Three-times Formula One world champion Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70, his family says. The Austrian took the title for Ferrari in 1975 and 1977 and for McLaren in 1984. A family statement said he died peacefully with them by his side. Lauda was badly burned in a crash in the 1976 […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The case took place in an area near Lisbon in 2015 (file photo) Eight Portuguese police officers have been found guilty of kidnapping and beating up six black youths in a neighbourhood near Lisbon in 2015. In the case, a man was detained accused of throwing stones at a […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Heinz-Christian Strache was forced to resign following a video scandal All ministers from Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) have resigned, throwing the government into chaos. The Freedom Party’s leader Heinz-Christian Strache, who was also vice-chancellor, was forced to resign at the weekend after a video sting. Mr Strache was […]
Media captionVolodymyr Zelensky high-fived, took selfies, and flexed for the crowd Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky announced a snap parliamentary election during his swearing-in as Ukraine’s new president. The election was expected to take place in October 2019. But at the ceremony in Kiev Mr Zelensky said “I am dissolving the Verkhovna Rada (parliament)”. He said ending […]
Media captionVolodymyr Zelensky high-fived, took selfies, and flexed for the crowd Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky announced a snap parliamentary election during his swearing-in as Ukraine’s new president. The election was expected to take place in October 2019. But at the ceremony in Kiev Mr Zelensky said “I am dissolving the Verkhovna Rada (parliament)”. He said ending […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Viviane Lambert has fought for her son’s life to continue Doctors have begun switching off the life support of a quadriplegic man whose case has been central to the right-to-die debate in France. Vincent Lambert, 42, has been in a vegetative state since a motorcycle accident in 2008. His […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Viviane Lambert has fought for her son’s life to continue Doctors have begun switching off the life support of a quadriplegic man whose case has been central to the right-to-die debate in France. Vincent Lambert, 42, has been in a vegetative state since a motorcycle accident in 2008. His […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Nearly 48% of households in Switzerland own a gun Voters in Switzerland have backed a tightening of gun laws to conform with European Union regulations. Almost 64% of voters in Sunday’s referendum supported tougher restrictions on semi-automatic and automatic weapons, final results show. Switzerland is not an EU member, but […]
Media captionMr Strache said he resigned because he did not want to provide a pretext for the government’s collapse Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has asked for a snap election after his Vice-Chancellor, Heinz-Christian Strache, resigned over a corruption scandal. Mr Kurz’s centre-right People’s Party is in government with Mr Strache’s far-right Freedom Party. The Freedom […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Strache blamed his behaviour on being drunk and acting like a “teenager” Austria’s Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache has resigned a day after secret video footage mired him in a corruption scandal. The video appeared to show Mr Strache discussing government contracts with an alleged Russian investor in return for […]
