2015-06-04

Switzerland

HSBC to pay 38 million euros to settle Swiss money-laundering probe

HSBC has agreed to pay Geneva authorities some 38 million euros to settle a money laundering investigation at its Swiss private bank, Geneva’s

04/06/2015

World

Scotland seeks stronger EU voice

The woman who propelled the pro-independence Scottish National Party to win 56 seats in the United Kingdom parliament in Westminster in May is

04/06/2015

Greece

Greece to delay and bundle debt payments, IMF announces

Negotiations over Greece’s debt repayments seem to have reached a temporary conclusion. Following talks on June 3, the International Monetary Fund

04/06/2015

USA

FIFA scandal deepens as ex-VP reveals details of past transactions

Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner says he fears for his life and he has evidence that FIFA money was involved in the 2010 national election in

04/06/2015

Germany

Over 20,000 activists protest in Munich against weekend G7 summit

More than 20,000 protesters gathered in the German city of Munich on Thursday against a G7 summit that will be held in the region this weekend.

04/06/2015

China

Tiananmen remembered: 135,000 attend Hong Kong vigil

The Tiananmen Square crackdown has been remembered, 26 years to the date. A candlelit vigil in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park attracted 135,000 people

04/06/2015

Burundi

Burundi elections put off again, fears of violence rise

Elections in Burundi, postponed two weeks ago, have been delayed for a second time — local and legislative. Police have been shooting at protesters

04/06/2015

Greece

Frustration in Athens over Greek debt talks

Greek opposition leaders slammed leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras over his negotiating skills on Thursday, with the conservative party saying "Napoleon fared better at Waterloo".

04/06/2015

Sport

Sports United: Jumping in Aachen, Taekwondo twins and Teddy's favourite ippon

The best show-jumpers in the world gathered in Germany to compete at the prestigious Rolex Grand Prix in Aachen. Along with Spruce Meadows and

04/06/2015

United Kingdom

Scientists develop tests that predict your chances of dying

04/06/2015

Russia

Drunken man takes selfie and topples Lenin

A Russian man has destroyed a statue of Lenin while attempting to take a ‘selfie’. According to law enforcement in the Kemerovo, or south-central

04/06/2015

Europe News

Greek debt talks rumble on

Greek debt talks ended on Thursday without a deal struck between Athens and EU officials. The Reuters news agency reported that the EU is pushing

04/06/2015

Cinema

Love and Mercy is a biopic about Brian Wilson

Love & Mercy is a biopic about Brian Wilson, the co-founder of the Beach Boys. He wrote many of the band’s hits and is acknowledged as one of the

04/06/2015

Culture news

The Vaccines on tour

UK pop band ‘The Vaccines’ are on tour to support their latest album ‘English Graffiti’. Justin Young says it is important to have a cross-section

04/06/2015

Ghana

Ghana's president 'heartbroken' after explosion kills around 100

The president of Ghana says he is heartbroken by the heavy loss of lives after an explosion at a petrol station killed around 100 people in the

04/06/2015

World News

Turkey: violence erupts ahead of general election

Tensions were high in the Conservative-leaning city of Erzurum ahead of the June 7 general election in Turkey. Riot police stepped in as

04/06/2015

Europe News

Europe has gone to pot: marijuana still most popular drug in the EU

Marijuana is still the most-used drug in Europe, according to a new EU report released on Thursday. Seventy-nine million Europeans have tried it at

04/06/2015

Ukraine

At least 24 dead in 24 hours: EU condemns 'most serious violation' of Ukraine truce

The EU denounces "the most serious violation of the ceasefire" in eastern Ukraine, as at least 24 people are killed in 24 hours of violence.

04/06/2015

Portugal

Portugal: children's mock riot sparks social media storm

Cops and robbers has long been a classic children’s game. But it seems that youngsters taking part in a mock riot is a step too far for some

04/06/2015

Italy

Italian police arrest 44 over migrant centre corruption

Italian police have arrested forty-four people suspected of being part of a corrupt network of business people and politicians. Search warrants have

04/06/2015

Brazil

Watch: Brave Beatles fan plays guitar during brain surgery

04/06/2015

No Comment

Police clash with Palestinian protesters amid Jerusalem light festival

04/06/2015

My Europe Series

N-bomb, China White, Spice - the new wave in deadly designer drugs

The explosion in new drugs often known as legal highs has become a major headache for governments across Europe. New psychoactive substances

04/06/2015

South Korea

South Korea president demands a halt to deadly MERS virus

South Korean President Park Geun-hye has demanded that everything is done to stop an outbreak of the deadly virus MERS in her country: Middle East

04/06/2015

Egypt

Egypt: Mubarak to face second retrial over killing of protesters during 2011 uprising

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is to face a second and final retrial over the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising which forced

04/06/2015

USA

Breasts, buttocks and botox - the surprising trends in plastic surgery

04/06/2015

Cinema

Insidious: Chapter 3

Insidious: Chapter 3 is the latest installment of the supernatural horror franchise, and this time it’s a prequel, explaining how the family came to

04/06/2015

Culture news

Imagine Dragons on world tour

US pop-rock band Imagine Dragons are on a world tour to promote their album Smoke + Mirrors. Band member Daniel Platzman said that the band were

04/06/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine conflict pushed Red Cross to its limit

Since the beginning of the unrest in the east of the country, the Ukrainian Red Cross Society has been distributing humanitarian aid to vulnerable

04/06/2015

Ghana

Dozens killed in Ghana petrol station explosion

At least 78 people have been killed in an explosion at a petrol station in the Ghanaian capital Accra. It’s said to have been caused by a fire at a

04/06/2015