Barroso laments barbaric murder of French journalists in Mali
European Commission President José Durão Barroso has spoken of his “sorrow” over the brutal killing of two French journalists in Mali recently. “It was a barbaric murder which left us
‘This is a new beginning’
Of the three women elected in September to lead traditionally male-dominated Algarve municipalities, Rosa Palma, 41, a high-school teacher in biology, stood for real change. She snatched victory from the
Virtual girl nabs online paedophiles
Dutch non-governmental organisation ‘Terre des Hommes’ announced it has been able to identify 1,000 paedophiles throughout Europe, including Portugal, by creating a virtual 10-year-old girl named Sweetie who offered online
US spying gone ‘too far’
US Secretary of State John Kerry has admitted the super power went “too far” in some of its surveillance activities, but added: “We have prevented airplanes from going down and
Bus driver hero
Darnell Barton, the typical average Joe, has become an American hero. The school bus-driver was on his regular route taking children to their classes in Buffalo, New York, when he
Wild child forces school shut-down
A six-year-old with a very short fuse caused panic at a primary school in Mangualde last week, forcing teachers to close down for the day and parents to come rushing.
Algarve roadshows drum-up business
Tourism bosses are delighted by response to their Algarve Encanta campaign of roadshows which began in Spain last week. Desidério Silva, president of Turismo do Algarve, says feedback was “quite
Cape Verdeans denounce latest Madeleine ‘revelations’
The Cape Verdean community of Portugal has spoken out against the revelations in Correio da Manhã newspaper last week suggesting Madeleine McCann may have been abducted and later murdered by
Parents may sue hospital over child’s appendicitis death
Heartbroken parents of an eight-year-old boy who died from septic shock after an alleged case of misdiagnosis by Portimão Hospital are reported to be considering legal action. As a full
€166m in debt and still eating out
In an extraordinary display of civic tolerance, we hear that a “group of citizens of Portimão” is organising a farewell dinner for Manuel da Luz – the former president of