madrid to keep catalonia reins if puigdemont seeks remote rule

Madrid to keep Catalonia reins if Puigdemont seeks remote rule

MADRID: Spain warned on Monday (Jan 15) that Madrid would maintain its unpopular direct control over Catalonia if former regional leader Carles Puigdemont tries to govern again from exile in Belgium.
mahrez worth over 100m to leicester says puel

Mahrez worth over £100m to Leicester, says Puel

LONDON: Algeria winger Riyad Mahrez could be worth even more than £100 million (€112 million) if he leaves Leicester City at the end of the season, Foxes manager Claude Puel said on Monday.
five injured in gas explosion in belgiums antwerp

Five injured in gas explosion in Belgium's Antwerp

BRUSSELS, Belgium: At least five people were injured, including two seriously, when a gas explosion caused a building to collapse in Belgium's port city of Antwerp, police and media said.
6000 swiss vw owners seek damages in emissions scandal

6,000 Swiss VW owners seek damages in emissions scandal

ZURICH: Swiss consumer protection organisation SKS has filed a claim on behalf of some 6,000 car owners seeking damages from Volkswagen AG and Swiss car dealer AMAG related to the "Dieselgate" emissions scandal.
childhood nostalgic with hanois street food

Childhood nostalgic with Hanoi's street food

Cotton candy bikes, Fried ball-cake vendors... many of Hanoi street cuisines remind tourists and local about their dreamy childhood.
20 dead in philippines bus crash on way to christmas mass

20 dead in Philippines bus crash on way to Christmas mass

MANILA: Twenty pilgrims from the same extended family were killed Monday (Dec 25) in a head-on bus collision while travelling to Christmas Day mass in the northern Philippines, police said.
vietnam french and belgian artists put on exhibition in hcmc

Vietnam, French and Belgian artists put on exhibition in HCMC

An exhibition of installation art by two French artists - Pierre​ ​Larauza​ and Emmanuelle​ ​Vincent – and Vietnamese Belgian artist Thy Nguyen Truong Minh is opened at 6 p.m. on December 21 at the HCMC Museum of Fine Arts in HCMC’s District 1.
hcm city to host food fest 2017

HCM City to host Food Fest 2017

The 2nd Food Fest 2017 is set to transpire on December 8-10 in Ho Chi Minh City where guests can indulge their palates with as many as 1,500 types of food and drinks prepared by leading cuisine experts.
pm opens two projects in hai phong

PM opens two projects in Hai Phong

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the inauguration ceremonies for LG Display’s US$1.5 billion project and the $41.8 million Nguyen Binh Khiem interchange in the northern port city of Hai Phong on Monday.
pouille powers france to davis cup glory

Pouille powers France to Davis Cup glory

LILLE, France: Lucas Pouille throttled Belgium's Steve Darcis 6-3, 6-1, 6-0 in Sunday's (Nov 26) decisive fifth rubber to clinch a 10th Davis Cup title for France in front of a passionate Lille crowd.
belgium to spur agricultural exports to vietnam

Belgium to spur agricultural exports to Vietnam

Against the rising export turnover towards Belgium in the past several years, Belgium is spurring to break open the market and export agricultural products to Vietnam.
dimitrov storms into last four at atp finals

Dimitrov storms into last four at ATP Finals

LONDON: Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov raced into the semi-finals of the ATP Finals with a 6-0, 6-2 demolition of David Goffin on Wednesday (Nov 15).
spain issues arrest warrant for ousted catalan leader

Spain issues arrest warrant for ousted Catalan leader

BRUSSELS: A Spanish judge has issued a European warrant for the arrest of ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, his Belgian lawyer told Flemish television late on Thursday (Nov 2).
macron faces rights test as egypts sisi visits paris

Macron faces rights test as Egypt's Sisi visits Paris

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Paris on Tuesday (Oct 24) under pressure from human rights groups to end what they call France's "disgraceful policies of indulgence" towards him.
lyon beat everton to pile pressure on koeman

Lyon beat Everton to pile pressure on Koeman

PARIS - Lyon piled the pressure on Everton manager Ronald Koeman with a 2-1 Europa League win at Goodison Park on Thursday, while Olivier Giroud’s acrobatic late strike snatched Arsenal a 1-0 victory over 10-man Red Star Belgrade.