2018-03-26

Russia

Russian fire: Witnesses say there were no alarms or sprinklers

At least 64 people are said to have died when a blaze ripped through a shopping mall

26/03/2018

Egypt

Candidates cast vote in Egypt's presidential election

Incumbent President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is widely expected to return to power

26/03/2018

Portugal

Hundreds of volunteers plant trees to replace Portugal's burned forest

Portugal has started the process of recovering huge areas of forest lost in fires that struck the country last year. On Sunday over 3,000 volunteers planted around 67,000 trees in Leiria in central Portugal. More than 80 percent of the pine forest was lost in the blazes that also claimed 114 lives.

26/03/2018

World News

Turkey boasts of military 'operations' in Iraq. Baghdad denies it.

The PKK is considered a terrorist organization by Turkey, the European Union and the U.S.

26/03/2018

Croatia

Croatian footballer dies during match after ball hits chest

Bruno Boban, 25, collapsed and lost consciousness after a ball hit his chest at close range during a Third Division clash. Minutes later he was pronounced dead.

26/03/2018

Next Series

#AskSpace: What do we know about the multiverse and the big bang?

Do we have any proof of a multiverse, and can we see anything before the big bang? We put your questions to the experts in #AskSpace.

26/03/2018

World News

Rebels fire barrage of ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia's capital

Iran long has denied supplying arms to Houthi rebels in Yemen, though a growing body of evidence contradicts their claim.

26/03/2018

Hungary

Greenpeace Hungary's floating protest against nuclear power plant

Protesters in Hungary floated a symbolic inflatable nuclear barrel on the river Danube in Budapest to highlight the problem of radioactive waste.

26/03/2018

Travel News

Half a day in Kitzbuhel

For holidays of all kinds, in the greatest of luxury, head to the Austrian Alps.

26/03/2018

Israel

Netanyahu questioned by police

Benjamain Netanyahu has been questioned as part of an investigation into corrupt dealings with Israel's largest telecommunications company

26/03/2018

Earth News

Croatia's got a delicious gastronomical region and we went to taste i

We take you on a gastro-adventure around the Istria peninsula

26/03/2018

World News

'Orange snow' transforms ski slopes in Eastern Europe into Mars

A blanket of orange-tinted snow transformed ski slopes in Eastern Europe, including Romania and Russia, so that they looked like the red planet.

26/03/2018

USA

Five things Stormy Daniels said about her alleged affair with Trump

The porn actress said she was threatened to keep quiet about an alleged affair with US President Donald Trump, among other claims.

26/03/2018

World News

Many children among the victims of huge mall fire in Russia

The death toll after a shopping mall fire in Keremovo, Siberia, on Sunday has risen to 64.

26/03/2018

Egypt

Abdel Fatah al-Sisi set to secure second term in Egypt's elections

As polls open in Egypt's presidential elections current leader Abdel Fatah al-Sisi looks set to secure a second term, amid criticism over the vote's questionable democratic credentials.

26/03/2018

Moldova

Over 10,000 join rally calling for Moldova to be unified with Romani

Over 10,000 people took to the streets in the Moldovan capital of Chișinău calling for reunification with Romania.

26/03/2018

USA

Stormy Daniels threat allegations

Porn actress says she was warned to keep quiet over alleged affair with Trum

26/03/2018

Germany

German court extends detention of exiled Catalan leader Puigdemont

The former Catalan separatist leader will remain in German custody pending an extradition decision by a higher court

26/03/2018

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's defence shield shoots down seven missiles

One Egyptian resident killed and two others injured as debris falls into street and onto an apartment.

26/03/2018

Brazil

Lula rallies support despite the likelihood of being detained

Luís Inácio Lula da Silva's 'caravan' has begun campaigning ahead of the presidential election in October

26/03/2018

World News

Stormy Daniels says she was threatened in 2011 over Trump story

The adult film star said that the threat left her "rattled" but that she didn't go to the police because she was scared.

26/03/2018

Spain

Clashes in Barcelona after Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont is held

Carles Puigdemont's detention threatens to worsen the Catalan crisis that flared last year when the region made a symbolic declaration of independence,

26/03/2018