France French carnival under fire as mayor defends ‘blackface’ event A carnival in northern France has faced criticism from anti-racism campaigners over its use of blackface. 11/02/2018
World News 8 major cities running out of water Cape Town isn’t the only the major city facing a potential water shortage crisis. 11/02/2018
World News The EU countries with more female than male scientists The majority of scientists and engineers in Lithuania, Bulgaria and Latvia are women. 11/02/2018
World News Venezuelans rush to borders as Colombia and Brazil tighten controls Colombia and Brazil are tightening border controls after hundreds of thousands of desperate people flee hunger and a spiralling political crisis in Venezuela. 10/02/2018
World News Where in Europe has the longest working weeks? At 42.3 hours, Greece has the longest working week, while the Netherlands has the shortest at 30.3 hours. 10/02/2018
World News 10 weird objects sent into space Elon Musk sent his sports car into space at the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch, but he’s not the only one who has launched strange objects out of this world. 10/02/2018
World News #Mosquemetoo: Women denounce sexual harassment during Hajj pilgrimage #Mosquemetoo launched on Twitter to denounce the sexual harassment of Muslim women during the Hajj pilgrimage is going viral. 10/02/2018
Cinema ‘The Post’ scoops award for best film of 2017 The American drama starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks was given the nod by the National Board of Review. 29/11/2017
Living Pink diamond breaks Asian auction record The diamond just fell short of breaking a world record. 29/11/2017
World News Taxi drivers protest against Uber and Cabify Taxi drivers say the apps pose unfair competition. 29/11/2017
World News Pope urges Myanmar to resisit 'revenge' in first mass Pope Francis staunchly defended the rights of ethnic minorities in a speech during his first mass in Myanmar. 29/11/2017
Sport World Cup 2018 poster unveiled The retro-style poster features Russia's legendary Ballon d'Or winner Lev Yashin. 28/11/2017
World News Russia loses contact with newly-launched satellite The Russian space agency says it is monitoring the situation. 28/11/2017
World News Berlin Christmas market opens one year after attack Berlin's Christmas market has reopened under heightened security. 27/11/2017
Germany Merkel presses SPD over joining new German coalition Angela Merkel has reached out to the Social Democrats in a bid to create a new coalition without calling fresh elections. 27/11/2017
China Disrespecting China’s national anthem can now lead to 3 years in jail People are also banned from performing the national anthem in public. 04/11/2017
Afghanistan Afghanistan orders ban of WhatsApp The Afghanistan government is calling for a ban of messaging services WhatsApp and Telegram. 04/11/2017
Germany Man mistakes courgette for WW2 bomb The alert was raised after the man mistook a huge courgette as an unexploded World War Two bomb. 04/11/2017