Austria hit by heavy snow, major railway line shut
Heavier than usual snowfall and high winds have caused chaos on roads and railways in many areas of Austria. Part of a major railway route has been shut down in […]
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Cameron set for new row with Europe over closer harmonisation
David Cameron is facing a fresh row with France and Germany over plans to more closely integrate the European Union. A draft treaty circulating in Brussels this weekend states that […]
Mystery of disappearing 3.5 ton underwater statue off Italian coast
Italian police are trying to solve the mysterious disappearance of a 3.5 ton statue of a saint which has stood on the seabed off the coast of Calabria since 2007. […]
Dutch floods threatening dyke forces mass evacuation
Dutch soldiers and police evacuated 800 residents from a northern area of the Netherlands where an inland dyke has started leaking and is at risk of breaking after heavy rains. […]
God’s more than a watchmaker
By Christopher Howse How a misapprehension of the New Atheists has been exploded. I’ve just read a book only because it was reviewed enthusiastically by Sir Anthony Kenny, the philosopher and former Master of Balliol. What might have stopped me otherwise was the facetious abuse that often seeps out of […]
My predictions for 2012? Much of the same, sadly
The euro won’t collapse, Barack Obama won’t lose the White House – and Labour’s lumbered with Ed Miliband. By Janet Daley of Daily Telegraph. It has become this column’s tradition […]
The return to religion
With the chill wind of austerity blowing through the country, religion’s warm embrace looks more and more inviting. Peter Oborne welcomes the resurgence of a national pastime: churchgoing. It’s Sunday […]
France enjoys hottest year since 1900
This year was the hottest in France since the start of the 20th century, Meteo France said on Tuesday, with average national temperatures 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than the norm. […]
1,000 metal thefts every week as growing ‘menace’ blights Britain
Metal theft has reached “epidemic” proportions in Britain with more than 1,000 offences taking place every week, according to official figures obtained by The Daily Telegraph. The number of […]
Vatican throws light on history as it opens secret archives
As the confidential correspondence of popes, princes and potentates, the Vatican Secret Archives have been jealously guarded for centuries. But now 100 of the most historically significant documents held by the […]
Iran blocks access to British embassy website
British Foreign secretary William Hague says website has been added to long list of those censored by Iranian authorities. http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/hub.1324331373.htmlhas blocked access to the website of the British embassy in […]
Portugal’s migrants hope for new life in old African colony
Increasing numbers of Europeans are going to Mozambique in search of work, but many have unrealistic expectations. It is Wednesday, and 31-year-old Maria Nunes is picking at her husband’s grilled […]
UK: Muslim baby adopted because of fear of honour killing
A baby born to a Muslim couple having an affair had to be adopted to save it from being murdered by its mother’s family in a so-called honour killing, senior judges have ruled. The unmarried woman was said to have told the married father of her child that it had […]
France and Turkey in war of words over 1915 massacre of Armenians
A war of words between France and Turkey escalated on Wednesday over the 1915 mass killing of up to 1.5 million Armenians in Ottoman Turkey, with France’s Europe minister claiming […]
Jacob Zuma blames Christianity for South Africa’s problems
Jacob Zuma is at the centre of a religious storm in South Africa after reportedly blaming the introduction Christianity in the 19th century for the continent’s current problems. Mr Zuma, […]
Russia steps up demands for Nato to account for civilian deaths in Libya
Russia has stepped up demands for Nato to account for civilian deaths from the air strike campaign which led to the downfall of Libyan strongman Muammer Gaddafi. The campaign by […]
UK David Cameron arrives in Afghanistan on troop visit
David Cameron arrived in Kandahar today to visit troops based in Afghanistan. The Prime Minister was supposed to visit Camp Bastion in Helmand Province, but had to divert south due […]
Italian study claims Turin Shroud is Christ’s authentic burial robe
Source / Courtesy: The Telegraph Just days before Christmas, a new study has emerged that suggests that one of Christianity’s most prized but mysterious relics – the Turin Shroud – […]
50 feared dead after Russian oil rig collapse
More than 50 people were feared dead on Sunday after a mobile oil-drilling platform capsized and sunk during stormy weather in the Sea of Okhotsk off Russia’s east coast. The […]
Vaclav Havel, leader of Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution, dies age 75
Vaclav Havel, the playwright turned dissident who led Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution, died on Sunday at the age of 75 after years of battling ill health. “Today Vaclav Havel has left […]