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Russia denounces US nuke-weapon plans

Russia denounces US nuke-weapon plans

-- 2018-02-04 11:11:16

Moscow has denounced US military proposals to develop new, smaller atomic bombs mainly to deter any Russian use of nuclear weapons. Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov called the move "confrontat...

Army choppers collide in France, killing five

Army choppers collide in France, killing five

-- 2018-02-03 12:24:37

Five people have been killed after two army helicopters collided in southern France, officials say. The crash happened near Carcès lake in Var area, about 50km (30 miles) north-west of St Trop...

Prominent Islamic scholar faces rape charges in France

Prominent Islamic scholar faces rape charges in France

-- 2018-02-03 00:00:00

Swiss Muslim intellectual Tariq Ramadan has been charged with rape and ordered to stay in the custody in France. Ramadan, the 55-year-old professor of Islamic studies, was questioned by police in Par...

French baby milk contamination 'began in 2005'

French baby milk contamination 'began in 2005'

-- 2018-02-02 14:56:26

The French dairy group at the centre of a baby milk scandal, Lactalis, has admitted some of its products may have been tainted over more than a decade. Millions of boxes of powdered milk have been re...

Brexit transition deal in seven weeks, May says

Brexit transition deal in seven weeks, May says

-- 2018-02-02 00:00:00

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday that a Brexit transition period will be agreed with the European Union in the next seven weeks as she tries to ease concerns that a deal could take lo...

Two army helicopters crash kills five in French

Two army helicopters crash kills five in French

-- 2018-02-02 00:00:00

Two army helicopters have crashed in southern France, killing at least five people, French media report. The crash happened at Carcès lake, just north of St Tropez. Rescuers are at the scene,...

Poland okays draft Holocaust law defying criticism

Poland okays draft Holocaust law defying criticism

-- 2018-02-01 12:44:44

Polish lawmakers have approved draft legislation on Thursday penalising suggestions of any complicity by Poland in the Nazi Holocaust on its soil during World War Two, defying criticism by Israel and...

Theresa May eyes UK-China free trade deal

Theresa May eyes UK-China free trade deal

-- 2018-01-31 12:19:29

Britain is seeking a free trade agreement with China, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday as she flew to the country for talks with Chinese leaders. She added that more should be done immedi...

BBC women denounce unequal pay

BBC women denounce unequal pay

-- 2018-01-30 00:00:00

Women working for the BBC have complained they were paid less than men in equivalent jobs and have accused managers of misleading them about their pay to hide widespread gender discrimination at the p...

US issues ‘Putin list’ of Russian politicians, oligarchs

US issues ‘Putin list’ of Russian politicians, oligarchs

-- 2018-01-30 00:00:00

The Trump administration released late Monday a long-awaited list of 114 Russian politicians and 96 “oligarchs”. They have flourished during the reign of President Vladimir Putin, fulfill...

German carmakers under fire for testing diesel on humans, monkeys

German carmakers under fire for testing diesel on humans, monkeys

FE Online Desk 2018-01-29 19:43:37

There has been condemnation of experiments funded by German carmakers in which humans and monkeys reportedly inhaled diesel exhaust fumes. German media say the health impact research was done by EUGT...

Finland's President Niinisto wins second term

Finland's President Niinisto wins second term

-- 2018-01-29 11:08:22

Finland's President Sauli Niinisto has comfortably won a second six-year term in office. He secured 62.7% of the vote in Sunday's poll, easily beating his Green party rival (12.4%), according to offi...

Russia frees opposition leader after protests

Russia frees opposition leader after protests

-- 2018-01-29 10:50:14

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was detained by police at a Moscow rally in support of a presidential election boycott, has been released. His lawyer told the press that he had been rel...

Ikea’s legendary founder Ingvar Kamprad dies at 91

Ikea’s legendary founder Ingvar Kamprad dies at 91

-- 2018-01-28 22:55:15

The Swedish founder of the Ikea furniture chain, Ingvar Kamprad, has died at the age of 91, the company has announced. Mr Kamprad - who pioneered flat-pack furniture - died at his home in Småla...

Russian police detain opposition leader Navalny

Russian police detain opposition leader Navalny

-- 2018-01-28 18:29:54

Russian police detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Sunday moments after he appeared at a rally to urge voters to boycott the 'rigged presidential election' in March. Social media videos show...

