Louise Miner

France

New iniative to rescue migrants

Jose Benavente and Benoit Micolon invested all their savings, 130,000 euro's, to buy a light plane to find dingies and alert ships for a speedier rescue

21/05/2018

Gaza

Palestinian President is hospitalised for third time in a week

The 82-year-old was hospitalised for a third time in a week on Sunday after he received minor ear surgery last Tuesday.

20/05/2018

Democratic Republic Of Congo

An Ebola vaccination campaign starts on Monday in DR Congo

4,000 doses of the vaccine were shipped to Mbandaka over the weekend after the country is facing its ninth outbreak

20/05/2018

USA

U.S. and China trade war is on hold

It's after both countries have dropped their tariff threats to each other, according to a joint statement.

20/05/2018

World News

It's the first World Bee Day

Numbers of the stripy insects are declining every year largely due to human activity. They're the largest pollinators in the world and a third of the world's food production is estimated to be reliant on the yellow and black creatures.

20/05/2018

Belgium

Thousands take part in Belgian Pride event

Many Turkish LGBT escaping their government, also participate freely

19/05/2018

Iraq

Surprise reaction to Iraq's election results

Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is a long-time adversary of the U.S. who also opposes Iranian influence in Iraq.

19/05/2018

World News

Cannes Film Festival: Palme d"Or goes to "Shoplifters," Hirokazu Kore-eda

Cannes Film Festival: Palme d"Or goes to "Shoplifters," Hirokazu Kore-eda

19/05/2018

Afghanistan

Eight people killed in latest blasts in Nangarhar

Dozens wounded after there were three back to back explosions at Ramadan night-time cricket match in Jalalabad

19/05/2018

United Kingdom

Around 100,000 people expected in Windsor

Hundreds of excited people hoping for a glimpse of the bride during the carriage procession, are already in place the night before the Royal wedding.

18/05/2018

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A Chihuahua from an Italian movie " Dogman" won Palm Dog award at Cannes

It's an award for the best performance of a four legged pooch in a film

18/05/2018

France

Chihuahua wins Palm Dog award at Cannes

It's an award for the best performance of a four legged pooch in a movie

18/05/2018

United Kingdom

Prince Charles will walk Meghan Markle down the aisle

Her father Thomas Markle told celebrity website TMZ he was not going because he'd had a heart operation days before the ceremony

18/05/2018

USA

$500 million to abused gymnasts

Hundreds of women sexually abused by disgraced gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar have provisionally agreed to a $500 million settlement with Michigan State University

17/05/2018

USA

Trump acknowledges he repaid Cohen at least $100,000

The ethics disclosure was signed by the president and released by the U.S. Office of Government of Ethics on Wednesday. It renews questions about Trump's ties to porn star Stormy Daniels

17/05/2018

World News

'With friends like that who needs enemies': Tusk on Trump

The 'Trump effect' had earlier provoked a withering condemnation of the US President from the EU's Donald Tusk at the EU-Balkans summit

17/05/2018

Israel

Angry exchanges at the United Nations Security Council emergency meeting

Exchanges were between Israel and Palestinian envoys. A number of nations also expressed concern at the level of violence during Monday's protests

15/05/2018

Europe News

EU and Iran 'make good start' on salvaging nuclear deal

Iran and European powers met in Brussels after the nuclear deal was plunged into crisis by Donald Trump confirming the US withdrawal from the treaty

15/05/2018

France

The first autonomous taxi robot from French start-up hits the market

The car industry thinks cities will start to change with less cars on our roads

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