brussels bureau The Brief from Brussels: EU plots new migration deal for Africa This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily roundup of all the top stories making waves around Europe. 07/06/2016
Italy European food safety office evacuated after explosives found The European Food Safety Authority in Parma, Italy, received a package with explosive material on Tuesday which a local bomb squad destroyed, police… 07/06/2016
Iran Iran mulls moving its weekends closer to Saturday and Sunday Iran is considering moving its weekend closer to the Western one. 07/06/2016
Germany Fire engulfs migrant centre in Germany Dozens of firefighters were called to the centre in Duesseldorf - currently the home of scores of refugees. 07/06/2016
Sci-tech Really useful robots coming to a home or factory near you Robotics technology is getting faster, smarter and more talkative, but just how useful can robots be? 07/06/2016
Business French rogue trader Kerviel wins wrongful dismissal case French bank Societe Generale has been ordered to pay rogue trader Jerome Kerviel compensation for wrongfully firing him even though he cost them almost five billion euros. 07/06/2016
Business Saudi Arabia unveils austerity Gulf style Saudi Arabia's just-approved economic reform plan includes more than tripling government earnings from non-oil revenues over the next five years and cutting public-sector salaries. 07/06/2016
Turkey A year so far of serial attacks on Turkey attributed to the outlawed PKK and so-called Islamic State 07/06/2016
World All you need to know on Europe's deadly air pollution problem Key decision are expected in June around EU-wide limits for air pollution. 07/06/2016
Russia Netanyahu meets Putin in Moscow It is the third time the Israeli prime minister has visited Russia in the last year - this time for the 25th anniversary of the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries. 07/06/2016
United Kingdom Brexit or Bremain? 11 ways the EU affects our daily lives The UK’s referendum on whether to leave the EU has been littered with claim and counter claim about the benefits of staying or leaving the… 07/06/2016
brussels bureau EU unveils new migration plan The European Commission unveiled a proposal on Tuesday aimed at stemming the flow of migrants from Africa to Europe. 07/06/2016
Cult Hearthrob Rick Astley back with a new album '50' 'Never Gonna Give You Up' or stop performing 80's pop sensation Rick Astley is back with his first album in a decade. 07/06/2016
Business Iranair could buy Boeing planes but any deal faces hurdles Iran's state airline is talking with US plane maker Boeing about buying a large number of aircraft, but there are still many obstacles to a deal, as with Iranair's order for Airbus jets. 07/06/2016
Bangladesh Hindu priest hacked to death in Bangladesh Suspected militants in Bangladesh have hacked to death an elderly Hindu priest. 07/06/2016
France Deadly apartment block fire in Paris At least five people have been killed when a fire broke out in a block of flats in the north of Paris. 07/06/2016
Italy Italy: Ex-PM Berlusconi in hospital Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been hospitalised for a heart problem. 07/06/2016
Business Cost cutting Royal Dutch Shell to halt operations in up to 10 countries Royal Dutch Shell is to end oil and gas operations in up to 10 countries as it further reduces spending after the purchase of BG Group. 07/06/2016
Business Eurozone GDP growth revised upwards for Q1 It seems the eurozone's economic growth was slightly better than previously thought in the first three months of this year, but still nothing to shout about. 07/06/2016
USA Obama meets 108-year-old grandson of slave in Indiana President of the United States, Barack Obama, on Wednesday (June 1) shook hands with 108-year-old Lester Townsend before a speech in Indiana. This 07/06/2016
Turkey Erdogan condemns 'attack against humanity' after Istanbul bomb attack on police bus 07/06/2016
Japan Abandoned Japanese boy Yamato Tanooka leaves hospital The Japanese boy lost for nearly a week after being abandoned by his parents for being naughty has left hospital to return home. 07/06/2016
