2016-10-20

Business Series

Nissan rescues Mitsubishi after mileage fixing scandal

Nissan takes a controlling stake in Mitsubishi to rebuild trust after a scandal over falsifying the fuel economy figures of some of its vehicles.

20/10/2016

Syria

Syria: Aleppo ceasefire begins

Leaflets dropped over rebel-held parts of the Syrian city of Aleppo urged people to take their chance to get out, as a so-called ‘humanitarian pause’ in air strikes formally came into effect on…

20/10/2016

United Kingdom

[Gallery] Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016

An intrepid photographer’s picture of an endangered Bornean orangutan high above the Indonesian rainforest has won a prestigious prize.

20/10/2016

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Peshmerga forces clear IEDs near Bartella

Kurdish Peshmerga Forces reportedly managed to get close to the town of Bartella and within around 21 kilometres (13 miles) of their main target, as the battle to retake the city of Mosul got…

20/10/2016

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'Police' pounce on picture of Pope

A larger-than-life mural was taken down by Rome’s so-called decorum police (cleaning authorities) on Wednesday (October 19), hours after it went up.

20/10/2016

USA

Watch: Policeman saves life of boy, three, after youngster's seizure

US civic chiefs have recognised a policeman who saved the life of a three-year-old boy.

20/10/2016

World

The long road back to Afghanistan

More than half a million Afghans were expected to return to their war-torn country by the end of 2016 following Pakistan’s deadline to repatriate Afghan…

20/10/2016

World News

Trump's 'bad hombres' and 'nasty woman' comments spark outrage and laughs on Twitter

Donald Trump has, yet again, stirred up an angry ‘Twitterstorm’ in response to comments he made in the third presidential debate.

20/10/2016

USA

Ten things we learnt after 'Fight Night' - Clinton vs Trump, Round 3

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the two US presidential rivals, had tough and sometimes ferocious exchanges on several issues including abortion, gun control, Russia and immigration during the final

20/10/2016

Africanews

Zimbabwe ready to crown its ugliest man in November

The ugliest man in Zimbabwe will be crowned on November 25 despite the difficulties in securing funds to sustain the pageant in the past years.

20/10/2016

World News

Still no word on Europe's Mars lander - but ESA hails mission a success

The European Space Agency (ESA) is hailing its ExoMars mission a success despite mystery over the fate of a lander supposed to have touched down on the Red…

20/10/2016

World News

Mystery remains over fate of European Mars lander Schiaparelli

The fate of a European probe supposed to have touched down on Mars on Wednesday remains a mystery.

20/10/2016

USA

Trump fails to impress Washington students in final US presidential debate

The final debate of the US presidential campaign is over and polls suggest Republican candidate Donald Trump is a flop with college-educated young voters.

20/10/2016

Cult

Pollock makes a splash and Nash soars in this week's cultural calendar

Pollock, Nash, Renoir and the Thessaloniki Film Festival are the stars of the cultural week in Europe.

20/10/2016

World News

Are refugees bringing diseases to Europe?

TB, HIV, flesh eating bacteria are among the terrifying diseases popularly linked with migration

20/10/2016

World

Is it all over for Trump?

Trump has to win over white college-educated women, a group that has been dramatically shifting in Clinton's favour these last couple of months

20/10/2016

Cyprus

Cypriots and soldiers in songbird stand-off

20/10/2016

Iraq

Iraqi and Peshmerga forces launch new operation to eject ISIL from Mosul

The Iraqi Army joins Kurdish fighters in a fresh offensive to push ISIL from the villages surrounding Mosul.

20/10/2016

World News

Find your ideal European city

We’ve crunched the numbers on some major European cities to allow you to find your perfect place to live.

20/10/2016

USA

Trump refuses to say if he'll accept presidential result

Donald Trump has refused to say whether he will accept the outcome of the November 8 presidential election.

20/10/2016

World News

Four-way talks agree on road map to restart Ukraine's peace deal

Ukraine Germany France and Russia have agreed to draw up a roadmap by the end of November on how to implement the 2015 Minsk peace deal.

20/10/2016

Yemen

UN-backed truce comes into force in Yemen

Truce begins in Yemen as aid workers hope to use the peace to help parts of the country cut off for months

20/10/2016

World News

ICC finds former DRC vice president guilty of bribing witnesses

The former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been found guilty of bribing witnesses at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

20/10/2016

World News

Deadly air raid near Aleppo sparks diplomatic row between Russia and Belgium

Belgium’s foreign ministry has summoned the Russian ambassador following claims by Moscow that Belgian jets had killed six civilians in an air strike near…

20/10/2016

Sport

Champions League: Manchester City fail to deliver, Arsenal turn on the style

Paris Saint Germain produced a stunning display to thump FC Basel 3-0 in their Champions League Group A clash at the Parc des Princes.

20/10/2016

USA

Will Trump descend even lower in the last debate?

Our Washington correspondent Stefan Grobe gives an indication of what to expect in the the third and final debate of the US election: “Tonight live from Las Vegas, the ‘season finale’ of this unpreced

20/10/2016

World News

LIVE: what happened to the Mars landing Schiaparelli probe?

Scientists are scrambling to confirm the status of the European lander which was due to have landed on the Red Planet's surface, after contact was lost during its descent.

20/10/2016