8 July 2015 | Euronews
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Colombia Colombia's FARC rebels announce month-long truce FARC rebels announce a unilateral month-long truce from their base in Cuba where they are engaged in troubled peace talks with the Colombian government. -
Bosnia and Herzegovina Srebrenica: Russia vetoes UN resolution to recognise massacre as genocide Russia has wielded its veto in the UN Security Council to block a resolution that would recognise the 1995 Srebrenica massacre as genocide. As -
USA No foul play suspected in NYSE and United Airlines shutdowns Separate computer glitches on Wednesday shut down the New York stock exchange (NYSE) and grounded all flights operated by US airline United. The halt -
Business Line "V" for victory, "V" for Varoufakis When Greeks overwhelmingly said “no” to austerity, they also gave a decisive victory for Yanis Varoufakis. In the run-up to the poll he said he’d -
Sport Golf star Rory McIlroy pulls out of British Open World number one Rory McIlroy has withdrawn from next week’s British Open at St Andrews after suffering a ruptured ankle ligament. The defending -
Russia BRICS: Greece dominates the agenda in Ufa Security is tight and preparations are at their peak in the remote Russian city of Ufa, more than a thousand kilometres east of Moscow #Russia's -
Gaza Gaza 0% rebuilt, one year after Operation Protective Edge One year after fighting between Gaza militants and Israel, the Palestinian enclave remains heaped with ruins — infrastructure and thousands of homes -
USA Computer glitches hit NYSE, United Airlines and Wall Street Journal The halt in NYSE trading has been described as unprecedented in scale -
Sport Tour de France: Greipel sprints to second stage victory this edition Andre Greipel won his second stage of this year’s Tour de France on Wednesday. The German Lotto Soudal rider claimed stage five to add to his stage -
United Kingdom UK budget creates higher wage, lower tax, lower welfare economy The British finance minister has used the first conservative party budget in nearly 20 years to reshape the world’s fifth-largest economy. George -
Italy Massive seizure of property by anti-mafia police in Sicily Some 1.6 billion euros worth of assets have been seized from a Sicilian family suspected of links to the local Cosa Nostra mafia. Among the property -
Romania Romania latest country to suffer from European heat wave As the European heat wave continues, Romania is the latest country to experience record temperatures. The highest red alert has been issued for -
Spain Spanish wildfires break out amid heat wave The heatwave hitting Europe is behind an outbreak of wildfires in Spain. Authorities have issued forest fire warnings for almost the entire country -
World News The buzz about the business of government surveillance - after the Hacking Team hack An Italian company called Hacking Team that specialises in producing surveillance software used by governments to tap into phone and computers has -
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo's media still exploring horrors of war During the Bosnian War, a vast 16th century Jewish cemetery in Sarajevo was the front line in multi-ethnic fighting. The Muslim, Orthodox and -
Europe News MEPs seek investor dispute compromise in trade deal row MEPs have voted to back a plan aimed at healing divisions over a trade deal between the EU and the US. The European Parliament had been split on the -
World News The bitter fight for Freedom of Panorama -
Sport USA continue World Cup winning celebrations Hundreds of flag-waving supporters turned out in downtown Los Angeles to help celebrate with the US women’s national team their latest World Cup -
Sport Gerrard officially presented at LA Galaxy Steven Gerrard was officially presented at his new club LA Galaxy on Tuesday. Although the former Liverpool captain was presented to the press this -
No Comment North Korea marks 21st anniversary of Kim Il Sung's death -
Economy Anxious time for Greek residents and businesses with banks still closed Greek banks are still closed and limits on cash withdrawals remain in place -
United Kingdom British Chancellor introduces living wage and cuts benefits -
USA United Airlines grounds its fleet due to computer glitch United Airlines was forced to ground its entire fleet in the United States because of what it called “automation problems”. The drastic decision was -
Poland Poland 'more anti-Brussels' despite getting largest share of EU cash -
Economy MEPs round on Tspiras MEPs rounded on Greek prime minister Alexis Tspiras on Wednesday, urging him to more transparent about the reforms he wants to put in place to keep -
Culture news Rolling Stones 'Exhibitionism' shows off in London The Rolling Stones have compiled an exhibition looking back at a glittering career that spans five decades. The items on show include guitars, set -
Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe marks 20 years since Srebrenica massacre Thousands of marchers in Bosnia and Herzegovina have joined survivors of Europe’s worst mass killing since the Holocaust: the slaughter of some 8,000 -
Hungary Budapest joins race for 2024 Summer Olympics -
Germany Crazy weather in Europe: from boiling hot to giant hailstones People in some parts of Germany are scratching their heads, wondering what is going on with the weather. After days of very high temperatures, which -
Culture news Class is permanent Chanel, Versace and Armani at Paris Fashion Week Chanel gambled on a casino for designer Karl Lagerfeld’s 2016 Autumn-Winter collection at Paris Fashion Week. Finale from the Fall-Winter 2015/16 -
No Comment Brazil star Neymar helps disabled kids play football for the first time -
No Comment Greek PM Alexis Tsipras faces MEPs -
Greece How to treat the Greek problem: Europe's very different views The twists and turns in the Greek crisis are a talking point right across Europe, with mixed opinions on what should now be done. One woman in the -
Greece Greece formally requests 3-year loan from ESM bailout fund Greece has formally requested a three-year loan from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) bailout fund that would be used “to meet Greece’s debt -
Pakistan First official attempt at peace talks to end conflict in Afghanistan The first official peace talks have been held between the Taliban and the government. -
Cinema Beware 'The Red Spider' and heed 'The Sound of Trees' at Karlovy Vary Polish director Marcin Koszałka took to the red carpet at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival to present his feature film, ‘The Red Spider,’ in -
No Comment Croatia: the Museum of Illusion has opened its doors in Zagreb -
Yemen Yemen rocked by deadly car bombs Yemen has been rocked by deadly car bombs a day after an airstrike and fighting between rival froces killed almost 200 people across the country. The -
World News 15 years on: UN takes stock of Millenium Development Goals ‘The poor are always with us’ as the saying goes and the UN ‘s report on the progress of its Millennium Development Goals proves it. About 800 -
Greece 'No triumphalism' reminder for Greece's new finance minister Greece’s new finance minister entered the fray for the first time on Tuesday and clearly didn’t want to alienate his euro zone colleagues. Carrying -
Greece Greece gets final 'end of week' deadline for reforms Greece has until the end of the week to come up with new proposals to secure a deal with creditors to keep the county from crashing out of of the