2015-04-01

A woman carrying guns and hand grenades has been shot dead by Turkish police. The woman threw grenades into Istanbul’s police headquarters. One

Female attacker shot dead near Instanbul police building

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Switzerland

World powers struggle to strike deal with Iran over nuclear programme

The talking was supposed to have ended on Tuesday night, but world powers are still trying to strike a deal with Iran over its disputed nuclear

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Brazil’s football World Cup dream continues to be the stuff of nightmares. Two stadiums that hosted several games are now up for sale as the owner

For Sale - two Brazilian World Cup stadiums

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Three skiiers have been killed in an avalanche in the French Alps. It happened in the Ecrins mountain range, more than 3,000 metres above sea level

Three skiers killed in avalanche in French Alps

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China’s Dongfeng Race Team has been forced to abandon stage five of the Volvo Ocean Race. The team’s vessel suffered a broken mast as it approached

China's Dongfeng quits leg five of Volvo Ocean Race

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World

Kyrgyzstan will push for "close engagement" with EU says President Almazbek Atambayev

Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev has been on an extended tour of Europe meeting major European Union leaders. He plans to go to Moscow soon to

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Bayern Munich’s versatile left-back David Alaba has been ruled out for around seven weeks with a torn knee ligament. The German Bundesliga champions

Knee injury rules Bayern's David Alaba out for seven weeks

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All at sea: Europe's struggle to cope with growing migrant crisis

Thousands of desperate migrants continue to undertake the relatively short but highly dangerous voyage from north Africa to southern Europe

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Turkish police shot dead a woman carrying guns and hand grenades and detained a man as they tried to attack Istanbul’s police headquarters on

Female attacker shot dead near Instanbul police HQ

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Syria

Syria: ISIL militants seize parts of Palestinian camp

ISIL militants have reportedly taken control of large parts of a Palestinian camp in the Syrian capital. Video uploaded to the internet purportedly

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The head of Germanwings and the boss of parent company Lufthansa have visited the scene of the French Alps crash

Don't ask about the co-pilot: Lufthansa boss refuses questions at Alps crash site

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Germany

Lufthansa's claim of 100% pilot fitness jars credibility

Germany’s airline Lufthansa, parent company for several other airlines as well, is trying to recover and stabilise its credibility in the aftermath

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Turkish police shot two attackers outside Istanbul’s police headquarters on Wednesday, killing one of them and leaving two officers injured in an

Turkish police shoot two attackers outside Istanbul HQ – At least one dead

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Real Madrid have boosted their ranks by buying the Brazilian defender Danilo from Porto. The 23-year-old, who mainly plays at right-back, will join

Real Madrid agree deal to buy Porto defender Danilo

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Ukraine

Russia's gas discount to Ukraine extended

Ukraine, locked in a longstanding pricing row with Russia over gas, hopes to sign a memorandum with Moscow this month on supplies that will run until

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Europe News

New meat labelling rules come into force

New EU meat labelling rules have come into effect to ensure consumers know where the animal was reared and slaughtered. That means pork, lamb, goat

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Gaza

Palestinian Authority joins International Criminal Court

The Palestinian Authority has joined the International Criminal Court, vowing to hand over suspects to The Hague – including their own government

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Belgium

Row in Belgium over child killer's ex-wife sharing home with former judge

There is controversy in Belgium over news the ex-wife of a serial child killer is to move into the home of a former judge

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French magazine Paris Match and German daily Bild report that a cellphone video found in the Germanwings wreckage shows the flight's last moments

Controversy over footage recovered from Germanwings plane crash

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Chad

Nigerian refugees bear terror trauma from Boko Haram

Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres or MSF) has deployed an emergency team to Chad. The NGO is helping an estimated 18,300 refugees and

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Crowds of people have attended a funeral ceremony in the Istanbul courthouse where a prosecutor was taken hostage on Tuesday and who later died

Funeral ceremony held for Turkish prosecutor, as police make arrests

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Culture news

Greece and Ukraine crises reflected at European cultural awards

In Brussels, Greece and Ukraine picked up prestigious a European cultural award on Tuesday named after Princess Margriet of the Netherlands. Her

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Cinema

New Robert Altman documentary honours an American cinema giant

One of world cinema’s greats, the late American director Robert Altman, gets an overdue documentary from filmmaker Ron Mann, which offers an in-depth

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Iraq

Iraqi soldiers and Shi'ite militia celebrate victory in Tikrit

The Iraqi interior minister says most of Tikrit is now under the control of government forces

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Deadly air strike destroys a dairy factory in Yemen

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