Sarah Chappell

World

Public funding, private loans - whatever it takes to get an education

In this edition of Learning World, we visited both northern Rwanda and southern Brazil to examine a question that faces families the world over –

01/04/2016

France

France football team to play at national stadium for first time since Paris attacks

Tuesday evening will see France’s national football team play at the Stade de France for the first time since the Paris attacks in November, when the

29/03/2016

Greece

Greece: stranded refugees and migrants clash with police in Idomeni

Protesting refugees and migrants on Tuesday clashed with Greek police in the border town of Idomeni, next to the closed crossing between Greece and

29/03/2016

Iraq

Iraqi families flee Mosul amid army offensive to retake city

reporting from Iraq by Mohammed Shaikhibrahim The Iraqi army has released footage of its forces retaking a village near the strategic base of

28/03/2016

World News

Desperation in Idomeni - false information spreads about new route to western Europe

Where to next? Many refugees and migrants at the sprawling makeshift camp in the Greek border town of Idomeni are at a loss as to what to do now. The

28/03/2016

World News

Pakistan: at least 65 killed in Lahore blast, Taliban claims responsibility

A suicide bombing has killed at least 65 people, mostly women and children, at a park in the Pakistani city of Lahore. Local authorities said at

27/03/2016

Belgium

Brussels mayor deplores 'hooligans' who disrupted Place de la Bourse

Several hundred protesters, many of whom appeared to be right-wing nationalists, disrupted a vigil in central Brussels being held to honour the

27/03/2016

Belgium

Brussels riot police use water cannon to break up protest

with Brussels reporting by James Franey Riot police in Brussels on Sunday deployed water cannon to break up an apparent far-right demonstration in

27/03/2016

Syria

JUST IN: Palmyra 'recaptured' from ISIL, military source

JUST IN: Syrian government forces have retaken Palmyra from ISIL militants, according to a military source. More details to follow. Syrian

26/03/2016

Cuba

'Please allow me to introduce myself' - Rolling Stones 1st-ever gig in Cuba

26/03/2016

Syria

US military 'killed several key ISIL terrorists this week' - Ash Carter

Abd al-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli, one of the Islamic State (ISIL) group’s purported top commanders, has been killed in a US military operation in

25/03/2016

Belgium

Brother of Brussels terror suspect Laachraoui speaks out on links to Paris attacks

The brother of suspected Brussels suicide bomber Najim Laachraoui has spoken out about the sibling he knew before radicalisation took hold. At least

25/03/2016

Business Planet

All for one, one for all - peer-led initiatives give boost to female entrepreneurs

In this edition of Business Planet, host Giacomo Segantini visited Dublin to meet a woman at the heart of female entrepreneurship initiatives in

18/03/2016

Musica

Two Tchaikovsky masterpieces reunited at Paris Opera

The curtain has risen on a Tchaikovsky double bill at the Paris Opéra: The one-act opera ‘Iolanta’ and the classical ballet ‘The Nutcracker’ are

17/03/2016

World

MOOCs: vital tools in education of the future - or over-hyped online fad?

When Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS) first emerged around a decade ago – the term ‘MOOC’ itself first started to be used in 2008 – they were

04/03/2016

USA

Oscars to be awarded on Sunday night - will it finally be Leo's time?

As Hollywood put the final touches this weekend to preparations for Sunday night’s Oscars ceremony, the movie industry has been abuzz with

28/02/2016

Syria

Scepticism in Aleppo as Syria truce due to come into effect

With a fragile truce agreement coming into force in Syria on Friday night, there are hopes that it could be a step towards bringing peace to the

26/02/2016

France

Farewell to the 'Jungle' - migrants begin to leave following court ruling

Around a dozen migrants and refugees on Friday boarded one of the first buses transporting people from the ‘Jungle’ camp near Calais After Thursday’s

26/02/2016

World News

Turkey: freed journalists' rallying call for press freedom

Turkey has released two prominent journalists after the country's top court ruled their detention violated their rights. They were arrested in November and face trial in March on espionage charges.

26/02/2016

France

French court approves plan for partial demolition of 'Jungle' camp

The French government’s plan to clear part of the ‘Jungle’ migrant camp was on Thursday given the go-ahead by a court in Lille. The French Interior

25/02/2016