Angela Barnes

Czech Republic

Andrej Babis probe: Czech lawyers drop fraud charges

The Prague state attorney has halted a criminal investigation into whether Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis abused EU subsidies.

16/09/2019

World News

Calls for 'upskirting' to be made illegal in Germany

'Upskirting' is not illegal in Germany and campaigners there want that to change and for it to become a criminal offence, like in the UK.

22/08/2019

World News

World Rugby announces gender neutral naming for World Cup tournaments

It means the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021 in New Zealand will now be named Rugby World Cup 2021, starting the gender-neutral roll out.

22/08/2019

USA

Message in a bottle: Russian sailor's 1969 letter found in Alaska

Message in a bottle: A Russian sailor's 1969 letter is discovered by a man in Alaska.

21/08/2019

Brazil

Amazon burning: Smoke travels nearly 3000 km to black out Sao Paulo

Wildfires in the Amazon rainforest have hit a record number this year, according to research carried out by Brazil’s space research centre (INPE). It cites 72,843 fires, marking an increase of 83% compared to 2018 — the highest since records began in 2013.

21/08/2019

World News

Watch: NASA astronauts conduct ISS spacewalk

NASA astronauts conduct a spacewalk from the International Space Station (ISS) to install a docking adapte. Watch it back.

21/08/2019

Italy

Migrants on board Open Arms rescue ship disembark at port of Lampedusa

An Italian prosecutor ordered the seizure of the Open Arms ship, stranded off the Italian island of Lampedusa with almost 100 migrants aboard, just hours after the Spanish government said it would send a navy ship to escort the vessel back to Spain.

20/08/2019

USA

US President tweets picture of Trump Tower looming over Greenland

Donald Trump has jokingly promised on Twitter not to build a Trump Tower on Greenland following his comments about buying the Arctic territory.

20/08/2019

Spain

Wildfire on Spanish island of Gran Canaria 'subsides' as winds drop

A wildfire that has raged across vast areas of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria since the weekend has abated as winds drop, local officials said Tuesday.

20/08/2019

Italy

French couple face jail for taking sand from a beach in Sardinia

Italian customs have arrested a French couple who wanted to leave the island of Sardinia with 40 kilograms of sand from Chia beach, in the boot of their car.

20/08/2019

Switzerland

Firms named and shamed over 'absurd' freight

One company ships Swiss alpine air in cans almost 20,000km to Asia.

19/08/2019

Switzerland

Elephants and sharks on agenda at CITES Wildlife convention in Geneva

Mako sharks and African elephants are on the agenda of member states attending a wildlife convention in Geneva.

19/08/2019

World News

Iranian tanker leaves Gibraltar despite US pressure to detain it

An Iranian tanker has left Gibraltar after being held there since July, despite US pressure to detain it further.

19/08/2019

World News

Spain to allow Open Arms migrants to disembark in Mallorca

Migrants have been jumping from Open Arms and attempting to swim ashore and scuffles have broken out as the vessel remains barred from Italy.

18/08/2019

France

Rugby league player found dead in French hotel room after team debut

British rugby league player Archie Bruce, 20, was found dead in his hotel bedroom on Sunday after making his team debut in game a against Toulouse.

18/08/2019

France

French waiter shot dead by customer waiting for sandwich

A waiter in France has been shot dead by a customer who was waiting for a sandwich.

18/08/2019

United Kingdom

UK cyclist sets motor-paced speed world record

A UK cyclist has set the motor-paced speed world record.

18/08/2019

World News

Bomb blast at Kabul wedding kills 63 people and injures dozens more

The explosion happened at the Dubai City venue in the west of the city, which is home to many members of the Shiite Hazara community.

18/08/2019

Italy

Open Arms migrant boat: Salvini concession as children leave vessel

Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini made a partial concession to let 27 children stranded on board NGO migrant rescue ship Open Arms leave the vessel.

17/08/2019

United Kingdom

Parade marks 50 years since British troop deployment to N. Ireland

Hundreds of ex-soldiers took part in a parade to mark 50 years since British troops were deployed to Northern Ireland.

17/08/2019