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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 -
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 -
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 – -
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 -
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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 -
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 -
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 -
Economy 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 -
France Jewish community in Marseille debates whether to hide yarmulke The machete attack has left the community in fear once again. -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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. -
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 -
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 -
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 -
World News Doping tests explained, as IAAF comes under further scrutiny -
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. -
Business Series 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 -
Economy 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Health 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 -
Pakistan 'Suicide bomber' strikes Pakistan polio centre At least 15 people, including 12 police officers, are said to have died as a suspected suicide bomber struck outside a polio vaccination centre in -
Cinema 'Concussion': a brilliant scientist's epic struggle to highlight the dangers of a deadly sporting injury Will Smith stars in the sport drama ‘Concussion’, a dramatic thriller based on the story of Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant Nigerian forensic -
Iran Iran's IRGC says has released detained US sailors Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said it had released 10 members of the U.S. Navy. -
Turkey 'Three Russians held' in new Turkish raids after Istanbul bomb Turkish police have said to have made more than a dozen arrests of suspected ISIL members or sympathisers, in fresh raids around the country -
USA Democrats reflect as Republicans criticise Obama's final State of the Union The US has been digesting the seventh and final State of the Union Address by President Barack Obama. -
Culture news Exhibition traces of the life of an American icon: Frank Sinatra ‘Sinatra: An American Icon’ is an exhibition at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles, celebrating the life and work of the iconic American singer and -
Korea South Korea appeals to China to rein in North over nuclear tests South Korea has appealed to China to use its influence to rein in North Korea, warning of further provocation from its northern neighbour after its -
World News At least 14 dead in blast at Pakistan polio centre A bomb attack against a polio vaccination centre in Pakistan has killed at least 14 people. Most of the dead were reportedly police deployed to -
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World News Iran detains US sailors in Persian Gulf Iran detained the crews of two US Navy boats in the Gulf on Tuesday after their vessels reportedly drifted into Iranian waters. Ten US sailors – -
USA Vintage Obama delivers rousing final State of the Union address US President Barack Obama has defended his record on climate change, the economy and healthcare and made an appeal for more consensus politics in the -
World News Junior doctors in England strike over government reforms Thousands of junior doctors across England have staged their first strike in 40 years over government plans to reform pay and working conditions -
World News Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in West bank in latest round of violence Israeli soldiers have shot dead three Palestinians in the occupied West Bank including one the military said had tried to stab a soldier. In recent -
Brazil Sao Paulo police clash with protesters over transport fares hike Sao Paulo police in Brazil have been accused by protesters of being heavy handed in breaking up a demonstration against a hike in public transport -
Vatican Pope Francis uses new book to call for more compassion within the Church Pope Francis has called for Roman Catholic leaders to be “compassionate shepherds to a wounded humanity”. The message comes in the publication of a -
Turkey Turkey on high alert following suicide blast in Istanbul Turkey is once again reeling from a terror attack with the country put on hight alert as security forces launched a nationwide investigation into