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Katy Perry joins Sheeran, Radiohead for Glastonbury festival
Apr 2, 2017News Hour: American pop singer Katy Perry will join the likes of Ed Sheeran, Radiohead and the Foo Fighters to perform at this year’s Glastonbury festival, a huge green-field music event held in the countryside in... -
History of ‘papal tyranny’ catches up with pope in northern Italy
Apr 2, 2017News Hour: Perhaps the last thing Pope Francis expected to find during a visit to the northern Italian city of Carpi on Sunday was a huge 136-year-old plaque honoring the victims of “papal tyranny”. The pope... -
Moscow police detains up to 30 anti-corruption protesters
Apr 2, 2017News Hour: Police in Moscow detained more than 20 anti-corruption protesters who took to the streets on Sunday in a follow-up of last week’s large-scale demonstrations in the Russian capital, according to a Reuters witness. The... -
Experiencing sexual, physical, or psychological violence in youth sport is associated with mental health problems in adulthood
Apr 2, 2017News Hour: New research presented at this year’s European Congress of Psychiatry in Florence, Italy (1-4 April) shows that children who experience sexual, physical or psychological violence in youth sport are more likely to have mental... -
U.S.-backed forces repel Islamic State attack near Syrian dam
Apr 2, 2017News Hour: U.S. backed Syrian forces repelled a major counter-attack by Islamic State militants holding out at the country’s largest dam and in the nearby town of Tabqa, the group and activists said on Sunday. The... -
French polling watchdog warns over Russian news agency’s election report
Apr 2, 2017News Hour: France’s polling commission has issued a warning over a Russian news report suggesting conservative candidate Francois Fillon leads the race for the presidency – something which contradicts the findings of mainstream opinion pollsters. The... -
WFP uses new route through Sudan to deliver food to famine-hit South Sudan
Apr 2, 2017News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today began to move food assistance to reach famine-hit and food-insecure people in South Sudan by using a newly opened humanitarian corridor announced by the Government of... -
Canada supports IOM’s peace and stability initiatives in Northern Lebanon
Apr 2, 2017News Hour: IOM has received CAD 2.6 million from the Government of Canada, through its Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Development (DFATD), to contribute towards the promotion of peace and stability in northern Lebanon.... -
Roland founder and music pioneer Ikutaro Kakehashi dies
Apr 2, 2017News Hour: The music world is mourning the loss of Roland founder and electronic instrument pioneer Ikutaro Kakehashi, who has died aged 87. The Japanese engineer created many popular drum machines, including the iconic TR-808. Its... -
German prosecutors expect the first rulings this year in legal cases resulting from the Volkswagen emissions scandal
Apr 2, 2017News Hour: German prosecutors expect the first rulings this year in legal cases resulting from the Volkswagen emissions scandal, Automobilwoche magazine reported on Saturday. “We hope to conclude lawsuits … this year,” Klaus Ziehe, spokesman for...
