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USA Trump's comments condemned by Muslims around the world Indonesia, home of the world’s largest Muslim population, is adding its voice to the global outrage over Donald Trump’s comments. The country’s top -
Yemen Yemen hopes Geneva peace talks will end months of violence The people of Yemen are pinning their hopes for an end to months of civil war on forth coming peace talks to be held in Geneva next week. The Yemeni -
Sport Manchester United suffer Champions League misery and head to Europa League Manchester United were eliminated from the Champions League at the Group stage on their return to the competition after a season’s absence. Louis Van -
USA 35 years since the death of a man whose music changed the world John Lennon fans have gathered at Strawberry Fields in New York’s Central Park to mark 35 years since the death of the iconic musician. The -
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United Kingdom Veterans protest at the gates of Downing Street Veterans from several UK conflicts arrive at Downing Street. They have come to throw their medals on the ground outside the Prime Minister’s London -
Sport Chelsea and Arsenal face crucial Champions League ties The final round of group matches in this season’s Champions League takes place on Wednesday. Chelsea need a point against Porto in order to reach the -
Israel Israeli troops accused of shooting dead Palestinian protester in Bethlehem Israeli troops have shot dead a Palestinian protester in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, according to Palestinian medical sources. The 19-year-old -
Israel Israel names new head of Mossad intelligence agency Yossi Cohen will be the next head of Israel’s secretive Mossad intelligence agency. Fifty-four-year-old Cohen, a former Mossad operative, has been -
Russia Exiled Kremlin critic Khodorkovsky summoned for questioning in Moscow Exiled tycoon and former prisoner Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been summoned for questioning in Moscow. Investigators announced in June that they were -
Nigeria Polish cargo crew kidnapped off Nigeria are freed A Polish cargo vessel crew, kidnapped last month off the Nigerian coast, have been freed. “Everything ended happily. The sailors are safe and sound -
France Lyon's festival of lights remembers Paris victims -
Iraq Protesters in Baghdad call for withdrawal of Turkish troops from northern Iraq Despite Iraq's ultimatum on Sunday for Ankara to pull out its soldiers within 48 hours, there are no signs of that happening -
USA Defiant Trump dismisses criticism of his Muslim statement A defiant Donald Trump is dismissing heated criticism of his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States. Trump has compared his plan to -
Economy Brent crude oil dips below $40 a barrel for first time since 2009 US crude fell below $37 (34 euros) a barrel on Tuesday, and Brent below $40 (36.7 euros) for the first time since early 2009. Oil prices then -
Europe News Ten eurozone governments strike partial deal on transaction tax Ten eurozone countries have agreed on some aspects of a harmonised tax on financial transactions. They want to finalise a deal by the middle of next -
Europe News France urges crackdown on terror finance France on Tuesday urged other EU countries to speed up their efforts in cutting funds to militant groups. The call came at a meeting of finance -
Sport FAI World Air Games The world’s top Air Sport athletes gathered in Dubai for the spectacular FAI World Air Games. The adrenaline was pumping as 854 competitors took part -
Ukraine Biden criticises Russia's actions in Crimea during Ukraine parliament address US Vice President Joe Biden has lashed out at Russia, criticising what he describes as its occupation of Ukrainian sovereign territory. It came as -
World News The Eagles of Death Metal make an emotional return to Bataclan The Eagles Of Death Metal have made an emotional return to Bataclan. 130 people died in coordinated militant attacks in the French capital on -
World News Pilgrims walk long distances to the Vatican for Holy Year An ancient pilgrimage route called the Via Francigena starts in Canterbury in the UK. -
Sport Suspended UEFA president Platini attends CAS hearing The suspended president of European football’s governing body (UEFA) Michel Platini arrived at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday -
Economy Air France says Paris attacks cost 50m euros in lost revenue Fifty million euros: the cost to Air France-KLM in lost revenue as trips were cancelled in the wake of last month’s terror attacks in Paris -
World News Where does ISIL get its weapons? Amnesty International has published a scathing analysis of the weapons in the hands of the radical Islamic State movement (ISIL). According to the -
Economy Eurozone growth confirmed at 0.3% in third quarter The week after the ECB extended its stimulus programme and cut a key bank rate for the eurozone, data from the European Union’s Statistics Agency -
