2017-10-20

Japan

Giant moon cave could one day contain lunar base

Tunnel beneath the surface is thought to have been formed by volanoes.

20/10/2017

Bangladesh

"One of the greatest refugee crises of modern times"

UNICEF is calling for urgent help for refugee Rohingya children in southern Bangladesh

20/10/2017

Norway

Nobel Peace Prize 'invests in nuclear weapon companies'

Nuclear campaigners urged to reject prize money.

20/10/2017

World News

Merkel 'pushes for cut in pre-accession funds' to Turkey

Angela Merkel is said to have pushed for the cuts and called for a common EU position on membership talks.

20/10/2017

Japan

Sun sets on Akihito as Japanese press suggests 2019 abdication

A japanese press reports siuggests March 2019 as the abdication date for Emperor Akihito, the first sovereign to step aside in nearly 200 years.

20/10/2017

Venezuela

The German village in Venezuela and the country's political crisis

Colonia Tovar was founded by German immigrants and, like other Venezuelans, residents are concerned over the current political situation.

20/10/2017

USA

Trump not named as Bush and Obama denounce today's politics

The previous two US presidents criticise the path they say modern politics is taking.

20/10/2017

USA

Harvey Weinstein: Los Angeles Police launch sex assault probe

The movie mogul is being investigated over an alleged incident in 2013

20/10/2017

Spain

Spain: Politicians take sides over Catalonia crisis

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is set to suspend Catalonia's autonomy over its independence moves

20/10/2017

USA

Protests as white nationalist speaks at University of Florida

Demonstrators shouted "Go home Nazis" as Richard Spencer tried to give his address

20/10/2017

Europe News

Catalonia: 'No room' for EU mediation

EU makes position clear on Catalonia as tensions escalate

20/10/2017

Malta

Car bomb that killed Malta journalist was 'triggered remotely'

Foreign experts will be asked to help identify the mobile phone used to detonate the bomb that killed investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

20/10/2017

Belgium

Sugar feeds cancerous tumours and makes them more aggressive, finds new study

Glucose causes a 'vicious cycle' which stimulates the multiplication of cancer cells

20/10/2017