USA Tumbling oil prices send markets into a spin The Dow Jones was down by more than 2 % at the close of Wall Street on Wednesday along with poor showings on most indexes after a day in which the 13/01/2016
Spain Rajoy calls for broad coalition as split parliament reconvenes A split parliament reflecting a tricky political landscape in Spain held its first session on Wednesday (Jan. 13). It was the first time Spain’s 13/01/2016
Sport Peterhansel leads Dakar as former pacesetter Sainz pulls out Stephane Peterhansel is the new leader of the 38th edition of the Dakar Rally. The French 11-times champion steered his Peugeot to stage 10 honours – 13/01/2016
Israel Israel summons Swedish diplomat after 'delusional' Palestinian comments Israel has summoned the Swedish ambassador after the country’s foreign minister called for a probe into claims by human rights groups. that Israeli 13/01/2016
France At least 3 dead in French Alps avalanche An avalanche in the French Alps hit a group of ten schoolchildren and their accompanying teacher, killing at least three people and seriously 13/01/2016
Turkey Footage emerges of suspected Istanbul suicide bomber Turkish media on Wednesday (Jan 13) released what they say is footage of the man who blew himself up in the center of Istanbul, killing himself and 13/01/2016
world news German-Turkish tribute to victims of Istanbul attack Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere paid their respects on Wednesday (Jan. 13) to victims of the 13/01/2016
Business Pain at the petrol pumps for motorists despite oil prices tumbling The theory of cheap oil for the motorist. How does it work – or does it? Tumbling prices and a global glut but not at the pumps. Percentage price 13/01/2016
France Jewish community in Marseille debates whether to hide yarmulke The machete attack has left the community in fear once again. 13/01/2016
Denmark Denmark debates defences against asylum seekers Refugees applying for asylum in Denmark may soon need to be well aware of the value of any assets they are carrying. Copenhagen’s parliament has 13/01/2016
Belgium Paris attack suspects rented homes with cash, say prosecutors Belgian prosecutors say some of the suspects in November’s Paris attacks rented properties in three cities in Belgium using cash and false documents 13/01/2016
Business Line Oil price warnings and Tinder swipes right or left When US investment bank Goldman Sachs said last year that oil could fall as low as US$20 per barrel, no one really took it seriously, rather as the 13/01/2016
Sport FIFA sack secretary general Jerome Valcke Football’s world governing body FIFA has sacked it’s suspended secretary general Jerome Valcke with immediate effect. The 55-year old Frenchman was 13/01/2016
Sport Former Guatemalan football chief Jimenez arrested Guatemalan police have arrested former national football federation president Brayan Jimenez in connection with a corruption probe into the sport’s 13/01/2016
Sport AS Roma sack coach Garcia and line up Spalletti AS Roma announced on Wednesday they have sacked their French head coach Rudi Garcia after two and a half years at the helm. Last season’s Serie 13/01/2016
world news European rights court rules bosses can read staff emails Employees should be careful of what they write in private messages after the European Court of Human Rights ruled companies are entitled to read 13/01/2016
USA Convict chic? US store bids to cash-in on El Chapo's shirt fashion Could one of the world’s most notorious drug kingpins be seen on the catwalks of Paris, New York or Milan? Unlikely maybe, but it’s not as 13/01/2016
USA Obama's foreign policy appeal in Congress combines force with diplomacy President Obama has told the US Congress that American foreign policy must prepare beyond the priority of defeating ISIL and al Qaeda. 13/01/2016
world news Obama and Juncker's State of the Union: a tale of two styles The State of the Union speech has been a regular feature in the US political calendar since George Washington addressed Congress in 1790. The 13/01/2016
Europe News EU to discuss Polish media laws Poland’s new conservative government faces further scrutiny on Wednesday as the European Commission debates new laws seen as reining in the country’s 13/01/2016
Europe News EU probes Polish media law The EU is to investigate Poland’s new media laws, which have been branded as a clampdown on the freedom of the press. The country’s new conservative 13/01/2016
world news Doping tests explained, as IAAF comes under further scrutiny The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) came under further scrutiny on Tuesday following revelations top officials had known 13/01/2016
no comment Obama’s last State of the Union speech These were the scenes in the US Congress, ahead of President Barack Obama’s final State of The Union address. 13/01/2016
Business US regulators reject VW's plans for emissions fix US regulators have rejected Volkswagen’s plans to fix 2.0 litre cars equipped with equipment which “cheated” emissions tests allowing them to emit 40 13/01/2016
Business China's exports up for December A boost for China’s exports came in data for December which showed a rise of 2.3 percent from a year ago in yuan-denominated terms. Forecasts were 13/01/2016
Afghanistan Militants killed in suicide attack and siege in Jalalabad A siege in the Afghan city of Jalalabad has ended with the killing by security forces of two militants who had barricaded themselves into a house 13/01/2016
no comment Hidden “treasures” of Paris' Canal Saint-Martin discovered Some unusual discoveries have been made in Paris. The Canal Saint-Martin is being dredged for the first time in 15 years. Among the items uncovered 13/01/2016
Culture news Bolivian art on a concrete canvas Celebrated Bolivian artist Roberto Mamani Mamani is on a mission to paint his way into the Guinness Book of Records. He and his team of 40 painters 13/01/2016
USA Obama urges optimism and swipes at Trump in his final State of the Union President Barack Obama called on Americans to take an optimistic attitude toward the country’s future in his final State of the Union address. Obama 13/01/2016
Next Series It's good to talk - Doctor-Patient trial shows promise A trial of shared decision making tools in occupational health in the UK shows encouraging results 13/01/2016
