2015-07-27

Yemen

Violence reported in Yemen despite humanitarian truce

Amid reports that Yemen’s truce has now descended into violence, victims of Saturday’s Saudi-led airstrike in Taiz are taking stock of the damage

27/07/2015

Sport

Boston ends bid for 2024 Olympic Games

Boston has withdrawn its bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. The city and the U.S. Olympic Committee severed ties following a low level of support

27/07/2015

Afghanistan

Afghanistan wedding party ends in massacre

At least 22 people are reported dead after armed men opened fire at a wedding ceremony in northern Afghanistan. It happened at Deh Salah district in

27/07/2015

World News

Europe "must capitalise on gay rights momentum"

27/07/2015

World News

Fires: thousands in emergency shelters as huge blazes take hold in France and Spain

The emergency services are at full stretch in two areas of France as they battle wildfires threatening to engulf homes and livelihoods. The country’s

27/07/2015

Syria

Kurdish militia in Syria reportedly captures strategic town from ISIL

Sarrin has been a launchpad for ISIL for months and its capture will cut off a major supply line for the Islamist militants

27/07/2015

World

Putin: Sepp Blatter deserves a Nobel prize

27/07/2015

Italy

Mayor under pressure over 'decline of Rome'

What has happened to the Eternal City? Rubbish on the streets of Rome and wildcat strikes causing delays on subway trains have prompted national and

27/07/2015

Romania

Red-hot bargain: 'Blood for discount' tickets at Transylvania festival

Blood donors are being offered discounts on tickets to a music festival in Transylvania, in a move that would make Count Dracula himself proud. The

27/07/2015

Republic of North Macedonia

The Balkans: Another route for migrants seeking a new life in Europe

With record numbers of migrants drowning in the Mediterranean, many others seeking a better life in Western Europe are opting to travel overland via

27/07/2015

Croatia

Croatia: Former PM Sanader granted retrial on corruption charges

Croatia’s Constitutional Court has ordered a retrial of former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader after he successfully appealed against a guilty verdict

27/07/2015

Sport

Beijing and Almaty await 2022 Winter Olympic decision

The International Olympic committee will decide the host city for the 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday in Kuala Lumpur. The IOC members will choose

27/07/2015

Turkey

Growing tension over new Turkish military offensive in Syria and Iraq

Kurdish fighters in northern Syria are accusing the Turkish army of shelling their positions

27/07/2015

Syria

Kurdish women fighting ISIL on the frontline

On the frontline between Kurdish fighters and Islamic State militants, a group of young women have mobilised. They have left their homes and dreams

27/07/2015

Mexico

Mexico: confronted by evidence of grisly drugs underworld

Mexico has been confronted with evidence of its grisly drugs underworld. Investigators searching for a group of missing students have so far

27/07/2015

United Kingdom

Porn site requests from inside UK’s parliament hit 250,000

27/07/2015

Sport

Manchester Utd sign Argentina keeper Romero

Manchester United have signed Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero on a three-year deal. The future of current Reds number one David de Gea remains

27/07/2015

France

French farmers block border routes in row over 'cheap' imports

French farmers fighting what they call unfair competition have mounted blockades at the country’s borders – targeting lorries bringing in foreign

27/07/2015

Culture news

Legends on stage at Paleo festival in Nyon

Rock legends, big hitters, ‘sacred monsters’ of the music world strutted their talents at this years Paleo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland. Patti

27/07/2015

Turkey

Why Turkey and the PKK are resuming a deadly conflict

The Turkish military has begun a major campaign against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) after a series of incidents apparently brought to an end a

27/07/2015

Culture news

"Honey I'm Good": Andy Grammer's hit about temptation in relationships

A tribute to love and loyalty. That’s the theme in Andy Grammer’s upbeat hit “Honey I’m Good”. It is the second single from the singer’s sophomore

27/07/2015

Ethiopia

Obama in Ethiopia: Talks on trade, terrorism and human rights

He is the first serving US President to visit Ethiopia. But in talks with its premier on Monday, Barack Obama warned that more must be done to

27/07/2015

Turkey

Turkish raids: mass arrest of suspected insurgents

Police have arrested scores of suspected militants in dawn raids across Turkey. It is part of an operation targeting the self-styled Islamic State

27/07/2015

Series

Postcards from Kazakhstan: honouring the founders of the Kazakh Khanate

A statue in Astana celebrates the legacy of Kerey and Zhanibek Khan

27/07/2015

No Comment

Tbilisi hosts European Youth Olympic Festival

27/07/2015

Spain

Wildfires take hold in Spain and France

Fire fighters in Spain and France have worked in extreme conditions and through the night and weekend to bring huge wildfires under control. In Odena

27/07/2015

United Kingdom

Sex, drugs and 'shocking' behaviour: Lord Sewel steps down amid allegations of lewd conduct

Britain’s House of Lords is facing scandal following the resignation of Deputy Speaker Lord Sewel. A video has emerged allegedly showing him snorting

27/07/2015

India

At least 6 dead in attack on police in India-Pakistan border town

At least six people have been killed and several wounded in an attack on a police station on the Indian side of the border with Pakistan. Police were

27/07/2015

Netherlands

Watch: dramatic landing of KLM plane at Schiphol Airport

27/07/2015

Culture news

A day at the beach in Washington's National Building Museum

Locked in the capital of the US and miles from the coast is Washington’s downtown beach where crowds of revelers dive into an ‘ocean’ made up of

27/07/2015