2018-02-10

Italy

Italians march against racism after shooting spree

One placard read "fascist Salvini", a reference to Matteo Salvini, the leader of the right-wing Northern League party which campaigns strongly against illegal immigrants.

10/02/2018

Sport

Clarisse Agbegnenou shares her golden moment with Paris at Judo Grand

Clarisse Agbegnenou was on top form as she took gold in the under 63 kilogram category at the Paris Judo Grand Slam

10/02/2018

World News

Venezuelans rush to borders as Colombia and Brazil tighten controls

Colombia and Brazil are tightening border controls after hundreds of thousands of desperate people flee hunger and a spiralling political crisis in Venezuela.

10/02/2018

Ireland

Mary Lou McDonald takes over as Sinn Fein leader

She's the first woman in modern history to lead the nationalist party, as Gerry Adams steps down after 34 years.

10/02/2018

World News

Where in Europe has the longest working weeks?

At 42.3 hours, Greece has the longest working week, while the Netherlands has the shortest at 30.3 hours.

10/02/2018

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Venice carnival a feast for the eyes

Thousands of masked revellers bask in the winter sun on the last Saturday of carnival.

10/02/2018

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Horns and sheepskin: Hungary marks end of winter with Busós festival

The Busós are frightening, devil-like creatures who wear horned wooden masks and big sheepskin costumes as they attempt to scare away winter and welcome spring.

10/02/2018

USA

Winter snowstorm sweeps across US midwest

It is being blamed for a massive chain-reaction pileup involving 16 semitrailers and 38 vehicles in Michigan.

10/02/2018

World News

10 weird objects sent into space

Elon Musk sent his sports car into space at the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch, but he’s not the only one who has launched strange objects out of this world.

10/02/2018

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Feathers and diamanté: Brazil's samba schools strut their stuff

Brazil's samba schools gear up for the carnival competition to see who will be crowned 2018 champions.

10/02/2018

Syria

Turkish helicopter downed in northern Syria

The Turkish military said two soldiers on board the aircraft died when it crashed during an offensive on Syrian Kurdish militias.

10/02/2018

West Bank

India's Modi on historic West Bank visit

Narendra Modi touches down in Ramallah, becoming the first Indian prime minister to embark on a visit to the West Bank.

10/02/2018

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Carnival spirit: revellers dance their way through Rio's streets

The Carmelitas bloco is one of the most traditional carnival street parties in Rio de Janeiro, taking its name from the legend of a cloistered catholic nun that escaped the convent to join a carnival street party.

10/02/2018

Brazil

It's Carnival time in Rio

For the first time, a Brit is the lead dancer for one of the main samba schools in the festive competition.

10/02/2018

World News

#Mosquemetoo: Women denounce sexual harassment during Hajj pilgrimage

#Mosquemetoo launched on Twitter to denounce the sexual harassment of Muslim women during the Hajj pilgrimage is going viral.

10/02/2018

Mexico

Notorious drug cartel leader arrested in Mexico City

José María Guízar Valencia, known by his Zetas code name, "Z 43." is wanted in the US, which had offered a $5 million reward for his arrest.

10/02/2018

Italy

Berlusconi's Forza Italia courts youth vote in Rome

Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia have been looking for votes in Rome, in particular the youth vote. But for Berlusconi who is 81 years old, how does the party hope to stay relevant to Millenials?

10/02/2018

South Korea

Winter Olympics: day one at Pyeongchang 2018

Success for Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands and hosts South Korea: the main news and images from the first full day of competition at the Winter Olympics.

10/02/2018

Africanews

Blog: 8 Strategies for explosive social media growth on Instagram

Instagram is all about how you maneuver over the extra-terrestrial picturesque app.

10/02/2018

USA

Trump blocks release of Democrats' intelligence memo

Document was a rebuttal to Republican claims that the FBI had an "anti-Trump bias" during its Russia investigations

10/02/2018

Israel

Iran denies involvement in downed Israeli fighter jet

Israel has struck back at what it claims are Iranian targets in Syria after an Israeli F-16 jet was downed under Syrian fire.

10/02/2018

South Korea

Kim Jong Un invites South Korean president to visit him in Pyongyang

North Korean leader's invitation could lead to the first summit between Korean leaders in over a decade

10/02/2018