Joanna Gill

World News

Russia's anti-doping chief alleges Olympic cheat programme

The former head of Russia's anti-doping lab has alleged that dozens of Sochi athletes including 15 medal winners were part of a secret state-run doping programme.

13/05/2016

France

Galaxy of stars descend on Cannes for 69th Film Festival

George Miller of Mad Max fame is heading up the jury which this year includes Kirsten Dunst, Valeria Golino, Mads Mikkelsen, Vanessa Paradis, Katayoon Shahabi and Donald Sutherland.

11/05/2016

Economy

Anger over austerity: Third day of rallies in Greece over pensions and tax reforms

The Greek capital saw a third day of rallies as the parliament prepared to vote on a series of reforms including tax hikes and pension cuts. Athens is hoping to push through the reforms required by th

08/05/2016

Canada

Canada wildfire 'could burn for months' without rainfall - officials

One week on and the blaze nicknamed ‘the beast’ shows no signs of being tamed. The wildfire outside Fort McMurray in Canada is now heading towards

08/05/2016

Germany

Beyond a joke: seven countries where it's a criminal offence to insult a head of state

Did you hear the one about the King and the pony? Probably not in some countries where insulting a head of state is a crime

15/04/2016

Belgium

Belgium's transport minister quits amid accusations over Brussels Airport security

Jacqueline Galant quit amid claims she neglected EU reports that highlight safety failings at the site, which was the target of ISIL-inspired suicide bombers on March 22.

15/04/2016

United Kingdom

Brexit: Opposition leader Corbyn backs vote to stay in the EU

The campaign to remain in the EU got a boost from an unlikely supporter, eurosceptic opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn.

14/04/2016

USA

Fight for New York: Clinton and Sanders gear up for debate

Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have been gearing up for Thursday night’s debate in New York ahead of the

14/04/2016

Syria

Syrians go to the polls in contested elections

In the shadow of war, Syria's embattled president goes ahead with elections in defiance of opponents who seek to oust him. With voting held in only government-controlled areas the vote is set to retur

13/04/2016

United Kingdom

David Cameron defends 'entirely standard practice' of offshore investments

Addressing MPs for the first time since the Panama Papers leak, the British leader sought to defuse the controversy surrounding his own tax affairs.

11/04/2016

World News

France pledges half a billion euros aid to students

Prime Minister Manuel Valls proposed measures to boost youth employment including subsidies for young job seekers and aid for apprentices and students, as protesters threaten to continue their Nuit De

11/04/2016

Belgium

Belgium arrests key suspects in Brussels attacks

Paris attacks suspect Mohamed Abrini was arrested on Friday along with four others, the Belgian federal prosecutors have confirmed. They are working to determine whether he is also the man wanted in c

08/04/2016

USA

Pay up or get out: Trump blasts NATO allies and Clinton responds

US presidential contender Donald Trump has blasted NATO allies for not paying their fair share during a campaign rally

03/04/2016

World News

Protests flare up in Greece and Turkey over migrant crisis

A controversial EU deal to return refugees and migrants who landed in Greece to Turkey takes effect on Monday

02/04/2016

Brazil

Protesters in Sao Paolo want Dilma Rousseff out

A day after pro-Rousseff demos in Brazil, her detractors took to the streets to demand she leaves office.

02/04/2016

Somalia

US airstrike targets senior al-Shabab member in Somalia

Hassan Ali Dhoore is said to have played a direct role in the deadly attacks on the Mogadishu airport and a hotel in the Somali capital

02/04/2016

World News

Palmyra's past 'not beyond repair'

Syria's antiquities chief announces some of the ancient city can be rebuilt what had previously thought destroyed by ISIL militants.

02/04/2016

Belgium

Brussels airport set to reopen on Sunday after accord struck on security

An agreement was made on security measures with airport police to reopen the airport. Only a partial service will run from Zaventem which was severely damaged by the bombings on March 22.

01/04/2016

Central African Republic

UN 'shocked to the core' over new child sex abuse allegations in CAR

Investigations have been opened into 108 new victims, most of them children, allegedly abused by UN peacekeepers in CAR.

01/04/2016

Belgium

Brussels airport 'operationally ready' for partial reopening

Belgian airport police threaten strike action over airport reopening due to 'lax security'.

31/03/2016