20 August 2015 | Euronews
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Democratic Republic Of Congo DRC to investigate rape allegations against its UN peacekeepers The government of the Democratic of Republic Congo (DRC) said on Thursday that it would investigate three of its soldiers accused of rape while -
Greece Profile: Alexis Tsipras Alexis Tsipras rose to political stardom as the crisis in Greece blew apart the bipartisan system that had been in place for decades. Born in 1974 -
France Le Pen: Jean-Marie excluded from France's Front National Jean-Marie Le Pen has been suspended from France’s National Front, the party he co-founded. The Honorary Party President triggered the showdown by -
Sport Steindl breaks his own record in the Alps Switzerland’s Andreas Steindl held his nerve to break his own Speed Mountain Running record in the Swiss Alps. The 26-year-old, who ran up five -
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Sport Four-year-old scores a try in rugby league charity match A four-year-old boy stole the show at a rugby league charity game in Australia. He had apparently become separated from his mother and found himself -
Sport Benfica send Rodriguez out on loan -
Sport Korean athlete taken to hospital after Olympic test race South Korean windsurfer Wonwoo Cho was taken to hospital earlier this week after falling ill at the Olympic sailing test event in Rio de Janeiro’s -
USA Carter: former US President has brain cancer Former US President Jimmy Carter has told reporters he has been diagnosed with brain cancer and will undergo radiation treatment. It comes barely a -
United Kingdom British showbiz superstar Cilla Black laid to rest British showbiz celebrity Cilla Black has been laid to rest in her hometown of Liverpool, England. Family and friends bid her farewell at St Mary’s -
France Fire at Paris science museum blazes for six hours A major fire at one of Europe’s biggest science museums, the Cite des Sciences in Paris, has been brought under control after raging for six hours -
Musica Kaufmann's dark take on Beethoven at Salzburg Festival It is one of the highlights of this year’s Salzburg Festival: The new production of Beethoven’s “Fidelio”. On stage, there’s a remarkable cast -
France Calais struggles with its migrant hotspot status With their eyes on the UK, Calais in France is the last stop on a long journey migrants hope will end on the other side of the Channel. In 1999 the -
Greece Greek PM Tsipras resigns, requests 'earliest possible' elections Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has resigned. He has asked the president for the earliest possible election. Government sources say the vote will -
Russia Kazakhstan's currency plunges after central bank abandons USD peg The Kazakh currency, the tenge, has lost a quarter of its value against the US dollar after abandoning a peg to the Greenback. The country’s national -
Republic of North Macedonia FYROM: Macedonia declares state-of-emergency A state of emergency has been declared in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), as crowds of migrants continue to gather on its southern -
Sport Tiger Woods looks to bounce back at the Wyndham Championship America’s Tiger Woods will be looking to bounce back from his latest Major disappointment when he tees off at the Wyndham Championship. The -
Yemen UN warns of impending famine in Yemen as no way in for food aid The World Food programme is sounding the alarm on an impending humanitarian disaster in Yemen. Its Executive Director says the risk of famine has -
Sport Rugby World Cup 2015: Draws for 2019 to be held closer to tournament date -
USA St Louis: nine arrested in disturbances Nine people have been arrested in outbreaks of violence in the US city of St Louis after a black teenager was shot dead by police. Police Use Tear -
Greece Migrants: cruise ship docks near Athens A cruise ship has brought hundreds of migrants from Syria to Europe’s southern border. Syrian refugee ship arrives on Greek mainland, migrants move -
USA Windows 10, three weeks on: the good, the bad and the ugly It was launched on July 29, described by Microsoft as a “new era in personal computing” with a whole new philosophy in a “mobile first, cloud first -
France Britain, France seek to tackle Calais migrant crisis Britain and France plan to work together more closely to stem the flow of migrants into the UK. The two countries’ interior ministers agreed on -
United Kingdom World's oldest message in a bottle confirmed after 109-year voyage Scientists at Britain’s Marine Biological Association in Plymouth were amazed when they were contacted by Marianne Winkler. During her April holiday -
Korea Korea military tension: Pyongyang and Seoul exchange fire South Korea fired towards North Korea after Pyongyang allegedly launched shells to protest against giant propaganda loudspeakers pumping out Seoul’s -
USA Firefighters killed as wildfires rage in US northwest Three firefighters have been killed in the western United States while battling one of several major wildfires in the region. It’s thought their -
Brazil Merkel urges Brazil to open foreign competition German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Brazil to open up its markets to more foreign competitors. Merkel is in the country to promote German trade and -
Economy Greece repays ECB after tapping fresh bailout funds Greece has repaid 3.2 billion euros to the European Central Bank after Athens received the first emergency loans agreed under the country’s third -
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Thailand International terror link to Bangkok bomb 'unlikely' - Thai junta Thailand’s military junta says Monday’s deadly bomb attack in Bangkok was “unlikely” to be the work of international terrorists. According to the -
Egypt Egypt: bomb hits Cairo police building, six wounded A car bomb in a Cairo suburb has wounded at least six police officers and badly damaged a state security building. There are no confirmed dead. The -
Brazil Merkel flies to Brazil for bilateral talks German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Brazil for a two day visit where she was met by President Dilma Rousseff. The purpose is to strengthen -
Egypt Cairo car bomb wounds six police officers A car bomb near a state security building and a court house in a Cairo suburb has left at least six police officers wounded. There are no confirmed -
Sport Manchester United begin Champions League play-off with victory Manchester United began their quest to rejoin Europe’s elite after a season’s absence by beating Club Brugges 3-1 in the first leg of the Champions -
Spain Spanish town celebrates annual 'human tower' festival It’s an act of physical ingenuity and bravery – the annual festival of building Tarragona towers or castles and attracts thousands to the Catalonia -
France British and French ministers to sign Calais migrant deal French and UK ministers are set to sigh a deal over migrant security in Calais as thousands live in squalid conditions waiting to cross into Britain. -
Syria Syrian scholar Khaled al-Asaad beheaded by ISIL militants A leading Syrian antiquities scholar has been beheaded by ISIL fighters, according to his relatives. His body was reportedly hung from a pole in the