world news Savchenko extradition is underway - lawyers The Ukrainian pilot is serving 22 years in connection with the deaths of two Russian journalists 27/04/2016
world news Turkey: female suicide bomber wounds 13 in Bursa A female suicide bomber has blown herself up wounding 13 people in the Turkish city of Bursa. The attack was near the Grand Mosque and happened 27/04/2016
Sport Champions League: Atletico beat Bayern Munich in semi-final first leg Atletico Madrid gave themselves the upper hand in their Champions League semi-final with five-times winners Bayern Munich after winning the first leg 27/04/2016
USA 'America First' - Trump outlines his foreign policy plan The US would go it alone under a President Trump 27/04/2016
United Kingdom Liverpool holds vigil for victims of Hillsborough football tragedy Families of the victims of the Hillsborough tragedy have gathered in the northern English city of Liverpool to celebrate Tuesday’s verdict. They were 27/04/2016
Sport Warriors coach Kerr acknowledged for record-breaking season Steve Kerr was awarded the Red Auerbach Trophy on Wednesday as NBA coach of the year with the Golden State Warriors. 27/04/2016
USA US Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged The US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday (April 27). However it left the door open to a hike in June by signalling 27/04/2016
France Suspected Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam investigated for terrorist offences Suspected Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam has been placed under formal investigation on charges of belonging to a terrorist organisation, murder 27/04/2016
world news Austria passes tough new aslyum laws Will the Brenner Pass become the Brenner Gate? 27/04/2016
Sport Olympic flame handed over to Rio Games officials The Olympic Flame was handed over to organisers of this summer’s Games in Rio de Janeiro during a ceremony at the Panathinaic stadium. 27/04/2016
United Kingdom UK police chief suspended over Hillsborough football tragedy The head of the British police force accused of covering up failings that led to the death of 96 fans at the Hillsborough football stadium in 1989 27/04/2016
Spain Spain set to go to the polls again as coalition talks fail Spain is going to the polls again after King Felipe VI announced the failure of the latest round of coalition talks. It was the second time the 27/04/2016
United Kingdom Big Ben to fall silent to undergo much needed repairs One of London's most unmistakable sounds, the toll of Big Ben, will shortly be absent from the city's soundscape. 27/04/2016
Business Line Braking bad: auto industry plagued by scandals In this edition of Business Line we focus on the 'Dieselgate' scandal - the effects on Volkswagen and Mitsubishi along with the unanswered questions for European owners of VWs. 27/04/2016
Belgium Salah Abdeslam 'as bright as an empty ashtray', says his lawyer “He has the intelligence of an empty ashtray, he is abysmally vacuous.” That was the stinging character assassination of Salah Abdeslam, the man 27/04/2016
Sport Fencing: Vezzali swansong ruined by Russia triumph The test event for the Olympic fencing competition continued at Carioca Arena in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday with the team world championships and 27/04/2016
Taiwan Eternal love? mother and baby in a 4,800-year embrace Archaeologists have discovered the fossilised remains of a mother cradling a baby in Taiwan. 27/04/2016
Germany Neo-Nazis on trial in Munich for asylum seeker nail bomb plot Four far-right extremists have gone on trial in Munich, charged with planning an attack on an asylum seekers centre. 27/04/2016
world news Will Turkey remain a secular republic? Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu promises the new constitution will guarantee it 27/04/2016
Sport Squash: World number one Elshorbagy into El Gouna last eight World number one and home hope Mohamed Elshorbagy advanced to the quarter-finals of the last PSA World Series event of the season in El Gouna 27/04/2016
United Kingdom Police chief suspended after UK football tragedy inquest findings The chief constable of Britain’s South Yorkshire Police service has been suspended one day after a jury found that police failures were to blame for 27/04/2016
Greece Refugees refuse to budge from makeshift Idomeni border camp in Greece Greek authorities are urging refugees to leave a makeshift Idomeni camp close to the border with the FYR of Macedonia border to move to official reception centres elsewhere is the country. 27/04/2016
France Saleh Abdeslam's lawyers prepare for their client's trial in France He was once Europe’s most wanted fugitive, now he is in solitary confinement in a maximum security prison in the Paris region. Saleh Abdeslam the 27/04/2016
Business UK economic growth slows Britain's economy slowed in the early part of this year, apparently effected by reduced global growth and uncertainty ahead of the referendum on the UK's European membership. 27/04/2016
Business Mitsubishi scandal drastically hits Japanese orders Mitsubishi Motors says orders for its cars in Japan have halved since it announced last week that it cheated on fuel economy tests. 27/04/2016
Israel Israeli forces shoot dead 16-year-old Palestinian boy and his sister Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have shot dead two Palestinians at the Qalandia checkpoint between Jerusalem and the West Bank. Police said the 27/04/2016
Business As iPhone sales slide, what is Apple's next big money maker? Apple has announced its first-ever fall in iPhone sales and first revenue drop in more than a decade causing the share price to fall. 27/04/2016
Belgium Belgium extradites Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam to France Belgian authorities have extradited the Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam to France. 27/04/2016
France Extradited Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam appears before French judges Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam has appeared before judges in the French capital after being extradited from Belgium earlier today. 27/04/2016
world news Turkey, Malta and Italy 'worst' when it comes to work gender gap New employment figures have raised questions over equality between men and women in Turkey, Malta and Italy. The trio have the biggest gaps when it 27/04/2016
