2015-01-16

Culture news

Controversial play about Princess Di's death opens in London's West End

‘Truth, Lies, Diana’ is a controversial West End show that promises to reveal “sensational new information about the death of Princess Diana”

16/01/2015

Culture news

New York exhibition marks 50 years since Martin Luther King historic march

Stephen Somerstein was just 24 years old when he photographed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the five-day, 54-mile Selma to Montgomery March in

16/01/2015

Germany

Terror suspects arrested in Berlin

Berlin is the latest European city to see police raids with the arrests of terror suspects. Two Turkish men were detained on Friday morning suspected

16/01/2015

Italy

Italian hostages freed in Syria welcomed home by ministers

Two aid workers taken hostage in northern Syria arrive in Rome after release

16/01/2015

Philippines

After "expect a punch" comment, Pope highlights Philippines corruption

The Pope has called on the Philippines government to do more to tackle corruption

16/01/2015

Lithuania

Lithuanians advised to keep calm in new "war manual"

Lithuania is publishing a manual to advise citizens on how to respond to threats amid fears Russia’s intervention in Ukraine could spread to the

16/01/2015

World News

Ebola "slowing" in West Africa

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa appears to be slowing down, according to the UN special envoy on the virus, but he added the battle was far from

16/01/2015

France

Body of kidnapped French tourist found in Algeria

Algerian special forces have found the body of French tourist Herve Gourdel who was kidnapped and beheaded by Islamist militants while hiking in

16/01/2015

USA

Google Glass discontinued to make way for new product

There’s bad news for technophiles as sales of Google Glass eyewear have been halted. The internet giant said they were still committed to a consumer

16/01/2015

Belgium

Belgium on high alert after two die in police anti-terror raid

Two suspected jihadists have been killed in the Belgian city of Verviers in an anti-terror raid as similar operations continued overnight in Brussels

16/01/2015

Cuba

US eases sanctions on Cuba for trade, travel and banking

The US is rolling back decades of sanctions on Cuba starting on Friday opening up the Communist-ruled island to expanded travel, trade and financial

16/01/2015

Ukraine

OSCE sends drone to probe Ukraine fatal bus attack

International monitors from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has sent a drone to fly over the site in eastern Ukraine

16/01/2015

Sport

EPO investigation: Rita Jeptoo forced to be patient

The wait continues for Rita Jeptoo. Investigators have yet to make a decision on the length of a competition ban after the 2013 and 2014 Boston and

16/01/2015