2016-10-19

Cult

Budapest beats to Ritmo world music festival

Featuring artists from all over the world, from South Korea to Norway via Turkey or Senegal, the Budapest Ritmo festival was a celebration of world music.

19/10/2016

Japan

Direct flights resume between Madrid and Tokyo after 18-year hiatus

The first direct flight between Spain and Japan in 18 years has successfully landed in Tokyo’s Narita airport.

19/10/2016

World News

Is there life on Mars? Landing of ExoMars probe today may tell us more

Destination: The Red Planet.

19/10/2016

USA

US presidential debate: what are the odds in the country's betting capital?

Tonight (October 19) could be the last chance for Donald Trump to swing the polls in his favour.

19/10/2016

China

A giant leap forward? China embarks on its longest space mission to date

China's Shenzhou-11 docks at the Tiangong 2 space lab in what could be a giant leap forward for its space programme.

19/10/2016

World News

Does it matter what female politicians wear?

The public do care what powerful women look like and here is why it matters:

19/10/2016

Republic of Ecuador

Ecuador says it cut Julian Assange's internet access

Ecuador’s government has confirmed it had temporarily cut internet access for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

19/10/2016

USA

Obama tells Trump 'to stop whining'

President Barack Obama has voiced his opinion of Donald Trump’s election-rigging claims while also telling the Republican candidate to stop whining.

19/10/2016

Venezuela

Venezuela 'protects unpopular government' with delayed polls

Venezuela’s state governorship elections are being carried over to next year instead of being held in December.

19/10/2016

World News

Legia Ultras clash with police in Madrid

There were ugly scenes before the Champions league tie between Legia Warsaw and Real Madrid despite security having been beefed up.

19/10/2016

Greece

Asylum-seekers on Lesbos protest against EU's closed border

More than one thousand residents and asylum-seekers on the Greek island of Lesbos took to the streets on Tuesday night to protest the European Union’s closed border…

19/10/2016

Iraq

Iraqi and Kurdish forces secure more outlying villages on road to Mosul

Iraqi and Kurdish Peshmerga forces claim to have secured yet more villages on the outskirts of Mosul as they head towards Iraq’s second city.

19/10/2016

Africanews

Spouses of Ugandan police help force cut down procurement expenditure

A first of its kind in the country, wives of police officers produce uniforms for the force as a way of offsetting procurement challenges.

19/10/2016

Yemen

Yemenis in Sanaa react to new 72-hour ceasefire

In Yemen, residents in the capital Sanaa have reacted to the UN’s announcement that a 72-hour ceasefire will start late on Wednesday, by calling for a permanent end to the…

19/10/2016

France

French court rejects plea for more time before Calais camp closure

A French court has rejected an attempt by a group of charities to block the imminent closure of the so-called “jungle” migrant camp in Calais.

19/10/2016

Sport

Champions League: Leicester City edge out FC Copenhagen, Spurs draw

CSKA Moscow were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by Monaco in their Champions League Group E clash in Russia.

19/10/2016