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USA Obama drinks water in Flint to 'show it's safe' US President Barack Obama has visited Flint, Michigan, after receiving a letter from an eight-year-old resident who was concerned about the city’s -
Turkey Political turmoil on the horizon in Turkey? Turkey could be thrown into political uncertainty in a matter of weeks as AKP officials announce the prime minister will not run for re-election as -
Sport Real Madrid to face city rivals Atletico Madrid in Champions League final Real Madrid have set up a repeat of the 2014 Champions League final with city rivals Atletico Madrid after seeing off the challenge of Manchester -
USA Donald Trump is set to be the Republican US presidential candidate The last remaining challenger John Kasich has bowed out of the GOP race, hours after Trump's biggest rival Ted Cruz stepped aside. -
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Syria Syrian army announces 48-hour 'regime of calm' in Aleppo The Syrian army has announced it is implementing what it calls “a regime of calm” in the city of Aleppo for 48-hours. It follows intense discussions -
Canada Fires threaten to engulf Canadian city Neighbourhoods destroyed, 80 000 evacuated from their homes, no casualties and a baby is born in a refuge centre -
Sport Former Fifa vice-president Jeffrey Webb facing life ban from football Disgraced former CONCACAF president Jeffery Webb is facing a lifetime ban from all football-related activity after FIFA’s ethics committee opened up -
USA Analysis: Trump triumphs over rivals but faces uphill battle against Clinton The night of the Indiana primary will go down in history as the day to the “Never Trump” movement within the Republican Party collapsed. Just hours -
USA Video: Transgender woman 'assaulted on New York subway' After recently meeting Hillary Clinton, Pearl Love, a transgender woman, says she had an altogether less positive encounter while riding the New York -
World News Migrants in Idomeni react angrily to idea of visa-free Schengen travel for Turkey Those anxiously waiting on the Greek-Macedonian border have reacted angrily to the European Commission’s decision to conditionally recommend -
USA Kasich crashes out of race leaving Trump unchallenged for Republican nomination A day after Ted Cruz, the main challenger to Donald Trump for the Republican US presidential nomination, pulled out of the race, Trump’s only -
Sport UCI use iPad to detect mechanical doping World Cycling’s governing governing body the UCI this week showed off it’s new method of detecting mechanical doping – the sports newest threat. At -
Serbia "Life was better then" - Serbs commemorate death of Marshal Tito Serbs are celebrating the 36th anniversary of the death of Marshal Tito, the Communist leader of the former Yugoslavia, whose death sparked the -
Business Line 'iStruggle' - how Apple Is trying to get its groove back As Apple posts its first revenue fall in 13 years and its first ever decline in iPhone sales, Business Line takes an in-depth look at its financial situation and asks what is the 'next big thing'. -
Europe News EU states could face €250,000 fine for each refugee they refuse to accept The Brief from Brussels is a daily round-up of the important stories making headlines in Europe’s de facto political capital. In this episode: the -
China End of May Hong Kong sale to feature world's biggest green diamond Auction house Christies say they are selling the world’s largest green diamond in Hong Kong at the Spring sales which start at the end of May and -
Democratic Republic Of Congo Papa Wemba buried in Kinshasa The Democratic Republic of Congo has been remembering its favourite son, Papa Wemba, who has been buried in Kinshasa. A private ceremony was held for -
Sport NBA playoffs: Golden State extend lead against Trailblazers The Golden State Warriors mounted a stunning comeback without MVP Steph Curry to beat the Portland Trailblazers and take a 2-0 lead in their -
West Bank Israeli authorities discuss a halt on returning attackers' bodies Israeli authorities are discussing whether or not to continue handing back the bodies of people killed while carrying out attacks on soldiers -
Republic of Ecuador Securing shelters in the earthquake hit provinces of Ecuador Ecuador’s earthquake hit provinces have become the centre of national and international aid. The city of Manta in the central area was hardest hit -
World News Europe responds to Syria's spiralling crisis In Berlin, the German and French foreign ministers are meeting UN envoy Staffan de Mistura and Riad Hijab from the Syrian opposition. -
Brazil Andy Murray joins Federer in not staying at Rio Olympic Village -
Sport No surprise in Atletico reaching Champions League final - Simeone For the second time in three seasons and for a third time overall Atletico Madrid have made it to the final of Europe’s top club competition. The -
Ukraine Several trapped, 1 dead, in eastern Ukraine mine blast At least one miner has been killed in a blast in a separatist-controlled region of eastern Ukraine. At the time of the gas explosion, 20 people were -
Russia Russia boosts western border defence with new divisions There is no let up in the military game of chicken going on between Moscow and NATO, with the Russians announcing on Wednesday the formation of three -
