2016-03-30

USA

Turkey-US relations are strained as Erdogan arrives in Washington

The White House denies it is snubbing the Turkish President

30/03/2016

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Greece: The growing refugee population on Lesbos

More than 500 migrants and refugees arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos on Tuesday. The majority came from Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, and Pakistan

30/03/2016

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Barack Obama and the…Easter Bunny!

US president is hopping mad..

30/03/2016

USA

Trump faces Republican backlash for Lewandowski battery charge

Donald Trump faces backlash from Democrats and within his own party over a battery charge against his manager, Corey Lewandowski.

30/03/2016

Cinema

Gyllenhaal and Watts star in "Demolition"

Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts pair up in “Demolition”, and with Quebecois Jean-Marc Vallée of “Dallas Buyers Club” and “Wild” fame at the helm

30/03/2016

Venezuela

Venezuela's national assembly approves plans for a sweeping political amnesty

President Nicolas Maduro has promised to block the bill

30/03/2016

Culture news

Emin and Stone honeymoon in Hong Kong with new show

“I Cried Because I Love You” is the title of British artist Tracey Emin’s exhibition in Hong Kong. Once the “enfant terrible” of the Young British

30/03/2016

Myanmar

Myanmar swears in a new government after decades of military rule

New president Htin Kyaw is a close confidante of Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi

30/03/2016

France

Paris: Seven Somali men go on trial over fatal yacht hijacking

Seven Somali men have gone before a court in Paris, accused of hijacking a French yacht in the Arabian Sea four years ago. Owner Christian Colombo

30/03/2016

World News

Former Canadian Cabinet minister among seven killed in plane crash

Former Canadian Cabinet minister and political commentator Jean Lapierre has been killed in a plane crash, along with his wife, two brothers and a

30/03/2016

France

A night with sharks? Paris aquarium offers underwater bedroom

There is no doubt it’s a room with a view – but how would you like to be surrounded by sharks as you sleep? A special underwater bedroom, sitting in

30/03/2016

France

Tight security at Paris stadium for first international football match since terror attacks

There has been beefed up security at the Stade de France in Paris, for the first international football match since the November terror attacks. All

30/03/2016

Cyprus

Passengers and crew on hijacked jet arrive back in Egypt

Passengers and crew have arrived safely in Egypt after their plane was hijacked. Authorities say a man using a fake suicide belt forced the EgyptAir

30/03/2016

World News

Ebola outbreak no longer poses global health risk - WHO

The West African Ebola outbreak no longer constitutes a major risk to international public health, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on

30/03/2016

Belgium

Brussels airport won't be fully operational for 'months'

Brussels airport says it will take months to get the busy transport hub fully operational, after last week’s deadly bombings. It was hoped that some

30/03/2016

Sport

Goals galore on a night of international friendlies

All thoughts turned to last week’s Brussels murders as Portugal entertained Belgium in Leiria in the re-arranged fixture. Portugal had two former

30/03/2016

Culture news

Ostrer portraits of offal celebrities in "Ego System" show

Donald Trump as seen by British artist James Ostrer is a dogs’ dinner of raw meat and surfaces with an unhealthy, microbiotic sheen. The

30/03/2016

Culture news

Lawson on the Money

Lawson are back hungry for success with their new single, “Money”, and a second album on the horizon. It sees the four piece sticking to the sounds

30/03/2016