Sarah Taylor

France

Reprieve for Rousseff? Probably not...

A reprieve from the impeachment process may be short-lived for Brazil's president. The Senate is reportedly to ignore the decision to suspend proceedings.

09/05/2016

Brazil

Rousseff lives to lead another day: Brazil's lower house suspends impeachment process

The acting speaker of Brazil’s lower house of Congress has annulled the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff. Rousseff acknowledged

09/05/2016

Brazil

Brazil: Senate committee approves report recommending Rousseff's impeachment

A special committee in Brazil’s Senate has approved a report recommending that President Dilma Rousseff should face an impeachment trial. The panel

06/05/2016

Greece

Greece grinds to near halt in 48-hour general strike

Greece has ground to a near halt with the start of a 48-hour general strike on Friday morning (May 6). The country’s largest private and public

06/05/2016

Brazil

Rousseff's rival suspended in latest scandal to strike Brazil

Eduardo Cunha, the speaker of Brazil's lower house of Congress, is suspended in the latest scandal to strike the country.

05/05/2016

Mexico

Mexico: death toll in Pemex factory blast rises to 24

The death toll in the Pemex plant blast has surpassed 20 and could continue to rise, officials fear.

22/04/2016

Republic of Ecuador

Death toll and number of injured soar following Ecuador 'quake

At least 235 people died and ore than 1,500 were injured as a result of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake.

17/04/2016

Greece

Pope Francis to take 12 Syrian refugees to the Vatican after Lesbos visit

Pope Francis is to take 12 Syrian refugees – including six children – back to the Vatican following a visit to the Moria migrant and refugee camp on

16/04/2016

Armenia

Ceasefire agreed after dozens killed in breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region

Pro-Armenian forces and the Azeri authorities have announced a ceasefire in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, four days after intense fighting

05/04/2016

Iceland

'Panama Papers': Iceland's prime minister requests dissolution of parliament

Iceland’s Prime Minister, Sigmunder Gunnlaugsson has asked for parliament to be dissolved in the wake of the ‘Panama Papers’ scandal. However

05/04/2016

Armenia

Nagorno-Karabakh: halt in hostilities announced

Armed forces in Nagorno-Karabakh are implementing a ceasefire, pro-Armenian military leaders in the breakaway region have announced. “We have been

05/04/2016

Russia

'Putinophobia abroad': Panama Papers 'direct attack on Russian president' - Kremlin

Never one to shy away from the spotlight, Russian President Vladimir Putin has very publically labelled the Panama Papers revelations an attack on

04/04/2016

Germany

Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca reacts

Edward Snowden labelled it “the biggest leak in the history of data journalism,” but the release of the so-called Panama Papers had yet to draw a

04/04/2016

France

France says 'no' to controversial plan to strip terrorists of their nationality

French President François Hollande has dropped controversial plans to change the constitution; plans which included a clause allowing convicted

30/03/2016

France

France: Hollande drops controversial plans to strip terrorists' nationality

French President François Hollande has dropped controversial plans to change the constitution; plans which included a clause allowing convicted

30/03/2016

Cyprus

EgyptAir hijacking ends with all hostages freed safely, suspected hijacker arrested

The hijacker has turned himself over to police with no apparent injuries to any of the hostages

29/03/2016

Belgium

Belgium: three arrested in major operations across Brussels

Three people have been arrested in major police operations in Brussels. The Belgian prosecutor’s office confirmed three people had been detained in

25/03/2016

Belgium

Brussels: three arrested in major police operations

Three people have been arrested in major police operations in Brussels. The Belgian prosecutor’s office confirmed three people had been detained in

25/03/2016

Belgium

Brussels Airport suicide bomber 'deported twice from Turkey' - reports

Ibrahim el-Bakraoui, who has been named as one of the Brussels airport suicide bombers, was deported twice from Turkey last year, local authorities

24/03/2016

Turkey

Najim Laachraoui reported to be second Brussels airport bomber

AFP news agency, citing police sources, has identified Najim Laachraoui as the second Brussels Airport suicide bomber. The Belgian, of Moroccan

23/03/2016