Mark Armstrong

Hungary

Hungary accepts 'hundreds of Venezuelans with Hungarian ancestry'

Hungary's anti-migrant government has confirmed it has accepted hundreds of refugees fleeing Venezuela.

21/02/2019

World News

Pope orders summit on sex abuse

Pope Francis has summoned senior Catholic clergy to the Vatican to hold a summit on how to deal with the issue of sexual abuse

17/02/2019

Russia

Black snow blamed on Russian coal industry

Coal dust is being blamed for turning snow black in Russia's largest mining region in Siberia

17/02/2019

France

Tattoo meets dance in Paris

Hundreds of tattoo artists from around the world gathered in the French capital for the annual tattoo fair

17/02/2019

Ireland

Ireland not ready for abortion service

A group representing doctors fears Ireland is not geared up for abortion services after they were legalised in a referendum

06/01/2019

Sport

Bayern's Frank 'Ribeye' criticised as steaks are too high (in price!)

Rare, blue or gold? Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery has been heavily fined by the club after he lashed out at critics on social media over a video over him eating a gold-coloured steak

06/01/2019

Democratic Republic Of Congo

DR Congo election results delayed

Election officials in DR Congo say the preliminary results have been delayed because they have received less than half of the ballot papers

06/01/2019

Democratic Republic Of Congo

DR Congo election row

The Election Commission in the DR of Congo has accused the Catholic Church of preparing people for insurrection

05/01/2019

United Kingdom

No-deal Brexit will hit UK farmers

Britain's farming minister says UK farmers will face higher costs and disruption under and no-deal Brexit and smaller businesses would be hit hardest

03/01/2019

Russia

Russian apartment block collapse deathtoll rises to 39

Authorities said 39 people died after an apartment block collapsed in Russia

03/01/2019

United Kingdom

UK children exceed sugar limit for 18-year-olds by age ten: report

Children in the UK are reaching the recommended sugar limit for an 18-year-old by the age of ten, according to Public Health England.

03/01/2019

Saudi Arabia

Jamal Khashoggi hearing underway

On the day of the start of the hearing in Saudi Arabia into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul the Saudi prosecutor calls for the death penalty for those found guilty

03/01/2019

Germany

Formula One legend Schumacher at 50

Formula One racing legend Michael Schumacher is 50 years old on Jan 3, 2019

02/01/2019

United Kingdom

British Home Secretary questions whether migrants are genuine asylum seekers

British Home Secretary Sajid Javid questions whether migrants who cross the English Channel from France are genuine asylum seekers

02/01/2019

Russia

Watch: 'Miracle baby' pulled from rubble in Russia

Officials say the number of people known to have died after a building partially collapsed in Russia has risen to 21.

01/01/2019

Spain

End of the road for Spanish coal

January 1, 2019 is the deadline for the last of Spain's unprofitable coal mines to cease production under an EU directive.

01/01/2019

United Kingdom

Take granny on holiday, minister urges Brits

Conservative MP Mims Davies says British families should take inspiration from those in Mediterranean countries.

01/01/2019

Brazil

Watch again: Jair Bolsonaro sworn in as Brazil's new president

Re-watch Jair Bolsonaro's inauguration as the new president of Brazil.

01/01/2019

USA

Hollywood actors ranked by profit

Which actors are generating the biggest bucks for Hollywood's investors?

31/12/2018

Iraq

Iraq mass grave includes remains of children

Police in northern Iraq say a mass grave contains remains of people executed by Islamic State militants including children

31/12/2018