2016-02-07

World News

UN condemns North Korean rocket launch

UN Security Council condemns North Korea rocket launch United States calls it “a threat to global peace” Pyongyang to expect “serious consequence”

07/02/2016

World News

Hey, hey, it's the year of the Monkey!

It is the Lunar New Year , and across Asia it has been celebrated in style, with China leading the way as only China can, with spectacular fireworks

07/02/2016

Sport

Heavyweights hit the tatami at the Paris Judo Grand Slam

The Paris judo Grand Slam entered a second day with the heavyweights taking to the tatami. Japan’s Megumi Tachimoto picked up gold in the women’s

07/02/2016

World News

Bosnia's Muslims protest against ban on religious symbols in courts

Bosnian Muslims have marched in Sarajevo to protest against a Supreme Court ruling that bans the ostentatious wearing of all religious insignia

07/02/2016

Spain

Spanish police smash ISIL terror cell in three cities

Spanish police say they have smashed an ISIL jihadist cell following raids on houses in Valencia, Alicante, and the Moroccan enclave of Cueta. Seven

07/02/2016

Algeria

Algeria enacts reforms and gives Berber language official status

The Algerian government has passed a reform package including granting the Berber language official status and re-instating the two-term limit for

07/02/2016

United Kingdom

Filmed bus stunt causes mini-panic in London

People taking a stroll near Lambeth bridge in London got a shock early on Sunday when a double-decker blew up in front of their eyes. It was all for

07/02/2016

France

Former Foreign Legion commander arrested at anti-foreigner protest

One of the protesters arrested in Calais yesterday when far-right anti-Muslims clashed with police who prevented them entering the port’s makeshift

07/02/2016

Sport

Swiss roll as Janka and Gut grab Super-G wins

Hello snow lovers let mountain guide Vincent Ménard lead us through the weekend's Alpine events.

07/02/2016

USA

'The Revenant' director Inarritu scoops DGA award, as Oscars near

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, the Mexican director of Oscars favourite ‘The Revenant’, has become the first person to win the Director’s Guild Awards’

07/02/2016

Republic of North Macedonia

More problems at FYROM-Greek border slows refugees' journey north

Soldiers of the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia have begun erecting a second, bigger wall just five metres from the border fence with Greece

07/02/2016

Taiwan

Taiwan quake: baby rescued 30 hours after building collapses, scores still inside

Rescue teams were continuing to search on Sunday evening for around 120 people believed to still be trapped inside a collapsed apartment block in the

07/02/2016

North Korea

Two Koreas, two reactions after illegal rocket launch

In central Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, the news of the successful space shot was greeted with public pride and enthusiasm. Giant screens

07/02/2016

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Quake-hit Taiwan tower

Drone footage shows the collapsed Wei-guan Golden Dragon Building, an apartment tower in Tainan, Taiwan. The building was toppled by a 6.4 magnitude

07/02/2016

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Tribute to Saint Agatha of Sicily

The three-day feast of Saint Agatha, patron saint of Catania in Sicily, concluded on Saturday (6 February). Pilgrims and tourists from all over the

07/02/2016

USA

US: Rubio under fire from rivals during Republican presidential debate

As the race for the US presidential nomination heats up ahead of the New Hampshire primary on 9 February, the crowded Republican pack slugged it out

07/02/2016

Haiti

Haiti leaders clinch last-minute deal to form interim government

Politicians in Haiti have signed a last-minute agreement to install a caretaker government to avoid a power vacuum. The deal was inked on Saturday

07/02/2016

North Korea

S Korea denounces N Korea rocket launch as 'unacceptable provocation'

North Korea has launched a long-range rocket, in defiance of international warnings. Pyongyang’s neighbours, along with Washington, have denounced

07/02/2016

Taiwan

Taiwan quake: young man pulled alive from rubble, as survivor search continues

More than 24 hours after a deadly earthquake hit Taiwan, a young man has been pulled alive from a toppled, high-rise apartment block. The 20-year-old

07/02/2016

North Korea

North Korea launches rocket, defying international warnings

North Korea has defied international warnings and launched a long-range rocket. Pyongyang had notified UN agencies that it planned to carry out the

07/02/2016

Somalia

Somali passenger jet 'holed by bomb'

A blast that punched a hole in the fuselage of a Somalian passenger jet was caused by a bomb, meant to kill everyone on board, according to the

07/02/2016

Austria

Five killed in 'massive' avalanche in Austrian Alps

Five people have been killed in what has been described as a “massive” avalanche in the Austrian Alps. Police say it struck skiiers from the Czech

07/02/2016

USA

US: Cars parked on frozen lake rescued after ice cracks

You will have heard of skating on thin ice, but how about parking? It was not such a good idea on a frozen lake in Wisconsin, in the US. Aerial

07/02/2016

Turkey

Migrant crisis: Turkish police raid factories producing faulty dinghies

Turkish police have raided three factories producing unlicensed and faulty dinghies, according to local media reports. Almost 50, deemed to be

07/02/2016