China Chinese investigators start Tianjin blast tests Some 200 Chinese investigators have started tests at the site of the chemical warehouse explosion in Tianjin. The team from the Chinese military are 14/08/2015
Turkey Turkish soldiers killed in clashes between army and PKK fighters Three soldiers were killed and six others wounded during clashes in the southeast of the Turkey, according to a statement from the Turkish military 14/08/2015
Greece Eurozone finance ministers back third Greek bailout The finance ministers from the 19 countries that use the single European currency have approved a third bailout for Greece. The informal body, known 14/08/2015
Greece EU faces worst refugee crisis since Second World War - Migration Commissioner The EU is set to release aid to Greece to help manage the increasing number of migrants arriving on its shores. 14/08/2015
Russia Russia urges Syrian opposition groups to unite against terrorism Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called on all Syrian opposition groups to unite in the fight against terrorism in the local region. The 14/08/2015
United Kingdom British Lord appears in court over historical child sex abuse charges Lord Janner has appeared in court for the first time over historical child sex abuse charges. The British peer faces 22 charges spanning the 14/08/2015
United Kingdom Palace issues warning over paparazzi harassment of Prince George Kensington Palace has issued a warning to the media over paparazzi harassment of Prince George. The palace said photographers were using increasingly 14/08/2015
Sport Steve Smith appointed Australia's next test cricket captain Steve Smith has been named Australia’s new Test captain after the Ashes. The announcement comes following Michael Clarke’s decision to retire at the 14/08/2015
Cuba Road of estrangement is not the right one, Kerry at US embassy reopening in Cuba The stars and stripes adorn the US embassy in Cuba for the first time in 54 years. The flag raising ceremony in Havana marked another symbolic step 14/08/2015
Republic of Northern Macedonia Balkan route now 'busiest irregular passage to EU' for migrants 14/08/2015
World Europe struggles to find answers to the massive migrant influx In this week’s ‘Perspectives’ four European broadcasters look at the growing migrant crisis in Europe. Two look at the situation on the Greek island 14/08/2015
World And also...gold in a lake in Germany, the world's longest non-stop flight and why are people asking if the Pope really is a Catholic? Every Friday journalists from euronews’ different language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond which did not reach the 14/08/2015
France Road deaths in France hit three-year high in July Deaths on French roads in July hit a three-year high, according to new figures from France’s Interior Ministry. There were 360 people killed last 14/08/2015
Republic of Ecuador Indigenous communities lead anti-government protests in Ecuador Demonstrators have taken to the streets of Ecuador to protest the President’s moves to seek a fourth term. Indigenous demonstrators blocked roads in 14/08/2015
Japan Japan's Abe gives no fresh apology on WWII anniversary "Profound grief" expressed but no fresh apology from Japan on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. 14/08/2015
no comment Desperate migrants queue for right to stay in Greece These are the chaotic scenes on the Greek island of Kos, a key landing point for migrants arriving from Turkey. Migrants queued in soaring 14/08/2015
Greece Greece: bailout approved but Syriza is divided The Greek parliament has approved the details of the country’s third multi-billion euro bailout by foreign creditors in five years. It followed hours 14/08/2015
Mexico Scientists find sinkhole cave under Mexico's Kukulkan Castle Pyramid A group of scientists from the Autonomous University of Mexico has discovered a sacred sinkhole cave, known as a cenote, under Chichen Itza’s grand 14/08/2015
