2014-09-25

France looks set to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes and a ban on e-cigarettes in some public spaces in a bid to cut the number of people

Scandal has rocked the Vatican for the second time in a week. On Thursday (September 25), officials confirmed Pope Francis had sacked Bishop

Germany’s Minister of Defence Ursula von der Leyen has visited the Kurdish region in northern Iraq as Berlin sends arms to help Kurdish fighters in

Iraq’s prime minister has warned that ISIL militants planned attacks on the metro transport network in Paris and subway systems in the US. He

In the village of Saint-Martin-Vésubie in the French Alps, where Hervé Gourdel lived and worked, there was shock and disbelief at news that he has

Long a difficult place for foreign companies, India has launched a major effort to attract manufacturers and investors Prime Minister Narendra

The conflicts in Ukraine and Syria have renewed debate over how much hard power Europe needs to stabilise its own neighbourhood, and to protect its

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has blamed the rise of violent extremism on what he called “certain states” and on unidentified “intelligence

Our correspondent Bora Bayraktar has been at the Turkish border with Syria, at the refugee camp of Suruc. It’s just 10 kilometres and a border

Portugal has seen its second strike in as many days. After action was taken by dissatisfied nurses, metro workers in Lisbon staged a 24-hour strike

Iceland witnessed 40 earthquakes on Wednesday (September 24), which saw lava flow from an active volcano arrive within 200 metres of a highland road

Seven people have gone before a prosecutor in Greece, suspected of involvement in a cross-border child trafficking network. The group is alleged to

India’s space agency has released an image of Mars, accompanied by a message saying “the view is nice up here.” Martian Orbiter Mission, the

It’s the event that turns the typically individual sport of golf into a thrilling team competition of the highest level. It’s a biennial battle

Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has laid out his plans for social and economic reforms over the next six years. He hopes they will allow the

Despite repeatedly ruling out taking part in air strikes on ISIL targets over Syria, France has now hinted at a potential change of plans. Hours

France is to increase security in public places and on public transport in the wake of the beheading of a French mountain guide in Algeria and

The family of murdered French tourist Hervé Gourdel have called for tolerance ahead of remembrance rallies on Friday (September 26). The

How would you like a job where you could take as much holiday as you wanted without having to ask permission? That is what is planned for some

EU and Canadian officials are to mark the end of five years of free trade negotiations this week. They will meet in Ottawa on Friday to put the

Greece’s Aerites==http://www.aerites.com/?page_id=109== Dance Company is presenting “Planites”, the third part of a trilogy dedicated to urban life

The first US strikes against ISIL were on August 8th. Since then, Washington seems to have accomplished a stunning feat in rallying countries

Fashion from films like Blade Runner or the Fifth Element are believed to have inspired Corrie Nielsen’s futuristic collection on show at Paris

Marianne Faithfull is marking her half century in the music business with a world tour and a new album – ‘Give My Love To London’ – her 20th

Have you ever wondered what you would do if a plane you are on had to make an emergency landing? It is a question British Airways regularly

There are problems for Apple’s new plus sized iPhone and its latest operating system. User of the iPhone 6 have found its aluminum shell makes the

A powerful campaign by British Muslims to condemn the actions of the Islamic State militant movement is gaining momentum. “Not in my name”, led by

Teaching of Spanish in Europe’s secondary schools has enjoyed a ‘remarkable increase’, new figures reveal. The data, released to coincide with

Toto and His Sisters is a documentary about the lives of three children and their mother who’s in jail for drug dealing. It is the work of German

Myanmar has held its biggest discharge of child soldiers from its army ranks. But the UN says boys are still being illegally recruited from poor