Brazil Lula conviction divides Brazil Brazil divided over Lula conviction - supporters say verdict is politically motivated 12/07/2017
Spain Spain one of EU’s 'most active countries' Spain is one of the most active countries in the EU, a study using data from people’s smartphones has concluded. Stanford University found 12/07/2017
Cult 'The shooting, the fighting, the bombs was just fun': Palestinian trades terrorism for theatre Ahmed Tobasi used to be a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, but swapped that life for one on the stage. He's touring the UK with his one-man show 'And Here I Am'. 12/07/2017
Brazil Brazil's former president Lula given jail term for corruption Former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who rose from childhood poverty to become a two-term president, was convicted on corruption 12/07/2017
USA Kaspersky Lab a 'pawn' in US-Russia geopolitical game The Russian cyber security firm has responded to a US government move to limit its activities. 12/07/2017
United Kingdom British pay growth lags further behind inflation, but jobless rate drops The new data complicates the debate among Bank of England officials over the need for higher interest rates 12/07/2017
no comment Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia join British royals Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia joined Queen Elizabeth and other British royals on Wednesday 12/07/2017
Sport Silk Way Rally: Cyril Despres has his day in the sun Stage five of the Silk Way Rally featured another long day. 12/07/2017
world news FBI director nominee disagrees with Trump's witch hunt claim President Donald Trump's pick to head the FBI says he rejects his description of the probe into Russian election meddling as a "witch hunt." 12/07/2017
brussels bureau The Brief from Brussels: Greece off EU budget watch list This is The Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top EU news stories of the day. 12/07/2017
United Kingdom King and Queen of Spain pay state visit to UK King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain have begun a long awaited royal visit to the UK to cement ties between the two countries and relieve tensions 12/07/2017
Sport Tour de France: Fanstastic five for Marcel Kittel German Marcel Kittel was once again a cut above as he claimed his fifth victory in this year's Tour de France 12/07/2017
United Kingdom Spain and UK can come to a deal over Gibraltar, says King Felipe Spain’s King Felipe said on Wednesday he was confident that Spain and Britain could work towards an acceptable arrangement over Gibraltar, a British 12/07/2017
View View: Being bold in the battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria The car manufacturer Volvo made the bold move of stopping production of fossil-fuel vehicles by 2019. Why we need more grit like that in the existential fight against microbial resistance. 12/07/2017
View View: Why an EU-Ukraine customs union would be mutually benefitial If the EU turns Ukraine away, what message does that send to other states in our neighborhood, or to Russia? 12/07/2017
no comment Watch Mongolia Warrior Games opening ceremony – wrestling, archery and horse-racing. Mongolia's most important festival of the year is underway 12/07/2017
Cult The Parthenon made from 100,000 banned books The building made from 100,000 banned books The Parthenon of Books by artist Marta Minujín is intended as symbol of resistance to any banning of writings and the persecution of their… 12/07/2017
no comment Elephant rescued from ocean eight miles off Sri Lankan coast The distressed pachyderm had been dragged out to sea by strong currents before it was spotted by a navy patrol boat. 12/07/2017
Sci-tech Smallest-ever star discovered The smallest-ever star has been discovered, a mini version of our Sun about as big as the planet Saturn. 12/07/2017
Cult Blade Runner inspires Raf Simons' New York collection Simons looks to Ridley Scott for his Calvin Klein collection 12/07/2017
world news Giant iceberg breaks off Antarctic ice shelf A truly enormous iceberg has broken off Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf, changing the map of the continent forever. Depending how you look at it 12/07/2017
Cinema "Valerian," Lus Besson's latest sci-fi French director Luc Besson owes some obvious stylistic debts to Star Wars in his new sci-fi film "Valerian" 12/07/2017
Fashion Confessions of a model booker Discover what it's like to be a model booker with Ezzie Gladwell at Models 1. 12/07/2017
France French PM lures London's financiers to Paris French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe told an international finance forum in Paris on Tuesday that he wants to see the city become "Europe's new number one financial hub after Brexit." 12/07/2017
Turkey Five ISIL suspects killed in police raid in central Turkey The deaths in the city of Konya came as Turkish authorities launched a series of raids on suspects from the self-proclaimed Islamic State group. 12/07/2017
USA Florida underwater festival aims to promote reef preservation Around 400 people gathered for the underwater 'concert' on the sea floor at the Looe Key Reef, where divers swayed to music played on waterproof speakers. 12/07/2017
Sport Paralympian Abdullah Hayayei killed in training accident A Paralympic javelin thrower has died after a training accident. Abdullah Hayayei was killed while training in London. He was preparing for the 12/07/2017
world news Watch: Australians caught moving furniture… by train Most people hire a removals company or their own van, but some Australians have a different approach to moving furniture. Queensland Rail has 12/07/2017
USA Donald Trump Jnr's emails - what we learned Donald Trump Jnr yesterday released a series of emails as part of a bid to support his version of the events surrounding a meeting with a Russian 12/07/2017
