Seamus Kearney

Germany

Lufthansa expresses shock but calls Germanwings tragedy an "isolated incident"

Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, says it is shocked by the news the co-pilot seems to have crashed the plane deliberately. It says it

26/03/2015

France

Prosecutors believe co-pilot deliberately flew Germanwings jet into mountain

Marseille prosecutor says co-pilot of ill-fated Germanwings jet put A320 into descent with captain locked outside cockpit

26/03/2015

France

French prosecutor: Germanwings co-pilot appears to have crashed plane deliberately

Marseille prosecutor says co-pilot of ill-fated Germanwings jet put A320 into descent with captain locked outside cockpit

26/03/2015

France

Villages in the French Alps prepare to welcome families of air crash victims

Villages around the site of the Germanwings plane crash prepare to welcome the relatives of victims

25/03/2015

France

Investigators examine audio from ill-fated Germanwings flight recorder

Audio from ill-fated Germanwings plane recovered from flight recorder

25/03/2015

Spain

Newly reelected head of Spain's Andalusia region also expecting first child

For Spanish politician Susana Diaz, 2015 will be remembered for two very important events. The 40-year-old is preparing to give birth to her first

23/03/2015

Slovenia

Slovenia becomes 11th EU nation to approve gay marriage

The Slovenian Parliament has adopted by 51 to 28 votes a new law that authorises same-sex weddings

04/03/2015

Russia

Moscow funeral: "The shots were fired not only at Nemtsov but at democracy in Russia"

The funeral of the murdered opposition figure Boris Nemtsov has been held in Moscow

03/03/2015

Russia

Moscow offers reward for information about Nemtsov killer

Russia announces a reward of 45,000 euros in Nemtsov case

01/03/2015

Russia

Memorial march: "My hope for Russia has died with the death of Boris Nemtsov"

Tens of thousands turn out for a march in memory of the murdered opposition figure Boris Nemtsov

01/03/2015

Russia

Tens of thousands march in Moscow in memory of Boris Nemtsov

Tens of thousands attend a memorial march in Moscow after the murder of prominent Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov

01/03/2015

Russia

Putin promises to hunt down killers of opposition figure Boris Nemtsov

The Russian President is vowing to find and punish the killers of prominent opposition figure Boris Nemtsov.

28/02/2015

France

Warning over rise in discrimination and hate speech in France

A new report from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights paints a grim picture about discrimination in France

19/02/2015

Greece

Greece formally submits request for bailout extension

Greece officially submits a request for a six-month extension to its euro zone loan agreement

19/02/2015

Egypt

Tension between Qatar and Egypt over airstrikes on ISIL

Egypt defends its airstrikes in Libya on suspected militants who have expressed support for the ISIL terrorist group

19/02/2015

China

China welcomes New Year of the sheep or goat

China has rung in the New Year with fireworks and traditional ceremonies

19/02/2015

Ireland

Ireland makes legal gender equality history

13/02/2015

Syria

ISIL claims US woman hostage killed by airstrikes in Syria

It is claimed that humanitarian worker Kayla Mueller was in a building hit by an airstrike

06/02/2015

Russia

Merkel and Hollande hold urgent talks with Putin in Moscow

It was described as a last-ditch effort to negotiate a peace deal for Ukraine.

06/02/2015

Jamaica

Bob Marley fans celebrate the 70th anniversary of his birth

Jamaicans are celebrating at Marley's former home with free concerts and jam sessions

06/02/2015