13 August 2015 | Euronews
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Rwanda Red Cross reunites lost refugee children with families in Rwanda Thousands of people live in Rwanda’s Mahama refugee camp. Most have fled deadly attacks and political turmoil in neighbouring Burundi. Burundian -
Greece Kos: Migrants head for Greek mainland, while thousands wait to be registered Greek police have been working round the clock to register the thousands of Syrian refugees who have been stuck on the island after arriving from Turkey. -
Cuba Cubans celebrate Fidel Castro's birthday, as US prepares to open embassy Cubans have been marking the 89th birthday of former president Fidel Castro, as the US prepares to officially open its embassy in the capital. At -
United Kingdom UK government fast-tracks fracking in England The British government has announced a series of measures which would fast-track fracking applications in England. Ministers will be allowed to -
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Poland Poland's president criticises NATO for treating country like 'buffer zone' Poland’s president has lashed out at NATO, saying his country is being treated like a “buffer zone” between Russia and Germany. Andrzej Duda is -
France Paris beach party stirs geopolitical tensions A summertime beach event in Paris has sparked geopolitical tensions. Hundreds of police have been deployed for the Tel-Aviv sur Seine celebration -
Sweden Sweden drops two sexual assault cases against WikiLeaks' Assange Prosecutors in Sweden have dropped two sexual assault cases against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Five years since two women made the allegations -
Sport Kitesurfing the Great Barrier Reef for charity and a world record There are many challenging and fun ways to raise money for charity but a group of eight kitesurfers recently raised the bar very high. The group have -
Turkey Turkey PM: prospect of snap election 'increasing' after failed coalition talks With Turkey stuck in political stalemate, the country’s prime minister says he would prefer to see an election held “as soon as possible.” It comes -
Sport Rio's polluted waters will be safe - IOC Organizers for next year’s Olympics have played down concerns over athletes’ safety in Rio’s polluted waterways for next year’s Games. -
China More than 50 dead in Chinese warehouse blast At least fifty people are now known to have died after a series of explosions in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin. More than 700 people have -
No Comment High spirits as Hungary hosts one of Europe's biggest festivals -
Afghanistan Al-Qaeda leader pledges allegiance to new Taliban chief Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has pledged allegiance to the new head of the Taliban. The announcement came in an audio message, which could not be -
Cuba On the cusp of change, Cuba turns to the future with eye on the past Ever since the recent rapprochement between Washington and Havana, Cubans have been looking ahead to what the future might hold. Many seem confident -
Greece Tensions rumble in Athens ahead of crucial Greek bailout vote The holiday atmosphere in the Greek capital belies the tension brewing in Parliament. MPs are set to vote on a multi-billion euro bailout deal. With -
World News Earth Overshoot Day...Pushing Mother Nature too far Today, August 13, is Earth Overshoot Day, meaning that in less than eight months this year, humanity has already used up the resources Mother Nature -
Turkey Turkey blames Kurdish militants for outpost attacks Turkish officials say Kurdish militants attacked five military outposts in eastern Turkey in the past 24 hours. The country’s army said seven -
Musica Watch Fidelio at the Salzburg Festival with Jonas Kaufmann & Adrianne Pieczonka -
Iraq Chemical weapons used on Kurdish peshmerga - German report New evidence has emerged which shows Kurdish forces fighting in northern Iraq were allegedly attacked a few days ago with chemical weapons. A report -
World News What you need to know about Left Handers' Day -
Kosovo EULEX should 'stop intimidating whistleblowers' - campaigners -
Greece More migrants arrive on Greek island of Kos Dozens of migrants have arrived on the shores of the Greek island of Kos as authorities there struggle to cope with the influx of those fleeing their -
World News Anti-doping analyst hits out at IAAF and Seb Coe over leaked blood data -
United Kingdom UK: Tony Blair warns Labour Party of 'annihilation' if left-winger Corbyn is elected leader Tony Blair has warned that Britain’s opposition Labour Party risks “annihilation” if, as expected, it elects hard-left veteran Jeremy Corbyn as its -
Myanmar Ruling party chief ousted in Myanmar power struggle Amid a show of strength by security forces, the head of Myanmar’s powerful ruling party has been ousted. Shwe Mann, who is also the speaker of -
No Comment Heavy floods hit Italian coastal region -
No Comment Eight die in Syrian airstrikes -
No Comment International rescue of Sub-Saharan and Palestinian migrants -
China China blasts death toll rises to 44, with more than 500 injured Chinese state media says the death toll in huge explosions that hit the port city of Tianjin has more than doubled to 44, with over 500 other people -
Iraq Dozens dead as ISIL claims responsibility for Baghdad bomb blast The militant group Islamic State says it carried out a truck bomb attack in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, which killed more than 60 people. The bomb -
Portugal Portuguese firefighters battle blaze to save forests In central Portugal up to 400 firefighters are still battling a blaze in the Serra da Estrela Natural Park. The flames have already destroyed around -
USA Nearly four million litres of contaminated water leaks into Colorado river system In the US nearly four million litres of waste water containing toxins has been a leaked into a local river system in Colorado. The Environmental -
USA Former President Jimmy Carter diagnosed with cancer Former US President Jimmy Carter announced on Wednesday that he’s been diagnosed with cancer. A statement from the Carter Centre made it clear the -
China Seventeen dead and 400 injured in two huge explosions in northeast China At least 17 people were killed and around 400 injured in two massive explosions in the northeastern Chinese port city of Tianjin on Wednesday. Video -
Greece A second day of scuffles with police as the Greek island of Kos struggles to cope with hundreds of migrants Scuffles broke out between migrants and police on Wednesday on the Greek island of Kos. It was the second consecutive day of clashes at a sports