Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb threat
The Eiffel Tower was evacuated Saturday night after an anonymous caller phoned in a bomb threat, police said.
The Eiffel Tower was evacuated Saturday night after an anonymous caller phoned in a bomb threat, police said.
Is it Easter or Christmas? Many Europeans would be forgiven for being confused by winter’s icy grip on lands that should be thawing in springtime temperatures by now.
A heavy late-winter snowstorm battered northwestern Europe on Tuesday, causing widespread travel chaos with the cancellation of hundreds of flights at main airports and the suspension of train services including Eurostar.
France’s president said Saturday he wanted to see proper labelling of meat in ready-made meals to avert a repeat of the scandal over horsemeat being passed off as beef.
Swiss giant Nestle has become the latest food company hit by Europe’s horsemeat scandal, announcing it is removing two pasta meals from supermarket shelves in Italy and Spain due to contamination.
Britain’s horsemeat lasagne food scare spread to several other European countries on Friday as officials said they suspected criminal activity was behind the growing scandal.
Hundreds of flights were cancelled and hazardous roads and railways disrupted traffic and caused countless accidents across Europe on Monday as heavy snow and freezing weather gripped the continent.
Estelle Borrell knew she wanted to work in law since she was a teenager, when she interned at a court in Versailles, France. “The lawyers in their black robes, they were like gods to me,” said the 24-year-old Parisian.
European leaders are in Norway to collect the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize, awarded to the European Union for fostering peace on a continent ravaged by war.
Officials say 28 people have been arrested in Spain on suspicion of being linked to an international child pornography network operating in Europe and Canada.
German pastor Gabriele Stangl said she would never forget the harrowing confession she heard in 1999. A woman said she had been brutally raped, got pregnant and had a baby. Then she killed it and buried it in the woods near Berlin.
Macedonia welcomed on Monday a proposal by its neighbor Greece aimed at reviving talks on a 21-year row over Macedonia’s name that has blocked its integration into the European Union and NATO.
A Swiss couple also responded to the query made by my friend Paul from among his guests and friends from Europe about what they like or what they want to see in places they would like to visit like Cebu. Paul says that this one is of particular interest because the Swiss couple, both in [...]
