2016-01-27

Germany

Germany warns Russia against using teen rape case as propaganda

Berlin has warned Moscow not to make political capital of a case involving the alleged abduction and rape by migrants of a 13-year-old girl from a

27/01/2016

World News

Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders has rare audience with US president

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is considered an underdog by some, including current US President Barack Obama, who described him in

27/01/2016

World News

Schengen: Greece responds firmly to EU criticism

"Serious deficiencies" in management of external border controls. Will Athens be suspended?

27/01/2016

Sport

Six Nations' captains gather for 2016 tournament launch

The skippers of six nations rugby teams gathered at the Hurlingham Club in London on Wednesday for the traditional captain’s photo call and launch of

27/01/2016

Europe News

FIFA candidates accused of own goal after Brussels no-show

Four of the five candidates to become the next man to run global football have scored a spectacular own goal. Only one of the people seeking to take

27/01/2016

World News

Syria peace talks loom, but who will attend?

With round three of the Geneva talks on peace in Syria looming, the list of attendees appears far from set in stone. The Syrian government has agreed

27/01/2016

World News

Iran's Rouhani in Paris to drum up business with France

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Paris on Wednesday for the second leg of his European visit.

27/01/2016

France

French justice minister's resignation highlights cracks over controversial citizenship bill

One anti-racist organisation in France is praising Christiane Taubira, who has resigned as Justice Minister, as a “great lady.” The citizenship bill

27/01/2016

USA

Shaquille O'Neal joins street basketball game

27/01/2016

Sport

Movistar present team for 2016

Movistar presented their team for the 2016 season on Wednesday at a ceremony in Madrid. 27 riders will compete for the Spanish outfit, which won the

27/01/2016

World News

Ukraine in the grip of deadly flu epidemic

Three strains of the virus are involved, including swine flu

27/01/2016

Business Line

Oil prices to stay low, Russia suffers

The World Bank has slashed its forecast for oil prices, saying the cost of a barrel of crude will stay near the current lows for the rest of 2016

27/01/2016

USA

1 dead, 8 arrested as FBI agents confront Oregon militia

The leader of an armed protest group in Oregon has been arrested and one member of his group killed in a shootout with the FBI. Ammon Bundy’s group

27/01/2016

France

French justice minister quits over anti-terror plan

Christiane Taubira stepped down on Wednesday, just as parliament prepared to examine a constitutional reform plan she openly criticized.

27/01/2016

Europe News

EU seeks greater powers to police car industry after VW row

EU regulators want more powers to fine carmakers for faulty vehicles after the Volkswagen scandal. They want to be able to fine companies 30,000

27/01/2016

France

Uber: day two of protests by French taxis

App-based taxi service slapped with huge fine by French court

27/01/2016

Economy

US central bank in wait-and-see mode amid market turbulence

The Federal Reserve has left interest rates unchanged and will "closely monitoring" global economic and financial developments.

27/01/2016

Europe News

EU warns Greece over border controls

The European Commission has said that Greece has “seriously neglected” its frontier duties to Europe’s free-travel Schengen zone. It said that Greece

27/01/2016

Poland

Poland's controversial new government faces mounting anger

Just three months on from elections, Poland finds itself in political turmoil. Demonstrations last Saturday were just the latest in a wave of action

27/01/2016

World News

Human Rights: affected by fear?

Terrorist attacks and migrant flows have led to human rights being curtailed

27/01/2016

Business Series

Toyota still king of the road

Toyota remains the world's top carmaker for the fourth year running, ahead of scandal-plagued Volkswagen and General Motors.

27/01/2016

Business Series

Further RBS 'clean up' charges mean no profit again this year

Royal Bank of Scotland is trying to put its troubled past behind it by making a 3.6 billion pound provision to top up its pension fund and make amends for British and US mis-selling.

27/01/2016

Europe News

EU's Vestager pushes on with corporate tax probes

Margrethe Vestager, the European competition commissioner, is set to go after corporate giants found to be not paying their fair share of tax.

27/01/2016

Sport

''I was born to race'' - 15-time motorcycle world champion Giacomo Agostini

Giacomo Agostini is an Italian multiple world champion in motorcycle racing. At the end of a glittering career that spanned some 13 years Agostini

27/01/2016

Culture news

Haute Couture on show during Paris Fashion Week

Giambattista Valli presented his 2016 Haute Couture spring/summer collection in Paris. The Italian, who shows annually during Paris Fashion week

27/01/2016

World News

Death camp survivors mark 71 years since Auschwitz liberation

Survivors of the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz, in Poland, commemorated the 71st anniversary of the camp’s liberation by Soviet troops on Wednesday

27/01/2016

Economy

Italy reaches deal with Brussels over bad bank loans

An accord between Italy and the European Commission to help banks sell some of their 200 billion euros of bad loans has eased fears of an Italian banking crisis.

27/01/2016

Philippines

Japanese Emperor in the Philippines amid protest from wartime sex slaves

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko paid tribute to the Philippines’ World War II heroes in Manila on Wednesday (January 27). The pair are

27/01/2016

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India's Daredevils

India’s ‘Army Bravehearts’ wowed crowds with their stunt-filled performance at a Republic Day parade in Rajpath on Tuesday (26 January). The

27/01/2016

China

US urges China to take stronger stance over N Korea nuclear tests

US Secretary of State John Kerry has sharply criticised North Korea for carrying out a fourth nuclear test, despite international warnings. Kerry has

27/01/2016