2018-04-29

World News

This inflatable skyscraper could save lives in disaster zones

The origami-inspired building would inflate with help from a giant helium balloon.

29/04/2018

World News

Rouhani and Macron in talks to save the Iran Nuclear Deal

President Macron and President Rouhani say they have agreed to work together to preserve the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal despite threats by U.S. President Trump that he will pull out of it.

29/04/2018

United Kingdom

Londoners #finishformatt, runner who died during last leg of marathon

Hundreds of runners turned out to complete the last section of the London marathon route in honour of Matt Campbell, who died during the race.

29/04/2018

Armenia

People-Power prevails in Armenia

People-Power prevails in Armenia

29/04/2018

Mexico

Hundreds of migrants at U.S. border given stark warnings

Hondurans, Guatemalans and Salvadorans who angered President Trump after being part of a month-long caravan could be forced to split from their families if they cross the border in Mexico.

29/04/2018

Azerbaijan

Lewis Hamilton takes the lead

Lewis Hamilton has taken the championship lead from Sebastian Vettel with the Mercedes driver emerging winner of a crash-laden Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday.

29/04/2018

Netherlands

Power failure closes Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport

Schiphol Airport was closed after a major power outage. There were long delays in and out of the airport which led to some people abandoning their cars and heading to the airport on foot.

29/04/2018

World News

Reunion Island volcano erupts

Le Piton de la Fournaise on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean started spewing lava on Friday and continued into the weekend.

29/04/2018

Australia

Australia pledges millions to save the Great Barrier Reef

The Australian government has promised more than 300 million euros to help save the Great Barrier Reef - in the largest single investment for reef conservation and management in the country’s history.

29/04/2018

Israel

US' Pompeo echoes Netanyahu's call for action over Iran

The new US Secretary of State's visit to Israel is part of a three-day tour in the Middle East.

29/04/2018

United Kingdom

Watch: Tesla driver ‘puts on autopilot and moves to passenger seat’

These are the moments after a Tesla driver in England turned on autopilot and moved to the passenger seat of his car.

29/04/2018

USA

Tree sapling Macron gave to Trump appears to have disappeared from White House lawn

The tree sapling that Macron gave to Trump on his visit to the US last week appears to have disappeared from the White House's south lawn.

29/04/2018

World News

Trump mocked at White House Correspondents dinner

This year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner would have done little to improve relations between the President and the press.

29/04/2018

No Comment

Thousands demonstrate in Pamplona over Spanish 'Wolf Pack' verdict

Thousands took to the streets in the Spanish city of Pamplona on Saturday to protest a ruling which saw five men cleared of gang-raping a teenager at San Fermin bull-running festival.

29/04/2018

Armenia

Pashinyan meets with president over bid to become PM

Peaceful protests have continued in Armenia as Pashniyan supporters demand that he is elected prime minister despite him not having the support of parliament.

29/04/2018

No Comment

Aerobatic pilots wow crowds with stunts at China air show

The world's top aerobatic pilots continued to impress spectators with a dazzling stunt performance three days into the Zhengzhou Air Show in central China.

29/04/2018

No Comment

Brothels with sex dolls open in Belgium and France

Belgium and in France are seeing a new type of business opening — sex-doll brothels.

29/04/2018

World News

Pompeo, in Saudi Arabia, talks tough on Iran

The secretary of state met Sunday with Saudi King Salman, just days after he was sworn-in following a narrow Senate confirmation.

29/04/2018

No Comment

EU nations back ban on insecticides to protect bees

European Union member states have backed a proposal to ban all outdoor use of neonicotinoid insecticides that studies show can harm bees.

29/04/2018

World News

Universal basic income: Money for nothing or a way to fix poverty?

Proponents say guaranteeing an income would pull millions and millions of people out of poverty and help stabilize the middle class.

29/04/2018

World News

Trump talks tough on trade

US President Donald Trump is stepping up the war of words on trade, this time threatening to take on the European Union.

29/04/2018

World News

N. Korea to close nuke test site in May, unify time zone with the South

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he will leave the dismantling process open to experts and journalists from both South Korea and the U.S.

29/04/2018

Sport

Boston Celtics crush Milwaukee Bucks

Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee 112-96 to advance to a second round series against Philadelphia.

29/04/2018

USA

Burning Man festival founder Larry Harvey dies aged 70

The founder of a popular US counterculture festival, Burning Man, has died in San Francisco.

29/04/2018

Korea

Kim Jong-Un promises transparent nuclear test site closure

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to invite experts and journalists from the United States and South Korea when the country closes its nuclear test site in May

29/04/2018

Spain

Pamplona protesters call for justice after 'Wolf Pack' trial verdict

Thousands took to the streets of Pamplona, Spain, for the third day running to protest over the lenient sentences given to five men accused of gang raping a minor at a bull-running festival two years ago.

29/04/2018

Bangladesh

UN Security Council envoys visit Bangladesh and Myanmar

UN Security Council envoys began a four-day visit to Bangladesh and Myanmar on Saturday to see firsthand the aftermath of a Myanmar military crackdown that Britain, the United States and others have denounced as ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims.

29/04/2018

World News

Migrant caravan reaches border, readies for immigration showdown

Attorneys warned asylum seekers to expect the worst, including possible separation from children and family members and months of detention.

29/04/2018