world news Cyprus incumbent Anastasiades wins presidential run-off Incumbent president Nicos Anastasiades walks away with almost 60 percent share of the vote against his left-leaning challenger Stavros Malas. 04/02/2018
USA At least two dead and over 100 injured in US train crash South Carolina governor Henry McMaster said the Amrak train appeared to be riding on the wrong track before it collided with a freight train. 04/02/2018
world news Russian pilot 'killed by terrorists' on the ground after jet is downed A Russian pilot has been killed after his fighter jet was brought down in northern Syria, according to Russian officials and a Syrian monitoring group. The craft crashed over Idlib province, a rebel heartland which was reportedly the target of repeated airstrikes on Saturday. 03/02/2018
world news Trump authorises release of classified memo alleging misconduct by FBI House Republicans defied pleas from law enforcement and intelligence officials to release the controversial file on Friday. 02/02/2018
world news At least 90 migrants feared drowned off the Libyan coast says UN At least 90 migrants have drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya on Friday. The United Nations’ migration agency, the 02/02/2018
world news Two army helicopters collide in France killing five - police At least five people have reportedly been killed after a crash involving two army helicopters in southeast France. The crash occurred around 9am 02/02/2018
world news Doping ban overturned for 28 Russian athletes Russia is now in talks to see if the athletes can seek late entry into South Korea's winter games, which open in one week. 01/02/2018
world news Roger Federer beats Marin Cilic to win Australian Open tennis title Roger Federer has won his sixth title down under and his 20th grand slam following victory in the men’s singles final at the Australian Open. The 28/01/2018
world news IKEA founder dies The furniture chain paid tribute to Ingvar Kamprad in a statement, calling him "one of the greatest entrepreneurs of the 20th century". 28/01/2018
world news Zeman wins Czech presidential election Milos Zeman remains Czech president after beating his rival Jiri Drahos in the presidential run-off. 27/01/2018
Sport Caroline Wozniacki beats Simona Halep to win Australian Open Second seed Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki beats top seed Romania's Simona Halep to take women's title in Australia 27/01/2018
USA Casey Affleck pulls out of presenting award at 2018 Oscars Affleck, who was sued for alleged sexual harassment by female crew members on an earlier film, was expected to present this year's Best Actress award. 25/01/2018
Italy Milan train crash 'leaves at least three dead' Authorities say three people were killed and 13 seriously injured. 25/01/2018
world news Brazilian appeals court upholds corruption conviction against ex presi Majority of Brazil's appeal court panel upholds the corruption conviction of former president Lula da Silva 24/01/2018
World 'President Trump's use of fake news is the real problem' A panel of heavyweights in the media industry looked at ways to tackle the problem of disinformation at the World Economic Forum in Davos. 24/01/2018
world news Qualcomm fined almost 1bn€ by EU competition watchdog over Apple deal Qualcomm says it intends to appeal after the Commission fined it €997m for allegedly paying Apple to guarantee the exclusive supply of chips for iPhones and iPads. 24/01/2018
Afghanistan Save the Children suspends Afghan operations after Jalalabad attack The international aid group closes its Afghan offices and temporarily suspends operations after the deadly attack in Jalalabad, claimed by ISIL. 24/01/2018
world news Oscars: Who will be nominated for the 90th Academy Awards 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri', 'The Shape of Water', 'Lady Bird', and 'Get Out' are among the favourites for the Best Picture category. 23/01/2018
USA Alaska earthquake sparks brief tsunami fears along US west coast A magnitude-7.9 earthquake struck the Gulf of Alaska early on Tuesday, prompting authorities to warn of a possible tsunami in the area and all the way down the US west coast, where the alert was later lifted. 23/01/2018
world news Charing Cross Station in London closes due to gas leak More than 1400 people were evacuated from hotels and a nightclub in the area. 23/01/2018
world news Senators reach deal to reopen US government: Schumer The Senate minority leader said his party has reached a deal with the Republicans on a funding bill to end a partial shutdown of federal government. 22/01/2018
world news Germany Social Democrats back coalition talks with Merkel's conservati Germany's SPD vote in favour of coalition negotiations with Merkel's conservatives - 362 delegates in favour, 279 against. 21/01/2018
no comment Pope continues championing of the Amazon, meets indigenous children Pope Francis continues his visit to Peru with an anti-corruption message in public while sat beside a national leader, a rarity. Last month President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was criticised for pardoning a former leader jailed for human rights abuses, a move seemingly designed to avoid impeachment. 20/01/2018
France French chef Paul Bocuse dies aged 91 Former Lyon mayor, now France's Interior Minister, Gerard Collomb, announces the news on Twitter. 20/01/2018
Turkey Turkish President Erdogan says a ground operation has begun in Syria Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday a military operation in Syria’s Kurdish-controlled Afrin region had begun after cross-border 20/01/2018
USA Parents of 13 children held captive in California plead 'not guilty' The parents of 13 children allegedly held captive in their California home have pleaded “not guilty” to charges of “torture, child abuse, and false 18/01/2018
