Portugal Worst crash in the history of Portugal's motorways There has been a catastrophic double crash on a motorway in Portugal. 200 firefighters and emergency workers rushed to the scene near the town of 23/08/2010
USA US committed to Iraq despite troop withdrawal As US combat troops leave Iraq, euronews has been talking to their families on the home front who are waiting to welcome them back. One of them 23/08/2010
Pakistan Wave of lethal attacks in Pakistan Northwest Pakistan has been hit by a series of bombings that have claimed dozens of lives. The deadliest blast was at a mosque in South Waziristan 23/08/2010
Spain Mediterranean forest fires alarm residents, tourists alike A forest fire on the popular Spanish holiday island of Ibiza has left two people injured and forced more than 1,500 people to be rescued from 23/08/2010
Morocco Spain, Morocco talk over N African tension Spain has sent one of its top government ministers to Morocco, amid growing strains over alleged abuse at its two enclaves on the North African 23/08/2010
Pakistan Pakistan re-flooded, still helpless Pakistan’s lower Indus Valley is under fresh floods. Crops are destroyed or extensively damaged; water levels are more than two metres above normal 23/08/2010
Business Euro zone recovery slows There has been more mixed news on the euro zone’s economic recovery. The latest Markit Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index – which gauges 23/08/2010
France Church anger over French Roma policy French government policy towards the Roma community has provoked the anger of the Catholic church – from the Vatican itself to individual priests 23/08/2010
Spain Spanish hostages of al Qaeda freed Spain has officially confirmed that two of its nationals held by al Qaeda in North Africa have been freed. Albert Vilalta and Roque Pascual were 23/08/2010
Business SABMiller interested in Foster's London based SABMiller is the latest name being reported as interested in buying Australia’s biggest brewer Foster’s. The beer business of Foster’s 23/08/2010
Business HSBC aims to buy SA's Nedbank HSBC is in talks to buy up to 70 percent of South Africa’s Nedbank, the country’s fourth-largest lender. The seller is Anglo-South African insurer 23/08/2010
Business Potash sure of better bids than BHP's Potash Corporation’s board has confirmed it is in talks with several potential buyers for a better price than BHP Billiton’s hostile 30 billion euro 23/08/2010
Business KNOC will wait on Dana's shareholders Korea National Oil Corporation is reportedly prepared to wait for shareholders of UK’s Dana Petroleum to respond to its hostile bid. The source 23/08/2010
Philippines Eight tourists die in Manila bus shoot-out In shock but glad to be alive – surviving hostages are helped out of a bus in Manila after a 12 hour ordeal at gunpoint. The bus carrying tourists 23/08/2010
Russia Lebedev called in Yukos trial The trial of the former leaders of Russia’s biggest oil giant, Yukos, has entered a new stage with co-defendent Platon Lebedev beginning his 23/08/2010
Germany Prosecutors scrutinise Mainz hospital over baby deaths German prosecutors are looking into whether to charge Mainz University Hospital with negligent homicide, after two babies in its care died at the 23/08/2010
world news Australian PM and opposition leader woo independents Australia’s political limbo looks set to continue for several more days. Both the prime minister and conservative opposition leader are wooing the 23/08/2010
Pakistan Floods threaten further south in Pakistan As Pakistan’s flood threat seeps southward, the city of Shadad Kot has largely emptied out, adding several hundred thousand to the millions of people 23/08/2010
Philippines Philippines hostage drama deadline expires An armed ex policeman in the Philippines is holding 17 people hostage on a tourist bus in the capital Manilla. So far eight people have been 23/08/2010
Chile Chilean miners alive but facing lengthy rescue They are alive but it could take months before the 33 miners trapped deep underground in Chile are finally rescued. After 17 days of expecting the 23/08/2010
Pakistan Pakistan's floodwaters continue to surge south The threat of more floods in southern Pakistan are forcing thousands to abandon their homes and flee to higher ground. The rising waters have 23/08/2010
Germany Bacteria kills newborns in German hospital An investigation has been launched into the deaths of two new born babies thought to have been fed with infected intravenous drips. The infants 23/08/2010
USA Competing rallies in Manhattan over mosque plan New Yorkers opposed to plans for a mosque and cultural centre near the World Trade Centre site have taken to the streets to voice their anger. For 23/08/2010
Philippines Gunman holds tourists hostage in Manila Police in the Philippines have surrounded a bus in central Manila where a gunman is holding over 20 foreign tourists hostage. The man is thought to 23/08/2010
Mauritania Al Qaeda frees two Spanish aid workers Two Spanish aid workers held hostage by al Qaeda’s north African branch since November are believed to have been released. Albert Vilalta and 23/08/2010
Russia Banned gig goes ahead on Flag Day in Russia Activists in Moscow pressed ahead with plans for a banned gig, after police confiscated their stage equipment. The authorities say the concert, in 23/08/2010
Germany Nuclear tax pitches Merkel against big business Germany’s chancellor is sticking by her plans to introduce a tax on nuclear power despite growing opposition within her own government and the 23/08/2010
Chile Chile celebrates as trapped miners found alive Seventeen days after fearing the worst, the families of 33 trapped miners in Chile can hardly believe it but the men are still alive. From deep 23/08/2010