Tunisia Spanish victims of Tunis museum attack are repatriated A plane carrying the bodies of two Spanish victims of the Tunis museum attack has arrived in Barcelona. Survivors have also travelled home after 20/03/2015
Ukraine Turkey supports Ukraine, but not at the expense of relations with Russia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has offered Ukraine a 46.2 million-euro loan to help cover the country’s budget deficit. During a visit to 20/03/2015
Yemen Yemen rocked by multiple suicide bombings at mosques Suicide bombers have attacked two mosques in the Yemeni capital Sana'a killing at least 126 people and wounding scores more. 20/03/2015
Sport Cherniak celebrates maiden Grand Prix gold in Tbilisi The second IJF Grand Prix of the season began on Friday. Day one of three of the Tbilisi Grand Prix saw five gold medals up for grabs. World number 20/03/2015
Switzerland Deadlocked Iran nuclear talks suspended Iran and six world powers have broken off nuclear talks in Lausanne. Negotiations were suspended so the Iranian delegates could attend the funeral of 20/03/2015
Sport Prevc triumphs in Planica The Slovenian fans certainly got their moneys worth on Friday as the ski jumping season heads towards a thrilling climax. Peter Prevc won the 20/03/2015
Italy Italy: Transport minister resigns amid major corruption scandal Maurizio Lupi has resigned as Italy’s Transport and Infrastructure Minister in the wake of the biggest corruption scandal of its kind since the early 20/03/2015
USA Mississippi lynching? Black man found dead hanging from tree A possible case of lynching that gets national attention in the United States is troubling Mississippi, once a hotbed of racism in the southern part 20/03/2015
France Picasso's electrician found guilty of stealing artworks A court in Grasse, in the south of France, has found a couple guilty of stealing 271 artworks by Picasso. Pierre and Danielle Le Guennec were each 20/03/2015
brussels bureau EU leaders vow to stand by Tunisia EU leaders have pledged to boost security cooperation with Tunisia following an Islamist attack in the country’s capital on Wednesday. With 20/03/2015
world news Millions enjoy 'the best eclipse in years' Millions of people have enjoyed watching what astronomers are calling ‘the best solar eclipse in years.’ Some of the clearest views were from Norway 20/03/2015
World Why has the EU backed plans for an energy union? European chiefs have this week backed plans for an energy union – a single market for power and gas based on improving connections between member 20/03/2015
India Reaching new heights: Parents in India scale walls to 'help students cheat' Cheating in school exams in the eastern Indian state of Bihar has, quite literally, reached new heights. Videos have emerged of people scaling the 20/03/2015
Tunisia Tunisia marks independence day in defiance of attacks Thousands of Tunisians have turned out to mark Independence day showing their defiance against the militants who attacked the Bardo museum earlier this week. 20/03/2015
brussels bureau EU offers 'unspent' aid to Greece in return for reform EU officials said on Friday that Greece must unveil a list of reforms before getting any more bailout cash. The country’s international creditors 20/03/2015
Sport Switzerland win team event at World Cup finals Switzerland stunned the bigger guns to win the Nations Team Event at the World Cup season finals in Meribel. The action-packed parallel event saw 20/03/2015
Culture Al Capone Miami Beach mansion restored for video sets The new owners of Al Capone's house in Miami Beach are restoring the property as they hope to rent it out for commercial, photo and movie productions and cash in on the U.S. gangster's mystique. 20/03/2015
Sport Atletico and Reral Madrid to meet in Champions League quarter-final The draw for the Champions League quarter-final stage took place on Friday at Uefa’s headquarters in Nyon Switzerland. Atletico Madrid were drawn 20/03/2015
World Tunisia and international tourists suffer ISIL terrorism Terrorism struck Tunisia this week — a massacre at the capital’s national museum, claiming 23 victims, all but one of them foreign tourists. Swiss 20/03/2015
Kazakhstan Putin in Kazakhstan for talks Russian president Vladimir Putin has met with the president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, and the president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev 20/03/2015
World Under the world's radar: Stories you probably missed Italy: Cyberlegs The world’s first pair of bionic legs, aimed at enabling amputees to walk with less effort, was presented by scientists in Florence 20/03/2015
Culture Baku World of Mugham Festival celebrates traditional music from Azerbaijan The fourth edition of the International World of Mugham Festival has come to a close in Baku. One of Azerbaijan’s many forms of folk music, Mugham 20/03/2015
Japan Japan remembers the deadly metro sarin attack 20 years on Twenty years ago the normally bustling Tokyo metro was brought to a standstill when a deadly sarin attack struck the city's underground system. 20/03/2015
India Unbelievable cheating: Relatives of India students scale building to pass answers Ever been tempted to cheat in your exams ? Sneak your mobile in down your sleeve or write the answers up your arm? Students sitting their tenth 20/03/2015
no comment Extreme ironing creator returns to world's weirdest sport Briton Phil Shaw, who claims to have invented the bizarre activity of ‘extreme ironing’, is making a comeback to the sport after 11 years. Shaw 20/03/2015