Cristina Abellan Matamoros

World News

Problem with Visa cards in Europe resolved, says company

Visa users across Europe experienced payment chaos after the network crashed on Friday. The credit card company later said it is operating at close to normal levels and said the disruption was due to a hardware failure.

1 June 2018

World News

Watch: Cosmonauts show off football skills ahead of World Cup

Earthlings aren't the only ones excited for the World Cup to kick off this month.

1 June 2018

Ukraine

Babchenko says he was covered in pig's blood for fake death ruse

Arkady Babchenko, the Russian journalist who faked his own death, gave details of how his "assassination" unfolded in an interview with the foreign press.

31 May 2018

USA

Watch: Biggest dinosaur ever found gets put back together

Maximo the dinosaur, now on display at Chicago's Natural History Museum, is the biggest dinosaur discovered to date by scientists.

31 May 2018

United Kingdom

Scotland bans single-use coffee cups in government buildings

From 4 June, all single-use coffee cups will be banned in restaurants and cafes inside Scottish government buildings. Employees will be provided with ceramic cups instead.

30 May 2018

Denmark

Denmark raises flags for crown prince's birthday thanks to viral Faceb

Danish citizen Vibeke Janken wanted to pay tribute to the future Danish king and she got the entire country to follow her lead.

27 May 2018

Spain

Real Madrid fans take to streets to celebrate Champions League final v

The partying went late into the night as Real Madrid fans celebrated their win over Liverpool FC and their third Champions League title in a row.

27 May 2018

USA

Weinstein released on bail over rape and abuse charges

Media mogul Harvey Weinstein was released on a €850,000 bail after being charged in New York with rape and sexual abuse.

25 May 2018

Europe News

Mark Zuckerberg apologises to European Parliament for massive data lea

Watch live as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets lawmakers in the European Parliament.

22 May 2018

Venezuela

Maduro confronts worsening international backlash on day after re-election

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro faces a worsening international backlash after Sunday's election results.

21 May 2018

Sweden

Sweden distributes 'be prepared for war' leaflets to homes

Amidst heightened geopolitical tension in the region, Sweden has revived its defence pamphlets in case an attack hits the Nordic country.

21 May 2018

World News

The official photos of Harry and Meghan's royal wedding have just dropped in

Here are some official photographs from Harry and Meghan's wedding day.

21 May 2018

Germany

German police fine parents for pulling kids out of school for holiday

Bavarian police have fined 10 families for trying to take their kids on holiday during the school term.

21 May 2018

World News

European GPs are not given enough training to support overweight patients: study

In time for European Obesity Day, a study revealed that doctors don't feel they have enough training to give proper advice to overweight patients.

17 May 2018

Republic of North Macedonia

Plastic vs paper: which banknotes are greener?

As FYROM makes the switch to polymer banknotes, find out whether plastic or paper banknotes are better for the environment.

16 May 2018

Venezuela

Venezuelan elections: 'People still believe in Chavismo but don't support Maduro'

This Sunday, Venezuelans will go to the polls in snap elections called by the government to elect their future president. Many believe that Nicolas Maduro will be elected for a second term but the Chavista president has lost a lot of support over the years.

16 May 2018

World News

Which foreign cuisines do Europeans love to eat?

A new YouGov survey found Italian food is the favourite cuisine in seven European countries while Polish dishes are among the least favourite.

15 May 2018

Hungary

EU should give up 'nightmares' of United States of Europe: Orban

As he kicked off his fourth term as prime minister, Viktor Orban spoke about the end of liberal democracy in Hungary, refusing EU's "nightmares" of United States of Europe, and his foreign policies plans during his acceptance speech at parliament.

11 May 2018

World News

As it happened this morning: Friday 11 May

Follow our live coverage of key unfolding stories in Europe and beyond.

10 May 2018

Zimbabwe

Woman has arm bitten off by crocodile in Zimbabwe, marries fiance shortly after

A crocodile attack did not impede a 25-year-old Zimbabwean woman from getting married five days later.

10 May 2018