2015-04-13

France

Le Pen grand-daughter to replace FN founder in French regional poll

Marion Marechal-Le Pen, the grand-daughter of France’s Front National (FN) founder, Jean-Marie Le Pen, is to replace him as candidate in regional

13/04/2015

Germany

Right-wing Dutch politician speaks at anti-Islam rally in Dresden.

Right wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders spoke at a meeting in Dresden of the anti-Islam PEGIDA movement on Monday. The crowd fell far short of the

13/04/2015

Russia

At least 23 dead in Russia wildfires

At least 23 people have died as days of wildfires ravaged Russia’s Khakassia region. The Investigative Committee, a body reporting directly to

13/04/2015

USA

Hillary Clinton fans delight with presidential announcement. Critics lay into the logo.

Hillary Clinton hit the ground running with her announcement to run for president. When she confirmed via social media that she is going for the top

13/04/2015

France

4K is the future of TV, just not yet

13/04/2015

Uruguay

Light of the Latin American left Eduardo Galeano dies, 74

Eduardo Galeano, an anti-capitalist, leading voice of the Latin American left, has died in Montevideo, aged 74. Perhaps best known for his 1971 book

13/04/2015

Belgium

Second cyber attack in days on French media

A second French-speaking organisation has been hacked in a matter of days. Belgian newspapers Le Soir and Sudpresse, both part of Rossel media group

13/04/2015

China

China: Former energy sector leader pleads guilty to corruption

Jiang Jiemen, the former head of China’s top energy group (CNPC), has pleaded guilty in the first day of a corruption trial against him. Jiang, who

13/04/2015

Sport

Champions League: Atletico and Real meet in rematch of last season's final

The Champions League resumes on Tuesday with two of the first-leg fixtures of the quarter-final stage. Atletico Madrid welcome La Liga and city

13/04/2015

Germany

German author Günter Grass, the Nobel Prize-winning writer of The Tin Drum, has died

Controversial German author Günter Grass has died at the age of 87. His publisher said he passed away at a clinic in Leubeck in northern Germany on

13/04/2015

Culture news

Once Erasmus, forever Erasmus

Michael Dilissen is one of millions of young Europeans to have benefited from the EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme, and who could now build on

13/04/2015

Libya

Libya: ISIL supporters claim responsibility for embassy attacks in capital

Supporters of an ISIL affiliate have claimed responsibility for two attacks in the Libyan capital Tripoli. A car bomb exploded outside the Moroccan

13/04/2015

Brazil

President Rousseff faces growing national anger in Brazil

Brazil’s president has come under more public pressure to quit, with protest rallies in 156 cities over the weekend. Although well over half a

13/04/2015

Target

Kanazawa: a jewel in Japan's crown

In this week’s episode of Target we go to Kanazawa, in the west of the archipelago. It is on UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network for its traditional

13/04/2015

Italy

Freedom at a price: Thousands rescued trying to reach Italy from north Africa

Reaching Italy at any cost: at least nine migrants die and 5,629 are rescued from the Mediterranean in three days, prompting urgent calls for international help.

13/04/2015

Yemen

Iran urges formation of new Yemeni government amid turmoil

As Yemen’s turmoil continues, Iran is urging the formation of a new government and offering to assist in a political transition. It is a move that is

13/04/2015

Russia

Russia to deliver long-awaited missile system to Iran

Russia’s President Putin has signed a decree lifting the ban on the sale of a missile system to Iran. The move is part of a wider oil-for-goods swap

13/04/2015

Sport

Chelsea continue title march, Man United enjoy derby success as PSG win League Cup

Chelsea continued their march towards the Premier League title courtesy of a narrow 1-0 win at a battling Queens Park Rangers. Chelsea had not

13/04/2015

USA

Hillary Clinton's second run for presidency seeks more empathy

The last time Hillary Clinton presented herself as a candidate for the most powerful job in America critics complained she was stiff, lacked a

13/04/2015

Cinema

Cartoon Movie: a springboard for European animation films

Which European animation films could come next to our cinemas? The answer may lie in Cartoon Movie, a business event for European animation

13/04/2015

Sport

Passing the time when the match is dull

Let’s face it; sometimes football can be boring. But fans in Romania have come up with an idea of how to get through those dull times, when 90

13/04/2015

United Kingdom

UK opposition leader promises to build fairer society, as he unveils election manifesto

Britain’s opposition Labour leader Ed Miliband has unveiled his shop window of election promises, as he bids to become the country’s next prime

13/04/2015

Sudan

A foregone conclusion? Sudan goes to the polls

Sudan begins three days of presidential and parliamentary elections, which the main opposition parties have boycotted, paving the way for another win for incumbent President Omar al-Bashir.

13/04/2015

Europe News

Do EU petitions work?

It was sold as the big idea to reconnect EU voters with those often distant institutions in Brussels. Yet it is still up for debate whether the

13/04/2015

Hungary

Hungary: Far-right Jobbik wins first individual constituency seat

Hungary’s far-right Jobbik Party has won its first ever individual constituency seat in parliament, preliminary results show. With 99 percent of the

13/04/2015

Hungary

Hungary: ruling party losses are far-right Jobbik's gain

13/04/2015

United Arab Emirates

French 'spiderman' reaches new heights scaling world’s tallest twisted building in Dubai

A French climber, Alain Robert, has scaled one of Dubai’s tallest skyscrapers. The daredevil did not use a harness and relied on only chalk and

13/04/2015

France

Paris City Hall votes in favour of bidding for 2024 Olympics

13/04/2015

France

Jean-Marie Le Pen quits French regional vote amid family feud

France’s Jean-Marie Le Pen has pulled out of the country’s regional elections set to take place in December. The leader of France’s National Front

13/04/2015

Germany

German novelist Guenter Grass dies

German novelist and Nobel Prize winner Guenter Grass has died, aged 87. He was best known for works such as “The Tin Drum.” Grass was born in the

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