2015-08-18

Russia

'Contraband cheese' gang broken up by Russian police

Russian police say they have broken up a gang producing millions of dollars worth of contraband cheese using banned Western ingredients. Six people

18/08/2015

Turkey

Turkey PM Davutoglu abandons coalition talks

Following a series of failed coalition talks, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has handed back the mandate to form a government to President

18/08/2015

Germany

German teen Anneli-Marie found dead after kidnappers demanded €1m ransom

The body of a kidnapped 17-year-old girl, held for a 1.2-million-euro ransom, has been found in eastern Germany. The girl, identified only

18/08/2015

Turkey

Turkey faces snap election as PM Davutoglu abandons coalition effort

Turkey's political future hangs in the balance as Prime Minister Davutoglu hands back the mandate to form a government to President Erdogan.

18/08/2015

Italy

Italy: 8 suspected human traffickers arrested following 49 migrant deaths

Italian authorities arrest eight suspected human traffickers after 49 migrants were found dead on a boat in the Mediterranean.

18/08/2015

Egypt

Arab League fails to back airstrikes against IS in Libya

The Arab League says an “urgent” Arab strategy is needed to support Libya’s government militarily against the Islamic State group. But the

18/08/2015

Syria

Syria shelters antiques from potential ISIL destruction

Thousands of priceless antiquities in Syria are being gathered and stored in Damascus to protect them from the Islamic State militant group and other

18/08/2015

USA

Robotics a walk in the park with latest advances on display

Boston Dynamics , one of Google’s parent company Alphabet’s hi-tech arms, has released video of its latest baby, the Atlas robot. In the video the

18/08/2015

Russia

Crimea: Putin blames Kyiv for Ukraine violence, warns Tatars not to expect special status

Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed Kyiv for the latest burst of fighting in Ukraine’s restive east. Putin made the accusation on the second

18/08/2015

Sri Lanka

Ruling party wins Sri Lankan election

Sri Lanka’s ruling United National Party has won the most seats in the country’s parliamentary elections. The UNP picked up one hundred and six out

18/08/2015

Thailand

Thailand points the finger at the redshirt opposition

Thailand’s prime minister appears convinced he knows who is behind the Monday bombing in Bangkok. “There are individuals or groups who seek to

18/08/2015

Thailand

Thailand seeks CCTV bomb suspect as new blast shakes Bangkok

Thai authorities are looking for a suspect seen leaving a backpack at the scene of Monday's fatal bomb blast in Bangkok. A second, small explosion in the capital on Tuesday caused no injuries.

18/08/2015

Thailand

Tourists fearful after Bangkok bomb

Euronews spoke with Italian journalist Sofia Nitti, who is based in Bangkok. She said that many tourists in Thailand are worried after yesterday’s

18/08/2015

Russia

Bringing the trolls out of the dark: Russian 'troll' awarded 1 rouble damages

Lyudmila Savchuk, received one rouble in damages after suing an alleged online 'propaganda' factory in order to 'bring them out of the shadows'.

18/08/2015

Greece

Greece approves fire sale of 14 airports

Greek authorities have given their final approval for the sale of 14 regional airports to German operator Fraport. It is the first privatisation to

18/08/2015

Turkey

ISIL video threatens Turkey over support for US

The self-proclaimed Islamic State has released a propaganda video threatening Turkey,describing its president as an “infidel” and a “traitor”

18/08/2015

World News

Thousands of Peru coca growers hit by anti-cocaine drive

A family of coca growers in Peru try to salvage their damaged crops after their plot was destroyed by a government eradication campaign. Thousands

18/08/2015

Thailand

New blast reported in Bangkok

There has been a new explosion in Bangkok, the day after a bomb attack that killed more than 20 people in the Thai capital. Police are quoted as

18/08/2015

USA

Tiger escapes on set of Detroit photoshoot

18/08/2015

China

China: Tributes paid to Tianjin chemical blast victims amid pollution fears

Ships at Tianjin docks sounded their horns, as ceremonies were held in the northeastern Chinese port for the victims of last week’s explosions at a

18/08/2015

China

Sebastian Coe wins race to head athletics' governing body

18/08/2015

Thailand

It's a new kind of attack for Bangkok, says security expert

As Thai authorities attempt to identify the group or individual behind the Bangkok bombing, security experts are warning against premature

18/08/2015

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Bangkok shrine bombing

18/08/2015

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Last sunrise over Sziget

18/08/2015

Belarus

Belarus’ Lukashenko picks potatoes in campaign photo op

18/08/2015

Business Series

The currency war intensifies after China devalues the yuan

One week after the People’s Bank of China devalued the yuan Business Middle East focuses on reactions to the central bank’s latest action which was

18/08/2015

Thailand

Thai authorities hunt Bangkok bombing 'suspect' seen on CCTV

Thailand's junta leader said that security forces have identified a suspect in the Bangkok bombing that killed 22 people and injured 123 others.

18/08/2015

Indonesia

Indonesian rescue teams find 54 bodies at plane crash site

Indonesian search and rescue teams have found the bodies of 54 people on board a passenger jet which went down over the weekend, confirming there

18/08/2015

Next Series

Hidden dimensions: 3D scanner reveals the inner secrets of artworks

It has long been known that, below the surface, works of art often contain important information about how they were created. However, revealing

18/08/2015

China

Tianjin firefighters pay tribute to their lost colleagues

Emergency crews who were first on the scene in last week's chemical warehouse blasts in the Chinese port of Tianjin, bore the brunt of fatalities. in the disaster. On Tuesday lost colleagues were reme

18/08/2015