23.12.2015

(English) FIFA ethics court bans Blatter for 8 years

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were each banned for eight years by the FIFA ethics committee on Monday in a stunning removal of world soccer’s most […]
23.12.2015

(English) A watchmaker’s paradise

In the Joux Valley, in the south-west corner of Switzerland, the traditional craft of watchmaking is flourishing. It’s not just leading companies that have workshops in […]
23.12.2015

(English) Syria conflict: Russia air strikes ‘killed 200 civilians’

At least 200 civilians have been killed in Russian air strikes in Syria, an Amnesty International report says, quoting witnesses and activists. It says it “researched […]
23.12.2015

(English) Hairdressing, Shanghai style

Photographer Jonathan Browning has been based in China since 2007, and his latest work shows staff at High Street favourite Wenfeng being trained in the art […]
23.12.2015

(English) Malala and Muzoon reunite to proclaim benefits of education

Are two Malalas better than one?” I ask, only partly in jest, of two smiling teenagers sitting on a purple sofa in a gleaming public library […]
23.12.2015

(English) Birmingham’s ancient Koran history revealed

When it was revealed this summer that the University of Birmingham had fragments from one of the world’s oldest Korans, it made front-page news around the […]
23.12.2015

(English) Eleven migrants drown off Turkey’s western coast

Eleven people drowned while seven others were rescued from the sea after a boat carrying migrants to Greece sank off Turkey’s western coast, Turkish news agency […]