2015-10-21

France

Calais: Cazeneuve rejects high-profile attack over "The Jungle"

The French Interior Minister has rejected accusations that his government is not doing enough to improve conditions in the enormous migrant camp at

21/10/2015

Sport

Solskjaer returns to Molde for second stint as manager

Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has returned to Norwegian side Molde for a second stint as manager. The 42-year-old, who spent

21/10/2015

Germany

Netanyahu blames Palestinian Territories for failing to stop violence in Middle East

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have held talks in Berlin to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations

21/10/2015

Syria

Russia hits 83 militant targets in Syria in 24 hours, says ministry

Russia’s defence ministry says its planes had carried out 46 airstrikes and struck 83 militant targets in the last 24 hours, according to the

21/10/2015

Turkey

Investors hope Turkey's crunch election will revive growth and economic reform

Investors are hoping that whoever wins Turkey’s upcoming election will revive the country’s once-admired pace of growth and economic reform. The

21/10/2015

Sport

FIFA crisis: Beckenbauer and Villar investigated

Two new names were thrust into the FIFA spotlight this week after football’s world governing body confirmed Germany legend Franz Beckenbauer and the

21/10/2015

Business Line

Business Line: how can banks and carmakers regain customers' trust?

Several years after the global financial crisis Europe’s banks are still trying to get back on track. Struggling to revive their fortunes and

21/10/2015

Italy

Italy flies 70 refugees to Scandinavia

70 refugees have flown from Italy to Finland and Sweden as part of the first phase of the European Union’s relocation plan. The majority of the group

21/10/2015

Sport

Skiing: World Cup champion Fenninger to miss season after crash

Two-time reigning World Cup overall champion Anna Fenninger has been ruled out of the upcoming alpine skiing season following a training crash on

21/10/2015

United Kingdom

China invests 8 billion euros in new UK nuclear plant

China has agreed to invest the equivalent of eight billion euros in a new UK nuclear plant, in return for later help bringing Chinese nuclear

21/10/2015

France

France: PM Valls says perpetrators of traveller riots will be apprehended

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says the perpetrators of violent riots in the south east of the country will be brought to justice. Dozens of cars

21/10/2015

Sport

Golf needs to be affordable and accessible - Woods

Former world number one Tiger Woods has been in Mexico this week to promote the sport and lead a clinic for golf enthusiasts in the capital. Despite

21/10/2015

Europe News

Climate protesters take to the streets of Brussels

Dozens of protesters have taken to the streets of Brussels ahead of a UN climate conference next month. The UN meeting will aim to broker a binding

21/10/2015

West Bank

Mideast: the personal and the political

Thousands of people have attended the funeral of a 24-year-old Palestinian shot dead in the West Bank. Odai Masalma was killed after he attacked an

21/10/2015

Nepal

How is Nepal coping six months on from its devastating earthquake?

Concern is mounting for earthquake-hit communities in Nepal amid a stuttering recovery and the onset of winter.

21/10/2015

Economy

Ferrari IPO races onto Wall Street

Ferrari briefly left the racing track behind on Wednesday to race to a new destination – Wall Street. Car enthusiasts will now be able to own a piece

21/10/2015

United Kingdom

UK hopes to clinch 40 billion euros of business during Xi's trip

21/10/2015

World News

[IN PHOTOS] Back to the future, then and now

The more things change, the more they stay the same… So goes the phrase penned by French critic Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr. The world has seen many

21/10/2015

Economy

Lego victim of own success as it warns of Christmas shortage

A Christmas stocking crisis beckons in Europe this year. Many children may be disappointed because according to reports it seems demand for lego is

21/10/2015

World News

Migrants: the EU calls an emergency summit to tackle the Balkan bottleneck

Thousands head across the fields from Berkasovo-Bapska Around 3,500 refugees and migrants have spent the night camped out in the open at the

21/10/2015

Europe News

EU roasts Starbucks, slams Fiat Chrysler over 'illegal' tax deals

Starbucks and Fiat Chrysler should pay back between 20 and 30 million euros in taxes after the European Commission ruled on Wednesday that illegal

21/10/2015

Economy

Toyota recalls 6.5 million cars over faulty window switch

Toyota says it is recalling six and a half million vehicles worldwide to check a window power switch in some models. A defect has been found which

21/10/2015

Economy

Oil producers meet amid little hope of agreement

The price of oil fell again ahead of a meeting on Wednesday of OPEC and non-OPEC producers in Vienna. Reuters reports that of eight non-member

21/10/2015

Israel

Netanyahu slammed for 'inaccurate' Holocaust comments

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been slammed by Holocaust experts for suggesting that a historic Palestinian leader convinced the Nazis

21/10/2015

Cinema

Bennett classic 'The Lady in the Van' on the big screen

‘The Lady in the Van’ is the true story of Alan Bennett’s strained friendship with Miss Mary Shepherd, an eccentric homeless woman whom the British

21/10/2015

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Emotional reunions for Korean families

These are the touching moments when hundreds of elderly South Koreans were reunited with relatives from North Korea. Many of those making the trip

21/10/2015

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Protests as China president Xi Jinping begins state visit to Britain

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister David Cameron have welcomed China president Xi Jinping to London. The UK hopes the state visit will

21/10/2015

Culture news

Back to the Future II - what did the makers get right or wrong?

Thousands of film and sci-fi fans around the world are celebrating what’s been dubbed Back to the Future Day in honour of the date in which the

21/10/2015

Cinema

Star Wars fever hits Hollywood

Two months before it opens in cinemas worldwide, the next ‘Star Wars’ is already setting records, with advance ticket sales breaking all previous

21/10/2015

Vatican

Pope Francis brain tumour report denied by Vatican

The Vatican denies an Italian media report that Pope Francis has a benign brain tumour. Newspaper group, Il Quotidiano Nazionale, says the pontiff

21/10/2015