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Syrian government and opposition groups ‘accept ceasefire plan’
The Syrian government said on Tuesday that it accepted a halt to “combat operations” in…
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Deadly train crash in Netherlands
One person has been killed and at least 10 others injured when a passenger train derailed in the Netherlands near the town of Dalfsen, some 120 kilometres east of Amsterdam.
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Migrants resist as Greek police move to clear border ‘bottleneck’
Greek police have started removing migrants from the border with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to try to clear a ‘bottleneck’ that is
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US presidential contender Cruz fires spokesman over fake video
US Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz has fired his main spokesman, ahead of the Nevada caucuses. It is over a video that falsely showed
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Shelter for gay refugees opens in Berlin
A gay rights group in Germany is opening a new home in Berlin on Tuesday for homosexual refugees. The project by Schwulenberatung Berlin is in
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Michigan shootings: Uber driver denied bail on murder charges
An Uber driver, accused in the US of six counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder…
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Burundi: Ban Ki-moon wins pledge of ‘inclusive dialogue’
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on a visit to Burundi has persuaded President Pierre…
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Reforms in spotlight as French and German ministers meet Ukraine’s Poroshenko
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India: Deal struck to end deadly Jat protests
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Facebook’s Zuckerberg drops into Mobile World Congress
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Fears of disease in cyclone-hit Fiji amid race to reach remote islands
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Polish authorities claim papers prove Walesa’s Communist ties
business
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Russia’s central bank governor wants to lower risks from forex fluctuations
Russian central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina says the bulk of banking loans in Russia should be in roubles to…
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Pound slumps on Boris related ‘Brexit’ fears
european affairs
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Brexit would make fight against terror harders, says Europol chief
Police in Britain would struggle to prevent terror attacks and fight organised crime if the country votes to leave the…
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Protests as fresh round of TTIP trade deal talks begin
- 1Italian author and intellectual Umberto Eco dies at 84
- 2Russian lorries stuck as Poland and Ukraine close borders
- 3Schengen: the beginning of the end? Austria to begin tighter border checks
- 4Germany’s ruling coalition clashes over refugee integration
- 5Medvedev: Syria, Ukraine and the economic crisis – an exclusive interview
programmes
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Cinema
Migrant documentary ‘Fuocoammare’ wins Golden Bear in Berlin
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Le mag
Budapest celebrates 90 years of György Kurtág
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Cinema
Israeli-Palestinian hip-hop takedown “Junction 48” storms Berlin
This year’s Berlinale has turned up the wattage right from day one, and now the Panorama programme gives us…
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Postcards
Postcards from Japan: The sacred Ise-Jingu Shrine
Our postcard this week comes to you from one of Japan’s most sacred places, the Ise-Jingu Shrine
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Hi-tech
Virtual reality as a tool in the quest to treat phobias
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Futuris
The search for a high flying clean energy generator
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Futuris
Takeaway: higher power
This is a new way to produce clean energy It’s based on a phenomenon known as the Magnus effect Helium…
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Science
ESA’s Sentinel programme watches the world to keep us safe
The European Space Agency-developed satellite Sentinel-3A, recently launched from Plesetsk in Russia, has…
sport
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Football
Chelsea cruise past under-strength Man City in FA Cup, Bayern Munich continue march towards the Bundesliga title
Chelsea eliminated Manchester City from the FA Cup in emphatic style on Sunday. The Stamford Bridge outfit enjoyed a thrilling victory against a
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Other sports
Powerlifting: Rahman breaks world record
Some 200 athletes from 40 nations gathered in Dubai for the latest IPC Powerlifting World Cup event – an event that many used to improve their
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Cycling
Cycling: Nibali celebrates overall Tour of Oman victory
Vincenzo Nibali sounded the warning bells to his principle rivals on Sunday after the Italian champion secured overall victory at the Tour of Oman
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Judo
Dusseldorf Grand Prix: Dimitri Peters triumphs on home soil
Local favourite Dimitri Peters gave the crowd something to smile about when he downed Cuba’s Jose Armenteros in the under 100 kilo final at the
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Judo
Joachim Bottieau and Ono Shohei shine in Dusseldorf
Belgium’s Joachim Bottieau produced a stunning performance to outclass local favourite Sven Maresch in the under 81 kilo final at the Dusseldorf
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Cycling
Tour of Oman: Edvald Boasson Hagen claims stage 5
Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen timed his sprint perfectly to clinch the fifth and penultimate stage of the Tour of Oman in Muscat on Saturday. The
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Winter Sports
Paris claims alpine skiing World Cup downhill in Chamonix
Italy’s Dominik Paris kept his composure to claim a men’s alpine skiing World Cup downhill at Chamonix on Saturday. The 26-year-old finished second
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Winter Sports
Lindsey Vonn clinches downhill World Cup title in Italy
Italy’s Nadia Fanchini upstaged Lindsey Vonn to provide a home winner in the women’s alpine skiing World Cup downhill at La Thuile on Saturday. The
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Judo
Bo Kyeong Jeong strikes gold in Dusseldorf
The Dusseldorf Grand Prix got underway on Friday with Bo Kyeong Jeong proving unstoppable in the women’s under 48 kilo category. The 24-year-old made
travel
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Patent for adjustable aircraft benches created for obese flyers and families
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Bagan ban: Myanmar stops tourists scaling prized pagodas
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Morgan Freeman makes his debut as a GPS navigator
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Cinque Terre and other destinations that limit tourist visits
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Forbes Travel Guide reveals record number of five-star hotels for 2016
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Disney details more ‘Star Wars’ Land features
luxury
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The Rolls-Royce Phantom reaches its zenith
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Mercedes-Maybach S Guard: is this the first limousine to be bulletproof when it comes to depreciation?
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Maserati plugs a leak and a gap in its range with the Levante
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The usual supercar suspects on parade in Geneva
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New Huayra BC offers extreme performance
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007’s Aston Martin sells for £2.4 million benefiting MSF
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