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United Kingdom

UK: former PM Cameron tried to sack newspaper editor over Brexit (and failed)

It has emerged that the former UK Prime Minister David Cameron attempted to have the editor of the Daily Mail sacked over Brexit coverage.

01/02/2017

United Kingdom

Public petition to ban Trump from entering UK passes one million signatures

Over a million people sign anti-Trump petition in the UK

30/01/2017

China

Chinese New Year explained

According to the Gregorian calendar 2017 began 27 days ago.

27/01/2017

United Kingdom

Brexit: One last hurdle

The so-called Brexit bill must now be passed by both houses of the UK's parliament- the House of Commons and the House of Lords

26/01/2017

USA

Oscars respond to “so white” criticism

Last year the Academy were lambasted for ignoring black and ethnic minority talent. So how does 2017 compare?

24/01/2017

USA

Obama’s last press conference: What we learned

On Wednesday President Barack Obama gave his final news conference from the White House press room. Here's some of his key points

19/01/2017

Switzerland

'Trust gap' widens as Davos summit opens

The majority of people no longer believe that the economic and political systems work in their favour, a new report reveals

16/01/2017

United Kingdom

23 new suspects in Hillsborough case

23 files on people and organisations involved in the 1989 Hillsborough football stadium disaster have been passed to the UK’s prosecution service.

12/01/2017

United Kingdom

Reporter who broke the news of World War Two dies aged 105

Clare Hollingworth, who was the first to report on the outbreak of WW2, dies in Hong Kong

10/01/2017

France

72-year old held in connection with Kardashian robbery

72-year old career criminal implicated in Kardashian heist

09/01/2017

United Kingdom

Who is Sir Ivan Rogers?

The former treasury policy chief resigns from role as EU envoy

03/01/2017

Philippines

Philippines President Duterte ‘threw man out of helicopter’

Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to throw corrupt officials out of a flying helicopter, while admitting that he’s done so before.

29/12/2016

USA

Facebook activates Safety Check over false alarm

Amid furore over fake news, Facebook falls for false alarm in Bangkok.

28/12/2016

Malta

Libyan men in Malta court charged over hijacking

Two Libyan men have appeared in court in the Maltese capital Valetta, charged with hijacking an airliner on Friday.

26/12/2016

Syria

Aleppo celebrates Christmas as Assad visits Damascus convent

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family visited a convent north of Damascus on Christmas day.

26/12/2016

United Kingdom

Music legend George Michael dies aged 53

Singer George Michael has died aged 53, his publicist has announced.

26/12/2016

Russia

Russia mourns plane crash dead

Sochi’s seafront has become a place of mourning, as residents lay flowers and light candles to honour the victims of Sunday’s plane crash.

25/12/2016

World News

Bethlehem celebrates Christmas

Tourists from around the world join locals to celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem, the town where Christians say Jesus was born.

25/12/2016

Vatican

Pope Francis says Christmas "taken hostage" by materialism at Christmas Mass

Pope Francis has given his fourth Christmas Mass from St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.

25/12/2016

Tunisia

Three arrests made in connection with Berlin attack

Three men have been arrested in Tunisia, in connection with Monday’s lorry attack in Berlin.

25/12/2016