2015-06-02

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Arnold Schwarzenegger presents trophy to Egyptian bodybuilder

02/06/2015

World News

The long (and sometimes dangerous) walk to school [PHOTOS]

For many children, walking to and from school is not such a simple task. In areas ravaged by conflict or disasters – both man-made and natural – the

02/06/2015

China

Hundreds missing in China Yangtze River cruise ship disaster

A cruise ship sank overnight on Monday (June 1) in China’s Yangtze River during a storm, leaving at least five people dead and nearly 450 people

02/06/2015

Business Series

Crude crunch: OPEC expected to resist pressure to increase output

All eyes are on Vienna for this week’s OPEC meeting amid a rift between members of the cartel and other major oil producing countries. The issue is

02/06/2015

Switzerland

FIFA corruption probe: more arrests and suspensions

US prosecutors investigating FIFA corruption believe Sepp Blatter’s top lieutenant made 10 million dollars in bank transactions central to the

02/06/2015

United Kingdom

Charles Kennedy, former Lib Dem leader, dies

02/06/2015

China

Chinese ferry sinks on Yangtze River with over 450 on board

Rescuers have been working to bring over 450 people to safety after a passenger vessel sank on Monday in poor weather.

02/06/2015

Canada

Canada: Three tobacco companies ordered to pay billions in damages for failure to inform of health dangers

A court in Canada has ruled that three tobacco companies must pay 11 billion euros in damages to smokers and former smokers. They have said they will appeal the verdict.

02/06/2015

Egypt

Egypt's top court to decide on death sentence for former president Mohamed Mursi

Egypt's top court will make its final ruling on Tuesday over whether it should sentence the country's former president, Mohamed Mursi, to death over his role in a mass jail break in 2011.

02/06/2015

China

Hundreds missing as ferry sinks on China's Yangtze River

Over 450 people were on board a Chinese ferry that sank in a cyclone on Monday. Only a small number of people have been rescued, among them the ship's captain.

02/06/2015

Belgium

Service held at Brussels Synagogue in memory of terror attack victims

A memorial service has taken place to mark the anniversary of the terror attack on Belgium's Jewish Museum in which four people died.

02/06/2015

USA

US Secretary of State travels home following bicycle accident

The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, is set to receive medical treatment in Massachusetts for a broken leg.

02/06/2015

Greece

Athens waits for news of Berlin bailout talks

Greece’s creditors have held an emergency meeting in Berlin to discuss a ‘final offer’ on debt negotiations. As the meeting ended on Monday (June 1)

02/06/2015

Iraq

Iraq: Hundreds attend funerals of police and militiamen killed in ISIL attack

Suicide bombers targeted a police base in Iraq's Anbar province on Monday leaving at least 40 dead and dozens injured.

02/06/2015

Belgium

Belgium: hanging up on the phone booth

Belgium has made the call to dismantle its remaining phone booths. Two years ago the government lifted a rule for former national operator Proximus

02/06/2015

USA

Texas cows rescued from floods

The sun has come out in parts of Texas, but large areas remain submerged. Several hundred stranded cattle had to be rescued from Liberty County, as

02/06/2015

South Africa

American tourist killed in lion attack at South Africa park

An American tourist has been mauled to death by a lion at a popular wildlife park near Johannesburg, South Africa. Despite park signs, staff believed

02/06/2015

USA

Court win for Muslim woman denied job for wearing head scarf

The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a Muslim woman who was denied a job because she was wearing a head scarf for religious reasons. Samantha

02/06/2015