Savvides entered the pitch after Fernando Varela’s goal was ruled out for offside The Greek top-flight match between PAOK Salonika and AEK Athens on Sunday was abandoned after PAOK’s president invaded the pitch with a gun. Ivan Savvides tried to confront the referee with a gun in a hip holster after his side had an […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Putin is expected to win re-election later this month Russia’s President Putin ordered the shooting down of a passenger plane that was reportedly carrying a bomb and targeting the opening of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, he says in a new film. In the two-hour film, posted online, Mr […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Ms Le Pen wants to change how French voters see the party which was founded by her father France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen has proposed changing her party’s name to National Rally from National Front in a bid to improve its image. She told members that the current […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption At a rally on Friday, Patricia Ramirez (l) and Angel Cruz (c) appealed to whoever had their son to return him home The body of a missing boy has been found in the boot of a car being driven by his father’s partner, officials in Spain say. Eight-year-old Gabriel Cruz’s […]
All 11 people on board a Turkish plane that crashed in western Iran have been killed, Iranian media report. The private jet crashed near the city of Shahr-e Kord in in the western province of Chahrmahal-Bakhtiyari, according to state broadcaster IRINN. An emergency services spokesman told the channel that the plane came down in a […]
Media captionThe protests are thought to be the largest since the fall of communism Tens of thousands of Slovaks joined an anti-government protest in the capital Bratislava on Friday. Estimates put the crowd’s size at more than 40,000 people, in what is thought to be the largest demonstration in the country since the fall of […]
Media captionRussia’s defence ministry released footage of the Kinzhal missile test-launch Russia says it has successfully test-launched a hypersonic missile, one of a range of nuclear-capable weapons announced by President Vladimir Putin earlier this month. The country’s defence ministry released video footage showing the missile detaching from a fighter jet and leaving a fiery trail […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption League chief Matteo Salvini (left) and Five Star leader Luigi Di Maio both want to lead Italy The leaders of the two largest parties to emerge from Sunday’s general election in Italy have talked up their economic plans in a bid to win support. Matteo Salvini of the anti-illegal migrant […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Jordi Sanchez was jailed on sedition charges after October’s independence referendum Spain’s Supreme Court says the man nominated to lead Catalonia’s regional government cannot be freed from jail to attend an investiture ceremony. Pro-independence activist Jordi Sanchez, 53, had asked to be released to attend Monday’s debate and vote in […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Belgium’s talented national football team is currently fifth in the Fifa world rankings Belgium’s football association has scrapped its official World Cup song with rapper Damso after he was accused of sexism in his lyrics. The choice of Damso, whose songs detail sexual violence against women and include misogynistic […]
