Ugandan Deo Kato is completing his 516-day run from Cape Town to London, the Guardian newspaper reported. The athlete covered 12,440 kilometres to raise awareness about racism and the plight of migrants crossing the route from Africa to Europe. He will be greeted by crowds of runners in the British capital tomorrow.more

The cost of the first stage of the expansion of the Warsaw-Modlin airport is estimated at nearly PLN 500 million, the port's vice-president Jacek Kowalski said on Thursday. He added that this stage of expansion will allow the airport's capacity to be increased to 7-8 million passengers per year.more

The weakening influence of the Catholic Church in Ireland over recent decades has sometimes been referred to as a ‘quiet revolution’. Economic growth and modernisation have contributed to it, but so have scandals and abuses within the Church, assessed sociologist of religion Professor Gladys Ganiel in an interview.more

In Rome, just in time for the inauguration of the Holy Year and the expected arrival of millions of tourists and pilgrims, the famous renovated monuments are regaining their splendour. The restoration of the Fountain of the Four Rivers in Piazza Navona has been completed. Work on the Trevi fountain is nearing completion, with the scaffolding already gone.more

Manchester City's players suffered their ninth defeat in their last 12 games in all competitions. In today's game of the 17th round of the English Premier League, the defending champions lost 1:2 in Birmingham against Aston Villa.more