Economy All signs point to weaker Q2 growth for the eurozone Retail sales, business surveys and European Commission forecasts are all pointing towards weaker growth of the eurozone economy in the second quarter of the year. -
Lebanon The plight of Syrian refugees born in Lebanon and who could become stateless Born stateless, nowhere they can truely call home. Fifty thousand Syrians have been born without papers in Lebanon according to the United Nations -
Economy Services and construction jobs reduce Spanish unemployment total for April Seasonal factors meant the number of people registered as unemployed in Spain fell in April by 83,599, but remains above four million where it has been for since 2010. -
Italy Hunger is no game as Italian court quashes homeless man's food theft conviction Italy's highest court has delivered a verdict that is firmly rooted in reality. -
World News Donald Trump set for Republican nomination The Cruz withdrawal and a commanding win in Indiana means Trump has gone from long-shot contender to the Republicans' presumptive nominee. -
Syria Rebels launch surprise attack on Aleppo - Syrian state TV Reports of several deaths and injures, including an attack on a hospital. Civilian areas have also been targeted. -
Culture news Chanel stages fashion extravaganza in Cuba The celebrity spotlight was on Havana this week as an elite crowd of supermodels and Hollywood actors including Gisele Bundchen and Tilda Swinton -
Business Series Takata airbag recalls in US to expand by up to 40 million Japan's Takata is going to recall and fix between 35 and 40 million additional airbag inflators in the United States. -
Turkey EU Commission calls for Schengen zone visa-free travel for Turks As expected the European Commission, in a wide-ranging press conference to outline major changes to immigration, asylum and refugee policy, is -
World News EU court backs tougher rules for tobacco packaging The EU’s highest court has ruled in favour of tougher rules on cigarette packaging. The case is the result of a legal challenge by two major tobacco -
World News Germany to legalise medicinal marijuana Germany is to legalise "cannabis":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_cannabis for medical purposes early next year, according to health minister Hermann Gröhe. -
Business Series Brazil: dam collapse lawsuit seeks billions from mining companies Brazil's Federal prosecutor have filed a 38 billion euro civil lawsuit against mining company Samarco and its owners, Vale and BHP Billiton, over a tailings dam disaster that causes massive pollution. -
Canada 80,000 flee as inferno threatens Canadian oil hub A vision of climate armageddon in Canada as the abnormally dry arboreal forest ignites and threatens a remote city of 80,000 people, the centre of Canada's tar sands industry -
Cinema Doc shot onboard ISS offers breathtaking pix of Earth ‘A Beautiful Planet’ is a documentary that offers a fresh and breathtaking perspective of the Earth seen from the International Space Station -
Culture news Pompeii museum reopens after 36 years Pompeii’s Antiquarium Museum has reopened after 36 years. Its new exhibition includes a vivid audio-visual recreation of the moment the ancient city -
Syria Aleppo a city of slaughter as diplomats struggle for solutions Fighting raged in the battle scarred Syrian city of Aleppo as the UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura held talks with Russian Foreign Secretary Sergei Lavrov. -
No Comment Olympic torch arrives in Brazil The Olympic torch arrives in Brazil for the official start of the torch relay, counting down 95 days to the opening ceremony. -
No Comment Protest against labour reform in France Thousands of people gathered on the Esplanade des Invalides in central Paris on Tuesday to call on lawmakers to vote against the Government’s -
Turkey EU Commission to call for visa-free travel for Turks It is a long-cherished Turkish desire and today the European Commission, in the teeth of opposition from several EU member states, is expected to -
World News Australia votes on July 2 after PM Turnbull calls election No more speculation Australia goes to the polls on July 2. -
Brazil Brazil's top prosecutor requests probe into Dilma Rousseff's role in Petrobras scandal Brazil's Attorney General, Rodrigo Janot, has requested the Supreme Court open an investigation into President Dilma Rousseff as part of a massive probe into corruption at the state-run oil firm Petro -
USA Trump is Republican presumptive nominee after crushing Cruz in Indiana Trump all but seals deal for Republican nomination Cruz drops out of race Sanders win makes little impact on Clinton lead Donald Trump has become -
Canada Wildfire triggers emergency evacuation in Alberta Alberta in western Canada is racing to evacuate thousands of people as a wildfire burns out of control. At risk are the 80,000 residents of the city -
Israel Israeli troops shoot dead driver who rammed car into soldiers Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian driver in the West bank on Tuesday after he’d rammed his vehicle into three of their colleagues. In the last -
USA Google and Fiat to team up on self drive cars Google which has been testing self-driving cars since 2009 is going one step further in the development of the technology. It is has agreed with car