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France Floods: Government to Declare State of Natural Disaster
A state of natural disaster is to be declared in France’s areas worst hit by flooding in recent days, President Francois Hollande says. The measure...
Gotthard Base Tunnel: World’s Longest and Deepest Rail Tunnel Opens in Switzerland
Gotthard base tunnel, the world's longest and deepest rail tunnel, has officially opened in Switzerland, after almost twenty years of construction work. The 35-mile (57km)...
Vladimir Putin Visits Holy Mount Athos for Second Time
Vladimir Putin has visited Mount Athos, one of Orthodox Christianity's holiest sites. The Russian president joined celebrations at the monastery of St Panteleimon to mark...
Greece Bailout: Eurogroup Agrees to Unlock 10.3 Billion in New Loans
In a major breakthrough deal, eurozone finance ministers have agreed to extend further bailout loans to Greece as well as debt relief. After Brussels talks,...
Austria Elections 2016: Alexander Van der Bellen Wins Presidency
Independent Alexander Van der Bellen has won Austria’s presidency after beating the Freedom Party's Norbert Hofer by just 31,000 votes among the 4.64 million...
Austria Elections 2016: Far-Right Norbert Hofer Faces Alexander Van der Bellen in Runoff
Austria is voting in a presidential runoff poll that could elect the EU's first far-right leader, Norbert Hofer. Freedom Party’s Norbert Hofer faces 72-year-old independent...
MH17: Passengers’ Relatives Sue Russia and Vladimir Putin
Relatives of victims of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 are suing Russia and its President Vladimir Putin in the European Court of Human Rights. Flight...
Turkey Parliament Approves Bill Lifting Immunity from Prosecution
Turkish lawmakers have voted a controversial bill that will strip them of their immunity from prosecution. However, pro-Kurdish lawmakers say this is essentially a move...
MS804: Search Continues for Missing EgyptAir Plane
International teams are continuing to search for EgyptAir plane that disappeared over the Mediterranean. Military units from Greece, Egypt, France and the UK are taking...
MS804: EgyptAir Flight from Paris to Cairo Disappears from Radar
EgyptAir flight MS804from Paris to Cairo has disappeared from radar, the airline says. The Egyptian airline says there are 56 passengers, seven crew members and...
Eurovision 2016: Ukraine’s Jamala Wins Contest with Crimean Tatars Deportation Song
Ukrainian singer Jamala has won the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Stockholm, Sweden. Ukraine scored 534 points with Jamala’s song 1944 - about the...
Cumhuriyet Trial: Can Dundar and Erdem Gul Jailed for Revealing State Secrets
Turkish prominent journalists Can Dundar and Erdem Gul have been jailed for revealing state secrets, in a case widely criticized by international observers. Erdem Gul...
Erdogan: Turkey Will NOT Change Anti-Terror Laws in Return for Visa-Free Travel
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told the European Union that his country will not change its anti-terror laws in return for visa-free travel. Recep...
Can Dundar: Turkish Journalist Shot outside Istanbul Court
Turkish journalist Can Dundar, who is standing trial on charges of revealing state secrets, has been attacked by a gunman outside an Istanbul court. The...
Turkey: Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to Step Down
Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu has announced he will resign at an extraordinary congress of his ruling AK Party later this month. Ahmet Davutoglu is believed...
Turkey: Gaziantep Police Station Explosion Kills at Least One Person
Thirteen people have been injured and at least one person died in a car bomb blast near the main police station in the Turkish...
Kate Middleton Lands Vogue Cover to Mark Magazine’s Centenary
Kate Middleton will feature on the cover of British Vogue to mark the magazine's centenary. Seven photographs taken in the Norfolk countryside by photographer Josh...
Germany Clashes: 400 Protesters Arrested outside AfD Party Conference
German police clashed with hundreds of left-wing demonstrators trying to block the access of participants at a far-right party conference in Stuttgart. At least 400...
EU Roaming Charges Capped Again
Roaming charges across the European Union are being capped starting with April 30, 2016. Thanks to the new roaming rules, the cost of making and...
Norway Helicopter Crash Kills 13 People near Bergen
Thirteen people have been killed in a helicopter crash near the Norwegian city of Bergen, rescuers say. Eleven of those on board were Norwegians, one...
Ahmet Davutoglu: “Turkey’s New Constitution Will Feature Principle of Secularism”
Turkey's new constitution will feature the principle of secularism, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has announced. Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey's secular and democratic character was "not...
Paris Attacks: Salah Abdeslam Extradited to France
Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has been extradited from Belgium to face trial in France. Salah Abdeslam, 26, was wounded and arrested in a dramatic...
Chernobyl Disaster: Ukraine Marks 30th Anniversary of Worst Nuclear Accident in History
Commemoration ceremonies are being held in Ukraine to mark the 30th anniversary of the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl. In the early hours of April 26,...
EU-Turkey Refugee Deal: Angela Merkel and EU Delegates to Visit Syrian Border
Top EU delegates and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are due to visit the Turkish-Syrian border to promote a controversial month-old refugee deal. The visit comes...
Anders Breivik Wins Part of Human Rights Case against Norway
Anders Behring Breivik has won part of a human rights case against the Norwegian state. The court upheld the mass murderer’s claim that some of...
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