Blatter, Platini risk suspension amid FIFA ethics probeThe future of embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter and his heir-apparent Michel Platini was in play, as they faced scrutiny by the football world body's ethics committee.
28 September 2015
Britain's Emily Watson honoured at San Sebastian festivalBritish actress Emily Watson, who starred in "Angela's Ashes" and "The Book Thief", was honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the San Sebastian film festival in Spain.
26 September 2015
Sarkozy backs 'united Spain' amid Catalan independence bidFormer French president Nicolas Sarkozy appealed for a "united Spain" in Barcelona as campaigning wrapped up for a regional election in Catalonia framed as an indirect vote on independence.
26 September 2015
Tesla boss Musk calls for 'random emission' testingTesla chief executive Elon Musk called for fossil fuel-powered cars "to be tested at random," as German giant Volkswagen's worldwide pollution cheating scandal continues.
David Beckham launches UN appeal to protect kidsFootball legend, male model and father of four David Beckham went to UN headquarters in New York to call on world leaders to end violence against children.
25 September 2015
Putin to America: 'Don't call me a Czar'Russian President Vladimir Putin said Americans should not think of him as an autocratic "czar" and praised their openness and creativity, in an interview ahead of a trip to New York.
Porsche chief Mueller to take the wheel at VW: reportThe head of German luxury sports car maker Porsche, Matthias Mueller, has been picked to succeed Martin Winterkorn as the chief executive of scandal-battered auto giant Volkswagen.
25 September 2015
Obama urges European allies to accept 'fair share' of refugeesUS President Barack Obama pressed European nations to take their "fair share" of refugees, after the EU reluctantly reached an agreement designed to halt a destabilizing humanitarian crisis.
Slovak PM refuses EU 'diktat' on migrant quotasSlovakia's leftist Prime Minister Robert Fico said he would rather risk infringing EU rules than implement mandatory refugee quotas adopted by the bloc.
French minister urges 'Europe-wide' probe after VW scandalFrance's finance minister called for a "Europe-wide" probe after revelations that hundreds of thousands of Volkswagen diesel cars had software that secretly thwarts US pollution tests.
EU welcomes Tsipras victory, says no 'time to lose' on reformsThe EU congratulated Alexis Tsipras on his left-wing party's re-election victory and said Greece has "no time to lose" in implementing the reforms agreed as part of its international bailout.