A man who was fined €200 (£166) for making a call on loudspeaker at a train station in France has begun a fight against the penalty. The man, named only…
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France: Fall in fertility rate becomes big challenge for Colomiers
Colomiers in south-west France is modern, spread out – and not very attractive. Young couples came here from the nearby city of Toulouse to have children because property prices are…
France: British conman jailed for six years for running over French policemen
A notorious conman who spent four years in a British jail has now been sentenced to six years in France for ramming his car into two policemen while trying to…
Australia: More than 100 venomous snakes found in Sydney yard
Australian reptile handlers say they have been stunned to rescue 102 venomous snakes from a backyard mulch pile in Sydney. Cory Kerewaro said his business was initially called to rescue…
Sweden: Syrians and Bosnian among victims of gunman’s attack on school
Syrians and a Bosnian were among the 10 victims of a gunman who carried out the worst shooting in Swedish history, at a school in Orebro on Tuesday. It was…
Sweden: Worst mass shooting leaves immigrant community on edge
In the middle of a grand, high-ceilinged church in Orebro, Sweden, Jacob Kasselia, a Syrian orthodox priest, looked up towards the stained glass windows above him, then back down at…
UK: Low growth and rising prices – it’s looking gloomy
Another cut in interest rates, and the surprise here was that more consideration was given to a bumper half a percentage point cut in rates today, as the UK’s economic…
USA: Why Trump is on the warpath in Somalia
Finding and fighting the militants who have become the beating heart of the Islamic State (IS) group in Africa can be tough work as they hide deep in the mountains…
Panama: US ‘spreading lies’ over free canal passage-President José Raúl Mulino
Panama President José Raúl Mulino has accused the US of spreading “lies and falsehoods” after the US State Department claimed American government vessels were no longer required to pay a…
USA: Unions sue Trump administration over USAID agency cuts
Two unions representing employees of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and his administration over the White House’s plan to drastically…