English

More about this topic

Romania

The Prime Minister of Romania has survived an attempt to bring a criminal prosecution against him.

Romania's parliament has voted overwhelmingly to block an inquiry into Prime Minister Victor Ponta. Deputies voted 231 to 120 to preserve his immunity.

Belgium

Belgium: police raids on suspected Islamists

USA

FIFA scandal deepens as ex-VP reveals details of past transactions

Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner says he fears for his life and he has evidence that FIFA money was involved in the 2010 national election in

Switzerland

FIFA's week of rolling heads

Sepp Blatter went quietly. The head of FIFA withdrew with his chin up, saying he felt he didn’t have the football world’s unanimous support. He put

ADVERTISEMENT

France

Weapons linked to Basque group ETA found in France

World News

UEFA wants FIFA vote to be called off amid corruption turmoil

European football’s governing body UEFA has called for Friday’s FIFA presidental election to be postponed. Incumbent Sepp Blatter is standing for

Sport

'A sad day for football', but can Sepp Blatter ride it out?

Nine of the defendants were FIFA officials and five were corporate executives. Those arrested included FIFA Vice President Jeffrey Webb, who is also

Austria

Vienna airport security workers probed for people trafficking

Thirteen security workers at Vienna International Airport are under investigation. Police suspect they were involved in a people trafficking network

USA

Nevada officials set to launch murder probe into death of BB King

Officials in Navada are to launch a murder investigation into the death of legendary musician BB King. Two of his daughters claim the guitarist was

Malaysia

Malaysian forensic officers examine remains of migrants found along Thai border

Police forensic teams in Malaysia are at work to identify whether the remains uncovered at 139 grave sites and 28 abandoned camps are Bangladeshi or

United Kingdom

British probe into child sex abuse reveals 1400 suspects

British police, investigating allegations of historic child sex abuse, say more than 14-hundred people have been named as suspects. They include

United Kingdom

UK: 1,400 people named as suspects in child sex abuse inquiry

British police, investigating allegations of historic child sex abuse, say more than 14-hundred people have been named as suspects

USA

Funeral held for US Naval officer killed in Philadelphia train tragedy

The first funeral has been held for one of those killed in the train that derailed in the US state of Philadelphia on Tuesday. Twenty-year-old Justin

USA

Investigation into cause of deadly Philadelphia train crash

At least seven people are now known to have died and scores of others injured in the derailment

Spain

Airbus to continue test flights and production of A400M despite Spain crash

Airbus says it will continue test flights and production of its A400M military plane the despite Saturday’s crash in Spain which killed four of its

Italy

Italy and US break-up alleged drug trafficking network

Police say a major cocaine trafficking network, allegedly run from a pizza restaurant in New York, has been broken up. Italian and FBI agents

USA

Calm in Baltimore, but violence erupts elsewhere in the US

A second night of curfew sees calm restored to Baltimore, but violence breaks out in other US cities.

France

France: Student held over 'church attack plot'

The man detained in France on suspicion of planning an imminent attack on one or two churches has been identified as Sid Ahmed Ghlam, an electronics

Germany

Germanwings to sue woman who claimed to be a grieving relative

Germanwings parent company Lufthansa is considering taking legal action against a woman it says took several free flights from Germany to southern

Kenya

Kenya: man appears in court over Garissa massacre

A man has appeared in court in Kenya in connection with the Garissa University College attack, which left 148 people dead. Rashid Charles Mberesero