world news US expanding its role in the push to retake Mosul The United States says its forces will have a more enlarged role in the push take the northern Iraqi city of Mosul from the so-called Islamic State 29/02/2016
Sport Footy first corruption later new FIFA boss gets down to work The new FIFA president Gianni Infantino got down to work by organising a friendly football match for employees and guests at FIFA’s headquarters in 29/02/2016
France Activists blamed as trouble flares during Calais migrant camp eviction There have been clashes in Calais as police began clearing part of the shanty town in northern France where migrants are trying to reach Britain. 29/02/2016
Greece Border closures fail to deter the flow of people to Greek mainland And they keep on coming. Despite the closure at the country’s northern border, refugees continue to flood into Greece. At least 2,000 more arrived 29/02/2016
Business Oscars: counting the cost of everything from gold statues to Alaska king crabs The Oscars ceremony is over for another year and it is time to count the cost of the red carpet, the statues, the caviar and champagne, and even the seats. 29/02/2016
world news Italy flies in Syrian refugees via air 'humanitarian corridor' Italy has been accepting groups of Syrian refugees, flying them in by plane and sparing them the risk of dangerous sea and border crossings. The 29/02/2016
focus 4th annual Africa Development Forum: what is the focus? Transforming agriculture from a subsistence activity into a driver of development and growth 29/02/2016
brussels bureau EU ministers fret over Chinese steel 'dumping' The EU needs to tighten up its anti-dumping rules to protect its steel industry from cheaper Chinese imports. That’s according to some EU trade 29/02/2016
world news Children were not believed, Cardinal tells Australia abuse commission George Pell, the highest-ranking Vatican official to testify at a Royal Commission in Australia into systematic child sex abuse, said children were 29/02/2016
Sport Former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness released from prison The former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has been released from prison. Hoeness served 21-months of his three-and-a-half-year sentence for tax 29/02/2016
Business China to lay off 1.8 million coal and steel workers to cut overcapacity China expects to lay off 1.8 million workers in the coal and steel industries as it addresses overcapacity in bloated state enterprises amid slowing economic growth. 29/02/2016
world news Trial of ex-Nazi prison camp medic adjourned amid questions about his health Hubert Zafke served in the Auschwitz death camp and is accused of being an accomplice to the murder of thousands of prisoners 29/02/2016
USA Three clips with three messages the Oscars wanted to deliver From Chris Rock on why the Oscars are a bit racist, to Leonardo Di Caprio on why global warming is making life hard for film-makers, the Oscars 29/02/2016
Syria Hopes for Syrian aid despite ceasefire violations The United Nations is hoping that the truce brokered in Syria will provide a window of opportunity to distribute much needed aid in besieged areas 29/02/2016
World What we do we know about North Korea’s US prisoner Otto Warmbier? Otto Warmbier, 21, is a third-year business student, from the University of Virginia. His family live in Cincinnati, Ohio. Why is he in the news? He 29/02/2016
Sport Pellegrini vindicated, Rashford lauded, Real Madrid moan 'The Corner' “Hello and welcome to The Corner. Where the blue half of Manchester is celebrating winning the first piece of competitive silverware of the season 29/02/2016
World How do other parts of Europe mark the leap year? Leap years – which see an extra day (29th) added to February every four years to allow for the Earth taking 365.2422 days to orbit the sun – are 29/02/2016
Cinema All you need to know about the 2016 Oscars Kicking off the 88th Academy awards, host Chris Rock addressed the controversy over the lack of diversity that dominated the run-up to the event 29/02/2016
Business Starbucks takes on Italy with 'great humility and respect' Starbucks is to open in Italy where founder Howard Schultz says he got the idea to create the world's biggest chain of coffee shops. 29/02/2016
Business Revised figures show Greek economy shrank 0.3 percent last year but expanded in Q4 Greece's economy performed slightly better than previously thought in Q4 of 2015. Revised figures show GDP actually expanded, but only by 0.1 percent from the previous quarter. 29/02/2016
Business Latest eurozone price weakening fuels deflation fears Prices in the eurozone slipped in February. Headline inflation fell to -0.2 percent low oil prices, a further worry for the European Central Bank on deflation. 29/02/2016
Iran Final election results in Iran confirm symbolic victories for reformist president and allies Commentators say the results could mean Iran will further its new ties with the West after the recent nuclear deal 29/02/2016
World The world says goodbye to memes mocking Leonardo DiCaprio For years, people have poked fun at Leonardo DiCaprio and his bad luck when it comes to the Oscars. Until 2016 the actor had been nominated three 29/02/2016
Republic of Northern Macedonia FYROM police fire tear gas at migrants amid Greek border tension 29/02/2016
