2015-05-06

Sport

Spanish football federation suspends end of season matches in TV rights row

The Spanish football federation has announced it intends to suspend all competitions from May 16. The strike originates from a disagreement over

06/05/2015

Sport

Arctic Rugby Challenge

Former England stars Tim Stimpson and Ollie Phillips have returned victorious from the arctic, trekking over 90 kilometres to the Magnetic North Pole

06/05/2015

United Kingdom

UKIP's Nigel Farage stakes political future on close race in South Thanet

UKIP's Nigel Farage says he'll quit leadership if he fails to win bid for parliamentary seat

06/05/2015

United Kingdom

Mixed news on UK economy on election eve

There has been mixed news on the crucial election issue of the British economy on the eve of the vote. Britain’s huge service sector unexpectedly

06/05/2015

Italy

Italy's coastguard rescues 600 migrants in 24hrs

Set adrift for two days in the Mediterranean 98 migrants have been picked up by the Italian coastguard overnight on Tuesday. Italy has rescued at

06/05/2015

United Kingdom

Mother of All Parliaments promises unpredictable springtime

Elections have been predictable in the UK for decades. It is how they worked, the Conservatives in power then Labour then the same again. The United

06/05/2015

Germany

Four arrested in Germany in alleged anti-Islamic attacks

German police have detained four people suspected of plotting an attack on Muslims and refugees. They arrested the three men and one woman accused of

06/05/2015

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Koala pays late night visit to Australian hospital

06/05/2015

Japan

Five issues that feed the WWII debate in Japan

06/05/2015

South Africa

Soweto residents protest electricity prices

Protesters in the Johannesburg township of Soweto took to the streets in anger over what they say are unaffordable electricity prices from the

06/05/2015

United Kingdom

UK party leaders campaign to the end to break election deadlock

The last day of campaigning ahead of Thursday's British general election has seen party leaders Cameron, Miliband, Clegg, Sturgeon, Farage and Bennett campaigning across the country in a last-minute s

06/05/2015

Germany

70 years on from the Battle for Berlin

06/05/2015

United Kingdom

Tory and Labour manifestos: spot the difference

The main themes in UK election campaigning have not played more in favour of either the ruling Conservatives or opposition Labour. In the battle to

06/05/2015

Europe News

The single digital market: a 400 billion economic boost

Geo-blocking is a bane for millions of Europeans, who are prevented from watching digital content like tv, movies and sport because they’re in the

06/05/2015

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Violent anti-government protest in Macedonia

06/05/2015

India

Bollywood star Salman Khan sentenced to five years jail

One of India’s biggest Bollywood stars has been sentenced to five years in jail. Salman Khan was convicted on charges of running over five men

06/05/2015

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Nepal: US mountaineer reveals new earthquake footage

06/05/2015

Russia

Russia reveals fearsome Armata tank in bid to gain battlefield advantage

Russia has just unveiled its new battle tank, the Armata T-14. The impressive piece of weaponry is one of the first visible signs of Russia’s 23

06/05/2015

France

Germanwings co-pilot 'practised fatal descent' on earlier flight'

The findings come from French investigators who said Lubitz reduced altitude on a flight from Dusseldorf to Barcelona several times.

06/05/2015

United Kingdom

Loony laughs from candidates standing in 2015 General Election

Vote for Insanity. Well some might argue that’s what happens at every British election! Now it’s official. One party is campaigning on the “insanity”

06/05/2015

World News

Surveillance: who's watching what, and why?

The French parliament passed a new broad law on surveillance – the bill immediately reignited a debate on the necessity of surveillance in the light

06/05/2015

Brazil

Brazilians rattle pots and pans at Rousseff TV anti-corruption ad

Towns and cities in Brazil came alive on Tuesday night to the sound of saucepans. Across the country people banged on pots and pans – a traditional

06/05/2015

Spain

Francis Ford Coppola wins the Princess of Asturias Award for Arts

The first of the eight Princess of Asturias Awards was announced in Oviedo in Spain. The jury nominated a shortlist of three for the Award for the

06/05/2015

Afghanistan

Four sentenced to death in Afghanistan for Koran burning killing

A judge in Afghanistan has sentenced four men to death following a lethal attack on a woman in Kabul. The men were part of a mob which killed

06/05/2015

Cinema

Action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger goes soft in zombie movie

Famous for playing gun-wielding exterminators, action movie veteran Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in the new zombie film ‘Maggie’ in which he not only

06/05/2015

Culture news

Young British artist elevates Plasticine to art

From a distance, his artworks look just like oil paintings on giant canvases. But get closer, and you will notice Henry Hudson’s works are made of

06/05/2015

Italy

UN Security Council to discuss Mediterranean migrants crisis

The European Union is working on proposals to put to the Security Council early next week, as the EU seeks international backing for its plan to tackle human traffickers.

06/05/2015

Culture news

Astana Ballet Theatre appeals to Budapest audience

As part of its international tour, Kazakhstan’s young Astana Ballet Theatre from Kazakhstan was in Hungary, where it performed to a sold-out theatre

06/05/2015

USA

Charlie Hebdo honoured in New York

The French magazine Charlie Hebdo has been honoured with a freedom of expression award at a New York gala. The PEN (Poets, Essayists and Novelists)

06/05/2015

Germany

German tornado causes mass destruction

A tornado in the north of Germany has caused widespread damage. A 26-year-old man in Hamburg was killed after debris fell on his car while his

06/05/2015