4, 2015 21:14 IST
"We will continue with our approach of taking them from refugee camps," said Cameron.
Pope Francis slips out of Vatican to shop for new glasses
September 4, 2015 12:50 IST
When Pope Francis isn't using his glasses, he keeps them tucked into his pants pocket
After two-day blockade Hungary opens door to trains for migrants, but only to camps
September 4, 2015 17:27 IST
Instead of heading to the Austrian border, the overloaded train stopped at Bicske, a town northwest of Budapest that holds one of the country's five camps for asylum seekers
UK President David Cameron ‘deeply moved’ by images of Syrian toddler
September 4, 2015 10:17 IST
"Anyone who saw those pictures overnight could not help but be moved and, as a father, I felt deeply moved by the sight of that young boy on a beach in Turkey," Cameron said.
Overloaded boat flipped, says father of drowned 3-year-old Syrian boy
September 3, 2015 22:12 IST
The photograph of Aylan Kurdi has highlighted the issue of desperate migrants risking their lives to try to reach Europe.
Europe migrant crisis: Hungary blasts EU on migration; chaos at Budapest station
September 3, 2015 18:43 IST
In a swirl of confusion, the migrants piled into trains at the Keleti station in the Hungarian capital despite announcements that there was no service to Western Europe.
Europe migrant crisis: Hungary blocks train links for 2nd day preventing asylum-seekers from entering EU nations
September 2, 2015 16:35 IST
Hungary's police said they intend to reinforce their positions outside the Keleti terminal as the volume of migrants arriving from Serbia continues to grow by the hour, with an estimated 3,000 already encamped near the station.
Hungary bars migrants from boarding trains; smugglers wait in wings
September 2, 2015 10:19 IST
Cabinet ministers told lawmakers that the nation was determined to seal its borders to unwelcome travelers from the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
Ukraine clashes: Parliamentary coalition shows cracks after a right-wing party threatens exit
September 1, 2015 20:56 IST
About 140 people were hospitalized following the violence, most of them law enforcement officers, the Interior Ministry said.
Europe migrant crisis: Hungary ponders sending 3,500 troops to the border
September 1, 2015 21:09 IST
Hungary, one of the hardest-hit nations in Europe's immigration crisis, says over 156,000 migrants have entered this year.
Advertisement
Live Blog
Best of Express
Cities68 murdered in Maliana, all accused acquitted 36 years later, residents ask: So who killed our families?
EntertainmentCBFC chairman Prasoon Joshi refuses to comment on Vijay's Jana Nayagan controversy, says Yash's Toxic teaser was not certified
EntertainmentDilip Kumar tried to broker peace between India-Pakistan during Kargil war; Bal Thackeray told him to leave the country
Trending‘2026 is the new 2016’: From Snapchat filters to glossy makeup, why everyone is suddenly posting decade-old pictures
TrendingToddler's unexpected request leaves Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath in splits. Watch viral video
SportsIndia vs New Zealand 3rd ODI: In the shadow of a great tragedy, the cricket jamboree arrives to lift mood, image
Advertisement
Must Read
Advertisement
Buzzing Now
Trending‘2026 is the new 2016’: From Snapchat filters to glossy makeup, why everyone is suddenly posting decade-old pictures
TrendingToddler's unexpected request leaves Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath in splits. Watch viral video
TrendingBroken lift, dead helpline: Wheelchair user stranded at Mumbai Metro station told to ‘walk home’, netizens outraged
Advertisement