World News Trump: reaction swings from anger to derision Donald Trump’s call to ban Muslims from entering the United States has been met with every sentiment from shock to derision. In a campaign statement -
Economy Rio Tinto cuts spending forecast for 2016 Rio Tinto, the world’s second-largest mining company, has cut its capital spending forecast for next year to $5 billion. Its previous estimate was -
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USA US stealth destroyer Zumwalt underway for sea trial The newest, largest and most technically advanced US destroyer is at sea for trails, commanded by Captain James Kirk. The US Navy has not taken the -
No Comment Migrants face nationality-based entry "discrimination" Human rights group Amnesty International called on F.Y.R.O.M to stop what it called its discriminatory policy at the border because it was fuelling -
No Comment Dawn breaks over world's most active volcano Stunning pictures show dawn breaking over Mount Etna, the world’s most active volcano. -
Economy Bouygues and Orange play down acquisition reports France’s largest telecoms operator Orange has been in talks to buy certain assets from Bouygues Telecom, according to a report by Bloomberg. It -
Economy Bank of France cuts economic growth forecast, citing Paris attacks The Bank of France has cut its forecast for economic growth in the country to 0.3 percent in the fourth quarter – a reduction of 0.1 percent – partly -
World News Pope officially opens the Holy Year of Mercy Tens of thousands of faithful have turned out, amid tight security in the wake of recent terrorist attacks -
Series Postcards from Lyon: Rives de Saône This week in Postcards, the beautification of the space beside Lyon's two major rivers -
Series The French city reclaiming its riverbanks for the people -
World Interview: Literature Nobel winner shocked by Russian critics All Russian writers who have won the Nobel prize have been subjected to harassment in Russia. That is the assertion of the Svetlana Alexievich from -
Culture news Tracy Chapman's Greatest Hits revives the classics It has been a long time coming but Tracy Chapman has finally released a “Greatest Hits” album. The American singer-songwriter says she was reluctant -
Cinema Lily Tomlin lights up as Weitz's "Grandma" Grandma, Paul Weitz’s latest movie is a tragicomedy tale of Elle Reid and her grand-daughter who needs to get cash together by the end of the day for -
Turkey Turkish troops still in Iraq despite ultimatum from Baghdad to withdraw A deadline for Turkey to withdraw its troops from the north of Iraq expires today -
China Beijing 'airpocalypse' red alert now in force Tough restrictions come into force today in Beijing which has issued its first ever red alert for pollution. That’s the most serious warning -
Cinema Ron Howard digs deep to reveal horrors "In the Heart of the Sea" Nathaniel Philbrick’s literary work comes to life in Ron Howard’s new movie “In the Heart of the Sea”. The film charts the sinking of the whaling -
South Africa Oscar Pistorius granted bail on murder conviction Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been granted conditional bail following his conviction for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The bail -
World News IOC meeting set to be dominated by Rio Olympics issues -
Travel News Warsaw a city with a booming culture and economy and a message Warsaw, Poland’s capital is a city of energy. It vibrates to the rhythm of the economic boom which has accelerated since joining the European Union -
USA Donald Trump slammed for Muslim 'shutdown' comments Calls for a Muslim “shutdown” from Donald Trump have been slammed around the world. The Huffington Post calls the US presidential candidate’s -
Business Series OPEC: After the latest acrimonious meeting, where now for oil prices? On Business Middle East this week we analyse the repercussions of the latest OPEC meeting decision. According to analysts it’s clear from the meeting -
Venezuela Venezuela's opposition awaits final count but claims a convincing election win Venezuela’s opposition has been celebrating its shock triumph in legislative elections while waiting anxiously for the final tally. Leader Henrique -
France Eagles of Death Metal perform once again on a Paris stage after terror attacks They promised they would return and they’ve kept their word. The US rock band Eagles of Death Metal have made an emotional return to a Paris stage -
Syria Syria: Assad's enemies attempt a united front ahead of peace talks As a first attempt to bring together fractured Syrian opposition parties is being made at a special meeting in Riyadh, on the battle front , around -
France French PM calls for opposition vote in bid to stop National Front election win France’s mainstream political parties are scrambling to stop the rise of the far-right National Front – after its historic first-round lead in