Image copyright Reuters Image caption Butina was greeted by her father after she arrived in Moscow A Russian pro-gun activist, who was jailed in the US after admitting to acting as an agent and infiltrating US political groups, has been deported. Marina Butina, 30, tried to infiltrate the National Rifle Association (NRA) to influence policy, […]
Media captionFranco’s coffin was carried out of the mausoleum The remains of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco have been moved from a vast mausoleum to a low-key grave, 44 years after his elaborate funeral. Thursday’s long-awaited relocation fulfils a key pledge of the socialist government, which said Spain should not continue to glorify a fascist who […]
Media caption‘My human rights are being violated and my life threatened’ Ten months after his arrest on espionage charges in Moscow, ex-US marine Paul Whelan has said he is more like naive, fictional buffoon Mr Bean than suave spy James Bond. Russia says he was caught red-handed with state secrets on electronic files. A judge […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A number of cases involving the doctor are being investigated A Portuguese obstetrician has been suspended after a baby was born without a nose, eyes or part of his skull. The parents of baby Rodrigo had not been aware of their son’s severe physical abnormalities until he was born […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Italian police say 15 people were detained during a raid in Sicily Italian authorities say they have smashed a Mafia-run plastic recycling ring that sent toxic material from the southern island of Sicily to China. The scam was uncovered during a four-year investigation, after shoes made in China with […]
Media captionFranco’s coffin was carried out of the mausoleum The remains of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco have been moved from a vast mausoleum to a low-key grave, 44 years after his elaborate funeral. Thursday’s long-awaited relocation fulfils a key pledge of the socialist government, which said Spain should not continue to glorify a fascist who […]
Media captionFranco’s coffin was carried out of the mausoleum The remains of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco have been moved from a vast mausoleum to a low-key grave, 44 years after his elaborate funeral. Thursday’s long-awaited relocation fulfils a key pledge of the socialist government, which said Spain should not continue to glorify a fascist who […]
Media captionFranco’s coffin was carried out of the mausoleum in silence The remains of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco have been moved from a vast mausoleum to a low-key grave, 44 years after his elaborate funeral. Thursday’s long-awaited relocation fulfils a key pledge of the socialist government, which said Spain should not continue to glorify a […]
Media captionWATCH: Why Spain wants to exhume Franco’s remains The remains of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco are set to be moved from a vast mausoleum to a low-key grave, 44 years after his death. Thursday’s long-awaited relocation will fulfil a key pledge of the socialist government, which said Spain should not continue to glorify a […]
Media captionWATCH: Why Spain wants to exhume Franco’s remains The remains of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco are set to be moved from a vast mausoleum to a low-key grave, 44 years after his death. Thursday’s long-awaited relocation will fulfil a key pledge of the socialist government, which said Spain should not continue to glorify a […]