2018-04-16

Russia

Russian journalist dies after falling from apartment window

The editor of a Russian investigation reporter who died after falling from his from his fifth-floor apartment has expressed doubt amid police claims that the journalist killed himself.

16/04/2018

Poland

Polish pragmatism: city tarmacs around car blocking road renovation

This is what happened when road chiefs in Poland lost patience with a car that was blocking some resurfacing work.

16/04/2018

World News

Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst reveals she is HIV positive

Former Eurovision Song Contest winner Conchita Wurst revealed on Sunday that she is HIV positive and that she’s been receiving regular treatment for “several years.”

16/04/2018

India

Protests increase over rape cases of children in India

Eight men accused of involvement in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl in India’s Jammu and Kashmir state appeared in court on Monday. It's the first hearing in a case that sparked nationwide outrage and criticism of the ruling party.

16/04/2018

World News

EU seeks common line on Syria

Foreign Ministers meet in Luxembourg

16/04/2018

Slovakia

Thousands of Slovaks take to the streets protesting over corruption. There have been regular demonstrations since the murder of a journalist in February

The killing of Jan Kuciak and his fiance sparked a political crisis that brought down the prime minister

16/04/2018

World News

Euroviews. Impact of the Syrian missile strike | View

Saturday’s missile strike on Syria may temporarily deter the Syrian government from using chemical weapons but it will not alter the trajectory of the seven-year-long war, experts say.

16/04/2018

World News

Will 'digital resurrections' let us bring back the dead?

In the not-too-distant future, chatbots and VR could let us interact with lost friends and relatives.

16/04/2018

Turkey

Trial begins in Turkey of US pastor Andrew Brunson accused of terror links

Turkish authorities accuse Brunson of links to both an outlawed Kurdish insurgent group and the network of the U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen.

16/04/2018

World News

Euroviews. Why 'Black Panther' is useful for countering populism | View

For those left disillusioned by capitalism, communism and democratization, is there an alternative narrative more inspiring than populism?

16/04/2018

Europe News

Macron: the president and philosopher

One of Macron's former professors reflects on the roots of the man with a European dream

16/04/2018

United Kingdom

UK pub chain deletes Facebook... and Twitter and Instagram

"People spend too much time on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and struggle to control the compulsion." Tim Martin, JD Wetherspoon chairman

16/04/2018

World News

Pro-EU candidate wins Montenegro's presidential election: Pollster CeMI

Milo Djukanovic hailed his win on Sunday, saying the results confirmed voters' "strong determination to continue on the European road".

16/04/2018

United Kingdom

Rainforest lights up Buckingham Palace

A projection illuminated Queen Elizabeth's London home to celebrate a Commonwealth conservation initiative

16/04/2018

USA

Ex-FBI boss Comey brands Trump 'morally unfit to be president'

Comey, who is promoting a new tell-all book, was speaking in his first major TV interview since being fired by Trump last May.

16/04/2018

USA

Trump is 'morally unfit to be president,' says former FBI director

"The challenge of this president is that he will stain everyone around him," former FBI Director James Comey told ABC News.

16/04/2018

USA

Starbucks apologises amid 'racial profiling' row

The coffee chain has apologised after two black men were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks while waiting for a friend.

16/04/2018

USA

Barbara Bush declines further treatment amid 'failing health'

Former first lady Barbara Bush is to be given palliative care after declining further hospital care.

16/04/2018

Syria

Syrians remain defiant despite allied air strikes

The Western alliance air strikes on Syria's alleged chemical weapon sites have been widely condemned across the country

16/04/2018

World News

Macron justifies Syria airstrikes

French President Emmanuel Macron defends his country's part in airstrikes on Syria saying they had been "perfectly carried out"

16/04/2018