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People, holding Spanish national flags and standing behind a banner reading You are not alone, gather in front of the Spanish embassy in France on Sunday to protest against plans by separatist leaders to declare Catalonia independent. (Photo: AFP)

Spaniards rally against Catalans

Spanish people continue to protest plans by Catalans to declare freedom.

9 Oct 2017 1:22 AM IST

A handout picture obtained from the twitter user @StefanoSutter shows a man being restrained alongside vehicles (centre R) on Exhibition Road, in between the Victoria and Albert museum and the Natural History Museum, in London on October 7, 2017. (Photo: AFP)

Several hurt as car rams into pedestrians outside London museum; 1...

A spokesman later said the incident was not being treated as terrorism-related at this stage.

7 Oct 2017 8:22 PM IST

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. (Photo: AP)

Naxalites, separatists use children to fight in C'garh, J&K: UN report

Government reports confirmed the military use of four schools by security forces in that region for several weeks, the...

7 Oct 2017 4:43 PM IST

Danish police have confirmed the remains found are that of the missing Swedish journalist Kim Wall. (Photo: Twitter)

Danish police finds Swedish journalist Kim Wall's decapitated head,...

Self-taught engineer and inventor Peter Madsen, 46, has been accused of Wall's death.

7 Oct 2017 3:36 PM IST

The regional health ministry said all those killed were on board the bus. (Photo: AFP)

At least 16 killed as train rams into passenger bus in Russia

The accident occurred during the night near the town of Pokrov, some 110 kilometres (70 miles) east of the Russian...

6 Oct 2017 2:22 PM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron (Photo: AP)

Macron offers mediation between Kurds, Iraq govt

Mr Macron said France and others are worried about the situation of the Kurds after last month's referendum

6 Oct 2017 12:56 AM IST

People queue to lay flowers in front of ballot boxes used during the Catalan independence referendum in Pineda de Mar, Tuesday, during a general strike in Catalonia. Hundreds of thousands of Catalans rallied in fury at police violence against voters during a banned referendum on independence. (Photo: AFP)

Catalonia gears up for freedom

King Felipe VI branded the independence drive illegal and undemocratic, throwing his weight behind the national...

5 Oct 2017 3:08 AM IST

Over 110,000 travellers stranded as UKs Monarch Airlines cease operations

Over 110,000 travellers stranded as UK's Monarch Airlines cease...

The collapse will be a headache for some of the world's largest leasing companies, which financed its current fleet of...

2 Oct 2017 1:05 PM IST

The most recent poll commissioned by the regional government in July showed 41.1 percent in favour of seceding, and 49.4 percent against. (Photo: AP)

What we know about Catalan independence vote

A total of 465 people were treated at hospitals and health centres, while Spain's interior ministry said 12 police...

2 Oct 2017 11:28 AM IST

The petitioner had stated that the burqa can pose a security threat.

'Burqa Ban' law comes into force in Austria; 150 euros fine for...

France and Belgium have similar laws. The nationalist Alternative for Germany party is calling for one there, too.

2 Oct 2017 10:59 AM IST

Spanish Guardia Civil guards drag a man outside a polling station in Sant Julia de Ramis, Catalonia. (Photo: AFP)

Violence erupts as Catalans vote on split from Spain, over 92 injured

At least 92 people were injured in Catalonia as the police and protesters clashed over a banned independence referendum,...

2 Oct 2017 5:02 AM IST

Pope Francis during a meeting at Cesenas cathedral as part of a pastoral visit in Cesena and Bologna, Italy. (Photo: AFP)

Pope Francis wears refugee ID in appeal for helping migrants

Some 600,000 impoverished migrants and refugees have arrivedin Italy in less than four years.

2 Oct 2017 4:17 AM IST