Portugal

Portuguese president announces general election

Portuguese President, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, has announced that his country’s general election will take place on October 4, 2015. The ruling

22/07/2015

Portugal

Portugal: Armando Vara arrested in same corruption case as former PM

Armando Vara has become the latest Portuguese ex-government official to be arrested as part of an ongoing corruption investigation. The 61-year-old

11/07/2015

Portugal

Portugal's former first lady Maria Barroso has died aged 90

Portugal’s former first lady Maria Barroso has died. Lisbon’s Red Cross Hospital said the ex-actress died on Tuesday, 10 days after being admitted

07/07/2015

Portugal

Portugal makes final tribute to footballer Eusebio

The remains of legendary footballer Eusebio have been placed in Portugal’s National Pantheon, where outstanding historic figures are kept. His

04/07/2015

Economy

Grexit could hit other eurozone countries

A Greek exit from the eurozone could send shockwaves through the single currency area. If investors no longer see membership as permanent, they might

02/07/2015

Portugal

Three dead and dozens injured in tourist bus crash in Portugal

A bus crash in southern Portugal has left three tourists dead and 30 others injured. The vehicle was transporting Dutch visitors, who had arrived at

20/06/2015

Culture news

Portuguese singer Antonio Zambujo wows audiences in Lyon

António Zambujo is part of the new generation of Portuguese musicians. He started as a fado singer, but put it, bossanova, vocal jazz and folk music

18/06/2015

Portugal

Lisbon marches to St Anthony's Day tunes

The Lisbon Festival or Festas de Lisboa is underway with a series of concerts and festivals, held each year in many of the cities oldest

13/06/2015

Portugal

Portuguese police make record drugs bust

Portuguese police have made a record drugs bust in the north of the country. The Republican National Guard carried out a huge operation resulting in

09/06/2015

Portugal

Portugal: children's mock riot sparks social media storm

Cops and robbers has long been a classic children’s game. But it seems that youngsters taking part in a mock riot is a step too far for some

04/06/2015

Portugal

France-UK drugs sting nets cocaine haul in Azores

A joint French-British anti-drugs operation was behind the seizure last week of an estimated 70 million euros worth of cocaine in the Azores, the

30/05/2015

Sport

Volvo Ocean Race: Team Brunel claims leg 7

Team Brunel produced a superb display to claim the seventh leg of the Volvo Ocean Race in Lisbon on Wednesday. The Dutch boat, skippered by Bouwe

27/05/2015

World

Football storms batter Portugal, Italy, Israel and Palestians, France

Upheaval in the world of football in this week’s Perspectives: we start with Portugal which is reeling from a video showing the police beating of a

22/05/2015

Portugal

Portuguese authorities investigate alleged police brutality against Benfica fan

Portuguese authorities have launched an official investigation after a video of alleged police brutality went viral. Jose Magalhaes says he had been

20/05/2015

Portugal

Suspected money van robbers arrested in Portugal

Portuguese police have arrested five men suspected of 40 armed robberies of money transport vans. The crime spree took place across the country from

19/05/2015

Portugal

[Watch] Portuguese police beat football fan in front of his child

19/05/2015

Sport

Barca, PSG, and Benfica among those to enjoy title-winning weekend

It was a weekend of ‘‘champions’‘, with six European teams claiming their domestic league titles. Lionel Messi’s 41st league goal of the season

18/05/2015

World

Portugal weighs prizes and pain of four years of austerity

Portugal quit its 78-billion euro bailout scheme last May, having signed up to a rescue plan in 2011 as its borrowing costs soared. By 2012 they

15/05/2015

World

Student power: no longer a utopia?

This edition of Learning World looks at the benefits of giving students more decision-making powers in school: from selecting and rating teachers to having a real say in the curriculum

15/05/2015

Portugal

Portuguese language reform law goes global

Does it ever bother you when someone corrects your grammar or spelling? Or do you do it to other people? If so, spare a thought for this ‘

14/05/2015