2015-06-14

World News

Last ditch talks to avoid a Greek debt default fail

Talks between the Greek government and representatives of the three institutions financing the country’s bailout collapsed into a dead end this

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Sport

Budapest Judo Grand Prix ends with bang

The Budapest Judo Grand Prix ended on Sunday with some spectacular matches. In the women’s under 70kg, Spain’s Maria Barnabeu took gold after

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Georgia

Georgia declares national day of mourning after devastating flood hits Tbilisi

At least a dozen people are dead and many more missing after severe flooding in the Georgia’s capital Tbilisi. Heavy rain and strong winds turned a

14/06/2015

Sport

Benson claims first gold for Britain in Baku

High noon on day two of the European Games in Baku. In the sweltering heat Great Britain claimed a first gold medal as Gordon Benson won the

14/06/2015

Sport

Lorenzo breathes down Rossi's neck after fourth MotoGP win

Welcome to Speed and highlights from an action packed Sunday in the world of motorsports. We start in Barcelona where once again, Jorge Lorenzo

14/06/2015

Belgium

Battle of Ligny: Napoleon's final victory re-enacted to mark bicentenary

Hundreds of volunteers have been re-enacting Napoleon Bonaparte’s final victory in Belgium. It was in Ligny that the French Emperor beat off the

14/06/2015

World News

Spacecraft Philae wakes up after seven months on a comet and contacts mother Earth

The European Space Agency says the comet lander Philae has woken up after seven months and sent messages back to Earth. Last November Philae became

14/06/2015

South Africa

South Africa: ICC calls for arrest of Sudan's president during regional summit

A South African court has issued an interim order blocking Sudanese President Omar Bashir from leaving the country, until a judge hears an

14/06/2015

Italy

Migrants refuse to go away as French police prevent them crossing the Italian frontier

A stand-off continued on Sunday between French police and African migrants trying to cross over from the northern Italian coastal town of Ventimille

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United Kingdom

Guitarist burns face after walking into fireworks display

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Syria

Syria: Kurdish forces advance towards ISIL-held town at Turkey border

Kurdish forces are digging deeper into Syria’s Raqqa province. YPG militia are advancing towards ISIL-controlled Tal Abyad, at the Turkish border

14/06/2015

Georgia

Dangerous animals escape on to the streets of the Georgian capital after floods that killed at least nine people

At least nine people are reported dead as a result of torrential flooding in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Sunday. Heavy rain caused a river in the

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Naked riders seek to crank up pressure over safety for cyclists

14/06/2015

Syria

Greece sees a large increase in migrants fleeing war and poverty

Some 2000 refugees, mostly from Syria, arrived in the Greek port of Piraeus near Athens on Sunday morning. They arrived on a government-supplied

14/06/2015

World News

Newspaper report claims US poised to send heavy weaponry to eastern Europe

A report in the New York Times claims the US is planning to transfer heavy military equipment to the Baltic states and East European nations. If true

14/06/2015

United Kingdom

Leaked Snowden documents led security services to cancel operations by British and American agents

Britain’s secret intelligence service, MI6, pulled agents out of some live operations in hostile countries after Russia and China decoded documents

14/06/2015

Iraq

Saddam deputy Tariq Aziz buried in Jordan

Former Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz has been laid to rest in Jordan. The 79-year-old died in hospital in southern Iraq on June 5th. Relatives

14/06/2015

Mexico

Mexico finds 42 ton stash of marijuana

Mexican authorities have confiscated nearly 42 tons of marijuana in the city of Tijuana. The large find was discovered inside a family home on the

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Libya

Abducted Tunisian consulate staff in Libya are well

Ten kidnapped staff from the Tunisian embassy in Libya’s capital Tripoli are said to be in a good condition. The Interior Minister of Libya’s

14/06/2015

Greece

Greeks fear outcome of latest debt talks

In Greece, talk of crossing red lines filled one newspaper’s front page on Saturday as last-ditch talks continue to secure additional debt relief and

14/06/2015

USA

Dallas police HQ shooting: suspect killed during standoff

US authorities have carried out a controlled explosion on the van of a man who attacked the Dallas police headquarters. Video footage showed his

14/06/2015

USA

Manhunt resumes after New York prison breakout

More than a week after launching a manhunt for two escaped murderers, police in New York state say they have no new leads. Officers continued to a

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