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Spain sets clock ticking on Catalan independence row 11 Oct 2017 - 10:03 pm
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has vowed to do everything in his power to prevent Catalan secession following a banned referendum in the region, which remains deeply divided over independence.
Pope wants Catholic opposition to death penalty increased 11 Oct 2017 - 09:52 pm
Pope Francis takes part in a meeting with participants of the Pontifical Council for promoting new evangelization in the Synod hall at the Vatican on October 11, 2017.  AFP / Tiziana Fabi
Greek anarchists break into Spain embassy over Catalonia 11 Oct 2017 - 09:13 pm
Employees of the Spanish embassy remove a banner hung by self-proclaimed anarchists in favor of Catalonian independence, seen at the facade of the Spanish embassy in Athens, Greece, October 11, 2017. The banner reads
Spain gives Catalan leader 5 days to clarify independence 11 Oct 2017 - 07:30 pm
Carles Puigdemont
Spain vows 'all options' open in Catalonia crisis talks 11 Oct 2017 - 01:12 pm
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (R) presides a crisis cabinet meeting at the Moncloa Palace on October 11, 2017 in Madrid.  AFP /  CESAR P.SENDRA
Blast at Tupras refinery in Turkey's Izmir kills two people - CNN Turk 11 Oct 2017 - 10:27 am
Peninsula
Britain looking at Google, Facebook role in news: PM May’s spokesman 10 Oct 2017 - 07:21 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (C) arrives in a car at the studios of the national talk and phone-in radio station, LBC radio, in central London on October 10, 2017.  AFP / Daniel Leal-Olivas
Spain's Socialist leader says would back government on Catalonia 09 Oct 2017 - 04:16 pm
 Pedro Sanchez
Thousands protest in Barcelona against Catalan independence 08 Oct 2017 - 04:23 pm
Peruvian literature Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa addresses a pro-union demonstration organised by the Catalan Civil Society organisation in Barcelona, Spain October 8, 2017. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
UK: Man held after incident involving car, pedestrians 08 Oct 2017 - 10:37 am
Peninsula
Italy's high-rise forests take root around the world 08 Oct 2017 - 09:07 am
Photo: AFP.
Eleven injured in car crash near London museum, terrorism ruled out 07 Oct 2017 - 08:51 pm
Police officers stand guard at the scene where several people have been injured after a car hit pedestrians near the Natural History Museum in London, England on October 7, 2017. ( Isabel Infantes - Anadolu Agency )
Several people injured in car incident near London museum 07 Oct 2017 - 05:27 pm
Police officers stand in the road outside the Natural History Museum, after a car mounted the pavement injuring a number of pedestrians, police said, in London, Britain October 7, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Merkel, Juncker discuss Catalan crisis: EU official 07 Oct 2017 - 03:55 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a meeting of her conservative CDU's youth organization, the Junge Union (Young Union), in Dresden, Germany, October 7, 2017. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel
New Zealand coalition talks intensify as final count confirms deadlock 07 Oct 2017 - 08:49 am
Peninsula
Key players in Catalan independence crisis 07 Oct 2017 - 08:29 am
Catalan President Carles Puigdemont meets with members of the Independent Comission for Mediation and Dialogue, at the Palau de la Generalitat, the regional government headquarters in Barcelona, Spain, October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Macron shows no regret over outburst against workers 06 Oct 2017 - 10:59 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech thanking firefighters and emergency services personnel during a ceremony at The Elysee Palace in Paris on October 6, 2017. AFP / Philippe Wojazer
Toddler rescued after 12 hours in Swiss Alps crevice 06 Oct 2017 - 07:49 pm
This handout pictured taken by Swiss Police of the Canton of Valais on October 4, 2017 shows the tiny crevasse from where a child fell in a six-metre (20-foot) deep cavity and was rescued after 12 hours of work near Aletsch glacier on October 5, 2017.  AF