world news Germany steps up deportation of failed asylum seekers Two migrants lost their lives on Monday in when a boat carrying more than a hundred people ran into trouble in the Mediterranean. They had been 21/12/2015
world news Belgian citizens leave Burundi amid upsurge in violence People are leaving Burundi, amid an upsurge in violence there – with some touching down at Brussels airport. It comes after Belgium, Burundi’s 21/12/2015
Sport Jansrud wins inaugural Parallel Giant Slalom Kjetil Jansrud won the Alpine skiing world cup’s inaugural Parallel Giant Slalom race on Monday to cap off Norway’s strong showing in Alta Badia 21/12/2015
Switzerland Blatter and Platini launch an appeal against their eight-year bans from football 21/12/2015
Germany Celebrating Star Wars in a galaxy not so far away Star Wars: The Force Awakens is undoubtedly one of the big film releases of 2015. The latest film in J J Abrams’ hit franchise has smashed box 21/12/2015
Business Spanish shares hit by inconclusive election outcome The inconclusive Spanish election result hit the market in Madrid, where stocks hit their lowest levels in three months and government bonds rose 21/12/2015
world news FIFA-gate: Platini is 'biggest loser,' says analyst The banning of Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini has rocked the world of football. They have been found guilty of breaching FIFA’s code of ethics over 21/12/2015
World 'We thought we were in the clear' and other interesting Sepp Blatter quotes “Let the women play in more feminine clothes, like they do in volleyball. They could, for example, have tighter shorts.” Sepp Blatter’s statements 21/12/2015
Sport A Real hammering, a slip up at the San Siro and a French Euro '84 victory on home turf - all this and more in The Corner Real Madrid re-wrote the La Liga history books on matchday 16 against Rayo Vallecano. Not in 55 years has a team in the Spanish topflight scored 10 21/12/2015
Business Falling oil prices wreak havoc in Venezuela The tumbling oil price has had a catastrophic effect in Venezuela, which has the dubious privilege of having the world’s highest inflation. The value 21/12/2015
Russia Russia to hit Ukraine with food embargo over new free trade deal with EU Russia says a ban on Western food products will also apply to Ukraine from the start of next year when a free trade agreement comes into force 21/12/2015
Afghanistan Suicide bomber kills six NATO soldiers in Afghanistan Six NATO soldiers have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan. It happened near Bagram air base, as they patrolled with Afghan forces 21/12/2015
world news Burkina Faso: international arrest warrant issued against ex-president Blaise Compaore Authorities in Burkina Faso have stepped up their hunt for former president Blaise Compaoré. The country’s military justice body has issued an 21/12/2015
Sport FIFA - how the house of cards started to collapse The foundations at Fifa started to crumble back in May. The who’s who of the FIFA hierarchy had gathered in Zurich for the 65th annual congress and 21/12/2015
France Man arrested over Air France bomb scare A man has been arrested after an Air France jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Kenya due to a bomb scare. The flight from Mauritius to 21/12/2015
World Spain faces new era of political dialogue to avoid deadlock The PP won the Spanish election, but appears unable to form a majority government. For the first time since the restoration of democracy, no-one can. Could a "loser's coalition" take over, or will we 21/12/2015
Vatican Pope Francis pledges to cleanse spiritual 'diseases' during Curia speech Pope Francis is vowing to push ahead with moves to cleanse Church bureaucracy, amid scandals and charges of greed and corruption. It came during 21/12/2015
Business Star Wars breaks box office receipts in first weekend The Force well-and-truly awakened box office tills at the weekend, as the latest Star Wars movie rang up record-breaking receipts. Figures for the 21/12/2015
Russia Cargo vehicle launches on a Soyuz rocket to the ISS An unpiloted version of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft known as the ISS Progress 62 cargo resupply vehicle blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in 21/12/2015
Business Toshiba warns of record 4-billion euro loss The cost of Toshiba’s accounting scandal continues to hit hard. The Japanese giant is to cut almost a third of its workforce in its consumer 21/12/2015
Belgium Brussels: five detained in probe linked to Paris attacks Five people have been detained in Brussels, as part of an investigation linked to last month’s Paris attacks. Two brothers and a friend were taken 21/12/2015
Business Brent crude oil price falls to 11-year low Brent crude fell to its lowest price for more than 11 years on Monday, plunging to $36.05 a barrel before recovering slightly. It came as the global 21/12/2015
Postcards Macedonian Postcards: Ilinden monument (Makedonium) - Krusevo In this episode of Macedonian Postcards we're in the central town of Krusevo 21/12/2015
