North Korea North Korea has "nothing to fear" from more sanctions Envoy warns Pyongyang will "accelerate" its nuclear plan and missile programmes, prompted by the "hostile activities" of the US and South Korea. 21/03/2017
Sport Wilmots appointed Ivory Coast coach Marc Wilmots has been appointed head coach of the Ivory Coast. 21/03/2017
world news Torrential rains to continue in flood-hit Peru The floods have claimed at least 78 lives and a state of emergency has been declared covering half of the country. 21/03/2017
France French interior minister quits over jobs scandal Bruno Le Roux denies he has done anything wrong but says he does not want the scandal to affect the government's work. 21/03/2017
Sport Paris and Los Angeles rule out hosting 2028 Olympics It’s 2024 or nothing, that’s the message from Paris Olympic bid officials who, on Tuesday, ruled out hosting the 2028 Games. 21/03/2017
Iran Iran's supreme leader slams government record on economy in New Year message Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has criticised the government’s economic record, saying their efforts have fallen short of expectations. 21/03/2017
USA Trump’s Supreme Court nominee pledges independence from the president US President Donald Trump’s pick to fill the vacant spot on the Supreme Court might turn out to be less conservative than he thought. 21/03/2017
France Macron and Melenchon offer French voters radically different visions of their presidencies Two outsiders stole the show in Monday's big French presidential election TV debate, but should either of them win will they be able to assemble a government without major party backing? 21/03/2017
Business UK inflation at 2.3 percent means dilemma for Bank of England policymakers British inflation shot past the Bank of England's 2.0 percent target last month, presenting the central bank with a dilemma over interest rates. 21/03/2017
world news Sturgeon takes first formal step towards Scottish referendum Scotland's first minister has taken the first formal step towards holding a second referendum on independence. Nicola Sturgeon has gone to the parliament in Edinburgh to seek backing for her plan for 21/03/2017
United Kingdom Martin McGuinness: mourners gather as coffin carried through streets The former IRA commander turned politician died overnight at the age of 66. 21/03/2017
View Dutch election shows how EU is at its best in a crisis: View By Sylvester Eijffinger, Professor of Financial Economics at Tilburg University, Netherlands Last week, Dutch voters dealt a blow to far-right 21/03/2017
Sport Man Utd's Schweinsteiger to join Chicago Fire Bastian Schweinsteiger is heading stateside after Manchester United agreed to let the midfielder join MLS club Chicago Fire. 21/03/2017
France French interior minister faces financial probe Prosecutors have opened a preliminary inquiry following allegations that Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux hired his daughters while they were student. 21/03/2017
Business EU looks to defending its interests over Brexit European Union finance ministers have been discussing Brexit, prepared to defend the members states' interests during divorce negotiations. 21/03/2017
Business Google promises changes over advert row Google promised better controls for its websites, particularly YouTube, after complaints companies' adverts have appeared next to hate-filled videos. 21/03/2017
Syria Syria conflict: Rebels launch new assault in Damascus Two days before new Syria peace talks, rebels and jihadist allies stormed a government-held area in northeast Damascus on Tuesday. 21/03/2017
Turkey Turkish officials halt campaign rallies in Germany, say organisers German authorities already cancelled several rallies, leading to President Erdogan accusing Berlin of using 'Nazi' tactics. 21/03/2017
USA President says 'America first' but Trump Winery seeks foreign workers A winery owned by President Trump's son Eric has requested foreign workers through a Labour Department visa program 21/03/2017
brussels bureau EU and Japan set sights on new trade and political pact The world needs a “strongly united Europe. 21/03/2017
Iraq As life returns to eastern Mosul, people flee raging battle in west With nearly 400,000 displaced people from the battle of Mosul refugee camps are overwhelmed with the latest exodus from the east of the city. 21/03/2017
View Le Pen and Macron: same words but different meanings With Le Pen, we have a vision that based on a specific idea of the past in need of restoration and which is based on the denunciation of negatively perceived changes in need of removal. 21/03/2017
Thailand Tragic end for 'Piggy Bank' turtle in Thailand The 25-year-old turtle died from blood poisoning related to surgery to remove coins from her stomach. 21/03/2017
