8 August 2015 | Euronews
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Haiti Haitians vote in long-delayed parliamentary elections After an almost four year delay, Haitians are set to vote on Sunday in the first of two rounds of parliamentary elections in a test of stability for -
United Kingdom UK phone hack: 2.4 million mobile customers on alert A thorough inquiry is underway in the UK after it was revealed the personal details of up to 2.4 million mobile phone customers may have been -
Spain Spain:wildfires mean hundreds evacuated in the west Wildfires have forced more than 1,400 people to leave their homes in Western Spain. Hundreds of firefighters are battling flames fanned by strong -
West Bank Arson attack: young father buried next to baby son in West Bank Huge crowds gathered for the funeral in the West Bank of 32-year-old Saad Dawabsha. The young father died of his injuries following an arson attack -
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Sport Clarke to retire from Test cricket Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced he will retire from Test cricket after the current Ashes series. The 34-year-old, who made his Test -
Sport Juventus beat Lazio to lift Italian Super Cup Second half goals from Mario Mandzukic and Paulo Dybala secured Juventus a 2-0 victory over Lazio in the Italian Super Cup in Shanghai. Juventus have -
Georgia Georgia and South Ossetia mark anniversary of 2008 war Georgia and South Ossetia have been marking the seventh anniversary of a brief war in 2008. A five-day Russian offensive prevented Tbilisi from -
USA Ferguson one year on: events held to remember Michael Brown Dozens of demonstrators have rallied in Ferguson in the US, one year after the police shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. Activists -
Germany Sea Shepherd activists convicted of disrupting whale hunt A Faroe Islands court has convicted five members of the Sea Shepherd conservation group of disrupting a regional whale hunt. They were arrested in -
USA Disappointment at life sentence for Colorado cinema killer Victims’ relatives say they are disappointed that US cinema gunman James Holmes has been spared the death penalty. The 27-year-old killed 12 people -
Italy Italy: 800 rescued migrants brought ashore Around eight-hundred migrants have been brought to the Italian port of Reggio Calabria. They were picked up from boats in the Mediterranean during -
Sport Australia stun All Blacks in Sydney in the Rugby Championship Australia claim the Rugby Championship by beating arch-rivals New Zealand in Sydney. The @Wallabies have beaten the @AllBlacks 27-19 and won The -
Chile Chile: celebrations as former head of hated secret police dies There have been celebrations on the streets at news of the death of one of the most hated men in Chile. Manuel Contreras headed the South American -
Afghanistan More than 50 dead in Kabul bomb attacks The NATO-led mission in Afghanistan says eight civilians have been killed, along with one of its service members, after a special forces base was -
Mali Mali: 12 dead in hotel siege, four hostages rescued Malian forces have stormed a hotel and freed four hostages, held by suspected Islamist militants during a 24 hour siege in which 12 people died -
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Gaza West Bank: father of Palestinian boy killed in arson attack dies of injuries The father of an 18-month-old Palestinian boy killed in an arson attack in the West Bank, has died of his injuries. Suspected Jewish attackers -
Taiwan Deadly typhoon unleashes mudslides and flooding in Taiwan A powerful typhoon has hit Taiwan, leaving at least four people dead and many more injured. Video showed a mountain village bing engulfed as a -
Chile Chile: Pinochet's former intelligence chief Manuel Contreras dies The former head of Chile’s secret police during the country’s military dictatorship has died, aged 86. Manuel Contreras was unrepentant for human -
Mali At least six dead in Mali hotel attack Suspected Islamic militants have attacked a hotel used by UN staff in central Mali killing at least six people. The UN’s peacekeeping mission in -
USA Colorado cinema killer sentenced to life in prison James Holmes has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of shooting 12 people dead at a cinema in -
Egypt Fate of Croatian man held hostage in Egypt by ISIL affiliated group unknown The fate of a Croatian man held hostage in Egypt by an affiliate of ISIL remains unknown with the last images of Tomislav Salopek released in a -
Brazil Poll reveals Rousseff is most unpopular Brazilian president in three decades The clattering of pots and pans echoed through Brazil’s towns and cities on Thursday night to coincide with a televised message by President Dilma