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Northern Ireland police arrest two over murder of journalist 20 Apr 2019 - 10:38 am
Peninsula
Pope's Good Friday service focuses on trafficked girls 19 Apr 2019 - 09:33 pm
Pope Francis prays during the Celebration of the Lord's Passion on Good Friday at St Peter's Basilica, on April 19, 2019 in the Vatican. AFP / Tiziana Fabi
Swedish climate activist Thunberg admits she might be "very naive" 19 Apr 2019 - 04:39 pm
Doctors assessing when Madeira bus crash survivors can fly home to Germany 19 Apr 2019 - 03:28 pm
A video grab obtained from drone footage shows the wreckage of a tourist bus that crashed on April 17, 2019 in Canico, on the Portuguese island of Madeira. AFP
Police official: Short-circuit likely caused Notre Dame fire 19 Apr 2019 - 03:28 pm
Parisian Firefighters' brigade arrives at Elysee Palace to attend a speech of the French President Emmanuel Macron, to pay tribute to the firemen who took part at the fire extinguishing's operations during the Notre Dame of Paris Cathedral fire, in Paris,
Notre Dame fire raises fears for UK's crumbling Parliament 18 Apr 2019 - 07:48 pm
A man stands on the banks of River Thames across from the Houses of Parliament in Westminster in central London on March 27, 2019. AFP/Tolga Akmen
Pope washes inmates' feet, says bishops must be servants 18 Apr 2019 - 07:48 pm
Pope Francis kisses an inmate's foot as he washes the feet of inmates at the Velletri prison, south of Rome, during the Holy Thursday celebrations on April 18, 2019. AFP/Vatican Media
France salutes 'exemplary' firefighters for saving Notre-Dame 18 Apr 2019 - 07:48 pm
Notre Dame cathedral on April 18, 2019, three days after a fire engulfed the 850-year-old gothic masterpiece. AFP /pool/ Michel Euler
Madeira in mourning after 29 German tourists die in bus crash 18 Apr 2019 - 11:47 am
A video grab obtained from drone footage shows the wreckage of a tourist bus that crashed on April 17, 2019 in Canico, on the Portuguese island of Madeira. AFP / STRINGER
Portugal fuel-tanker drivers' strike ends - media 18 Apr 2019 - 10:13 am
Peninsula
Lightning strike at Acropolis, Greece, injures four 17 Apr 2019 - 08:16 pm
Tourists take selfies in front of the ancient Acropolis after it was closed following a lightning storm injuring four people on April 17, 2019.   AFP / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI
France launches global contest to replace Notre-Dame spire 17 Apr 2019 - 07:26 pm
Anne, Elisabeth and Fulbert, the bells number 3, 4 and 5 of the Notre-Dame de Chartres cathedral in Chartres, western France, rebuilt after a fire in 1836, on April 17, 2019. AFP / Jean-Francois Monier
France opens the question: should Notre-Dame be rebuilt as it was? 17 Apr 2019 - 07:26 pm
People gather outside the Saint Sulpice church during a mass two days after a massive fire devastated large parts of the gothic structure of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, April 17, 2019. Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes
Amid worries over Russia, Sweden returns troops to Baltic island 17 Apr 2019 - 04:11 pm
Members of the Swedish Army’s Gotland Regiment hold the unit’s flag on a parade ground near the town of Visby on February 5, 2019, ahead of a commemoration of the unit’s founding.AFP / Tom Little
Portugal PM vows to do "everything" to expand fuel supplies amid strike 17 Apr 2019 - 02:21 pm
A placard reading
Macron vows to rebuild a 'more beautiful' Notre-Dame in 5 years 17 Apr 2019 - 10:55 am
This photo shows one of the rose windows below the damaged roof of Notre-Dame-de Paris Cathedral in Paris on April 16, 2019, a day after a fire that devastated the building in the centre of the French capital. AFP / Amaury BLIN
Macron vows to rebuild a 'more beautiful' Notre-Dame in 5 years 16 Apr 2019 - 08:53 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte walk outside the Notre Dame Cathedral where a fire continues to burn in Paris on April 16, 2019.  AFP / Pool / Philippe Wojazer
In Notre Dame fire, embers of unity for a fractured France 16 Apr 2019 - 08:53 pm
Yellow vests