Emergency services tackling more than 500 separate conflagrations

Channel One rehabilitates Bolshevik leader who was famously murdered in exile after opposition to Joseph Stalin with glossy new series - but some suspect politics at work

Carles Puigdemont gives nothing away in speech on Sunday, saying only that decision ‘will be inspired by our faith in peace, civic responsibility, calmness and also steadfastness and democracy’

Ballot put on the table after campaign by groups including Swiss Peoples Party

'My big concern is that what is happening in Iran, or with Iran from the US perspective, will not remain an Iranian issue,' says German foreign minister

'Mean wind speeds in excess of 80 km/h and gusts in excess of 130km/h are expected'

Kremlin warns that should the US leave the pact, Iran would likely quit too 

Mr Jazairy said it was a 'gross distortion of reality' to suggest he personally received Russia’s $50,000 donation

'We cannot allow this disgusting behaviour to prevail'

Contract comes a month after Turkey agreed purchase of potent surface-to-air weapons

Police officer suffers injury as brawl erupts in Plaza de Catalunya

‘I lived in Catalonia for years but I never thought we should break away from Spain and today I want to make that clear’

Lawyers cited Italy's strict animal protection laws that say people who abandon an animal to 'grave suffering' should be jailed for a year and fined up to €10,000 (£9,000)

Contest is open to all Russians under 50 who already have some managerial experience

The little big cat was hired by a man who wanted to show off an exotic pet

Russian leader has in the past received horses and even a tiger

'The young people are not worried about the economy, investments, the things that older people are worried about. We don't have anything to lose'

Hundreds march with country's President in support of gay and transphobic rights

'I ask the citizens of Catalonia to continue to express themselves in a civilised, peaceful way,' says Mr Puigdemont