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French authorities to investigate Rio and Tokyo Olympic bids

Judges at France’s highest financial court in Paris are to investigate the bidding and voting processes for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro and 2020 Tokyo

02/03/2016

Vatican

Australian sex abuse victims call for Papal promise to protect children

Australian victims of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy have called for a face to face meeting with Pope Francis. They want a Papal commitment

02/03/2016

USA

Kerry says "increasingly concerned" about Syrian refugees

The United States says it considers the refugee crisis in Syria to be a global problem. Speaking in Washington after talks with his German

01/03/2016

Spain

Madrid People's Party leader resigns amid corruption probe

The head of the Madrid branch of Spain’s ruling People’s Party has resigned after a police probe into party corruption. Esperanza Aguirre said she

14/02/2016

Egypt

Egypt: Eight to face trial over botched repair of King Tut's beard

Eight Egyptians are facing legal action for gross negligence after a botched repair job of the mask of King Tutankhamun. The beard on the more than

24/01/2016

United Kingdom

'Subtle British humour': Russia's icy reaction to the Litvinenko report

Russia has reacted to Sir Robert Owen’s report on Alexander Litvinenko’s death with an iciness comparable to a winter’s morning in Moscow. The

22/01/2016

World News

Probable Russian state involvement in Litvinenko murder 'deeply disturbing'

The British government says probable Russian state involvement in the murder of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko is “deeply disturbing.” It

21/01/2016

France

Patient dies following clinical drug trial in France

A patient has died after falling into a coma following a medical trial in Rennes, northwest France. Five other people were hospitalised following the

17/01/2016

Turkey

Footage emerges of suspected Istanbul suicide bomber

Turkish media on Wednesday (Jan 13) released what they say is footage of the man who blew himself up in the center of Istanbul, killing himself and

13/01/2016

World News

Natalie Cole's cause of death revealed as rare lung disease

Natalie Cole’s cause of death has been revealed as a rare lung disease that led to heart failure. Her family said she was first diagnosed with the

09/01/2016

Germany

Cologne police chief 'retires' after New Year's Eve mass assaults

The police chief of Cologne has been “relieved of his duties” following criticism of his handling of a wave of attacks in the German city on New

09/01/2016

Germany

Cologne police under attack after mass New Years sex attacks

Police in Cologne are being strongly condemned for the way they dealt with the mass New Year sex attacks.

07/01/2016

World News

Dubai's Address Hotel smoulders after New Year's Eve blaze

Dubai’s luxury Address Hotel was still smoldering on Friday morning (January 1). Flames spread up one side of the building as people gathered nearby

01/01/2016

Belgium

Belgium: More arrests in alleged New Year's Eve terror plot

A court in Brussels has ruled that two Belgian nationals arrested earlier this week on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack in the city on New

31/12/2015

World News

Chicago police officer pleads not guilty to murdering black teen

A white Chicago police officer who gunned down a black teenager last year has pleaded not guilty to murder. Jason Van Dyke faces six counts of first

29/12/2015

Russia

Chechens charged in Nemtsov murder

Russian prosecutors have formally charged four Chechens in connection with the February assassination of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov. Another man

29/12/2015

USA

USA: White policemen to face no charges over fatal shooting of black boy with toy gun

There have been calls for nationwide protests after a US grand jury cleared two white policemen in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old black boy

29/12/2015

Argentina

Argentina: grandmother of missing child vows to 'continue fighting' after ID error

After almost four decades, she was filled with hope that a missing granddaughter had finally been found. But Maria Isabel de Mariani, the founder of

27/12/2015

Russia

SU-24 data recorders "unreadable"

Inquiry could take a "long time"

21/12/2015

Switzerland

Syrian men arrested after traces of explosives found in car, says Geneva prosecutor

It has been revealed that two Syrian men, arrested in Geneva on Friday, were detained after traces of explosives were found in their car. They are

13/12/2015