2015-07-29

Italy

What's gone wrong with Rome?

‘Rubbish’ is not a word you might associate with Rome but the Eternal City is looking decidedly dirty nowadays, with piles of trash stacking up on

29/07/2015

USA

Zion Harvey, 8, becomes youngest ever to receive double hand transplant

American boy Zion Harvey has made history by becoming the first ever child to receive a double-hand transplant. He lost his hands and both feet due

29/07/2015

Romania

Romanian police make record heroin seizure

Police in Romania have made the country’s record seizure of heroin, recovering 333 kilograms of the drug with an estimated street value of over 40

29/07/2015

World News

We've rescued 5,500 migrants from sea in three months, says charity

29/07/2015

Turkey

Turkey pounds PKK positions in 'anti-terror' operation

Turkish jets have carried out their heaviest assaults on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq since 'anti-terror' air strikes began last week.

29/07/2015

Afghanistan

Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar is confirmed dead

The Afghan president's office confirms reclusive Taliban leader Mohammad Mullah Omar died around two years ago.

29/07/2015

France

More police for Channel Tunnel as UK and France pledge to tackle migrant crisis

The French and British governments have vowed to tackle the wider migrant crisis while again pledging more resources to contain the security situation around the northern French port of Calais, as mig

29/07/2015

Business Line

Chinese stock meltdown and Windows 10 debut

China’s stock market crash has been largely overshadowed in the headlines here by the Greek crisis in Europe. But that doesn’t mean it’s less

29/07/2015

Sport

Chelsea flop Luis rejoins Atletico Madrid

Felipe Luis has completed his move back to Atletico Madrid and was presented to the media on Wednesday. The Brazilian International spent four years

29/07/2015

Gaza

Amnesty International claims Israeli military committed war crimes during Gaza conflict

There is “strong evidence” of war crimes commissioned and committed by the Israeli military during the conflict in Gaza last year. That’s a

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German registration centre for migrants

29/07/2015

Russia

Russian pensioner charged with gruesome murders suspected of killing 10

29/07/2015

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Forest fires strike Spain

29/07/2015

Italy

Mediterranean crisis: 14 migrants die as hundreds reach Sicily shores

The bodies of 14 migrants have been brought to shore in Sicily, unloaded from an Irish Navy ship which rescued nearly 500 others seeking a better

29/07/2015

Sport

Platini to stand for FIFA presidency

Michel Platini has announced he will stand for the Presidency of football’s world governing body FIFA. The current UEFA chief confirmed on Wednesday

29/07/2015

Italy

Rome airport fully operational after forest fire affects flights

29/07/2015

World News

Cecil the Lion: shining a spotlight on trophy hunting

The selective hunting of big game wildlife for trophies is serious business in Africa. For aficionados, the ultimate goal is to bag the “Big Five”

29/07/2015

United Kingdom

Prince George bags £18,000 birthday present

29/07/2015

Germany

"Arrivo Berlin" - a project in Berlin training migrants to prepare for work

A common political policy has been hammered out between UK Home Secretary Theresa May and French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve in a bid to end

29/07/2015

Israel

Clashes as Israel demolishes West Bank settlement homes

Israel demolished two apartment blocks on a West Bank settlement on Wednesday after a court ruled that they had been put up illegally on

29/07/2015

Europe News

Disneyland Paris overcharging foreign visitors, says EU

Disney is once again under fire from European regulators – this time for overcharging visitors to its only European theme park – Disneyland Paris

29/07/2015

Switzerland

UEFA chief Michel Platini to stand for FIFA presidency

Former France star Michel Platini has thrown his hat into the ring to be president of world governing body FIFA. Platini, 60, put his name forward

29/07/2015

Cinema

Spectre vs Hunger Games: A first look at Autumn's hottest releases

Just the first bars of the iconic theme tune is enough to get even the most jaded Bond fan excited about the latest release. James Bond returns in

29/07/2015

Iran

French Foreign Minister latest in line of dignitaries to visit Iran

Striking the nuclear accord may have been the easy part… On the first visit in 12 years of a French foreign minister to Iran, Laurent Fabius sought

29/07/2015

USA

Edward Snowden will not be pardoned, White House insists

29/07/2015

Pakistan

Malik Ishaq: Pakistan Sunni militant chief dies in shootout

Police in Pakistan say the leader of the banned Sunni militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi has been shot dead. Malik Ishaq was arrested last week in

29/07/2015

Zimbabwe

Cecil the Lion: two Zimbabweans face court for luring him from protected area

A court in Zimbabwe tries two local men on charges relating to the illegal killing of an iconic lion.

29/07/2015

France

Man killed as 1,500 migrants try to enter Channel Tunnel in Calais

An estimated 1,500 migrants tried to get into the Channel Tunnel in Calais on Tuesday (July 28) night, the second night in a row that huge numbers

29/07/2015

Culture news

Nostalgia hits the road: Gipsy Kings and Culture Club kick off tours

Thirty years on from releasing their Rumba Flamenca style, the Gipsy Kings are still keeping crowds on their feet with a world tour taking in

29/07/2015

Culture news

Watch Me has the world in a 'Whip'

American rapper Silento’s debut single Watch Me has become a viral dance anthem, released on Youtube in January it racked up more than 50 million

29/07/2015