Spain

Party and pride on the rainbow streets of Madrid

Hundreds of thousands of people flooded the streets of Madrid for WorldPride parade - a celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.

02/07/2017

Cyprus

97-year-old graduates in Cyprus

Constandinos Georgiades went back to school at 80, before taking his degree at the University of Cyprus

29/06/2017

Germany

Will Germany vote on gay marriage this week?

SPD leader Martin Schulz says his party will push for a vote in parliament this week, before the start of the summer recess.

28/06/2017

World News

How likely are you to get killed by a shark?

As the number of sharks in popular U.S. tourist destinations was set to rise, experts say the chance of being attacked by the animals is minuscule and the odds of a fatal encounter are even lower.

26/06/2017

Brazil

Brazil: car ploughs into Sao Paulo skateborders

Car deliberately drives into skateboarders in Sao Paulo

26/06/2017

World News

[Watch]: Australian Senator breastfeeds while moving motion in parliament

The Greens senator made headlines in May this year as the first woman to breastfeed within Federal Parliament

22/06/2017

United Kingdom

Grenfell Tower fire: 79 presumed missing or dead

Police warn the number of people dead or presumed missing has risen to 79 as criticism is levelled against the government for its response to the tragedy.

19/06/2017

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London's Borough Market reopens after terror attack

With emotions running high and stalls bursting with produce, London's 1,000-year-old Borough Market has re-opened.

14/06/2017

USA

Teenager dances for joy after successful heart transplant

14/06/2017

USA

New Orleans removes last Confederate monument

The US city of New Orleans has removed the last of four high-profile monuments honouring leaders of the Confederacy.

20/05/2017

Israel

14-year old neglected boy found in squalid Israeli home

Israeli police investigating why a 14 year-old was kept secluded and mostly indoors in his Hadera home said they no longer suspect the boy's parents.

12/05/2017

Spain

Spanish MPs clear way to exhumation of Franco

By a clear majority Spanish members of parliament have voted to remove the body of General Franco from a controversial Civil War cemetery.

11/05/2017

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Jumping over the fire!

Thousands of people marked the Roma festival of Hidirellez in Edirne in Turkey on Friday.

06/05/2017

World News

Long goodbyes: how men in Croatia are the EU's oldest to fly the nest

Young men in Croatia stay at home with their parents well into their 30s – the longest in the EU.

04/05/2017

World News

New identities are evolving within our society - that is normal

The current social and political debates over migration have brought to the fore questions about cultural diversity and the coexistence of different cultural identities in…

01/05/2017

Nepal

Swiss climber Ueli Steck dies while preparing for Everest climb

A Swiss climber has died while preparing to climb Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain.

30/04/2017

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Finns compete in annual hobby horse championship

Hobby horse enthusiasts from all over Finland gathered in Vantaa on Saturday for annual championships.

30/04/2017

Germany

Germany approves partial burqa ban

The draft law stipulates that public servants will be forbidden from wearing the full-face veil while performing their duties.

28/04/2017

USA

Passenger dragged off overbooked United Airlines flight

Video footage of a man being forcibly removed from a United Airlines flight have sparked outrage on social media.

11/04/2017

France

France formalises decision to close oldest nuclear plant

The French government has published a decree for closing the country’s oldest nuclear plant, at Fessenheim, in eastern France.

10/04/2017