2017-02-01

Democratic Republic Of Congo

DR Congo veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi dies aged 84

Democratic Republic of Congo’s main opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, has died in Brussels, where he where he was visiting for health checks.

01/02/2017

Sport

Egypt battle past Burkina Faso to reach AFCON final

Seven times champions Egypt have reached the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon after beating Burkina Faso 4-3 in a penalty shootout.

01/02/2017

Sport

Lars Lagerback is back

Veteran football boss is appointed Head Coach of Norway

01/02/2017

Ukraine

Avdiivka evacuations begin amid a flare up in fighting in east Ukraine

Nato called on Russia to use its influence with rebels in eastern Ukraine to end the violence.

01/02/2017

USA

Ex-oil chief Tillerson confirmed as US Secretary of State

The former CEO of oil company Exxon Mobil had the backing of 56 senators, with 43 voting against him

01/02/2017

United Kingdom

UK push for Brexit clears first legislative hurdle

Members of the UK parliament have voted in favour of allowing the introduction of a bill that would let the government begin Brexit negotiations

01/02/2017

Sport

'NOlimpia' referendum initiative grows in Budapest

The price tag of staging a global multi-sport event always divides the citizens of the country or city involved.

01/02/2017

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian women mark World Hijab Day

Muslim women in towns across Bosnia have been encouraging women of all faiths to don a headscarf.

01/02/2017

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: Mogherini underlines EU opposition to Trump travel ban

This is the Brief from Brussels, a round-up of the top stories from Europe’s de-facto political capital.

01/02/2017

USA

UN chief on Trump bans: they should be removed sooner rather than later

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has also called on the world to "show solidarity" with Syrian refugees

01/02/2017

USA

Iranian singer Googoosh: Trump ban 'may stop me going home to US'

The Executive order by President Donald Trump to ban the entry of refugees and citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries to the United States, has affected the lives of thousands of…

01/02/2017

USA

Trump Travel ban nets US Iranians for whom fear is an all-too-recent memory

Individuals have been talking about their traumatic experiences at the hands of US immigration since the Trump travel ban came into force.

01/02/2017

Sport

IOC disqualify three athletes from 2012 London Olympics

Russia’s female 4×400 metres relay team from the London 2012 Olympics has been disqualified after one of the athletes returned a positive dope test for a banned…

01/02/2017

Business Line

Protectionism and the French presidential race

Business Line looks at the French presidential candidates and their views on protectionism as Donald Trump changes the political landscape.

01/02/2017

World News

Israeli police evict settlers from illegal Amona outpost

Around 330 settlers live in Amona, the largest of numerous outposts built without official authorisation on privately-owned Palestinian land.

01/02/2017

USA

Senior Democrats vow to challenge Trump's Supreme Court nomination

Some Democrat senators are calling for the requirement for the nominee to win 60 votes of approval in the 100-seat Senate

01/02/2017

Romania

EU Commission warns Romania against 'backtracking' on corruption

The European Commission has warned Romania not to backtrack on fighting corruption after its government issued a decree decriminalising some offences.

01/02/2017

Economy

Eurozone factory activity ramps up

There was a strong start to 2017 for factory activity in the eurozone as surveys showed it increased at the fastest rate in nearly six years.

01/02/2017

France

Fillon sinks further under new corruption allegations

Illegal undeclared company consultancies on top of allegations of well-paid fake jobs for wife and children threaten to derail France's leading right-wing presidential candidate.

01/02/2017

Europe News

EU foreign policy chief criticises Trump travel ban, Farage trolled

The EU’s foreign policy chief has underlined opposition to Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban, saying no-one should be deprived of their fundamental rights.

01/02/2017

Sport

Cycling: Kittel maintains perfect start at 2017 Dubai Tour

Marcel Kittel continued his perfect start to the defence of his Dubai Tour title when he won a sprint finish for his second win from the opening two stages.

01/02/2017

United Kingdom

Trump's UK state visit fuels heated exchanges in parliament

Donald Trump's invitation to the UK has split the country, with rival petitions both in support of and against the new US president's state visit to Great Britain.

01/02/2017

Economy

Green car sales rise in Europe

The number of battery powered, fuel-cell and rechargeable hybrid cars rose by a combined 206,000 last year in the EU and European Free Trade Area.

01/02/2017

Romania

Why Romania's 'cocky' leftists were emboldened to push through controversial corruption change

Romania has made a ‘huge mistake’ in pushing through its biggest retreat on anti-corruption reforms since joining the EU a decade ago, it’s been claimed.

01/02/2017

Cinema

Renton,Spud, Sick Boy and Begbie have returned in the movie 'T2 Trainspotting'

Twenty years have passed.

01/02/2017

Ukraine

Ukraine: People flee frontline eastern town amid upsurge in violence

The first humanitarian evacuations have begun from Avdiyivka, a town on the freezing frontline of the recent flare-up of hostilities in eastern Ukraine.

01/02/2017

No Comment

War-weary Mosul residents scramble for aid

Residents of eastern Mosul, the part of the Iraqi city recaptured from ISIL by government forces, continue to suffer a lack of basic necessities.

01/02/2017

USA

Euroviews. Trump seems to have forgotten lessons of 9/11

Trump said that he would “never forget the lessons of 9/11.” But that is exactly what he seems to have done. The 9/11 hijackers came from Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, all countries unaffected by the new rules.

01/02/2017

Israel

Clashes as Israeli soldiers enforce eviction of Amona settlement

There have been clashes as Israeli security forces began the eviction of more than 300 Jewish settlers from the outpost of Amona in the occupied West Bank.

01/02/2017

Sci-Tech

Fake pelts mean living leopards

Living leopards thanks to fake pelts

01/02/2017