world news 200,000 protest in Barcelona People chanted 'independence', while demanding the release of two Catalan leaders who were imprisoned for sedition 17/10/2017
World The world’s most dangerous megacities for women Where do women fare the worst in terms of sexual violence, access to healthcare, cultural practices and economic opportunities? 17/10/2017
USA Trade seen as key to better US - Greece relations Alexis Tsipras and Donald Trump put past differences behind them during a visit to the White House by the Greek leader 17/10/2017
Unreported Europe Catalonia crisis: Five days that shook Spain 'Insiders' spent five days filming with leading Catalan separatists and Spanish unity grassroots movements. 17/10/2017
Malta No shortage of leads in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder investigation The slain journalist had no shortage of enemies, having penned stories critical of many prominent local politicians as well as businessmen, both local and foreign, and allegedly corrupt dealings. 17/10/2017
no comment Berlin's Madame Tussaud's adds Trump to collection Berlin's Madame Tussaud's has added Donald Trump to its collection, by public demand. 17/10/2017
Europe News Brief from Brussels: Maltese journalist killed This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from the EU’s de facto political capital. 17/10/2017
USA Trump drops 92 places in Forbes rich list Trump's estimated net worth fell by 510 million euros 17/10/2017
Kazakhstan MMA fighters compete at world championships in Kazakhstan The competition saw Russia come out on top, while female fighters made their debut 17/10/2017
Ireland Social media videos capture extent of Ophelia's damage Ophelia's strong winds and waves left severe damage all over Ireland 17/10/2017
New Zealand 'Chipocalypse' now as New Zealanders face up to a crisp crisis A winter of unprecedented rainfall has devastated the country's potato crop 17/10/2017
world news Romania takes key role as NATO prepares to face off with Russia Is Romania ready to deal with challenges from the east, and can it defend NATO's south-eastern border? 17/10/2017
world news Migrants being smuggled into Europe ‘under car bonnets’ Europol says the new trend shows how smugglers are having to find fresh ways to get people past border security. 17/10/2017
Portugal Spain & Portugal suffer deadly weekend of fires The death toll in the weekend's fires in Spain & Portugal nears 40 as rain brings some respite, but many areas still in flames. 17/10/2017
Belgium Wifi weakness exposed by Belgian experts Traffic and data on wireless networks could be corrupted by close-by hackers, say Belgian researchers 17/10/2017
Spain Catalonia remains on collision course with Madrid over independence Spain threatens to put Catalonia under direct central rule if region doesn't abandon independence drive by Thursday 17/10/2017
Sport Emmanuel Macron hosts Ryder Cup captains at Elysée Palace The 2018 Ryder Cup captains met with French president Emmanuel Macron Europe’s Thomas Bjorn and his US counterpart Jim Furyk both attended the 17/10/2017
Russia Putin laughs at minister's proposal to export pork to a Muslim-majority country A Russian meeting on the development of agriculture took a light-hearted turn when the Minister of Agriculture proposed to export pork to Indonesia. 17/10/2017
Postcards Azerbaijan's great tapestries When Azerbaijan's carpet museum opened in Baku in 1967 it was the world's first museum of its kind and it's now a repository of Azerbaijani culture. 17/10/2017
Sport Itay to play Sweden in World Cup playoffs, Ireland draw Denmark Four-times world champions Italy were drawn against Sweden on Tuesday in their two-legged playoff for a place at next year’s World Cup. Italy, who 17/10/2017
United Kingdom George Michael felt 'picked on by the gods' after death of mother and partner Pop superstar reveals how he dealt with personal and career setbacks in documentary that turned out to be his last ever project 17/10/2017
no comment Schools shutdown continues as Ophelia hits Northern Ireland Schools across Northern Ireland are to remain closed on Tuesday in the wake of Storm Ophelia 17/10/2017
USA North Korea EMP attack "could kill 90% of Americans" Officials in the US hear chilling claims that the rogue nation could be developing a 'doomsday weapon' 17/10/2017
France Suspected thief hides in suitcase 'to steal from travellers in Paris' He used a lace to undo the suitcase’s zip from the inside. 17/10/2017
View View: Trump is making historic mistake by pursuing more aggressive Iran policy Shelving the 2015 nuclear deal would not only heighten regional tensions; it would also embolden the very hardliners that the US has been seeking to contain, writes Abbas Milani 17/10/2017
no comment Ophelia turns London skyline orange London's skies were coloured in hues of murky orange, as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia hit the UK 17/10/2017
Sport Tour de France 2018 route unveiled Tom Dumoulin should be Chris Froome’s main rival as the Briton targets a record-equalling fifth title in the 2018 Tour de France, the route for which 17/10/2017
China 19th Chinese Communist party Congress opens with reforms in the air China's Communist Party opens its 19th Congress on Wednesday with a backdrop of sluggish reforms and slowing growth. 17/10/2017
no comment Ophelia brings mellow yellow tinge to London sky Hurricane Ophelia brought dust from the Sahara and smoke from wildfires in southern Europe that turned the sky over London an unusual shade of 17/10/2017
no comment Rohingya refugees "stranded" The U.N. refugee agency urged Bangladesh on Tuesday to speed up vetting of up to 15,000 Rohingya refugees “stranded” near the border after crossing 17/10/2017
