Germany International finance chiefs call for transparency following offshore scandal More transparency is called for by financial chiefs Reforms were already underway Panama Papers are a media witch hunt Transparency and reform – 05/04/2016
USA Porsche exonerated in Paul Walker, Roger Rodas crash A judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming Porsche was responsible for crash that killed fast and furious actor Paul Walker and his friend Roger Rodas. 05/04/2016
Belgium Truckers and farmers block Belgian roads in tax protest Belgian truck drivers and farmers are protesting against new toll rates by blocking roads and highways and the country's frontiers in Wallonia. 05/04/2016
South Africa ANC rallies to save Zuma from impeachment in South Africa South Africa's scandal-ridden President Jacob Zuma has survived an impeachment vote 05/04/2016
Sport Barcelona and Bayern Munich edge their Champions League ties Home wins in the Champions League as Barcelona beat Atletico and Bayern beat Benfica. Louis Suarez scored a brace for Barcelona to give the Catalan 05/04/2016
United Kingdom British PM denies any offshore interests British Prime Minister David Cameron has denied he or his family gain any additional income from offshore funds. #panamapapers leak spells the 'end 05/04/2016
world news Greece 'postpones' next batch of migrant deportations to Turkey Greece has postponed the return of the next group of migrants to Turkey until Friday, according to reports quoting at least one Turkish official. The 05/04/2016
Netherlands Dutch vote on Ukraine hints at trouble for the EU The Netherlands is due to vote for or against the EU's association agreement with Ukraine. 05/04/2016
Sport Paris St Germain are Champions League underdogs against Manchester City, says manager With a kind quarter-final draw and high hopes of reaching the Champions League semis, Paris St Germain manager Laurent Blanc says Man City have more 05/04/2016
world news FIFA chief, Gianni Infantino, dragged into Panama Papers scandal He was elected as head of FIFA with a promise to clean up football’s world governing body. Yet files seen by the Guardian newspapers in the Panama 05/04/2016
World Panama Papers: the inside story How a year-long investigation by some 370 journalists from nearly 80 countries unveiled the secret financial dealings of the world's rich and powerful. 05/04/2016
Kenya ICC decision to drop second Kenya case 'fails victims' The International Criminal Court has thrown out election violence charges against Kenya’s Vice-President William Ruto and ended his trial. It also 05/04/2016
Sport Bordeaux carries out mock terrorist attack ahead of Euro 2016 With the Brussels and Paris attacks fresh on everyone’s mind and France poised to host the Euro 2016 football tournament. Authorities in the French 05/04/2016
Armenia Ceasefire agreed after dozens killed in breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region Pro-Armenian forces and the Azeri authorities have announced a ceasefire in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, four days after intense fighting 05/04/2016
Sport Barcelona's Lionel Messi threatens to sue over tax dodge claims Lionel Messi’s troubles with the tax authorities show no sign of abating. The star is already due in court at the end of May after he and his father 05/04/2016
Business HSBC and Credit Suisse denied helping clients cheat on tax Two of the biggest banks at the centre of the Panama Papers revelations have rejected claims they were actively using offshore accounts to help 05/04/2016
Netherlands The Dutch vote that could spell more trouble for the EU On paper, the referendum is about saying 'yes' or 'no' to a European treaty deepening ties with Ukraine. But as anti-EU sentiment grows in the Netherlands, the 'no' is in the lead. 05/04/2016
Sport Yao Ming inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame Yao Ming the eight-time NBA All-Star is poised to be inducted into the basketball hall of fame. The 6ft 7in-tall player, who has spent his 05/04/2016
Iceland 'Panama Papers' push Iceland's PM to resign Iceland’s under pressure prime minister,Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson has tendered his resignation after his family’s offshore investments were 05/04/2016
world news Live streaming: the next big thing to shake up broadcasting After years of making TV as polished and glamorous as possible, video content is going full circle, back to its roots in live broadcasting. At 05/04/2016
Sport Augusta Masters shaping up to be a closely-fought affair This Thursday sees the kick off of the Masters, golf’s first Grand Slam of the season. The tournament is shaping up as one of the best in recent 05/04/2016
Business Global defence spending rises for first time since 2011 For the first time in four years there has been a rise in global defence spending according to the latest report by the Stockholm International 05/04/2016
France French Front National denies implication in Panama Papers Figures close to the French Front National leader Marine Le Pen and her father, the party’s former frontman, are reportedly named as having set up 05/04/2016
Business Euro zone business records a bounce A new survey indicates Euro zone business growth edged up last month from February’s 13-month low as demand weakened, particularly for services 05/04/2016
Business Euro zone retail sales better than expected Official data shows Eurozone retail sales to be stronger than expected. The month on month figure went up by 0.2 percent in February, while the 05/04/2016
Business Spain looks to turn back the clock and end the siesta Spain’s acting prime minister has unveiled plans to do-away with the siesta, the country’s traditional afternoon nap time. Mariano Rajoy wants to cut 05/04/2016
Syria Islamists down Syrian government aircraft capturing pilot Islamist rebels have shot down a Syrian government aircraft over Aleppo. Reports suggest that militants from the Nusra Front have captured the pilot 05/04/2016
Iceland 'Panama Papers': Iceland's prime minister requests dissolution of parliament Iceland’s Prime Minister, Sigmunder Gunnlaugsson has asked for parliament to be dissolved in the wake of the ‘Panama Papers’ scandal. However 05/04/2016
Europe News Europeans spend over 24 billion euros a year on illegal drugs, new study finds Europeans spend more than 24 billion euros a year on illicit drugs, according to a new report published on Tuesday. The joint EU-Europol study found 05/04/2016
Azerbaijan Dates and facts around Nagorno-Karabakh's 30-year long conflict Nagorno-Karabakh is a geographical area near the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. It is a mountainous and heavily-forested patch of land that 05/04/2016
