Dublin - There has been a huge surge in Ireland's jobless numbers, with a record increase of 330,550 claimants as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak. There are now over 513,000 people, a fifth of the...

Luxembourg (dpa) - Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic breached EU law when they refused to take in refugees under a 2015 relocation scheme, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Thursday....

Cairo (dpa) - Egypt’s Islamic and Christian religious authorities decided on Saturday to close down the country's mosques and churches for two weeks as a precautionary measure to contain the spread...

London - By Bill Smith, - Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday ordered all British pubs, cafes, restaurants and entertainment venues to close, promising "an exceptional package of support" for...

Paris (dpa) - The Mediterranean seafront promenade of the French city of Nice will be put out of bounds to enforce compliance with a coronavirus lockdown, said the city's mayor, Christian Estrosi, on...

Goma (dpa) - Armed attackers have killed at least 10 people and injured five in a territory in the north-eastern Ituri province of Congo, officials said on Monday. The administrator of the Djugu...

Berlin (dpa) - The upper house of the German parliament paid tribute in Berlin on Friday to the victims of last month's racially motivated attack in the western town of Hanau. "Hatred has once again,...

Kastanies, Greece (dpa) - Tear gas and firebombs again flew across the Greek-Turkish border as groups of migrants tried to break through the fence during the night. In addition to tear gas, Greek...

Stuttgart (dpa) - Prosecutors in the south-western German city of Ulm charged five men and boys on Wednesday with the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl over two days. The accused, aged between 14 and...