2015-05-05

Cinema

Kristen Wiig explores bipolar absurdity in 'Welcome to Me'

A woman with borderline personality disorder wins the lottery and decides to spend the cash on her own talk show. Against all odds, the show becomes

05/05/2015

Culture news

Californian pop-rock band Echosmith are the new Cool Kids on the block

2015 has been a breakthrough year for Californian pop-rock band Echosmith, thanks to their track ‘Cool Kids’. Peaking at number 13 on the Billboard

05/05/2015

Nigeria

Boko Haram freed women tell of captive life under Islamist Jihadi fighters

Boko Haram is fracturing, there is discontent in the organisation’s ranks as they face shortages of fuel and weapons. That’s according to a group of

05/05/2015

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New-born golden monkeys in China

05/05/2015

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Deadly anti-government demonstrations in Burundi

05/05/2015

Hungary

How World War II shaped modern Hungary

05/05/2015

Nepal

Nepal says aid supplies helping country 'gradually become normal' after quake

Nepalese authorities say humanitarian operations are being strengthened and aid is getting through to areas hardest hit by the earthquake ten days

05/05/2015

Business Series

Egypt's tax crisis and US sluggish growth

The US recovery has lost momentum, the Federal Reserve leaves rate hike on hold, while a new tax law in Egypt has riled businessmen and investors.

05/05/2015

Yemen

Saudi Arabia considers truce to allow humanitarian aid in Yemen

Saudi Arabia says it is consulting coalition partners about a possible truce in Yemen to allow humanitarian aid to get through. But on Monday its

05/05/2015

USA

US Muslims condemn gun attack on Texas anti-Islam art show

American Muslims have condemned the attack on an art centre in Texas by two gunmen, one of whom may have had jihadist sympathies. 'They were there to

05/05/2015

Lithuania

Lithuania detains Russian "spy"

Lithuania has ordered the detention of a Russian citizen on suspicion of spying. The individual is accused of trying to infiltrate Lithuania’s

05/05/2015

Germany

"Night Wolves" bikers court controversy at Dachau

Members of a Russian ultra nationalist motor bike club have visited the former concentration camp at Dachau as part of a trip to mark the 70th

05/05/2015

Netherlands

Dutch royal couple honour WW II dead

Dutch King Willem-Alexander and his queen Maxima have attended a remembrance ceremony in Amsterdam honouring those who fought and died in World War

05/05/2015

USA

Carson and Fiorina enter crowded race for Republican presidential nomination

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson is one of two more candidates to announce they are running for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. Tea party

05/05/2015

France

France's Front National founder Jean-Marie Le Pen angry over party suspension

The founder of France’s Front National party Jean-Marie Le Pen has reacted angrily to his suspension to the party. Refering to his daughter, the

05/05/2015