2015-04-30

Culture news

Success won't make 'Furious 7' hit author lose his head

Charlie Puth is adjusting to life in the fast lane. The 23-year-old newcomer has topped Billboard’s Hot 100 chart with his Paul Walker tribute song

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USA

Calm in Baltimore, but violence erupts elsewhere in the US

A second night of curfew sees calm restored to Baltimore, but violence breaks out in other US cities.

30/04/2015

United Kingdom

Duchess of Cambridge goes into labour

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Vietnam

Vietnam celebrates 40 years since the fall of Saigon

Parades are held in Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate 40 years since the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War.

30/04/2015

Nepal

Disease next risk for Nepal

More bodies are being brought out daily from beneath the piles of rubble where once homes stood in Kathmandu. So far the number of dead in Nepal has

30/04/2015

USA

Baltimore is put under curfew again as protests spread

A largely peaceful protest with thousands demanding justice and police reform, capped a day of relative calm in Baltimore on Wednesday. But anger

30/04/2015

Austria

Vienna court to rule on Ukrainian oligarch's extradition

The future of Dmytro Firtash, one of Ukraine’s most prominent billionaires will be decided today in Austria. A Vienna regional criminal court is to

30/04/2015

Chile

Chile's president vows to re-write constitution and tackle corruption

Chile's president has vowed to rewrite the constitution and tackle corruption in an attempt to draw the line under recent scandals which have blighted the government.

30/04/2015

France

France plans rehabilitation unit for returning jihadists

France is setting up a rehabilitation unit for youths returning from conflict zones such as Syria. Young French Muslims who have become radicalised

30/04/2015

Poland

Nationalist Russian bikers visit Auschwitz

After being barred from riding into Poland members of the Russian Night Wolves bike club arrived by car to visit Auschwitz on Wednesday. They were

30/04/2015

Nepal

UN launches appeal for $415m in aid for Nepal

More needs to be done to help the millions of Nepalis fighting to survive following a major earthquake in the region, that's according to the UN who have launched an appeal for almost 400 million euro

30/04/2015

Germany

Replica of Nazi camp gate installed at Dachau

A recreation of the gate bearing the Nazi slogan “Arbeit macht frei” – “Work sets you free”- has been installed at the site of the former Dachau

30/04/2015

France

Luz of Charlie Hebdo to stop drawing Mohammed

The Charlie Hebdo cartoonist who drew the front page of the first edition to appear after January’s massacre says he no longer intends to draw the

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