Poland NATO's latest military exercises sends clear message to Russia Amid a growing unease in eastern Europe over Russia’s hostile actions in eastern Ukraine, NATO began joint military exercises in the region on 18/06/2015
Sport European Games: Day six round-up Russia’s Aliya Mustafina survived a couple of wobbles to claim gold in the women’s Artistic gymnastics individual all-around final at the European 18/06/2015
Belgium Russia threatens retaliation as state assets seized over Yukos affair French and Belgian courts have seized Russian government assets in three countries in an effort to repay shareholders of Yukos, the now defunct Russian oil company. 18/06/2015
Greece Greeks protest against Grexit, day after anti-austerity rally A day after an anti-austerity rally in Athens, Greeks are back in the streets this time with a rival demonstration under the slogan “We are Staying 18/06/2015
brussels bureau More Greek talks set to end in deadlock A last chance to save Greece. Or at least until the next last chance comes along. Eurozone finance ministers met in Luxembourg on Thursday to try and 18/06/2015
USA US 'fails to recognise' police lethal force should be last resort Laws in every US state fail to recognise police should only use lethal force as a last resort, a new report has found. Amnesty International 18/06/2015
USA America's legacy of inter-racial violence stripped bare It has been 50 years since unarmed marchers from Selma, Alabama set out in defiance of repression in 1965, to demonstrate African-Americans’ 18/06/2015
world news UN says 60 million people uprooted due to war and persecution Hundreds Syrian refugees have passed through the Turkish border town of Akcakale on their way back to Syria. As many as 20,000 fled the nearby Syrian 18/06/2015
Greece Greece's ambulance service in need of a lifeline Though Greece's economic health may be stealing the headlines, the national health service itself is crumbling under the strain of austerity. 18/06/2015
Sport European Games: Italy celebrate second Archery gold Italy enjoyed their second Archery gold medal from European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan on Thursday. Natalia Valeeva, Guendalina Sartori and Elena 18/06/2015
Europe Closing the gender gap in Europe: a losing battle? Can Europe mend the gap between men and women when it comes to pay, pensions and leadership positions? 18/06/2015
Cinema Independent movies about a call girl and genetically modified foods premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival Two American independent movies by two young film makers had their world premieres at the Los Angeles Film Festival. “The Escort” says what it does 18/06/2015
Yemen Regional powers fight bloody chess game in Yemen Yemen is a regional proxy battleground between Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia and Shia Muslim Iran. The destruction caused by Saudi-led coalition 18/06/2015
Cinema Sir Ian McKellan plays Sherlock Holmes in a new movie about the sleuth's final case Sir Ian McKellan plays Sherlock Holmes as you have never seen him before. He is the sleuth in a new movie about the fictional character created by 18/06/2015
USA US church killings suspect Dylann Roof 'caught by police' Dylann Roof, suspected of killing nine people at an African-American church in South Carolina, has been caught by police, according to US media 18/06/2015
world news MERS death toll reaches 23; WHO says rate of infection slowing South Korea says the death toll from the MERS virus has reached 23, even as the World Health Organisation praises the country's response to the outbreak. 18/06/2015
Venezuela Swiss waves red flag over Venezuelan golf balls Golf balls lobbed from Venezuela and landing in Switzerland will be considered an international violation. The Swiss ambassador has raised eyebrows 18/06/2015
China Pro-democracy revolt scuppers China's reform plans for Hong Kong Pro-Chinese members of Hong Kong’s legislature attempted to foil a revolt by pro-democracy members by walking out of the electoral reform debate 18/06/2015
no comment Prince Charles unveils Battle of Waterloo memorial Britain’s Prince Charles launched commemorations of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium, unveiling a British army monument at 18/06/2015
