2015-07-22

Economy

Greek parliament votes on second set of bailout measures

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and bankers arrived for a meeting on Wednesday (July 22) as the country’s parliament prepared to vote on the

22/07/2015

USA

Drone: the FAA investigates viral video of gun-firing device

An investigation is underway in the US after a video appearing to show a home-made drone firing a handgun went viral online. VIDEO: Footage of

22/07/2015

Culture news

Anti-ISIL cartoons and caricatures on show in Tehran

Cartoons and caricatures depicting the self-proclaimed Islamic State militant group – and the international fight against it – have gone on show in

22/07/2015

Thailand

Thailand: murder trial to resume of two Burmese men accused of murdering British holidaymakers

The trial is due to resume in Thailand of two Burmese men accused of killing two British packpackers. The hearing will examine the reliability of

22/07/2015

Spain

Spain: woman dies during bungee jump from bridge

A British woman has died during a bungee jump from this bridge in Spain. It happened near the town of Lanjaron in Granada. The 23-year-old is

22/07/2015

No Comment

Police prepare to cope with possible terrorist attack in Kosovo

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My Europe Series

Liberland: utopian tax-free micronation or state of mind?

Tucked away on the banks of the Danube is the tiny, would-be country of Liberland. The former Czech politician who declared himself its founder and

22/07/2015

Iraq

At least 32 dead in explosions across Iraq

Bomb attacks across Iraq have killed at least 32 people. The deadliest was a car bomb in a mainly Shi’ite area of Baghdad, which killed 16 people

22/07/2015

USA

Texas murder probe into death in police custody

Dashboard camera video involving a traffic stop in Texas of a woman later found hanging dead in her jail cell showed how the incident quickly

22/07/2015

Italy

Italy condemned for violating gay rights over marriage

The European Court of Human Rights has condemned Italy for failing to provide adequate legal protection for same-sex couples. Italy is the only

22/07/2015

USA

Ragtime author E.L. Doctorow dies aged 84

The novelist and playwright E.L. Doctorow has died aged 84 in New York. He’d been suffering from lung cancer. In a 50-year career he published 10

22/07/2015

World News

Drone collision scare with Lufthansa flight sparks investigation

A Lufthansa plane with 108 passengers on board nearly collided with a drone as it approached Warsaw’s main airport on Monday afternoon (July 20 ) The

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Greece

Greece prepares for vote on more measures to secure bailout

Tsipras rallies Syriza party ahead of parliamentary vote on second round of economic reforms to secure bailout deal

22/07/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine Right Sector rallies against government in Kyiv

Hundreds of Ukrainian right-wingers have rallied in Kyiv to protest against government policies. It comes in the wake of a deadly standoff between

22/07/2015

USA

Trump strikes again as polls put him as GOP front runner

Donald Trump insults rival and gives out senator's phone number as opinion polls put the outspoken billionaire in lead for Republican presidential nomination.

22/07/2015

Germany

Germanwings crash families demand apology and payout from Lufthansa

In a letter published the the Bild newspaper victims' families say the firm has ignored them and offered a payout that deeply insulted them and above all their children.

22/07/2015

Syria

Syria: Spanish journalists missing, presumed kidnapped

Three Spanish journalists have gone missing after entering Syria in mid-July. Spanish media reports the group are believed to have been kidnapped

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