The European Union has extended its sanctions against Iran for one year due to serious human rights violations. The assets of 82 Iranians in the EU remain frozen. They also do not receive a visa for Europe.
Four years after the death of his parents, a baby was born in China. The couple, who died in a car accident, had frozen several fertilized eggs in the hope of getting a baby via ivf. And that worked after a lot of hassle even though they unfortunately can not see the end result anymore.
The United States seems to be heading for a new attack on the Assad regime in Syria. What does American President Donald Trump hope to achieve in the conflict-torn country? America expert Willem Post from the Clingendael Institute: 'This does not solve the situation in Syria. But it shows that Trump can not be scoffed. '
US President Donald Trump expects to sit down with the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in May or early June. Trump expressed his hope that a deal could be negotiated on the 'denuclearization' of the Korean peninsula.
The police in India are diligently looking for the monkey that stole a baby in Orissa. The child's body was later found lifeless in a well.
In the American state of Vermont, proponents of possessing weapons have distributed more than a thousand weapons magazines. They want to protest against the intention of the state to make the weapon legislation stricter. Hundreds of demonstrators hope to persuade the Republican governor Phil Scott not to sign the new law.
The 7-year-old Madden from the American Oklahoma was bullied by his unique appearance: a hareslip and two different colors of eyes. When he was deep in the pit his parents found an asylum cat on the trail. The animal was very similar to the boy.
The Russian former double spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Joelia have only a very small chance to survive. According to their cousin Viktoria Skripal, the prognosis is 'not really good.' The Skripals were attacked in Salisbury on March 4 with a nerve gas.
A family with six children drove from a cliff in the US state of California and ended up in the sea after a fall of about thirty feet. According to CNN, the police assume that all passengers have died, although the bodies of three children have not yet been recovered.
Disgusting food remains from the bulging trash cans and an allegedly illegal deal with the embassy of Albania. Opposite of the turret of Prime Minister Mark Rutte in The Hague, the nuisance of an Italian restaurant was spit.
The mother of the poisoned Russian spy Sergei Skripal has no idea that her son and granddaughter Julia have been in a coma for three weeks in a hospital in Salisbury. Her family has shielded the 90-year-old woman from the bad news.
Top consultations between the EU and Turkey have not led to a breakthrough. EU President Donald Tusk acknowledged that no compromises had been achieved, but expressed the hope that the parties would still come closer together in the future.
A discovered gold vein in Suriname leads to a bizarre run in the area. A video from De Ware Tijd newspaper shows that hundreds of people are displaced in the mud for a lump of gold.
The Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is also still in the United States this week. The royal is working on a roadshow to get big concerns to his country. This mainly concerns tech giants like Apple and Google.
America can not wait until Sunday evening prime time. Then porn actress Stormy Daniels finally makes her story about her alleged escapades with Donald Trump. Opponents hope that after the revelations of Daniels, the president will end up in a scandal of Monica Lewinsky-like proportions. That opportunity seems small, but it can be spectacular.
A Russian model broke her back when she jumped from the sixth floor of a hotel in Dubai. The reason: she fled from a man who wanted to rape and murder her. The Sun writes this on the basis of reports in Russian media.
Three women from Antwerp were convicted in absentia on Monday for participating in the activities of a terrorist organization. The Antwerp court imposed their five years in prison and every 6,000 euros fine.
Several houses on a cliff in Hemsby in the United Kingdom have been evacuated because they are in danger of falling into the sea. The approximately ten buildings can crash down by the crumbling coast according to the police. Snow, ice and strong winds significantly accelerate erosion on the East English coast.
The United Kingdom, France and Germany have prepared new European sanctions against Iran. The measures are a response to Tehran's role in the conflict in Syria and to ballistic missile tests, according to a confidential document that Reuters news agency has recognized and has been sent to all EU Member States.
Mitch McConnell, the most powerful Republican in the US Senate, wants to be speeded up with the appointment of Mike Pompeo as the new foreign minister. This boss of the CIA has been elected by President Donald Trump as successor to the dismissed Rex Tillerson. His position at the intelligence service is taken over by Gina Haspel.
The 41-year-old Mike D., who is suspected of being the peeper of Ghent, turns out to be the father of a daughter, IT specialist and a popular guitarist.
The South Korean government sends special envoys to Japan and China. The leaders of these countries are being updated on the outcome of the recent talks with North Korea, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reports.
Chinese President Xi Jinping informed his American colleague Donald Trump by telephone Friday that he appreciates his wish to resolve the issue of North Korea politics. That's what the state media have announced.
The hundreds of Dutch tourists in holiday paradise Sri Lanka are terrified, now that the government has declared a state of emergency after ethnic violence between Muslims and Buddhists. In addition, deaths have also occurred.
US President Donald Trump reacted moderately positively to a rapprochement from North Korea on Tuesday. 'Progress may be made in talks with North Korea,' Trump tweeted.
Again no Dutch glory in Hollywood. The Dutch make-up artist Arjen Tuiten has seized an Oscar
Hollywood is staring for Hope Hicks (29), White House Director of Communications and President Donald Trump, as she has quit her job. According to The Blast Hicks can get started at various PR companies in Hollywood, to focus on 'celebrity crisis management'.
A 26-year-old British, who has been fantasizing about murdering a person for years, has been given a lifelong prison sentence to carry out that wish. She and her friend lured their 18-year-old victim, the autistic Aaron Pajich, to their home in Australian Perth. The teenager was tortured and murdered.
Seventy-eight people were injured due to a serious traffic accident in Western Canada. On Sunday evening local time two coaches, two trucks and two passenger cars collided, on a highway about 25 kilometers north of Hope, reports news channel CBC News.
A Facebook post from VRT Nieuws does a lot of noise on the internet. The post spoke of the long-standing tradition of 'kissing flower whores', referring to the stage masses of cycling, called flower girls in Belgium. VRT News said in a reply that it was a 'misplaced joke' and apologized.
