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2015-11-20

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Mali

Mali hotel siege: witnesses recount how the drama unfolded

As Malian special forces searched the upper floors of the hotel to capture a pocket of remaining militants, some of the freed hostages and

Syria

Russia says intensified air campaign is pounding ISIL targets in Syria

Russia says its air strikes in Syria are destroying ISIL’s oil infrastructure. It comes as Moscow reveals that it has stepped up its military

World News

Aid agencies fear for thousands of migrants with new border controls in western Balkans

In Greece’s main port of Piraeus the ‘Ariadne’ docked with over 1500 migrants on board. But around 85 of them were detained after it was discovered

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Sport

Judo: Rising star Tonaki shines in Qingdao

The first day of this year’s Qingdao Grand Prix in China, took place with the first five gold medals up for grabs as well as precious points towards

World News

[Podcast] Media, censorship and self-censorship in Europe

World News

Political control of European media: should the EU step in?

France

Paris: tight security as Muslims attend Friday prayers

Muslims across Paris have attended Friday prayers, one week after the terror attacks which claimed the lives of 130 people. Security was tight around

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Bamako siege: Security forces storm the hotel

Security forces in Mali report at least 22 people have been killed in the siege at the Radisson Blu in the capital.

Economy

Beaujolais Nouveau launched on cue as wine producers show solidarity with Paris

A happier image of Paris: the traditional November arrival of the latest vintage of Beaujolais Nouveau. The third Thursday of the month just after

Sport

Rugby Union: Jones appointed England's first foreign head coach

Eddie Jones has been appointed as England’s first foreign head coach. The Australian’s first match will be against Scotland in next year’s Six

USA

Israel spy Jonathan Pollard freed by US

Thirty years behind bars but now Jonathan Pollard a former US Navy analyst who passed secrets to Israel has been released from prison. It ends one of

World News

Brussels and Paris mount extra security measures

Belgian authorities have stepped up security across the country as the investigation continues into the Paris attacks. Two of nine people arrested

Europe News

EU backs French demands for better surveillance after Paris attacks

EU governments have backed French demands for better tracking of jihadis by stepping up security checks and retaining airline passenger data

Business Series

Volkswagen to cut capital spending and focus on future technologies

Volkswagen says it is to reduce capital spending to no more than 12 billion euros next year as it struggles with the enormous cost of its emissions

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: France reacts to Paris attacks

In this edition of Europe Weekly: France reacts to the terror attacks in Paris, which came just ten months after Charlie Hebdo and claimed the lives

My Europe Series

Parisians angry, frightened after terrorist killings, but resolute

In the heart of Paris, a few days ago, journalist Daniel Psenny videoed the back of the Bataclan concert venue from his apartment window, people

France

Darkness, fear and unity: a few days in Paris

World News

Women strive to be journalists, still remain a minority

Mali

Mali's timeline of terrorist violence

France

Third body found in wreckage of Paris apartment stormed by police

More details about two of the Paris attackers killed in the dawn raids on Wednesday have emerged. The woman who blew herself up has been identified

Culture news

Gender bending Japanese makeup ad wins top EPICA prize

Founded in 1987, EPICA is the only creative ad prize awarded by journalists working for marketing and communications magazines around the world

Economy

Draghi says ECB will do what it must to boost inflation

Mario Draghi has said the European Central Bank is ready to act quickly to boost inflation in the eurozone. The comments by the bank’s president at

World News

Europe's housing crisis far from over, says report

Europe’s housing crisis that was triggered by the 2008 financial meltdown is far from over and is getting worse in some places, a new report has

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New Zealand: students' haka in honour of Jonah Lomu

Students from Wesley College in Auckland perform a haka in honour of former student and former All Blacks winger Jonah Lomu, who died this week, aged

Europe News

EU mulls tighter border checks after Paris attacks

The EU is looking to tighten the external borders of the bloc’s passport-free Schengen Zone as interior ministers met in Brussels on Friday. Those

Cinema

'Eyes that Burn' an intimate look at the impact of war and death

‘Eyes that Burn’ opens in 1986 as a young woman arrives at Roissy Airport to collect a military trunk that is being returned to her. The trunk