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Catalonia: 11 arrested for suspected links to ISIL

An ongoing police operation against a jihadist cell in Catalonia, northeastern Spain, has resulted in the arrests of 11 people. They are suspected of

France

EU warned Germany over safety control 'before Germanwings crash'

It has been revealed that a European regulator found “issues” with Germany’s aviation authority over safety enforcement – reportedly before the

Sport

Messi match fit

Barcelona star striker Lionel Messi is fit to play against Celta de Vigo on Sunday

Sport

MotoGP's Dani Pedrosa comes through "successful" surgery for arm problem

Dani Pedrosa has undergone what’s been described as “successful” surgery for an ongoing arm problem that has thrown his MotoGP future into doubt

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Beatle John Lennon's first wife Cynthia dies aged 75

Cynthia Lennon, first wife of late Beatle John Lennon, has died, her family said on Wednesday. She was 75. “Cynthia Lennon passed away today at her

Sport

Real Madrid agree deal to buy Porto defender Danilo

Real Madrid have boosted their ranks by buying the Brazilian defender Danilo from Porto. The 23-year-old, who mainly plays at right-back, will join

Spain

Spanish police arrest alleged would-be jihadi brothers

Spanish police have arrested four members of a family, including twin teenage boys who were allegedly about to travel to Syria to become jihadi

France

German police make progress in profiling of Andreas Lubitz

As a video emerges of the co-pilot of the ill-fated Germanwings jet, officials say they are making progress in piecing together his background one

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Dalí and Picasso hang side-by-side in unprecedented Barcelona exhibition

Works by two of the 20th century’s greatest artists are currently on show side by side in a unique exhibition in Barcelona that explores the

France

Alpine plane crash: Locals say prayers for Germanwings victims

Local people living near the Alpine crash site where a Germanwings passenger plane carrying 150 people crashed on Tuesday have held a religious

Germany

'One day the world will know my name', Germanwings co-pilot Lubitz 'declared'

An ex-girlfriend of Andreas Lubitz claims he had 'wanted to change the system' as the investigation continues into the Germanwings crash.

World News

Dusseldorf church memorial for plane crash victims

A special church service was held in Dusseldorf’s Catholic Basilika, St. Lambertus on Friday to commemorate and remember the victims of the

Germany

Amazement in the hometown of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz

In Montabaur, between Frankfurt and Bonne, people reacted at the flight club that Andreas Lubitz belonged to.

France

Germanwings crash: Seyne les Alpes residents offer to host victims' relatives

Residents of Seyne les Alpes are showing their solidarity with relatives of those killed in the Germanwings crash by offering free accommodation

France

Prosecutors believe co-pilot deliberately flew Germanwings jet into mountain

Marseille prosecutor says co-pilot of ill-fated Germanwings jet put A320 into descent with captain locked outside cockpit

France

Germanwings pilot 'locked out' of cockpit - crash investigators

The New York Times and AFP quote investigators into the Germanwings crash as saying that one of the pilots left the cockpit and could not get back in before the flight went down.

France

Families of the victims of Germanwings air disaster arrive at crash site

Air crash investigators and search teams have begun a third day scouring the wreckage of the Germanwings A320, which crashed with 150 people on board

Sport

Khedira set to leave Real Madrid

Germany international Sami Khedira has all but confirmed he will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season. The 27-year-old, who has been hampered

Spain

Spain falls silent in tribute to Germanwings crash victims

A moment of silence was observed on Wednesday afternoon at various sites across Spain, including in Madrid and Barcelona, for the Germanwings crash

Spain

France plane crash: Spain observes three days of mourning

The Spanish government has declared three days of mourning after the plane crash in southern France on Tuesday. The 150 people on board are presumed