2016-10-11

Greece

Greece opens reception centre for unaccompanied refugee boys

A new reception centre for unaccompanied refugee boys opened in the suburbs of Athens on Tuesday, offering those who have made the perilous journey to Europe a safe space, away from traffickers and ot

11/10/2016

Sport

Amber Neben wins second UCI Women's Time Trial title

Amber Neben grabs Gold at the UCI Road Race Championships in Qatar

11/10/2016

Sci-Tech

Electrics cars are the stars at Paris Motor Show

It’s all about electric car prototypes at this year’s Paris Motor Show.

11/10/2016

Afghanistan

Deadly gun attack on a Shiite shrine in Kabul

Three gunmen in military uniforms have attacked a Shiite shrine in the Afghan capital Kabul.

11/10/2016

Economy

World Health Organisation urges high taxes on sugary drinks

A tax of at least 20 percent on sugary drinks is being called for by the World Health Organisation to fight the problem of obesity.

11/10/2016

France

Frosty Franco-Russian relations

The Chief French Diplomat Jean-Marc Ayrault is leading the charge to save aleppo but it is putting him at odds with Russia

11/10/2016

Europe News

MEPs unveil shortlist for EU rights prize

MEPs have approved their final shortlist for the EU’s human rights award, the Sakharov Prize.

11/10/2016

France

France opens first supervised injection facility for drug addicts

France has opened its first supervised injection facility for drug users.

11/10/2016

Economy

Saudi Aramco boss warns low prices threaten future energy supplies

Saudi Aramco's head Amin Nasser says low prices mean cash-strapped energy companies are not investing risking shortages of oil and gas in the future.

11/10/2016

Sport

Mercedes celebrate third constructor's title in a row

Mercedes Formula One team have been celebrating their constructor's title in their UK headquarters.

11/10/2016

USA

Trump defiant as Clinton rides high in the polls

One looks on track for the White House as the other’s campaign seems to be spiralling out of control.

11/10/2016

United Kingdom

Stephen King steps in to calm the creepy clown craze

Horror writer steps in to calm concerns after a spate of creepy clown sightings across the US and Europe.

11/10/2016

USA

President Obama plots a course to Mars and back by the 2030s

US President Barack Obama has revealed that the United States is working in partnership with private companies to send and expedition to Mars and back by the 2030s.

11/10/2016

Sport

No games for Rome as city council scotches Olympic bid

Rome has withdrawn from the 2024 Olympics leaving only Paris, Los Angeles and Budapest in the running.

11/10/2016

Europe News

EU employees set to hand in Barroso petition

A petition started by EU employees against former European Commission President José Manuel Barroso has gathered more than 150,000 signatures.

11/10/2016

Afghanistan

Afghan women imprisoned in elder's homes

Women in Afghanistan are forced to serve time in tribal elder's homes where they are effectively treated as their property

11/10/2016

Haiti

WHO to send a million doses of cholera vaccine to Haiti

The death toll is mounting amid fears about security and cholera while thousands are rescued from widespread flooding in the southern United States.

11/10/2016

Business Series

Airbus to downsize A380 production

Airbus is planning to build fewer of its A380 superjumbos, slowing assembly to one aircraft per month from 2018.

11/10/2016

Syria

Russian jets 'resume heavy Aleppo bombing'

After several days of relative calm in Aleppo, Russian jets resumed heavy bombardment of rebel-held areas on Tuesday, according to a rebel official and a British-based monitoring…

11/10/2016

Cinema

HBO expands into Eastern European

HBO Europe, the European arm of the Time Warner service‎,‎ is following on the success of its first season with Season Two of Hungarian TV series ‘Aranyelet’ (‘Golden…

11/10/2016

Cult

Arab Fashion Week introduces 'ready-couture'

The 3rd edition of Arab Fashion Week (AFW) has come to a close in Dubai.

11/10/2016

Cult

Classic cars are the stars in Berlin

For some people, they are just cars from the past.

11/10/2016

Markets

Pound's Brexit vote battering continues

Experts see no end to sterling's fall in value against other currencies due to worries over the effects of the UK's vote to leave the European Union.

11/10/2016

Russia

Putin pulls out of Paris trip amid Syria tensions

Russian President Vladimir Putin has cancelled a planned trip to Paris next week, after his French counterpart said he would see him only for talks on Syria.

11/10/2016

Syria

The heartbreaking reality of child marriage

It’s the magic moment that people will remember for the rest of their lives – the day they pledge their undying love for each other in front of their nearest and…

11/10/2016

Business Series

Samsung abandons production of Note 7

In a statement, the company says it has made a "final decision" to stop making its star product. It comes in the wake of reports of devices spontaneously catching fire.

11/10/2016

No Comment

Lyon shines light on cinema with launch of 8th Lumière Film Festival

The eighth edition of the Lumière Film Festival has been launched in Lyon, France with a screening of ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

11/10/2016

No Comment

Taxi drivers demonstrate in Lisbon

Portuguese taxi drivers took to the streets of Lisbon to rally against driving companies such as Uber and Cabify, which are not covered by the same tax, training and safety regulations as the city’s r

11/10/2016

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Clashes between students and Police in South Africa

Violent clashes have erupted between students and police officers in South Africa.

11/10/2016

Israel

Jerusalem: Yom Kippur observed under heightened security

Yom Kippur is being observed under heightened security in Jerusalem.

11/10/2016