Europees nieuws uit 2016

Daughter of U.S. rep. returns award to Hungary

Daughter of Tom Lantos returns state award to Hungary to protest the same award being presented to an anti-Semitic journalist.

French truckers anti-refugee protest is a washout

A planned anti-refugee protest by French truck drivers has resulted in little more than a minor inconvenience to travellers. The protest in the…

Calais motorway blockade over migrant camp ends

A blockade of the main motorway into Calais by lorries, police, union members, shopkeepers and farmers demanding the Jungle migrant camp be demo…

France reassures its partners after DCNS leak

While the DCNS leak crisis shouldn’t deeply harm France’s relations with India and Australia, it has already had consequences. In particular, re…

60 Minutes: Hacking Your Phone

A lot of modern life is interconnected through the Internet of things — a global empire of billions of devices and machines. Automobile navigati…

Euro machinery sales continue slide

Euro agricultural machinery sales continue decline from 2015

French Prime Minister Faults Times Article Giving Voice to Muslim Women (Published 2016)

Prime Minister Manuel Valls wrote that the piece, in which French Muslim women described being discriminated against, painted an “unacceptable i…

Saab to Provide Next Generation Military Training System to Polish Armed Forces

Saab, a Swedish aircraft manufacturer, is preparing to provide a high-tech military tactical training system called TESS to Polish Armed Forces.

Best places to shop in Scandinavia: Shop until you drop

Track down the best design buys around.

Turkish Airlines: New tourism partner for Seychelles

The introduction of Turkish Airlines flights to Seychelles will bring benefits to the tourism sector and local business, says a top official of…

Polish Ministers Call on UK to

Polish Foreign and Interior Ministers, Witold Waszczykowski and Mariusz Blaschak, called on their British counterparts Boris Johnson and Amber R…

'You have a choice': Bill Morrow says NBN Co to educate consumers on products available

NBN chief says retailers are focusing on low-cost products on lower speed tiers, but that NBN Co will soon start explaining to consumers that if…

French ex-minister in court on tax charges

The scandal is magnified by the fact that it involved France's top tax-enforcement official.

Rainy last day for the 2016 Southern Decadence Festival

Monday was the last day for this year's Southern Decadence Festival. The LGBT celebration is expected to bring a big economic boost to the city.

Inside Bill Clinton's nearly $18 million job as 'honorary chancellor' of a for-profit college

The guest list for a private State Department dinner on higher-education policy was taking shape when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offered…

The hardest part of moving overseas is the reverse culture shock of coming home

"Returning home felt like the adventure had abruptly ended and the world became small again."

Abdication and the Japanese Emperor as a Pacifist Symbol

Following Emperor Akihito’s expressed desire to abdicate, long-time royal watcher Iwai Katsumi examines the emperor’s role as a symbol of a paci…

Dublin: Remains of man who wore bulletproof vest to protect himself from drug gangs found buried

Philip Finnegan's death has sparked fears of more gangland violence erupting in Dublin.