Europees nieuws uit 2016

Polish ministers to visit UK following attacks on Poles

LONDON: Poland on Sunday announced three ministers would make an urgent visit to London following attacks against ...

Amy Schumer's Stockholm heckler blames alcohol for outburst

A heckler who was thrown out of Amy Schumer's stand-up comedy show in Sweden after yelling "show us your tits" has come out saying he did not me…

Jet-lagged Zimbabwe Warriors stumble in Guinea

From Langton Nyakwenda in CONAKRY, Guinea Zimbabwe’s high flying Afcon 2017 qualifying campaign ended with a 1-0 defeat against 10-man Guinea at…

What everyone gets wrong about luxury travel explained by a global traveller

According to the owners of a luxury travel business you need to slow down and take the time to relax.

Adriano Espaillat Tests the Role of Kingmaker After His Historic Primary Win (Published 2016)

Mr. Espaillat, a Democrat who is favored to win a congressional seat in November, is trying to help two fellow Dominicans win state primaries.

Michel Butor, French Novelist Who Shattered Conventions, Dies at 89 (Published 2016)

His experiments with narrative and structure in the late 1950s and early ’60s put him at the forefront of the literary trend known as le nouveau…

Mother House in Kolkata a ‘mini-Vatican’ | Mother House in Kolkata a ‘mini-Vatican’

The Mother House in Kolkata turned into a mini Vatican City on Sunday after Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, in…

Burning Man winds down; Reno airport prepares for Burners to return home

With the widely-popular Burning Man festival wrapping up on Monday, the Reno-Tahoe International Airport is preparing for thousands of burners t…

888 Launch 888Live Festival Series

888Poker announced plans to expand upon their successful grassroots 888Live Local tour by creating a higher buy-in 888Live Festival series.

Now, an app to detect stroke

IANSAtrial fibrillation a common type of abnormal heart rhythm which leads to a stroke can now be easily detected with your smartphone using a l…

How to stop terrorism in Europe

Europe is under pressure. Integrating asylum-seekers and other migrants—1.1 million in Germany alone in 2015—into European society poses a major…

Opera Samfaina in Barcelona: This is the craziest restaurant I've ever visited

Opera Samfaina boasts a singing cow, a toy train, and a man who poops chocolates.

Merkel’s party suffers first defeat by anti-immigration populists in German state election

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party has been beaten by the populist Alternative for Germany for the first time in a state election, showing the per…

Week in review

Soldier arrested on sex charges LAKE WACCAMAW — A Fort Bragg soldier has been charged with sex crimes against a child less than 13 years of age…

An Art Exhibit Based on a Migrant Tragedy in Austria Stirs Unease (Published 2016)

A video piece about the white truck in which 71 migrants suffocated last year has divided a border town with a long history of embracing refugee…

Rafael Nadal falters late, loses to Pouille in U.S. Open’s 4th round

Nadal was upset in the U.S. Open’s fourth round by 24th-seeded Lucas Pouille of France 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6) on Sunday, prolonging the 14-…

Polish men attacked after Essex Arek Jozwik murder

A PAIR of Polish men were hospitalised in the same town where a man was allegedly beaten to death for speaking Polish – just hours after a vigil…

Ethnic Chinese demand ‘security for all’ in Paris protest

Police estimated the crowd at about 14,000, while organisers said 100,000 people took to the streets against "anti-Asian racism."