United Kingdom UK unclear if jihadi runaways can return home Britain’s Foreign Office is looking in to reports that three British schoolgirls are on the run after escaping from ISIL jihadists in Iraq. There is 13/05/2015
France 'Standing Tall' starring French icon opens Cannes Film Festival The stars have been out in force on the red carpet, for the start of the 68th Cannes Film Festival. Filmmaker brothers Joel and Ethan Coen are 13/05/2015
Sport Champions League: Juventus hold on despite Real pressure Italian champions Juventus have booked their place in the Champions League final with a tense 1-1 draw against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu 13/05/2015
Europe EU unveils quota system plans to tackle migration crisis EU countries should accept at least 20,000 refugees over two years, the European Commission said on Wednesday, as it unveiled its plan to tackle the 13/05/2015
focus Dakar's economic reforms underpin 2035 ambitions Senegal’s capital Dakar is showing off its new face, with a development boom. New infrastructure has been given a shot in the arm and in the past few 13/05/2015
Iraq Iraq claims ISIL number 2 killed in airstrike The deputy leader of ISIS has been killed in a coalition airstrike according to Iraq’s Defence Ministry. Abu Alaa al-Afari was said to meeting with 13/05/2015
world news Arctic oil prospecting imminent as Shell given go-ahead Arctic riches beckon. Anglo-Dutch oil company Shell has received renewed permission from the US government to prospect in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea 13/05/2015
world news Launch of new crew to ISS delayed by two months The launch to bring new crew to the International Space Station has been pushed back two months, after the failure of a Russian Progress supply 13/05/2015
Philippines Deadly fire sweeps through Philippines factory At least 31 workers have been killed and dozens are missing, feared dead after a fire swept through a rubber slipper factory in the Philippines 13/05/2015
Italy Italy's second case of Ebola gets treatment in Rome An Italian nurse who tested positive for Ebola after returning from Sierra Leone has been transferred to Rome for treatment, and three people who he 13/05/2015
USA Investigation into cause of deadly Philadelphia train crash At least seven people are now known to have died and scores of others injured in the derailment 13/05/2015
Pakistan Pakistan's PM condemns deadly bus attack in Karachi Pakistan’s government is vowing to track down those involved in a deadly bus attack in Karachi, which has left at least 43 people dead. Militant 13/05/2015
Sport Jubilant Barcelona fans celebrate Champions League win Thousands of Blaugrana fans gathered in Barcelona’s Canaletes Square to celebrate their team’s victory over Bayern Munich in the semi-final of the 13/05/2015
United Kingdom UK declares war on EU (according to the newspapers) Fresh from his election victory, the stance of David Cameron's government towards the European Union has been reported in bellicose terms in sections of the British press. 13/05/2015
Brazil Brazilian President Rousseff to step up involvement in preparations for Rio 2016 Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has pledged to step up her involvement in preparations for the Rio Olympics in a meeting on Tuesday. Rousseff 13/05/2015
France The glitz, the glamour, the Croisette: Cannes before the storm It’s back for another year, the 68th Cannes Film Festival opens on Wednesday. It is the calm before the storm of glitz and glamour on the red carpet 13/05/2015
Burundi Army general attempts coup against Burundi's president Burundi army general Godefroid Niyombare says he has dismissed President Pierre Nkurunziza 13/05/2015
Hungary Protesting healthcare workers in Budapest demand better conditions Thousands of healthcare workers, including doctors and nurses, have taken to the streets of Budapest. The demonstrators are calling for better wages 13/05/2015
Philippines Fire kills dozens in Manila slipper factory fire At least 31 workers are said to have died after a fire tore through their factory in the Philippine capital Manila on Wednesday. Dozens more were 13/05/2015
Culture Comic comeback in Budapest The 11th Budapest International Comics Festival attracted hordes of comic fans to the Hungarian capital. It is the adult market that is now booming 13/05/2015
Spain Esther Duflo wins Princess of Asturias Social Science prize The 2015 Princess of Asturias Social Sciences prizewinner is French economist Esther Duflo. Born in 1972 in the relatively short time since clinching 13/05/2015
Cuba Car enthusiasts ponder future for Cuba's vintage classics They are iconic symbols of Cuba like cigars and rum: pre-revolution 1950s American classic cars. But the Cadillacs, Chevrolets and Oldsmobiles are 13/05/2015
no comment Violent clashes in Burundi Heavy gunfire and tear gas were fired as police clashed with protesters who were throwing stones in a suburb of Burundi’s capital on Tuesday during a 13/05/2015
