Europe

France’s Carrefour revamps operations with job cuts, China deal

PARIS, France (AFP) - France's Carrefour group said Tuesday it is overhauling its business in a transformation plan involving thousands of job…

UK man ‘obsessed’ with Muslims hit group with van: court

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- A British man "obsessed" with Muslims deliberately drove into a group outside a mosque in an act…

Oil spill disasters in the past 50 years

PARIS, France (AFP) - Concerns are growing over an oil slick off China's east coast after an Iranian tanker, the Sanchi, exploded…

Macron hosts 140 CEOs in pre-Davos charm offensive

by Laurence Benhamou Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - President Emmanuel Macron's campaign for a "French Renaissance" kicks into overdrive Monday as…

IOC, two Koreas meet to finalise historic Olympic deal

by Ben Simon Agence France-Presse LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) - After the two Koreas struck a deal for the North to attend the…

Tensions rise as new inmate attack fuels French prison strikes

by Marie DHUMIERES / Joseph Schmid Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - French police fired tear gas to break up a picket…

UK could join reconfigurated EU in future: minister

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Britain could take part in a new model of European cooperation after Brexit but is unlikely to…

French police scuffle with striking guards at Europe’s largest jail

FLEURY-MEROGIS, France (AFP) -- French police fired tear gas to break up a picket line of striking prison guards outside…

Toll rises from deadly storm as German trains resume service

  BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Trains on Germany's intercity lines resumed running early Friday, a day after being suspended when…

Nine dead as huge storms batter Europe

by Hui Min Neo with Jo Biddle in The Hague Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Nine people including two…

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