2015-04-23

World News

Memories of compassion among bloodshed in shrine to Gallipoli's past

A 1915 Franco-British naval attack on the Gallipoli peninsula was to become one of Istanbul’s fiercest battles in World War I and is now heralded as

23/04/2015

South Africa

Cape Town protests against attacks on immigrants

Hundreds in Cape Town have attended a protest against the wave of xenophobic violence that has gripped parts of South Africa recently. Demonstrators

23/04/2015

Culture news

Estonian duo among favourites for Eurovision 2015

The Eurovision song contest is just around the corner and among the favourites are Elina Born and Stig Rästa from Estonia. The singer and songwriter

23/04/2015

Yemen

Houthi fighters want UN peace talks, but only after airstrikes stop

In Yemen, Reuters reported that Houthi fighters captured an army base in the city of Taiz. Residents said a Saudi airstrike hit the installation

23/04/2015

Chile

Calbuco volcano's surprise eruption alarms Chileans

A huge cloud of ash spewed from Chile’s Calbuco volcano on Wednesday (April 22) as it erupted for the first time in 40 years. Emergency services

23/04/2015

Italy

EU leaders meet to address migrant crisis

EU leaders meeting on Thursday over the migrant crisis are expected to agree to expand search and rescue efforts in the Mediterranean

23/04/2015

Russia

Russia's Lavrov calls EU charges against Gazprom 'unacceptable'

EU-Russian relations take another hit with Brussels’ charges against Gazprom. The Russian gas giant was accused on Wednesday of overcharging

23/04/2015

France

France mulls refund of Mistral warship contract with Russia

France said on Wednesday it could cancel and refund a 1.2 billion euro military contract with Russia that’s been frozen for months. Paris suspended

23/04/2015

World News

Happy Birthday, Hubble: legendary telescope turns 25

It was launched into space exactly 25 years ago, on 24 April 1990, amid much scepticism. The Hubble Space Telescope did little to silence its critics

23/04/2015

World News

Real and Juventus make it to the Champions League semifinals

Real Madrid and Juventus secured their spot for the semi finals of the Champions League on Wednesday. They will join Bayern Munich and Barcelona, who

23/04/2015

Russia

Navalny unveils joint opposition agenda for Russian elections

Russian opposition parties who have joined forces against the Kremlin have outlined their agenda for regional elections later this year, ahead of a

23/04/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine crisis has created more than 2 million refugees, UN reports

More than 800,000 people have fled Ukraine as the conflict made towns and villages uninhabitable and destroyed vital infrastructure, according to

23/04/2015

France

France: Student held over 'church attack plot'

The man detained in France on suspicion of planning an imminent attack on one or two churches has been identified as Sid Ahmed Ghlam, an electronics

23/04/2015