Sport Christiano Ronaldo retains FIFA player of the year award FIFA holds its own 'Oscars' naming Christiano Ronaldo as player of the year 23/10/2017
United Kingdom Ronaldo and Lieke Martens win FIFA player of the year awards Cristiano Ronaldo and Dutch player Lieke Martens take home the top prizes at the Best FIFA Football Awards 2017 23/10/2017
Spain Catalan leader could face Spanish Senate Catalan President Carles Puidgemont may appear before the Spanish Senate to argue case for Catalonia independence 23/10/2017
USA Hearing delayed for US soldier Bowe Bergdahl amid prejudice claim A sentence hearing for U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl on charges of desertion have been delayed after comments by President Donald Trump 23/10/2017
brussels bureau The Brief from Brussels: Juncker denies PM dinner leak This is the Brief from Brussels, a round-up of the day’s top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital. In this episode: the Czech Republic 23/10/2017
Czech Republic Babis says Czech coalition government must be stable The billionaire who ran away with victory in the Czech parliamentary election says there will be no minority government 23/10/2017
Portugal Portuguese judge uses Bible to excuse abusive husband The appeal court judge suggested an abused women deserved to be punished for adultery 23/10/2017
United Kingdom Fans delighted with Pullman's return & "La Belle Sauvage" After a 17-year interval Philip Pullman has returned to the themes and lead heroine that made his name with the first instalment of the "Book of Dust" trilogy. 23/10/2017
Italy Lombards shrug, but Venetians embrace the possibility of more autonomy from Rome Reactions differ in the wake of referenda on more autonomy in two northern Italian regions. 23/10/2017
United Kingdom New London toxicity charge comes into force London's new emissions fee, the toxicity charge, or T-charge, has come into force in a bid to improve the city's air quality 23/10/2017
Czech Republic Meet Andrej Babis, the business tycoon set to become Czech Republic's new prime minister Andrej Babis has been compared to Donald Trump and Silvio Berlusconi 23/10/2017
United Kingdom Full speech: May updates MPs about Brexit talks amid dinner-leak row The British PM said 'important progress' was made at EU summit, but Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn said it sounded like 'Groundhog Day' 23/10/2017
Cinema Lumiere Film Festival brings the cinema closer to the fans Love was in the air at the ninth edition of the Lumiere Festival in Lyon where legendary Chinese director Wong Kar-wai received a lifetime career award, which he dedicated to his… 23/10/2017
Sport Blue Monday for Koeman Everton sack Ronald Koeman and seek new manager after disasterous start to season 23/10/2017
Postcards The place easily mistaken for the Grand Canyon The spectacular Charyn Canyon is a major attraction, about 200 kilometres east of Almaty city 23/10/2017
Belgium Juncker's chief of staff denies May dinner leaks Leaked information said the British PM appeared distraught during a dinner with the European Commission president 23/10/2017
Jewelry and Watches Christian Dior is ready to reveal its secrets The iconic brand wants to preserve its haute couture traditions. 23/10/2017
no comment Mexicans prepare for 'Day of the Dead' People dressed as skeletons and in colourful costumes paraded in the streets of Mexico City. 23/10/2017
Germany Macron and Asterix are special guests at Frankfurt Book Fair 2017 The fair is one of the biggest in the world and this year's "French touch" did not leave guests disappointed 23/10/2017
no comment Homes evacuated as wildfires rage in Italy Residents were moved from their homes as firefighters battled to extinguish a wildfire around Val di Susa. 23/10/2017
Syria Clear up of Raqqa could leave residents unable to return for at least three months Syrian Democratic Forces say its will take at least three months until residents of Raqqa can return to the city after the US backed force declared victory over Islamic State there. 23/10/2017
futuris How to avoid putting water in your wine One of the agricultural products most affected by counterfeiting is wine. So we need new methods for find out what we are really drinking. 23/10/2017
United Arab Emirates Dubai's ruler overturns conviction of Briton who 'touched man in bar' Jamie Harron had been sentenced to three months in prison. 23/10/2017
no comment Brazil thrill-seekers seek rope-jumping record A world record attempt near Sao Paulo saw 245 people tied to ropes jump together from a bridge. 23/10/2017
Russia Russia stands by Baghdad and insists on Iraq's territorial integrity Russia dashes Kurdish hopes of support by siding with Baghdad and saying Iraq should not lose its northeastern provinces to an independent Kurdistan. 23/10/2017
Russia Russian journalist stabbed after man bursts into radio station Man is detained after attacking female radio host with a knife. 23/10/2017
Sport FIFA awards preview Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar are all in the running for the player of the year in the 2017 FIFA awards 23/10/2017
Transport Android in the Alps Exploring Austria with the new Porsche Design Huawei 10 Mate 23/10/2017
Czech Republic Czech President brandishes gun marked 'for journalists' Incident comes just a few days after the death of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia 23/10/2017
