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Calls to include bullfighting on Spanish heritage list

BULLFIGHTING needs fuller legal protection to defend the tradition against the growing anti-bullfighting lobby and measures prohibiting the spectacle occurring throughout Spain.
A group from Seville...Read More

Two characters for the price of one

IRISH movie star Michael Fassbender appears as two all-action characters in a new film based on a very popular video game Assassin’s Creed, being shot at the moment in Almeria.
Showing that he...Read More

Eagles of Death Metal return to Paris with U2

LESS than a month after the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris, US rock band Eagles of Death Metal have returned to the French capital, appearing on stage with U2 during the Irish band’s rescheduled...Read More

Spain launches claim for sunken treasure trove

TREASURE worth an estimated $1 billion (€929 million) has been claimed by Spain in a looming battle over the “holy grail of shipwrecks” which has pitted the ex-colonial power against...Read More

Chess head resigns over alleged Syria links

SANCTIONS announced by the US against the outlandish chief of the world chess body, Fide, have led to the leader temporarily resigning due to an inability to focus on the 2017 World Chess Championships...Read More

Man killed in Poundland store in Oxfordshire

POLICE in Abingdon, Oxfordshire arrested a 36-year-old local man on suspicion of murder as he was seen entering Poundland in Bury Street on December 7 armed with a number of knives, with the result that...Read More

Oscar Pistorius found guilty of murder

UPDATE Oscar Pistorius has proven he is not a flight risk and will be granted bail according to Judge Ledwaba. The news comes as the former Olympic star appeals against his conviction last week of the...Read More

Beijing announces red alert

CHINESE authorities have issued a pollution red alert in Beijing in an emergency announcement on Monday December 7. The move is anticipated to last for three days and will result in the closure of schools,...Read More

€110,000 found floating down the River Danube

POLICE in Austria are trying to discover how more than €110,000 ended up floating down part of the River Danube over the weekend on December 5.
Police investigations haven´t as yet uncovered any...Read More

Opposition victory in Venezuela

A POLITICAL storm is certain to sweep Venezuela after the main opposition party won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections on December 6.
Latest results indicate that the centre-right Democratic...Read More