2015-07-21

Sport

Judge requests new investigation into Jan Ullrich's drink driving case

Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich appeared in a Swiss court on Tuesday to face drink driving charges after he caused an accident last year

21/07/2015

Libya

Family of one of four kidnapped Italians speaks of shock about Libya abduction

The son of one of four Italian construction workers declared kidnapped in western Libya has spoken of his shock at the situation. Fausto Piano, Gino

21/07/2015

France

French ferry workers' tyre-fire protest blocks Eurotunnel in Calais

Eurotunnel services had returned to normal on Tuesday (July 21) after protesting French ferry workers blocked the entrance and set fire to tyres at a

21/07/2015

Iran

Iran parliament sets up committee to review nuclear deal

The decision comes after Foreign Minister Javad Zarif presented the agreement to MPs, seeking to calm opposition from hardliners who consider it counter to national interests.

21/07/2015

Turkey

What is behind Turkey’s Suruc attack?

21/07/2015

USA

'Do moral duty or doom humanity by climate change'

This June — 2015 — was the hottest June since temperature records began, in 1880. Experts are saying that governments should treat climate change as

21/07/2015

Netherlands

Dutch police arrest 8 after 'unprecedented' weapons haul

Dutch police have arrested 8 people after finding one of their biggest hauls of illegal weapons. At least 60 pistols and handguns, 9 grenades, 36

21/07/2015

World News

NASA camera offers fresh perspective on Earth

A NASA camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite has returned its first view of the entire sunlit side of Earth from one million miles

21/07/2015

France

Climate change 'a matter of conscience' at Paris summit

Mankind’s relationship with nature was the focus of the Climate Summit of Conscience in Paris, hosted by French President Francois Hollande on

21/07/2015

Slovenia

2,000-year-old dugout canoe recovered from Slovenia river

Archeologists have recovered the second half of a 2,000-year-old dugout canoe from the Ljubljanica River in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana. The

21/07/2015

Senegal

Hissene Habre dragged from court; officials suspend war-crimes trial

“This is a farce” shouted the former President of Chad as he was dragged from a court in Senegal, where he is being tried on counts of war crimes

21/07/2015

Sport

Formula One bids farewell to Jules Bianchi at funeral

The funeral of French formula one driver Jules Bianchi took place on Tuesday in his hometown of Nice. World champion Lewis Hamilton was among a host

21/07/2015

Russia

Lenin statue in Tomsk loses its torso after beheading

21/07/2015

Poland

Lufthansa flight has near-miss with drone near Warsaw

21/07/2015

Burundi

Burundi presidential vote underway amid violence and murders

Burundi’s chief of state has voted in the country’s presidential elections. Many say Pierre Nkurunziza is violating the constitution by running for a

21/07/2015

Burundi

Burundi's past overshadows Nkurunziza's pursuit of power

The latest crisis in Burundi was sparked by President Pierre Nkurunziza’s announcement he would run for office a third time. Burundi’s constitution

21/07/2015

Musica

Dudamel's gift of Beethoven to brotherly Bogota

Celebrated Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel revels in bringing the entire spectrum of Beethoven's symphonies to Colombia in a further triumph for the groundbreaking Simón Bolivar Orchestra

21/07/2015

Turkey

Suruc suicide bombing: Turkey 'identifies suspect' in ISIL-claimed attack

Turkey says a suspect has been identified in the Suruc attack as images emerge of the moment the deadly bomb exploded.

21/07/2015

Belgium

#scrabble: French language champion does not speak the language

A man who does not speak a word of French has won the French-language Scrabble World Championship. Nigel Richards from New Zealand beat a

21/07/2015

Musica

Rehearsing with the Simón Bolívar, an orchestra like no other

In this extra feature Maestro Dudamel tells Musica about what it means to belong to the Simón Bolívar Orchestra and speaks of Beethoven’s importance

21/07/2015

Turkey

Disbelief and determination at funeral for Suruc suicide-bomb victims

A mass funeral has been held in Gaziantep, southern Turkey for 27 of the victims of the suicide bombing in Suruc. Most of those who died in the

21/07/2015

Mexico

Mexico taxi drivers clash over 'pirate' operators

At least nine people were hurt and dozens of vehicles were burnt on Monday after members of two rival taxi driver unions clashed in the southern

21/07/2015

Saudi Arabia

Is Saudi Arabia outlawing rainbows for being gay?

A school in Saudi Arabia has been fined and one of its administrators jailed after a rainbow was painted on it. Enforcers of the country’s strict

21/07/2015

Belgium

New Zealander wins French Scrabble world title

21/07/2015

Musica

Center stage: Operalia at the Royal Opera House

21/07/2015

France

France announces emergency measures for cash-strapped farmers

President Francois Hollande has said he would unveil emergency measures to help France’s livestock and dairy farmers on Wednesday (July 22)

21/07/2015

France

HIV-AIDS: a cautious welcome to French case of "remission"

There has been a cautious welcome to news from France about remission from HIV. A French teenager is still free from infection 12 years after she

21/07/2015

Cinema

'Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation' and 'Fantastic Four' - the wait is nearly over

If you’re a big fan of action movies, packed full of stunts, then some of this summer’s releases are set to leave you salivating. Arriving in

21/07/2015

Culture news

'The Last Supper' - Egypt's upper class amid social upheaval

“The Last Supper,” directed by Egyptian Ahmed El Attar, depicts a society that fails to get rid of a tyranical figure – and all forms of despotism

21/07/2015

Japan

Toshiba boss quits over billion euro accounting scandal

The boss of Japanese electronics company Toshiba has quit over a massive accounting scandal. Hisao Tanaka said he would step down after an

21/07/2015