2015-02-01

Hungary

Hungarians protest against PM's pro-Russian policies

Thousands of people demonstrated outside Hungary’s parliament on Sunday against Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s pro-Russian polices. The protest was

01/02/2015

Sport

Astana presentation

Dubai is the venue of the Astana Pro team’s official presentation and the location chosen by Vincenzo Nibali to start the season in which he will be

01/02/2015

Economy

'Europe's interests come first', says new Greek government

New Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis says 'Europe comes first', but rules out accepting further financial aid.

01/02/2015

Sport

Severin Freund wins on home soil

Local favourite Severin Freund held his nerve to clinch a World Cup ski jump event in Willingen on Sunday. The 26-year-old cleared 149.5 metres for

01/02/2015

Sport

World Ski Championships almost underway

Welcome to this special edition of Gravity, dedicated to the upcoming alpine skiing world championships. This highly anticipated event starts on

01/02/2015

Ukraine

23 dead in 24 hours in fresh attacks on eastern Ukraine

Dwindling hopes for peace in eastern Ukraine. As fighting rages on, reports suggest at least 23 people have been killed in 24 hours between January 31 and February 1.

01/02/2015

Vatican

Pope Francis announces one-day trip to Bosnia capital Sarajevo

Pope Francis has announced he will visit Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina, in hopes of boosting efforts toward brotherhood in the country

01/02/2015

Egypt

Egypt marks anniversary of 2012 Port Said football riot

Egypt has marked the third anniversary of the Port Said football riot that killed more than 70 people. It was the worst incident of football violence

01/02/2015

Colombia

Former Colombian spy chief to face charges over phone tap scandal

The former head of Colombia’s intelligence agency, who fled to Panama in 2010, has surrendered to authorities to face charges of spying on opponents

01/02/2015

Egypt

Australian Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste free and on his way home

01/02/2015

Switzerland

Ten dead in Swiss-Alp avalanches

Avalanches kill 10 people across three deadly days in the Swiss Alps

01/02/2015

Italy

Carnival of Venice underway in Italy

One of the world’s oldest festivals, the Carnival of Venice, has begun. Thousands of tourists have crowded the city’s canals, bridges and squares to

01/02/2015

Syria

Islamic State group 'admits defeat' in Kobani

Video emerges of masked fighter claiming ISIL withdrawal from Kobani was largely due to US-led air strikes.

01/02/2015

Japan

Kenji Goto's mother's grief after the news of her son's murder

The mother of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto tearfully pledged that she would continue her son’s efforts towards making “the world a place without

01/02/2015

China

Hong Kong 'umbrella' revolutionists return for peaceful rally

01/02/2015

World News

7,500 African Union troops to fight Boko Haram

African Union forces from Chad have attacked Boko Haram killing 120 of its militants in the far north of Cameron. The Islamist militant group had

01/02/2015

Ukraine

Kyiv begins evacuation of civilians from the under fire town of Debaltseve

The Ukrainian government has announced an evacuation programme for civilians living in and around the town of Debaltseve. The important railway

01/02/2015

Japan

ISIL posts video of the beheading of second Japanese hostage Kenji Goto

01/02/2015

Greece

Golden Dawn rally in Athens provokes anti-fascist protests

In the Greek capital thousands of anti-fascist demonstrators took to the streets in a rally against far-right extremism. The protest was in response

01/02/2015

Russia

Blaze rips through Moscow library home to millions of rare texts and books

A huge blaze has ripped through one of Russia’s largest libraries. The fire in Moscow’s Institute of Scientific Information on Social Sciences in

01/02/2015