Helsinki, Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday warned there would be a “major problem” if a row over an EU demand for Britain to pay a 2.1-billion-euro surcharge was not settled. “I hope they can be resolved… And if they can be then that’ll be good, and if they can’tRead More

Brussels: EU ministers discussed a formal plan on Friday to allow Britain to pay in instalments a 2.1-billion-euro surcharge imposed by Brussels, after London refused to pay the bill by a December 1 deadline, sources said. The proposal has been introduced by Italy, which holds the rotating presidency of theRead More

Beijing: After over two years of bitter fracas on the disputed islands in East China sea, China and Japan today reached a four-point agreement to bury the hatchet and normalise bilateral ties between Asia’s two biggest economies. Ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit here to attend the AsiaRead More

Moscow: The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama may meet during international summits next week, although no talks have been officially planned. The two leaders last met in June, when they exchanged a few words during a ceremony in France marking the D-Day invasion anniversary. WithRead More

Kiev: Rebel separatists in east Ukraine on Friday said that more human remains have been found at the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines plane that was brought down in July. The rebel transportation ministry said that the parts were found while wreckage was being removed from the area. ARead More

Washington: President Barack Obama and the congressional leadership sit down for lunch at the White House on Friday to search for ways to cooperate and try to break Washington’s gridlock when Republicans take control of both chambers in the next Congress. The midterm election earlier this week produced a stunningRead More

Jerusalem: Stone-throwing Palestinians battled Israeli police in a refugee camp in east Jerusalem Friday as the top EU diplomat warned of a new wave of violence if peace efforts remain deadlocked. Clashes shook the Shuafat camp for a third straight day with security forces firing tear gas at crowds ofRead More

Rome: Pope Francis was urged Friday to use a visit to Turkey later this month to press for the liberation of two orthodox bishops kidnapped in Syria in April 2013. Theophilos Kuriakose, head of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Europe, called on Francis to raise the issue during a scheduledRead More

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered officials to demolish the homes of Palestinians in east Jerusalem who carried out attacks on Israelis, an official said on Friday. “Last night, at a consultation with security officials a number of possible measures to restore calm in Jerusalem were discussed,” theRead More

Kiev: A column of 32 tanks and other heavy weapons has entered Ukraine from Russia, the Ukrainian military said on Friday, after the latest fighting left five dead and at least 31 injured. Military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said a convoy made up of 32 tanks, 16 howitzer cannons and 30Read More