2015-10-01

Culture news

Cindy Crawford: a life through the lens

A long line snakes along a New York street, it’s not a queue for the latest smartphone. People are lining up to meet American supermodel Cindy

01/10/2015

Cinema

Fassbender wows Edinburgh crowd for Macbeth premiere

Set in 11th century Scotland and using Shakespeare's original dialogue, the film follows the story of Macbeth whose ambitious wife, played by Marion Cotillard, urges him to kill to in her pursuit of p

01/10/2015

Portugal

Voter apathy grips Portugal ahead of Sunday's general election

Voters in Portugal look set to express their dissatisfaction with traditional politics by not voting in Sunday’s general election. In 2011 a record

01/10/2015

China

China: Fresh blast hits southern region after day of deadly explosions

There has been another explosion in a region of southern China, hit by 17 blasts on Wednesday that left seven people dead. This time it happened in a

01/10/2015

World News

Saudi-Iran tension still high despite deal to repatriate bodies of dead Haj pilgrims

Just hours after strong words from Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, a deal has been reached to repatriate the bodies of his compatriots

01/10/2015

Afghanistan

Afghan army 'recaptures Kunduz' from the Taliban

It has taken days but Afghan officials say government troops have recaptured much of the strategic northern city of Kunduz from the Taliban. The

01/10/2015

USA

Oklahoma orders stay of execution over drug error

Convicted criminal Richard Glossip has been granted a stay of execution by Oklahoma’s governor due to uncertainty over the drugs to be used in the

01/10/2015

Mexico

Mexico extradites 13 drug cartel suspects to US

Mexico has handed over two high ranking cartel suspects to the US in the wake of last July’s embarrassing prison escape by one of the county’s most

01/10/2015

USA

Kerry and Lavrov discuss 'differences' over Syria

US and Russian foreign ministers have met to try and paper over the diplomatic cracks following the launch of Russia’s air raids in Syria. Washington

01/10/2015

Syria

Russia rejects claims its 'anti-ISIL' airstrikes hit civilians and other rebels

Update: Moscow says “terrorist groups,” not only ISIL, are targets Russia’s defence ministry claims its jets have carried out about 20 flights over

01/10/2015

Turkey

Turkish hostages released in Baghdad after a month in captivity

A group of 16 Turkish nationals taken hostage by a little-known armed Islamic group a month ago have been released. They are already in Turkey after

01/10/2015

Samoa

IMF chief warns of weak global growth figures

The International Monetary Fund’s Managing Director Christine Lagarde has warned that global growth figures due to be announced next week will be

01/10/2015

Sport

Champions League: Ronaldo scores a brace as Real Madrid down Malmö

Portugal international Cristiano Ronaldo continued his remarkable scoring run as Real Madrid downed Malmo 2-0 in the Champions League in Sweden on

01/10/2015

China

China blasts kill seven in Guangxi

The death toll in a series of explosions has risen to at least seven. Fifty-one people were injured in the blasts from 17 parcel bombs which exploded

01/10/2015

France

France asks court to seek Assad crimes against humanity trial

French prosecutors will be hoping pictures do not lie as they open their case for crimes against humanity allegedly committed by Syrian President

01/10/2015