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Romania

Romanian minister resigns over 'punks and prostitutes' comment

Romania’s transport minister has resigned over controversial comments he made criticising his countrymen living abroad. Ioan Rus caused uproar by

World News

FIFA media director De Gregorio quits; Blatter rejects European Parliament call to go now

The communications director of football's world governing body Walter De Gregorio is stepping down. Meanwhile FIFA's outgoing president Sepp Blatter has ruled out his immediate departure.

Italy

International monitors deplore rising ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine

OSCE observers have reported more evidence of heavy weapons and fighting around Donetsk, while the Ukrainian government has officially claimed part of the country is occupied by Russia.

Poland

Polish ministers forced to resign over secret recordings scandal

Poland’s prime minister has forced several government ministers embarrassed by secret recordings to quit their posts four months ahead of a general

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Venezuela

Venezuela's Maduro cancels Pope meeting due to 'flu' amid human rights criticism

World News

European navy ships 'rescue 3,500 migrants' in the Mediterranean

Naval vessels from across Europe have joined together to save around 3,500 migrants in trouble off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean – one of the

Pakistan

Malala Yousafzai suspects acquitted not convicted as first reported

It has emerged that eight out of ten men reportedly jailed over the shooting of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai were actually acquitted. In

World News

Calls for FIFA payments probe after Ireland's 5m€ for Henry handball

FIFA and Ireland's Football Association (FAI) have confirmed that the world's governing body paid five million euros to stop the Irish from going to court over a controversial World Cup playoff defeat

Ukraine

Renewed Ukraine fighting prompts UN Security Council emergency meeting

Ukraine has seen its worst fighting since February, with President Poroshenko warning of a huge threat of Russian military operations. The UN Security Council is to hold an emergency session on Friday

Switzerland

Defiant Blatter hits back at critics after FIFA re-election

Sepp Blatter has turned on his critics following his re-election as head of football’s world governing body for a fifth term. FIFA’s president

Switzerland

Blatter the unsinkable amid FIFA's corruption storm

The small Swiss town of Visp where Joseph Blatter grew up is surrounded by mountains – yet the young Sepp’s destiny was to be far from Alpine peaks

France

Palme d'Or for Jacques Audiard's 'Dheepan' at Cannes

The French director's tale of Sri Lankan war refugees as they try to settle in France takes the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

France

'Dheepan' by Jacques Audiard wins Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival

The French director's tale of Sri Lankan war refugees as they try to settle in France takes the top prize at Cannes.

United Kingdom

UK declares war on EU (according to the newspapers)

Fresh from his election victory, the stance of David Cameron's government towards the European Union has been reported in bellicose terms in sections of the British press.

Cuba

Car enthusiasts ponder future for Cuba's vintage classics

They are iconic symbols of Cuba like cigars and rum: pre-revolution 1950s American classic cars. But the Cadillacs, Chevrolets and Oldsmobiles are

Nepal

Nepal rescue operation focuses on mountains after latest earthquake

Nepal has again been plunged into trauma after the latest fatal earthquake on Tuesday. A mountainous area east of the capital Kathmandu is the worst

Russia

Kerry holds 'frank' talks with Putin in Russia

The US Secretary of State and the Russian president and foreign minister have held talks in Sochi, in John Kerry's first visit to Russia since the start of the Ukraine crisis.

World News

Mogherini asks UN Security Council to back EU migrants plan

The European Union's foreign policy chief has pleaded for UN help to save migrants lives and attack people traffickers, in a bid to secure international legal backing for potential military action.

Republic of North Macedonia

NATO calls for investigation into Kumanovo violence in FYR Macedonia

NATO has called for a ‘transparent investigation’ after the weekend’s fatal battles in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), between

United Kingdom

UK party leaders campaign to the end to break election deadlock

The last day of campaigning ahead of Thursday's British general election has seen party leaders Cameron, Miliband, Clegg, Sturgeon, Farage and Bennett campaigning across the country in a last-minute s

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