2015-10-07

World News

People traffickers face tougher EU naval action in Med

People smuggling in the Mediterranean Sea faces a new challenge: a navy crackdown under international law, as the European Union’s naval operation

07/10/2015

Brazil

Rio Olympic organisers to cut lavish spending by almost 30 percent

07/10/2015

Germany

Volkswagen's massive recall will start in January, CEO says

Volkswagen plans to start in January a massive recall of its cars whose software cheated diesel emissions tests, and to have them all fixed by the

07/10/2015

World News

'Terrorism' arrests in Australia over murder of police employee

Four people were arrested in Australia on Wednesday (October 7) in connection with the slaying of a civilian police worker, whose murder is being treated as a case of terrorism.

07/10/2015

USA

Former head of the UN General Assembly charged with corruption

U.S. prosecutors accuse John Ashe, former president of the United Nations General Assembly, of taking more than $1.3 million in bribes from Chinese businessmen to support their interests through UN-sp

07/10/2015

Brazil

Brazilian inmates take hostages in jail riot

Rioting prisoners in a Brazilian jail which houses sexual offenders have taken at least 10 people hostage. Inmates at the Londrina State

07/10/2015

Syria

Turkey said to offer Russia cooperation over Syria to reduce tension

Russia says Turkey has offered to help coordinate military aircraft activities relating to Syria. It comes as tensions have risen after Turkey

07/10/2015

Hungary

Hungary's first democratic president Árpád Göncz, dies 93

Hungary’s first democratically elected president Árpád Göncz, has died aged 93. He was elected twice by parliament and is credited with steering the

07/10/2015

Kosovo

Kosovo PM pelted with eggs

Kosovo’s Prime Minister Isa Mustafa was pelted with eggs by a protester on Tuesday as he made a speech. It’s the second time the premier has been

07/10/2015

Norway

Taking the Arctic route: migrants cycle from Russia to Norway

Cycling from Russia to Norway is a recently-discovered route asylum seekers are using to reach the border-free Schengen Zone. Taxi drivers say they

07/10/2015

Indonesia

Indonesian forest fires blanket region in smoke

Forest fires continue to rage in Indonesia as provincial disaster management team attempt to water bomb them from helicopters. A total of six

07/10/2015

Business Series

The X-Files are back but the truth is still out there

07/10/2015

Israel

Violence intensifies between Palestinians and Israeli security forces

Violence between Palestinians and Israeli security forces has broken out in a number of locations across the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Violence

07/10/2015

World News

Almost 100 bodies wash up in Libya, EU leaders call for greater cooperation

The Libyan Red Crescent says at least 95 bodies have washed ashore on the coast of Libya. Some 85 were found near the capital Tripoli and ten

07/10/2015