2016-12-17

Turkey

Turkey mourns again after 14 soldiers die in car bomb blast

17/12/2016

Germany

'Casual kicker': Berlin metro attack suspect detained by police

Authorities in Berlin say they have arrested the man suspected of kicking a woman down a flight of stairs in an underground station in the German capital.

17/12/2016

France

Seven candidates selected to run for French left presidential bid

Seven candidates will battle it out on the French left wing in January to win the nomination for the 2017 presidential election.

17/12/2016

Poland

EU Council President Donald Tusk wades in to Polish 'press freedom' row

EU Council President Donald Tusk weighs in on the contentious subject of press freedom in Poland, as protests take place in the capital.

17/12/2016

Sport

Max Franz leaves Svindal in the shade at Val Gardena

Austrian wins first World Cup rave

17/12/2016

Austria

Freight trains searched in Austria after migrants crushed to death

Austrian police have started searching freight trains travelling from Italy at night in an attempt to tackle illegal migration and prevent further deaths.

17/12/2016

Sport

Slovenia's Ilka Stuhec skies like a dream at Val d’Isere

Winter wonderland for Stuhec

17/12/2016

Vatican

Pope Francis turns 80

Pope Francis has celebrated his 80th birthday with a mass and a gluten-free cake made by a pastry chef in Rome.

17/12/2016

Spain

Santa Claus is coming to town: Madrid charity race attracts 12,500 lookalikes

Santa Claus may be busy at this time of year, but some 12,500 lookalikes have taken to the streets of the Spanish capital for an annual charity race.

17/12/2016

United Kingdom

Bird flu comes back to the UK

After sweeping across Europe, Bird flu is back in the UK.

17/12/2016

Korea

Pro- and anti- Park rallies staged in Seoul

Supporters of South Korean President Park Guen-hye have rallied to call for her reinstatement.Opponents have gathered to repeat their demands that the leader, impeached over a corruption scandal, shou

17/12/2016

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Paris gets its skates on!

Inspired by vintage scenes of Paris and Moscow in winter, the ice skating rink in Paris’ Grand Palais has opened its gates to holiday revellers.

17/12/2016

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Santa race raises money for Multiple Sclerosis Foundation of Madrid

Thousands of running Santas crowd through one of Madrid’s main boulevards on Saturday (December 17) as they take part in a six kilometre race in which amusement and Christmas where the main…

17/12/2016

Turkey

Turkey blames PKK for deadly car bomb attack in Kayseri

Turkey's president blames the PKK Kurdistan Workers Party for a car bomb attack that killed at least 13 people.

17/12/2016

Afghanistan

Five women airport workers gunned down in Afghanistan

A spokesman for the governor of Kandahar says the women were in charge of searching female travellers at Kandahar airport.

17/12/2016

Syria

New deal agreed for Aleppo evacuation

Fresh agreement will allow wounded civilians to be evacuated from the villages of Kefraya and Fua as well as from two towns near the Lebanese border.

17/12/2016

Turkey

Many dead and wounded in Turkish bus blast

The Dogan news agency says the bus, which was reportedly transporting military personnel, was hit by the blast in the central city of Kayseri.

17/12/2016

Poland

Protest broken up outside Poland's parliament

Police have forcibly broken up a demonstration that had blocked the exits from the Polish parliament. Warsaw police spokesperson Mariusz Mrozek denied the use of tear gas.

17/12/2016

Syria

Syria Aleppo: thousands of trapped civilians wait as evacuation halts

17/12/2016

Venezuela

Violence erupts as Venezuelans scramble to replace void banknote

Police have opened fire on protesters in parts of Venezuela after looting broke out due to a severe cash crisis.

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