2015-06-03

Cinema

Palestinian Cinema Festival opens in Paris

A festival of Palestinian cinema has opened in Paris. It’s the first event of its type in France although similar festivals are already held in

03/06/2015

Germany

Security stepped up in Bavaria ahead of G7 summit

Security is being stepped up in southern Bavaria, ahead of the G7 summit. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be hosting the heads of the Group of

03/06/2015

Syria

Fighting intensifies between Kurds and ISIL militants in northern Syria

Fierce fighting continues between ISIL militants and Kurds in Hasaka city, in north-eastern Syria. The region surrounding the city is strategic

03/06/2015

World News

Interpol issues 'red notice' for accused ex-FIFA bosses

Interpol has issued ‘Red Notices’ – the closest tool that exists to an international arrest warrant – for two former FIFA officials and four

03/06/2015

South Korea

South Korea confirms five more MERS cases

Five more cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, have been confirmed in South Korea. It takes the total number of people infected to 30

03/06/2015

China

China cruise ship disaster: Video of boat's last moments released, as rescue efforts continue

Hopes are fading of finding any more survivors of a cruise ship disaster in China. More than 400 people, many of them elderly tourists, are still

03/06/2015

Switzerland

Large Hadron Collider opens "new chapter in physics"

03/06/2015

World News

Blatter resigns as FIFA president amid reports FBI is set to investigate his role in scandal

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has unexpectedly stepped down just days after winning his fifth term in office.

03/06/2015

Mexico

Mexico: Protests and calls for boycott ahead of state elections

Protesting teachers in Mexico's Oaxaca state have set fire to electoral offices and material ahead of the June 7 polls.

03/06/2015

Sudan

President of Sudan begins new term in office by calling for dialogue with West

President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan, wanted on genocide charges, has said he is open to talks with Western nations as his country deals with serious economic difficulties.

03/06/2015

France

Spanish royal couple resume state visit to France

The King and Queen of Spain were back in Paris on Tuesday after cutting short their state visit to France in March due to the Germanwings airplane crash in the Alps.

03/06/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria: Boko Haram blamed for latest attack that kills dozens

Northeastern Nigeria has been rocked by another bomb attack that has left around 50 people dead at a busy market.

03/06/2015

World News

Blatter...with resignations timing is everything

Sepp Blatter’s re-election has turned out to be a somewhat pyrhhic victory. For the man in power since 1998 to leave now means that something behind

03/06/2015

USA

USA Freedom Act passed by Senate and signed by President Obama, limiting NSA surveillance

The US Senate has passed the USA Freedom Act putting an end to the mass collection of Americans' telephone records by the National Security Agency.

03/06/2015

World News

Large Hadron Collider poised to reach full speed and new discoveries

03/06/2015

Sport

FIFA presidency: Who's next?

With Switzerland’s Sepp Blatter announcing he will resign as the president of FIFA after 17 years in the role, attention will now turn to who will

03/06/2015

World News

'Courageous' or 'good news?' World football reacts to Blatter's departure

As Sepp Blatter permanently benches himself from the beautiful game, reactions to his sudden departure from FIFA have been flooding in. Michel

03/06/2015