2016-01-26

World News

Brazil sends in troops to help eradicate mosquito-borne Zika virus

Brazil has warned it’s losing the battle against the spread of the Zika virus which is suspected of being responsible for a dramatic rise in the

26/01/2016

World News

Israeli PM says UN Secretary General's words 'bolster terrorism'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of bolstering terrorism with comments he made about plans to

26/01/2016

World News

Further sanctions on Cuba lifted

The United States on Tuesday announced further easing of sanctions on Cuba, the latest move towards fully restoring relations with Communist-run

26/01/2016

Sport

CONMEBOL elect Dominguez as new president

The confederation for South America football has a new president. Alejandro Dominguez of Paraguay was the only candidate and received all 10 votes

26/01/2016

World News

Migrants: a frosty Nordic welcome

Find out what migrants themselves think of Denmark's controversial new legislation

26/01/2016

Sport

Italian football clubs under investigation for alleged tax evasion

Italian police seized assets on Tuesday from football players, agents and club executives as part of an investigation into alleged tax evasion in the

26/01/2016

USA

Where do US presidential candidates stand on foreign policy?

26/01/2016

France

Clashes and arrests in Paris as taxi drivers strike over Uber

26/01/2016

Spain

Twenty-four detained in latest Spanish corruption raid

Police in Spain arrested 24 people in an anti-corruption operation in the Valencia region on Tuesday. Many of those detained belong, or used to

26/01/2016

Economy

Hopes of a supply cut deal push up oil prices

Crude prices rose on Tuesday on hopes that OPEC and non-OPEC producers may be edging closer to a deal to pump less oil and address a supply glut.

26/01/2016

Sport

FIFA confirm the five presidential candidates

FIFA confirmed on Tuesday that five candidates will officially enter the race to replace Sepp Blatter as president of world football’s scandal-hit

26/01/2016

Syria

Syrian government forces claim successes but ISIL still rampant

ISIL attacked the Syrian city of Homs on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people with a car bomb and explosive belt-wearing terrorist. A mainly Alawite

26/01/2016

Denmark

Denmark: migrants to have valuables confiscated

Danish parliament passes a controversial bill toughening the conditions for migrants arriving in the cuuntry

26/01/2016

USA

USA: reports of shooting at San Diego naval medical centre prove unfounded

Reports of a shooting at a naval medical centre in San Diego, California appear to have been a false alarm. Navy officials have said that a witness

26/01/2016

France

France's Hollande rounds off India trip with fighter jet deal agreed but not finalised

French President Francois Hollande has rounded off a trip to India, attending a parade in New Delhi to commemorate Republic Day alongside his host

26/01/2016

Culture news

German Chancellor Angela Merkel opens Holocaust exhibition in Berlin

The biggest exhibition of Holocaust art outside Israel was opened in Berlin by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The artwork is by survivors and

26/01/2016

Germany

119 billion euros for German Army

The decision comes after criticism of the material German forces used abroad

26/01/2016

Economy

Italy and Iran sign business deals, Rouhani says boosting economy will beat extremism

Italy and Iran sign billions of euros of business deals at the start of a Europe visit by Iran's President Rouhani to rebuild ties with the West after years of economic sanctions.

26/01/2016

World News

UN invitations to Syrian peace talks spark controversy

The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, has invited the Syrian government and opposition to peace talks due to start in

26/01/2016

Vatican

Pope receives Iran's President at Vatican with warm welcome and private meeting

Pope Francis welcomed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to the Vatican on Tuesday. The two held a private talk that lasted 40 minutes. They discussed

26/01/2016

World

Is talk of a 'Grexit' a thing of the past or an ever present danger?

Greece dominated headlines around the world last year. Now the Athens government has a third rescue package in its hands worth up to 86 billion euros

26/01/2016

Denmark

Denmark passes the "jewellery bill"

The government's plan has been likened to the confiscation of valuables from Jews during the Second World War

26/01/2016

Europe News

EU auditors slam 'weak' Commission over bailouts

The European Commission’s handling of some bailouts for crisis-hit countries was “generally weak” and inconsistent, according to a new report

26/01/2016

Denmark

Pay up or push off immigration law passes in Danish parliament

Despite Denmark watering down its new immigration law, passed in parliament on Tuesday, it has faced harsh criticism for it. But several lawyers and

26/01/2016

Business Series

Easyjet shares down on security fears profit effects

Budget airline easyJet says travel demand was dampened by security fears late in 2015 but a recovery in bookings has put it on track to meet annual profit forecasts.

26/01/2016

World News

What is the Zika virus?

Zika is a mosquito-borne virus affecting large parts of Latin America and the Caribbean and spreading quickly through the region. There is currently

26/01/2016

Business Series

Apple iPhone slowing sales pull down share price

Apple reported its slowest growth ever for iPhone sales in the 2015 holiday quarter due to weaker demand for the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus.

26/01/2016

France

France battles transport disruption amid taxi and aviation strikes

Police and fire-fighters in Paris had to intervene on Tuesday morning after striking taxi drivers threw tyres across a busy ring-road and set them on

26/01/2016

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Start the dance!

Drums started to echo across Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome on Sunday (January 24) as the technical rehearsals for the world’s most famous Carnival

26/01/2016

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A chill never seen before

Unprecedented cold brings shock and excitement to parts of Asia. In South Korea hundreds of flights had to be cancelled, many had seen snow for the

26/01/2016