2016-02-03

World News

Syrian government forces backed by Russian air power advance on Aleppo

Syrian government forces backed by Russian air power advance against rebel forces north of Aleppo.

03/02/2016

World News

Obama slams anti-Islam rhetoric during first visit to US mosque

US President Barack Obama denounced attacks on Islam during his first visit to a US mosque since taking office. His comments in Catonsville

03/02/2016

World News

French authorities ban Calais rallies ahead of planned Pegida march

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has declared that protests planned for this weekend (February 6) in Calais have been banned following

03/02/2016

Sport

FIFA presidential candidate Infantino gets Russia backing

Gianni Infantino continues to gather momentum in his attempt to replace incumbant Sepp Blatter as president of football’s scandal-hit world governing

03/02/2016

Sport

Harlem Globetrotters celebrate 90th birthday

Watch the clip above from members of the Harlem Globetrotters – an exhibition basketball team that has brought a combination of athleticism, theater

03/02/2016

World News

Diplomatic failure as UN suspends Syrian peace talks

The UN has suspended peace talks aimed at ending Syria’s five-year civil war. #theguardiannews Faltering UN Syria peace talks paused until end of

03/02/2016

Sport

Formula One: Renault present car and team for 2016

Renault took the wraps off its Formula One challenger, the RS16, on Wednesday as the French car manufacturer returns to motorsport’s elite class for

03/02/2016

Somalia

Passenger jet lands safely after hole blown in fuselage

Video shows what happens when a large hole gets punched in the side of your plane

03/02/2016

Ukraine

Ukraine's economy minister resigns saying he has 'no desire to be a screen for brazen corruption'

Ukraine’s economy minister Aivaras Abromavicius has resigned claiming senior figures within the government of President Petro Poroshenko attempted to

03/02/2016

World News

The threat of the Zika virus to tourism in Brazil in Olympic year

It has arrived in Olympic year – the Zika virus. In six months the Games will open in Rio. Brazil is facing an epidemic and the only means available

03/02/2016

Iran

Iran: German Foreign Minister wraps up two-day visit

The aim is to develop and strengthen bilateral trade ties and geopolitical relationships

03/02/2016

World News

Cuba: 'complete end to US embargo needed' to normalise relations

Cuba is entering a new era in diplomatic relations. At the start of 2016, President Raul Castro became the first Cuban leader to visit France in 21

03/02/2016

Sport

Surfing: Slater wins for first time in two years

Eleven-times world champion Kelly Slater proved he could still mixed it up with the young guns after he won the Volcom Pipe Pro surfing contest in

03/02/2016

Business Line

The travel industry infected by Zika and Alphabet bets on the future with moonshots

The Zika virus prompts a surge in purchases of 'Cancel For Any Reason' insurance and Google's parent company Alphabet bets on the future with its costly moonshots.

03/02/2016

Europe News

VW scandal: EU deal allows vehicles to exceed pollution limits

EU politicians have backed a compromise deal which will allow vehicles to exceed official pollution limits. It flies in the face of calls for more

03/02/2016

Syria

Aleppo assault threatens fragile Syrian peace process

A Syrian government offensive on rebel-held towns around Aleppo has thrown the UN brokered peace talks into chaos.

03/02/2016

Sport

Jackson Martinez signs for Guangzhou Evergrande

Colombia international Jackson Martinez has left Atletico Madrid after just seven months and signed with Chinese Super League club Guangzhou

03/02/2016

Sport

Kittel wins opening stage of Dubai Tour

Marcel Kittel won the opening stage of the Dubai Tour on Wednesday following a powerful sprint finish in Fujairah. The first stage of the third

03/02/2016

Sport

McCollum stars as Portland beat the Bucks

The Portland Trailblazers stretched their winning streak to a season-high five games as they beat the Milwaukee Bucks at the Moda Center in Portland

03/02/2016

Greece

Migrants: We are not a concentration camp says Greek minister

Panos Kammeros has strong words for Europe

03/02/2016

Europe News

Cracks in European Parliament over draft deal for Britain

The draft deal to try and keep Britain in the EU has been on the agenda at a European Parliament meeting in Strasbourg, where it has divided opinion

03/02/2016

Ukraine

Life on the frontline in Ukraine a year on from Minsk peace deal

The scars of conflict run deep in eastern Ukraine and not just through the ruined homes. Zolotoe 3 is a village in the Luhansk region just two

03/02/2016

Economy

Russian recession set to deepen says central bank

Russia's economy is set to dip deeper into recession according to the latest central bank forecasts as the Kremlin looks at selling stakes in state owned companies.

03/02/2016

World News

Battle lines drawn: Cameron seeks to sell EU reform deal to UK parliament

The battle lines were clearly drawn in the House of Commons on Wednesday, February 3. UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, sought to sell the European

03/02/2016

Business Series

ChemChina bids for Syngenta to improve Chinese food production

State-owned ChemChina is to pay 39 billion euro for Swiss seeds and pesticides group Syngenta as China seeks greater food security.

03/02/2016

Economy

A weak start of 2016 for eurozone businesses,

The private sector began 2016 on a slightly weak note in Europe with little sign of inflation picking up

03/02/2016

Europe News

Bid to stop Zeebrugge becoming migrant magnet

Belgian police are cracking down on migrants arriving in Zeebrugge, with more than 450 people reportedly stopped in the port area over the past

03/02/2016

Economy

China looks for 6.5 to 7% economic growth in 2016, warns on unemployment

China has set its economic growth projection range at 6.5 to 7 percent this year, but efforts to reduce overcapacity of coal and steel are expected to raise unemployment.

03/02/2016

Cinema

Meryl Streep to lead the way at Berlin Film Festival

Meryl Streep will be jury president at the 2016 Berlin film festival. The actress received the honorary Golden Bear award by the festival in 2012 for

03/02/2016

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Groundhog Day in the USA

This is Groundhog Day in the USA – a traditional holiday that has become more popular since the 1993 film of the same name. According to folklore if

03/02/2016