Germany Lorry aluminium spill sets German motorway on fire Motorway traffic was serverely disrupted near Dortmund in western Germany on Sunday after a lorry carrying liquid aluminium overturned on the A1. 16 16/08/2015
USA US civil rights icon Julian Bond dies aged 75 American civil rights activist Julian Bond has died at the age of 75. Bond co-founded the Student Nonviolent Co-ordinating Committee in the 1960s 16/08/2015
Egypt Egyptians swelter in deadly heatwave At least 93 people have died and hundreds have been admitted to hospital as temperatures soar in an Egyptian heatwave. 16/08/2015
Sport Red Bull Air Race: Bonhomme soars to Ascot victory Britain’s Paul Bonhomme thrilled the home crowd by winning the Ascot stop on the Red Bull Air Race World Championship series. The victory was 16/08/2015
Brazil "Dilma out!" Tens of thousands call for impeachment of Brazilian president Brazil’s third major demonstration of the year drew tens of thousands to Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach to call for the impeachment of President 16/08/2015
Sport Manchester City top of the table after Chelsea victory Chelsea’s poor start to the season dragged on for another week with Jose Mourinho’s side suffering a 3-0 battering by Manchester City at the Etihad 16/08/2015
Sport Lorenzo wins in Brno to join Rossi at top of MotoGP standings The race for the MotoGP world title is tighter than ever following Jorge Lorenzo’s victory at the Czech Republic Grand Prix. The Spaniard is 16/08/2015
Syria At least 80 reported dead in Syrian-government airstrikes near Damascus Reports suggest Syrian government airstrikes northeast of the capital have killed at least 80 people. Images taken from social media purport to show 16/08/2015
Pakistan Pakistan: bomb kills Punjab Home Minister Rescuers in Northern Pakistan have dug desperately through the remains of a minister’s house flattened by a suicide bomb attack. At least nine people 16/08/2015
Indonesia Trigana Air plane found crashed in mountainous area of Indonesia A missing Trigana Air plane carrying 54 people has been found crashed in a remote area of Indonesia's Papua province. 16/08/2015
Greece Kos: Greece brings in a ferry to process migrants Refugees from Syria have begun registering on a passenger ferry moored in the harbour at Kos. The aim is to help the small Greek island cope with the 16/08/2015
Culture news The art is alive with sounds and music at 'Soundscapes' in London The National Gallery in London is inviting art lovers to discover a different way of experiencing paintings. ‘Soundscapes’ has commissioned 16/08/2015
Sport Paredes wins Cliff Diving World Series event in Bosnia-Herzegovina Britain’s Gary Hunt had a rare off day when he failed to take home a medal at the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series event in Mostar in Bosnia 16/08/2015
Italy Sicily receives hundreds of migrants rescued from Mediterranean Sicily has received some of the 719 people rescued from the Mediterranean on Saturday (August 15). Three operations were carried out, coordinated by 16/08/2015
Indonesia Indonesia: Trigana Air flight crashes over Papua A Trigana Air plane crashes over Indonesia's Papua province with 54 people on board 16/08/2015
China China:fear and anger in the wake of the Tianjin disaster Salvage teams pick their way through the remains of a chemical plant in China, after an explosion so immense it was visible from space. Toxic 16/08/2015
world news IAAF 'blocked report suggesting top athletes broke anti-doping rules' It is being claimed the governing body for world athletics has suppressed a study showing up to a third of top international athletes have violated 16/08/2015
Brazil Brazil: protestors call for President to be impeached This Sunday wil be a day of protests across Brazil. Millions are expected to take to the streets to call for their president to be impeached 16/08/2015
Culture news Hungary's Sziget festival final day underway in Budapest The final performances at Hungary’s Sziget festival will take place on Sunday night (August 16). Over the last seven days the international music 16/08/2015
Greece Syria refugees begin boarding Greek passenger ship in Kos Syrian refugees on the Greek island of Kos started boarding a giant passenger ferry in the early hours of Sunday morning (August 16). Crowds of 16/08/2015
Republic of Ecuador Ecuador evacuation after increased activity around Cotopaxi volcano The president of Ecuador has declared a state of emergency after the giant Cotopaxi volcano showed signs of increased activity. The move allows 16/08/2015
Dominica Dominican Republic jails 4 Frenchmen for cocaine smuggling A court in the Dominican Republic has sentenced four Frenchmen to 20 years in prison for involvement in a 700 kilogram shipment of cocaine. The 16/08/2015
USA 400 US flights grounded by flight tracking system glitch More than 400 flights were cancelled at airports along the US east coast on Saturday (August 15) because of an issue with a flight-tracking system in 16/08/2015
China Conflicting information about evacuations after Tianjin explosion Chinese police have confirmed the presence of deadly sodium cyanide after explosions in the city of Tianjin last week. The state-run Beijing News 16/08/2015
