2016-04-22

USA

#PrinceRIP - how Twitter reacted to pop star's death

The sudden death of music icon Prince sent shockwaves through social media, as fans flocked to Twitter to pay tribute to their hero. This is what it

22/04/2016

USA

UN: delegates set to sign historic climate change deal

Delegates from more than 165 states are at the United Nations in New York to sign an historic deal to slow down climate change. #EarthDay - the

22/04/2016

USA

What killed Prince? As world waits for answers, hometown leads tributes

While global tributes pour in after the unexplained death of pop superstar Prince on Thursday, the 57-year-old’s native Minneapolis has been paying

22/04/2016

Liberia

Africanews exclusive: George Weah will run again for Liberia’s presidency

George Weah, the only African footballer to win FIFA’s World Player of the Year award, will make a second bid to become president of Liberia, he told

22/04/2016

My Europe Series

Safety fears surround the world's oldest atomic power plant

Do you want to “hijack” a nuclear power plant? Ask Leo Scherer, he tried… After September 11th (9/11) Leo devised a secret operation to show the

22/04/2016

Venezuela

Drought-hit Venezuela faces daily power cuts to save energy

Venezuela has announced power cuts from next week – plunging people into darkness for four hours each day as the crisis-hit country grapples with a

22/04/2016

Cinema

Manoel Oliveira brings Memories and Confessions from Portugal's past

At 73 Manoel Oliveira made a film that was embargoed until after his death But he died at the ripe old age of 106, and only now is it possible to

22/04/2016

Mexico

Mexico: death toll in Pemex factory blast rises to 24

The death toll in the Pemex plant blast has surpassed 20 and could continue to rise, officials fear.

22/04/2016

Republic of Ecuador

Ecuador hit again: magnitude-6.0 earthquake strikes west coast

Another strong earthquake has struck Ecuador, less than a week after Saturday’s (April 16) deadly tremor. The epicentre of Thursday’s (April 21)

22/04/2016

USA

Prince was "Beethoven kind of talent" says first manager Owen Husney

Owen Husney was Prince’s first manager who negotiated the deal that would lead to his first album “For You” in 1978. He remembers the eighteen year

22/04/2016

Mexico

Mexico pushes for softer laws on marijuana use

Mexican President, Enrique Peña Nieto has put forward proposals to legalise marijuana-based medicines. He also wants to raise the legal amount users

22/04/2016

USA

Volkswagen reaches deal over emissions scandal for drivers in United States

Volkswagen has reached a deal to compensate drivers in the United States over its emissions scandal. The final details will be announced in June.

22/04/2016

United Kingdom

Beacons lit across UK to mark Queen's 90th birthday

Crowds of well-wishers lined the streets of Windsor in the United Kingdom on Thursday to wish Queen Elizabeth II a happy 90th birthday. Many had been

22/04/2016

Brazil

At least 2 people killed after Rio cycle lane collapses

At least two people have been killed in Brazil’s Olympic city of Rio de Janeiro when a new cycle lane collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean. The beach

22/04/2016

USA

Prince fans pay tribute outside star's home in Minnesota

Prince fans have been struggling to coming to terms with news of the singers sudden death. Outside his home at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen

22/04/2016

Syria

Russia completes demining of archeological site in Palmyra, Syria

The Russian military said on Thursday (April 21) it had completed the demining of the ancient part of the Syrian city of Palmyra, recaptured by

22/04/2016

USA

Solar Impulse 2 continues its attempt to circumnavigate the planet

A solar-powered plane attempting to circumnavigate the planet took off on Thursday to continue its record-breaking journey. The Solar Impulse 2 will

22/04/2016

France

Police hold attack drill on Cannes red carpet ahead of film festival

French authorities staged a security exercise around the Palais des Festivals in Cannes on Thursday (April 21) in preparation for May’s grand cinema

22/04/2016

Sport

New Nou Camp as Barca unveil major reconstruction project

Barcelona's Nou Camp is to undergo major reconstruction.

22/04/2016