2018-05-15

Cult

Writer Tom Wolfe dies at the age of 87

American writer Tom Wolfe has died at the age of 87. A pioneer of so-called New Journalism, Wolfe's books include 'The Right Stuff', 'Bonfire of the Vanities' and 'The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test'.

15/05/2018

Europe News

Serbia: a 'transit' shelter for migrants

Migrants hoping to reach the EU are stuck in Serbia because of tough Hungarian and Croatian border controls

15/05/2018

United Kingdom

UK cashes in on Royal wedding

The sound of cash registers will be heard across the land as the royal wedding is expected to bring in over one billion euros in economic activity

15/05/2018

Israel

US praises Israeli 'restraint' over Gaza violence

After 60 Palestinians were killed, Nikki Haley says Israel showed more restraint than other countries would have.

15/05/2018

World News

Europe, Iran seek to save nuclear deal after Trump pulls out

Iranian foreign minister says deals remaining participants "on the right track" to ensure their interests will be "preserved and guaranteed".

15/05/2018

Ireland

Ireland divided over abortion referendum

Ireland is gearing up for a controversial referendum on whether to relax its constitutional ban on abortion.

15/05/2018

Cinema

Cannes Film Festival is more serious this year

That's according to filmmaker, Wim Wenders who says it's at a turning point

15/05/2018

Russia

Window closes on annual gesture: the peculiar case of the man with a portrait

The sweet story of an old man who stood at his apartment's window every year for the May 9th Victory Parade with a portrait of his late mother — until he himself passed away this year.

15/05/2018

Sport

German footballers drawn into political row after Erdogan photo

Footballers Ozil and Gundogan have been criticised for appearing alongside Turkey's president Erdogan.

15/05/2018

Israel

Mid East conflict: What happens next?

A two-state solution with Israelis and Palestinians living side-by-side now seems impossible

15/05/2018

Russia

Putin drives truck across new Russia-Crimea bridge

Russian President Vladimir Putin marked the official opening of a 19km-long bridge connecting mainland Russia with the Crimean Peninsula by driving a truck over it.

15/05/2018

Economy

Vodafone chief Vittorio Colao to step down

Vodafone has announced that its Chief Executive Vittorio Colao will step down in October.

15/05/2018

World News

Which foreign cuisines do Europeans love to eat?

A new YouGov survey found Italian food is the favourite cuisine in seven European countries while Polish dishes are among the least favourite.

15/05/2018

World News

Gap destroys T-shirts with incorrect map of China

The T-shirts sold by the global clothing retailer featured a map of China that left out Taiwan, southern Tibet and islands in the South China Sea.

15/05/2018

World News

Markle's dad drops out of royal wedding

With days to go before Meghan Markle is to marry Prince Harry, her father Thomas says he will not attend the ceremony

15/05/2018

World News

George Soros' foundation pulls out of 'repressive' Hungary

Established by the U.S.-Hungarian billionaire, the group faced restrictions on non-profit organizations under a law dubbed the "Stop Soros" bill.

15/05/2018

Belgium

Brussels Airlines strike: Brief from Brussels

Why are the striking workers unhappy and what does it mean for you?

15/05/2018

USA

New York's "killer nanny" gets life

Yoselyn Ortega's insanity plea fails to impress jury as she is given life without parole for 2012 double infanticide in Manhattan.

15/05/2018

United Kingdom

The cold - could it become less common?

Researchers at Imperial College in London are developing a way to outsmart the common cold virus

15/05/2018

Venezuela

Venezuelan hardship unlikely to affect presidential election

Nicolas Maduro, has been unable to manage a crisis which, for ordinary citizens, has led to shortages food and medicine. But he is likely to be returned as president.

15/05/2018

Gaza

Funerals replace protests on Palestinian 'day of the catastrophe'

Doctors Without Borders compared Monday's bloodshed to the 2014 war.

15/05/2018

Cult

Spike Lee's "BlacKkKlansman" gets Cannes ovation

Lee's new movie, based on a true story, wowed the audience at Cannes for its premiere, and puts the American director, not seen at the festival for nearly three decades, in prime position for a prize, and maybe even the Palme d'Or.

15/05/2018

World News

Prince Harry's evolving, and at times testy, relationship with the press

Harry's relationship with the media followed a series of ups and downs as he navigated his teen years and dated before settling down with Meghan Markle.

15/05/2018

Germany

Premier League stars criticised for helping Erdogan's 'propaganda'

There have been calls for Arsenal's Mesut Ozil and Manchester City's İlkay Gündoğan to be excluded from Germany's World Cup squad after posing for photos with Turkey's controversial President.

15/05/2018

China

Pilot nearly sucked out of cockpit as window shatters mid-flight

“There was no warning sign. Suddenly, the windshield just cracked and made a loud bang. The next thing I know, my co-pilot had been sucked halfway out of the window."

15/05/2018

USA

Princely items go on sale in New York

Memorabilia from the estate of the late star, Prince, go on auction this weekend and are on display until Friday at the Hard Rock cafe in Times Square.

15/05/2018

Belgium

Iran's diplomatic push in Brussels

The country's foreign minister is in the EU capital to rally support for the 2015 nuclear deal in the wake of the US pull-out

15/05/2018

Germany

Buffalo's midnight shuffle closes German autobahn for eight hours

Five animals went for a wander on a busy motorway, and needed to be sedated and hoisted away before normal traffc could resume.

15/05/2018

USA

Increased volcanic activity on Hawaii raises escape fears

New fissures and lava flows head towards key exit roads for thousands of people as the authorities step up evacuation plans.

15/05/2018

United Kingdom

Jailed British-Iranian mother "facing new charges"

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is serving a five-year sentence in Iran after being convicted on spying charges. Her husband is urging the UK foreign secretary to mention his wife's case when he meets Iran's foreign minister in Brussels later.

15/05/2018