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Greece

Athens waits for news of Berlin bailout talks

Greece’s creditors have held an emergency meeting in Berlin to discuss a ‘final offer’ on debt negotiations. As the meeting ended on Monday (June 1)

Iraq

Iraq: Hundreds attend funerals of police and militiamen killed in ISIL attack

Suicide bombers targeted a police base in Iraq's Anbar province on Monday leaving at least 40 dead and dozens injured.

Belgium

Belgium: hanging up on the phone booth

Belgium has made the call to dismantle its remaining phone booths. Two years ago the government lifted a rule for former national operator Proximus

USA

Texas cows rescued from floods

The sun has come out in parts of Texas, but large areas remain submerged. Several hundred stranded cattle had to be rescued from Liberty County, as

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South Africa

American tourist killed in lion attack at South Africa park

An American tourist has been mauled to death by a lion at a popular wildlife park near Johannesburg, South Africa. Despite park signs, staff believed

Sport

French Open: Sharapova out, Djokovic and Nadal to clash in quarters

Defending champion maria Sharapova was knocked out of the French Open Fourth round on Monday following a surprise 7-6, 6-4, defeat by Czech 13th seed

Romania

Food for thought: Romania slashes VAT on foodstuffs to 9%

Romania used to be the only European Union country not to have differentiated VAT on most foodstuffs, with bread being the exception. But now

Japan

Solar Impulse 2: team upbeat despite unscheduled Japan stop

A solar plane attempting to fly around the world has been forced to land in Nagoya, Japan, because of bad weather. Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg had

Europe News

Russia dismisses EU complaints over travel blacklist

Russia has dismissed EU complaints about a travel ban on European politicians. EU officials say Moscow’s move to ban 89 lawmakers from travelling to

Sport

Red Bull Air Race: Arch flies to victory in Croatia

The fly boys stopped off in Rovinj Croatia for the third leg of this season’s Red Bull Air Race series. Spectacular as ever the event saw competitors

Italy

Italy's Renzi vows to push on with reforms despite disappointing election results

It was business as usual for Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on an official visit to Afghanistan, a day after voters delivered a blow to his

France

Sarkozy reconsolidates by renaming UMP 'Les Républicains'

Re-brand the ‘UMP’ party ‘The Republicans’. Nicolas Sarkozy has secured 83 percent of the members’ support for the change. It is part of

Yemen

Yemen: French hostage Isabelle Prime appeals for release

A video has been released of French national Isabelle Prime, who was kidnapped in the Yemeni capital Sana’a in February, 2015. In the clip, Prime

Ukraine

Saakashvili sings support for Ukraine after governor appointment

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has joined a group of students in reciting Ukraine’s national anthem. Video of the singing was posted

Egypt

Egyptian Human Rights Council calls on state to end abuses

Egypt’s National Council of Human Rights (NCHR) has published a report saying that the country still has a long way to go in respecting basic

World News

What makes sports bodies like FIFA "fertile for corruption"?

USA

USA 'Freedom Act' spying programme explained

US intelligence services’ sweeping surveillance powers, controversially exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden, expired on Monday (June 1). The

Austria

Far-right 'gains' as Austria kicks off 'super election year'

Austria has seen a rise in support for the far right following local elections in the central state of Styria and Burgenland in the east. Primary

France

'Love locks' removed from Paris bridge

It is known the world over for being a city of romance. But one bridge in Paris is literally buckling under the weight of love. So many mini

World News

Magnussen to miss FINA Worlds due to injury

China

Beijing bans smoking in all public indoor spaces

Smoking has been banned in all indoor public spaces in Beijing. The toughest crackdown to date aims to stem a looming health crisis. But the move

Cinema

Inside Out gets warm reviews

Inside out is the latest release from Disney-Pixar, and was shown out of competition at Cannes this year. It is about a girl called Riley, whose

Cinema

Aloha: fun to make, fun to watch

Aloha, set in Hawaii, starring Emma Stone and Bradley Cooper, is a military rom-com. The two A-listers said that making the film really was as fun as