A week after a regular gathering, the governing council will hold an "ad-hoc meeting" to discuss "current market conditions," an ECB spokesperson said. The ECB drew a line under years of ultra-loose monetary policy at last week's meeting, calling a...

Geneva airport announced that it had begun gradually resuming flights after a computer glitch closed down Switzerland's airspace Wednesday morning. The air traffic control system grounded flights at the country's main airports, officials said.

Since the pair's disappearance on June 5, about 20 members of the Union of Indigenous Peoples of the Javari Valley (UNIVAJA) have relentlessly searched the area in Atalaia do Norte, one of the world's most remote places. Phillips, 57, a regular con...

The French military announced on Wednesday its capture of a senior leader of the Islamic State group in Mali.

2022-06-15 09:02 'International investigators from various bodies have been trying to establish evidence of war crimes'

"Swiss airspace is now open again," Swiss air traffic control service Skyguide said in a tweet, adding "the technical malfunction at Skyguide has been resolved". It did not say what had caused the problem that shut Swiss airspace for hours Wednesda...

2022-06-15 09:37 'Initially flights had been grounded until at least 11am in Switzerland'

Indian authorities are in international damage control mode after controversial comments about the Prophet Mohammed by a senior ruling party official sparked a diplomatic spat. But inside the country, the home of a prominent Muslim family was demoli...

The new law is intended to prevent talent scouts offering work as a model or idol performer before pushing recruits into sex and nudity. These experiences can cause "serious trauma", said Kazuko Ito, a Tokyo-based lawyer who campaigns against coerc...

2022-06-15 08:40 'Romania is on the front line when it comes to the threat in eastern Europe'

Israel imposed the measure in June 2007, as fighters of the Islamist Hamas movement took control of the densely populated enclave. Israel, and Egypt, continue to severely restrict the flow of people and materials in and out. In a report called "Tr...

The bombshell announcement late Tuesday night sent shockwaves through the septet's global fanbase, and caused the share price of their label HYBE to plunge, even as it pushed back, saying the bandmates would still work together. AFP takes a look ba...

Faced with a chronic shortage of tourism workers, Croatia is recruiting people in neighbouring Balkan countries and as far as Asia to fill the gap. It is a problem that other top tourist destinations in Europe -- France, Spain and Greece -- have a...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appealed to voters to give him a "solid majority" in Sunday's parliamentary polls, warning against adding "French disorder to global disorder". 

Geneva airport announced that it had begun gradually resuming flights after a computer glitch closed down Switzerland's airspace Wednesday morning. The air traffic control system grounded flights at the country's main airports, officials said.