2017-04-13

Sport

Crowd trouble mars Lyon victory-United draw in Brussels

Crowd trouble delays Lyon match-Man United draw with Anderlecht

13/04/2017

USA

Switches on NATO, Russia, Syria, China: Donald Trump reversals becoming a presidential hallmark

US President Donald Trump's startling reversal on Syria is just one of many he has made since becoming president.

13/04/2017

Vatican

Pope washes prisoners' feet in Holy Week ritual

Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of inmates at a jail housing Mafia turncoats on Thursday, again putting his own stamp on a traditional Holy Week ritual.

13/04/2017

Afghanistan

US drops 'mother of all bombs' on Afghanistan

The US drops the so-called mother of all bombs onto a cave complex in Afghanistan.

13/04/2017

Afghanistan

GBU-43: What is 'the Mother Of All Bombs'?

The United States has used its largest non-nuclear bomb on a series of ISIL caves and bunkers in eastern Afghanistan.

13/04/2017

Ukraine

Kyiv: giant eggs exhibited in open-air Easter extravaganza

The Ukrainian capital is gearing up for Easter with a huge open-air exhibition across two city centre squares.

13/04/2017

Kosovo

McCain and Gabriel urge Kosovo and Serbia to break impasse

America's John McCain and Germany's Sigmar Gabriel urge Kosovo to start talking with Serbia again over unresolved issues.

13/04/2017

Economy

Chinese exports/imports beat forecasts as Trump softens anti-Beijing rhetoric

China's 2017 export outlook has brightened on forecast-beating trade growth in March and as President Trump abruptly shifts policy.

13/04/2017

Russia

Beslan:Russia to appeal ECHR ruling

The chaotic gun battle that ended the siege was the bloodiest incident of its kind in modern Russian history.

13/04/2017

Poland

Poland welcomes arrival of NATO troops

Poland’s president, Andrzej Duda has welcomed the arrival of NATO troops in the north east of the country.

13/04/2017

Syria

Syria's president says claim his forces used chemical weapons is "100% fabricated"

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has come out fighting over claims his armed forces used chemical weapons against his own people. The claims are "100% fabricated" he says.

13/04/2017

Europe News

Brief from Brussels: Turkey referendum, an EU turning point?

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

13/04/2017

Sport

Sweet and sour Chinese consortium buys AC Milan

AC Milan goes the way of Inter after Far East buyout

13/04/2017

Turkey

Turkish referendum result could make or break Erdogan

On Sunday Turks decide in a referendum if they want a stronger president to run the country, and a weakened parliament. Their choice could determine if Turkey continues along a democratic road, or slu

13/04/2017

Economy

Malaysia's central bank joins North Korea funds probe

Malaysia's central bank says it is helping law enforcement agencies investigate the possible illegal flow of millions to North Korea.

13/04/2017

USA

Archive footage of secret US nuclear tests made public

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California has made public an archive of 10,000 videos showing secret nuclear tests carried out by the USA.

13/04/2017

Spain

Seville's Semana Santa Christian parades

It’s Holy Week in Seville when the city’s 61 Christian brotherhoods parade through the streets on their way to the cathedral.

13/04/2017

Russia

US and Russia ties "at a low point"

The presidents of the United States and Russia have both presented a negative view of the relationship between their two countries.

13/04/2017

World

Philippines: Learning to weather a storm

In 2013 Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines. Since then global funding has helped the island country develop a solid risk reduction programme.

13/04/2017

Turkey

Power grab or stability amid the turmoil? Turkey's presidential referendum explained

This Sunday Turkey votes on whether to grant President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sweeping new powers.

13/04/2017

France

France: National Front Paris HQ hit by arson attack

The Paris headquarters of France’s far-right National Front was hit by a suspected arson attack on Thursday.

13/04/2017

Business Series

Tesla board independence row provokes sarcastic Elon Musk tweet

Chief Executive Elon Musk has replied sarcastically to Tesla investors who urged the electric car maker to add independent directors to its board.

13/04/2017

World News

Competitors join in on ridiculing United Airlines

United Airlines have been the subject of much public ridicule in recent weeks, now even some competitors are getting in on the action.

13/04/2017

France

Financial scandals of Marine Le Pen and French politics

Marine Le Pen’s presidential campaign has been carefully coordinated and tightly controlled but she, like many of her political rivals, has fallen foul of…

13/04/2017

Sweden

Sweden grapples with the fallout from the Stockholm attack

Sweden has already stopped taking as many asylum seekers and has cut back on its generous support for them. But rising political pressure from the far-right, and last week's attack in Stockholm sugges

13/04/2017

France

Google Maps puts Marine Le Pen in the Elysee Palace

The French presidential elections will soon get underway.

13/04/2017

Business Series

Samsung says S8 pre-orders show it is on track to recover from fire-prone S7

Samsung says pre-orders for its new flagship Galaxy S8 smartphone are better than those of the discontinued and dangerous S7.

13/04/2017

World News

How do Europe's Christians celebrate Maundy Thursday?

In the week before Easter Sunday there are a variety of lesser-known holy days across Europe, including Maundy Thursday.

13/04/2017

Turkey

Euroviews. Turkish constitutional referendum: TRexit from parliamentary democracy?

Everything you need to know about the constitutional referendum in Turkey. What are the changes to Turkey's current constitution?

13/04/2017

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Police in Chile clash with pro-education protesters

Police in Chile’s capital Santiago clashed with protesters demanding more money is spent on education.

13/04/2017