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Musica

Kaufmann & Terfel shine in bold "Damnation of Faust"

Faust is transposed to the 21st century in daring new production by Alvis Hermanis at the Paris Opera

USA

Rahm announces new measures in Chicago police shakeup

The increasingly-under-pressure mayor of Chicago Rahm Emmanuel has announced a raft of new measures he hopes will address public concerns about the

Turkey

Is Turkey set for constitutional reform?

Turkey’s ruling AK party and the main opposition CHP have agreed to restart efforts at constitutional reform. A similar cross-party initiative

Poland

EU accuses Poland's Law and Justice of media grab

The European Commission has sent letters to the Polish Justice and Foreign ministers asking for explanations about a new media law. The new Law and

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Central African Republic

Counting underway after peaceful CAR election

Counting is underway in the Central African Republic after an election which voters hope will end a period of Christian-Muslim violence that has cost

Spain

Spanish police find "birdman" held prisoner by family for pension

It started off as a banal incident of public drunkenness, sad really, as a 76-year-old who lived with his sister got abusive and started harassing

United Kingdom

British couple found guilty of bomb plot and supporting ISIL

A husband and wife have been convicted in Britain for planning a terrorist attack. Mohammed Rehman and Sana Ahmed Khan pledged allegiance to Islamic

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso has first new leader in nearly three decades

Former prime minister Roch Marc Kabore has been sworn in as Burkina Faso’s new president. He is his country’s first new leader in almost 30 years

Syria

US and Russia get differing results in the air over Syria

The US is claiming its airstrikes in Syria and Iraq have killed 10 mid-level ISIL leaders in the past month, notably a French national implicated in

Mexico

Volcano Colima sends new dust clouds into Mexican sky

Another double eruption has sent clouds of dust and ash pouring two kilometres into the Mexican sky from the Colima volcano. Mexico has over 3000

USA

Grand Jury clears Cleveland officers of shooting Tamir Rice

Two Cleveland police officers have been cleared of shooting dead a 12-year-old boy who was carrying a toy pistol. In November last year the officers

United Kingdom

Lemmy, killed by death aged 70

One of rock’s most recognisable front men, Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, has died aged 70. A life of excess lived to the full making ear-bleeding noise for

United Kingdom

Cumbrian floods could cost UK insurers nearly seven billion euros

UK insurers are saying the bill for the latest floods in Britain could be north of 6.7 billion euros. Others suggest insurance may soon be impossible

Iraq

Iraqi army retakes Ramadi from retreating ISIL

Iraqi government forces are claiming total success with the retaking of the city of Ramadi from ISIL fighters. The city had been in the hands of the

Italy

Record pollution forces Milan to take cars off roads

Pollution in Italy’s industrial powerhouse Milan has got so bad the mayor is taking action, along with his counterpart in Rome and some other smaller

Nigeria

Boko Haram keeps up Christmas offensive in Nigeria

Details are now coming in of the latest deadly Boko Haram attacks in northern Nigeria which have left at least 80 people dead in Maiduguri, the

Turkey

Turkish exporters face bleak 2016 as Russian sanctions approach

With Russian sanctions against Turkey coming into force now just days away on January 1 in the bazaar the cost of a dispute with Moscow has been

United Kingdom

More Cumbrian floods as northern English rainfall breaks records

Parts of Cumbria have been flooded for the third time in a month as the north of England again suffers heavy storms. Troops had to be deployed on

World News

Little Christmas cheer on Europe's borders

No seasonal cheer for the refugees and migrants from Africa who continue to be washed up on Europe’s shores, despite the bad weather and warnings

World News

Turkish banks and government offices at standstill in Anonymous-claimed attack

Banking systems and government offices were especially badly hit in a day of worsening cyber chaos in Turkey. Since December 14 the government has

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