2016-04-04

Sport

Champions League: Barcelona set for Atletico Madrid quarter-final clash

The Champions League resumes this week with the quarter-final stage. Holders Barcelona will look to bounce back from their El Clasico defeat to arch

04/04/2016

Azerbaijan

Calls for calm after third day of fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenia’s president has warned that renewed fighting in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh could spiral into all-out war after a third day of

04/04/2016

World

UN seeks stronger safeguards for refugees in Greece and Turkey

The European Commission says the aim of the EU’s deal with Turkey on migrants is to smash human trafficking rings – and replace chaotic, dangerous

04/04/2016

World News

When TV puts the power into the hands of fans

04/04/2016

Economy

'Panama Papers:' How are taxes avoided and assets hidden?

Holding money in offshore companies is not illegal. But in the wake of the “Panama papers” leak, it is claimed there is evidence of funds being

04/04/2016

Ukraine

Poroshenko defends offshore assets amid 'Panama Papers' leak

The Ukrainian President says he's done nothing wrong, as lawmakers call for an investigation into allegations he used an offshore firm to avoid tax.

04/04/2016

World News

Iceland's PM refuses to resign over Panama Papers scandal

Under mounting pressure from the opposition, Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson is adamant he has no plans to resign over the Panama

04/04/2016

Economy

Cyprus starts working week out of bailout

Cyprus has kicked off the working week standing on its own two feet. Its EU bailout has officially finished, as it bounces back from financial

04/04/2016

Russia

'Putinophobia abroad': Panama Papers 'direct attack on Russian president' - Kremlin

Never one to shy away from the spotlight, Russian President Vladimir Putin has very publically labelled the Panama Papers revelations an attack on

04/04/2016

Russia

'Panama Papers': Putin's circle

Putin's name does not appear in the leaked documents, but those of some of his very close friends do.

04/04/2016

Netherlands

Last Dutch holocaust survivor Jules Schelvis dies aged 95

The last holocaust survivor in the Netherlands has died. Jules Schelvis, who had been imprisoned in six different death camps throughout the war

04/04/2016

Iraq

ISIL suicide bombers kill dozens in revenge attacks across Iraq

Dozens of people are said to have been killed in a series of suicide and other attacks across Iraq. So-called Islamic State said it was behind the

04/04/2016

Pakistan

Flash floods kill at least 55 in Pakistan

In the Khyber and Kashmiri regions of northern Pakistan flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 55 people. An emergency

04/04/2016

Germany

First Syrian refugees arrive in Germany under EU-Turkey exchange deal

The first group of Syrian refugees to be sent to Europe in exchange for those returned to Turkey arrived in northern Germany on Monday. The first

04/04/2016

Sport

Real Madrid win El Clasico bragging rights as Leicester move closer to first league title since 1929

Barcelona’s 39-match unbeaten run came to an end on home soil at the weekend as arch rivals Real Madrid won the El Clasico bragging rights. Gerard

04/04/2016

Europe News

Transparency campaigners warn against inaction on offshore tax schemes

The Panama Papers was the biggest data leak in history. Consisting of more than 11 million emails and files from a law firm specialising in offshore

04/04/2016

Sport

Chelsea appoint Antonio Conte as head coach

Chelsea have officially lined up their next coach after appointing Italy boss Antonio Conte to replace Guus Hiddink at the helm next season. The

04/04/2016

France

eSports: the half a billion dollar ‘niche’ industry coming to a TV near you

04/04/2016

Cinema

'The Conjuring 2' promises more scary exorcist-style horror

After the success of horror flick ‘The Conjuring’, director James Wan is back with ‘The Conjuring 2’. Also based on a true story, the sequel

04/04/2016

Sport

"Panama papers" pick out stars and top officials in football

No stranger to the spotlight, the world of football figures firmly in the “Panama papers” with players and top officials in the game’s governing body

04/04/2016

Cinema

'The Huntsman' returns with added star power

The world of the Grimm Brothers is back to haunt us on the silver screen with the prequel to the 2012 hit ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’. ‘The

04/04/2016

Iraq

In Iraq, fighting ISIL's ideology in mosques, prisons and schools

The war against the group calling itself Islamic State, or ISIL, is also a war against its beliefs.

04/04/2016

Panama

The Panama Papers: a British problem? A British crisis?

“There are no safe havens for tax evaders and no-one should be in any doubt that the days of hiding money offshore are gone.” So says Britain’s tax

04/04/2016

Economy

Oil prices hover around one-month lows

Oil hovered around one-month lows on Monday, as investors ditched some of their bullish bets on another price rise. This, also amid fading chances

04/04/2016

Economy

Pre-orders for Tesla's Model 3 at 276,000

California-based Tesla Motors is being buoyed by bumper pre-orders of its Model 3 electric car. Its founder and chief executive Elon Musk says they

04/04/2016

Economy

Unemployment rate down in euro area

Figures just out show February’s unemployment rate in the euro area stood at 10.3 percent. That is down 0.1 percent on the previous month and is the

04/04/2016

Greece

First EU migrant deportations from Greece to Turkey 'go smoothly', despite protests

The scene played out at dawn on the island of Lesbos was orderly in contrast to those witnessed on Greek shores in recent months. Two

04/04/2016

Economy

Alaska Air to buy Virgin America in 2.3 billion euro deal

Alaska Air Group says it has agreed to buy Virgin America for almost 2.3 billion euros. It wants to expand its presence on the US West Coast

04/04/2016

Germany

'Panama Papers': World leaders caught up in 'biggest financial leak in history'

Over 11 million leaked documents from the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca reveal how some of the world’s richest and most powerful people hide

04/04/2016

Turkey

Turkey: Dikili residents express anger over EU migrant deal

The European Commission says Ankara has met the legal requirements for the return of migrants from Greece. A spokesperson made the statement as the

04/04/2016