Turkish officials say four soldiers have been killed in violence in southeastern Turkey where troops are battling Kurdish rebels — three of them as a result of a friendly fire. Several soldiers were injured. The governor's office for Adiyaman province says one of the soldiers died when the...

Rescue workers toiled through a second night Thursday in a desperate bid to find survivors in the rubble of a Genoa bridge which caved in during a heavy rainstorm, killing at least 39 people and injuring 16 more. A vast span of the Morandi bridge collapsed in the northern port city on...

Among giant slabs of the collapsed concrete bridge which once stretched above them, hundreds of Italian rescuers pull apart debris in search of survivors. Around 200 metres (650 feet) of the 45 metre-high bridge came crashing to the ground in large blocks -- along with the cars and...

Thirsty thieves stole more than 300 pallets of Red Bull cans worth around one million euros from a depot in Belgium in what police described on Tuesday as a "very professional" heist. The energy drink -- whose slogan is "Red Bull gives you wings" -- was stolen on Sunday from an...

Malta on Tuesday said it agreed to let the Aquarius humanitarian ship dock in one of its ports and disembark 141 migrants rescued off the coast of Libya last week, ending a European standoff over who should accept the ship. "Malta will be making a concession allowing the vessel to enter...

England all-rounder Ben Stokes should be welcomed back into the Test team after being cleared of affray on Tuesday, said former national captain Michael Vaughan. Vaughan, who has forged a successful career as a pundit since retiring from the crease, said the 27-year-old New Zealand-born...

The European Commission said Monday that it is in contact with a number of member states to identify a country willing to take 141 migrants picked up by a rescue ship, after the French aid groups operating the ship appealed for a safe port and Italy said Britain should take responsibility....

Georgia's overly punitive drug laws cause severe and unjustifiable harm, Human Rights Watch said Monday, calling on the government to decriminalize personal use and possession of drugs. "Drug prosecutions for consumption and possession often lead to long prison sentences and prohibitive...

A large fire broke out Sunday on the Greek island of Evia near Athens, the government said, with two villages evacuated, less than a month after over 90 people died in Greece's worst-ever wildfire. "The prime minister is in close contact with the interior minister over the large fire in...

Germany’s economy minister criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose additional tariffs on Turkey, local media reported Sunday. "This trade war slows down and destroys economic growth and produces new uncertainties," Peter Altmaier said according to Germany’s Bild am...

Romania's capital Bucharest was bracing for another big demonstration Saturday, only a day after more than 450 people were hurt and around 30 arrested in a huge anti-corruption protest. Hundreds of people - some carrying Romanian flags - started gathering around a central square in...

The prime minister of Greece pledged Thursday to overhaul the national disaster response agency as authorities publicly named the people killed by the country's deadliest forest fire in decades - victims whose ages ranged from 6 months to 95 years. The list, which included four...

The British Museum said Thursday it is returning to Iraq a collection of 5,000-year-old looted antiquities seized from a London dealer shortly after the US-led invasion in 2003. The eight objects were confiscated by police in May that year after the dealer failed to produce proof of...

Estonia says it favors an idea floated by neighboring Finland to abolish the practice of advancing the clock an hour during the summer within the European Union but is undecided yet which time it prefers to stay in permanently. Economics Minister Kadri Simson said Thursday the practice...

Polish police say they are evacuating more than 2,000 people after the discovery of an unexploded World War II-era bomb weighing some 250 kilograms. The bomb was discovered in the Oder River in the town of Glogow, an area of southwestern Poland that was part of Germany during the war....

The German government wants to tighten oversight of investments from outside the European Union in local companies that specialize in defense and security technologies, an economy ministry spokeswoman said on Wednesday. New rules under consideration would give the government powers to...

Greece's prime minister vowed Tuesday that experts will investigate all aspects of the country's deadliest forest fire in decades and that the seaside resort areas devastated by the blaze will be rebuilt to higher standards. Alexis Tsipras led a meeting about the fire Tuesday with...

A huge explosion near Italy's Bologna Airport was caused by an accident on a highway close by, according to the police. The accident happened when several cars were involved in a crash with a truck carrying flammables, according to the ANSA news agency. A massive fireball...

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said they want relations with Turkey to normalize. Asked about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s “plan” to visit Germany next month in an interview with German daily Kolner Stadt-Anzeiger published on Saturday, Maas said: “All the topics that we...

Top ministers of the anti-establishment Italian government are expected to meet Friday to discuss the country's budget for next year, two sources said, as the government remains split about spending plans. The meeting is scheduled for 0900 GMT, the sources told Reuters....