Russian opposition calls for election boycott

Russian opposition calls for election boycott

-- 2018-01-28 15:44:02

Hundreds of supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny began a nationwide day of protest against the authorities on Sunday, calling on voters to boycott what they said was a rigged preside...

Czechs re-elect incumbent president Zeman

Czechs re-elect incumbent president Zeman

-- 2018-01-28 14:43:32

Czech President Milos Zeman has won a second term in office following a tight run-off vote against rival Jiri Drahos. Zeman, who fiercely opposes immigration and objects to EU sanctions against Russi...

Spanish court to block Puigdemont’s presidential bid

Spanish court to block Puigdemont’s presidential bid

-- 2018-01-28 11:40:57

A Spanish court has moved to block pro-independence politician Carles Puigdemont from assuming the presidency of Catalonia. The former leader has been living in Brussels since he declared independenc...

Paris braces for floods as River Seine rises

Paris braces for floods as River Seine rises

-- 2018-01-27 11:35:21

Riverside homes and businesses in France’s capital Paris are on high alert as the swollen River Seine threatens to overflow its banks. Some basements in the city have already sprung leaks after...

Macron urges tougher EU sanctions on Venezuela

Macron urges tougher EU sanctions on Venezuela

-- 2018-01-27 10:36:56

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Friday for further European Union sanctions on Venezuela, days after the 28-nation bloc agreed a travel ban and asset freezes on seven senior Venezuelan offi...

French prison guards end nationwide strike

French prison guards end nationwide strike

-- 2018-01-27 03:19:01

The largest of three French prison guard unions spearheading a nationwide strike said on Friday it would accept a government proposal on better pay and staff safety. The UFAP-Unsa union said its acce...

Erdogan vows to continue Syria  operation despite Trump warning

Erdogan vows to continue Syria operation despite Trump warning

-- 2018-01-26 12:52:07

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to push forward with the cross-border operation against the Kurdish-run Afrin enclave in northern Syria that has raised concerns among many of Ankara's...

Crowd jeers Trump in Davos for attacking media

Crowd jeers Trump in Davos for attacking media

-- 2018-01-26 10:39:25

Donald Trump has been booed at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Friday after launching an attack on what he described as the "nasty, mean and fake" press. "It wasn’t until I became a...

Nutella sale sparks chaos in French supermarkets

Nutella sale sparks chaos in French supermarkets

-- 2018-01-26 03:26:35

A discount on Nutella has led to violent scenes in a chain of French supermarkets, as shoppers jostled to grab a bargain on the sweet spread. Intermarché supermarkets offered a 70 per cent dis...

Russian fishing boat disappears in Japan sea, 21 missing

Russian fishing boat disappears in Japan sea, 21 missing

-- 2018-01-25 03:23:50

Russian fishing vessel "Vostok" with 21 crew members on board has gone missing in the Sea of Japan, the local Ministry of Emergency Situations said in a statement Thursday. "At a distance of about 20...

Italy train derailment leaves ‘two dead’

Italy train derailment leaves ‘two dead’

-- 2018-01-25 02:12:58

At least two people have been killed and 10 others seriously wounded after a train derailed near Milan in Italy on Thursday, TV channels RaiNews24 and SkyTG24 reported citing emergency services. A sp...

German far-right activist converts to Islam

German far-right activist converts to Islam

-- 2018-01-25 01:57:28

Arthur Wagner, a member of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party who is known for its anti-Muslim rhetoric, has surprised observers by converting to Islam. He sat on the party's executive...

Robot fired for putting off customers in UK

Robot fired for putting off customers in UK

FE Online Desk 2018-01-24 06:38:37

One of the first robotic assistants to be used by a UK store was fired after a week because it was found to put off customers. Fabio was initially welcomed by staff when he began work at the upmarket...

Turkey arrests scores over social media ‘terror propaganda’

Turkey arrests scores over social media ‘terror propaganda’

-- 2018-01-24 03:26:48

Turkey has detained a total 150 people for “spreading terrorist propaganda” on social media about its military campaign against a Kurdish militia in Syria since the operation began at the...

Russia proposes new probe into Syria chemical attacks

Russia proposes new probe into Syria chemical attacks

-- 2018-01-24 03:02:51

Russia has proposed a new investigative body under the auspices of the Security Council to determine the perpetrators of chemical weapons use in Syria. But the United States remained wary of the Russ...