2018-09-08

Sweden

Sweden goes to the polls in tightly fought general election

The vote could see a right-wing anti-immigration party make huge gains.

08/09/2018

Spain

Yellow ribbons for imprisoned politicians cause controversy in Catalonia

Symbols raise questions about role of local authorities

08/09/2018

Lebanon

Could incinerators be the answer to Lebanon's critical waste problem?

Could incinerators be the answer to Lebanon's critical waste problem?

08/09/2018

Cult

Mexican drama 'Roma' wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival

Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday.

08/09/2018

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Watch: NY Governor Cuomo and Hillary Clinton open new bridge

New York's governor on Friday opened the second span of the new Hudson River Bridge that bears his father's name, taking the opportunity to criticise President Donald Trump as being "obsessed" with building walls instead of bridges.

08/09/2018

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Watch: Famed architect Renzo Piano presents plan to replace Genoa bridge

“The bridge to be rebuilt will have to last 1,000 years.” world-renowned Italian architect Renzo Piano said on Friday, during a press conference in Genoa where he presented his project for a new viaduct in his hometown

08/09/2018

Greece

Greek police fire tear gas at demonstrators in Thessaloniki

Greek police fire tear gas at demonstrators protesting the agreement reached by Greece and Macedonia to resolve a dispute over the former Yugoslav republic's name in Thessaloniki.

08/09/2018

World News

Billionaire Phillip Frost charged in $27 million fraud plot

Frost's company said that the SEC did not notify them of their plan to file suit and claimed the complaint contained "serious factual inaccuracies."

08/09/2018

World News

Choosing a window seat might help you avoid getting sick on flights

What can you do to avoid getting sick on your next flight? It involves choosing your seat wisely.

08/09/2018

Republic of North Macedonia

Merkel backs Macedonia name change deal with Greece

Angela Merkel says a controversial name-change deal would pave the way for Macedonia's membership of the European Union and NATO.

08/09/2018

Sport

Hungary's night of football

Clubs across the country open doors to fans

08/09/2018

Russia

Domino's Russia 'free pizza for life' tattoo campaign ends early

Customers were offered 100 pizzas a year for 100 years if they got a permanent tattoo of the brand's logo.

08/09/2018

World News

Ireland's culture prompts calls for alcohol tests for pregnant women

"I treat it as the last taboo. I think alcohol is so interwoven into our society it's hard to know where to begin."

08/09/2018

United Kingdom

Counter-terrorism police join investigation into UK knife attack

A major security operation was launched in the northern English town of Barnsley after a woman attacked a man with a knife.

08/09/2018

Iraq

Basra in state of alert

Rockets fired on Iraq's second city as anti-government protests intensify

08/09/2018

Syria

Air strikes continue in last Syrian rebel stronghold of Idlib

Russian and Syrian warplanes have kept up their assault on Idlib after a summit failed to agree on a ceasefire.

08/09/2018

World News

Rap singer Mac Miller dies of suspected overdose

The star dated fellow singer Ariana Grande for two years but the couple separated earlier this year.

08/09/2018

Egypt

An Egyptian court sentences 75 people to death and jails hundreds of others

An Egyptian court has sentenced 75 people to death and jailed more than 600 others over a 2013 protest that ended with the killing of hundreds of protesters by security forces.

08/09/2018

USA

Barack Obama launches verbal offensive on Donald Trump

The attack comes as mid-term elections approach

08/09/2018

World News

U.S. military drawing up options should Syria use chemical weapons

Idlib is the insurgents' only remaining major stronghold and a government offensive could be the last decisive battle in a war that has killed more than half a million people.

08/09/2018

World News

Daily air quality forecasts could save millions of lives, say scientis

Vincent-Henri Peuch, the head of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, said the idea was to make information on air pollution levels “as daily, as mundane as a weather forecast”.

08/09/2018

Brazil

Stabbed Brazilian presidential candidate remains in a 'serious but stable' condition

Support for Brazil's far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro surges after a stabbing attack.

08/09/2018

World News

Bill would make it easier to deport criminals

"Under our horrible immigration laws, the Government is frequently blocked from deporting criminal aliens with violent felony convictions," Trump tweeted.

08/09/2018