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Lufthansa Strike Hits 20,000 Passengers

The fourth pilots’ strike in recent weeks hit Germany’s biggest airport on Tuesday morning, with long-haul Lufthansa flights grounded at Frankfurt. Around 20,000 passengers have been affected.

11 years, 7 months ago

Scotland Votes 'No' to Independence In Historic Referendum

Scotland will remain part of the United Kingdom -- along with England, Wales and Northern Ireland -- following a historic referendum vote.

11 years, 7 months ago

Scottish Vote on Independence Starts

Voters in Scotland on Thursday began casting their ballots in a historic referendum on whether to go it alone as an independent country or remain part of the U.K.

11 years, 7 months ago

Air France, Lufthansa Hit by Strikes in Fight for Future

Air France is facing its most disruptive pilot strike since 1998 and Deutsche Lufthansa AG is bracing for another walkout tomorrow as both carriers confront worker resistance to sweeping overhauls aimed at cutting costs.

11 years, 7 months ago

Fresh Sanctions Will Freeze Big Foreign Oil Projects in Russia

Fresh U.S. and EU sanctions imposed on Moscow will bring an abrupt halt to exploration of Russia's huge Arctic and shale oil reserves and complicate financing of existing Russian projects from the Caspian Sea to Iraq and Ghana.

11 years, 7 months ago

Russia Faces New U.S., EU Sanctions Over Ukraine Crisis

European Union governments agreed on Thursday to begin their new sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis on Friday but could lift them next month if Moscow abides by a fragile truce, while the United States prepared its own fresh sanctions.

11 years, 7 months ago

Massive Explosion at Chemical Waste Plant Rocks German Village

An explosion at a chemical waste plant near a village in northern Germany has left at least one person severely injured and dozens of homes damaged. Firefighters managed to bring the ensuing blaze under control.

11 years, 7 months ago

MH17 Disaster: Russians 'Controlled BUK Missile System'

Russians were operating a BUK missile launcher seen in the area where the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet MH17 was shot down, eyewitnesses have told Panorama.

11 years, 7 months ago

A Fight to the Finish for Scotland

Pro-unionists must not lose their nerve as the polls turn

11 years, 7 months ago

Europe’s Bank Takes Aggressive Steps

Mario Draghi, the European Central Bank president, is reaching deep into his toolbox to revive the region’s moribund economy.

11 years, 7 months ago

NATO Chief, at Summit, Says Russia Attacking Ukraine

NATO's top official accused Moscow outright on Thursday of attacking Ukraine as allied leaders gathered for a summit to buttress support for Kiev and bolster defenses against a Russia they now see as hostile for the first time since the Cold War.

11 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine Cites 15,000 Russian Troops and Rebels as Putin Threatens War

Russia stepped up its criticism of the U.S. over Ukraine as President Barack Obama heads to eastern Europe to reassure NATO members of their security.

11 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine Accuses Russia of Invasion, West to Consider Sanctions

Kiev Orders Draft Reinstated as Obama Rules Out U.S. Military Response; Putin Remains Defiant

11 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine Reports Russian Invasion on a New Front

Determined to preserve the pro-Russian revolt in eastern Ukraine, Russia reinforced what Western and Ukrainian officials described as a stealth invasion on Wednesday, sending armored troops across the border as it expanded the conflict to a new section of Ukrainian territory.

11 years, 8 months ago

French President Names New Cabinet

President François Hollande appointed a new government of core allies to push through his pro-business platform, betting he can pass laws without representatives from the rebellious left of his Socialist majority.

11 years, 8 months ago

World | Europe

Lufthansa Strike Hits 20,000 Passengers

Scotland Votes 'No' to Independence In Historic Referendum

Scottish Vote on Independence Starts

Air France, Lufthansa Hit by Strikes in Fight for Future

Fresh Sanctions Will Freeze Big Foreign Oil Projects in Russia

Russia Faces New U.S., EU Sanctions Over Ukraine Crisis

Massive Explosion at Chemical Waste Plant Rocks German Village

MH17 Disaster: Russians 'Controlled BUK Missile System'

A Fight to the Finish for Scotland

Europe’s Bank Takes Aggressive Steps

NATO Chief, at Summit, Says Russia Attacking Ukraine

Ukraine Cites 15,000 Russian Troops and Rebels as Putin Threatens War

Ukraine Accuses Russia of Invasion, West to Consider Sanctions

Ukraine Reports Russian Invasion on a New Front

French President Names New Cabinet

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