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 20/08/2015
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 20/08/2015
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 20/08/2015
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 20/08/2015
Sport Rudisha ready to battle it out at world championships Olympic men’s 800 metres champion David Rudisha visited Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium ahead of the world athletics championships which get underway 20/08/2015
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 20/08/2015
Sport Benfica send Rodriguez out on loan Uruguay international Jonathan Rodriguez has been loaned out to Deportivo La Coruna. The 22-year-old, who played alongside emerging youngsters for 20/08/2015
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 20/08/2015
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 20/08/2015
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 20/08/2015
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 20/08/2015
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 20/08/2015
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 20/08/2015
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 20/08/2015
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 20/08/2015
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 20/08/2015
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 20/08/2015
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 20/08/2015
Sport Rugby World Cup 2015: Draws for 2019 to be held closer to tournament date World Rugby officials revealed on Wednesday that future Rugby World Cup pool draws will take place closer to the actual date of the tournament to 20/08/2015
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 20/08/2015
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 20/08/2015
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 20/08/2015
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 20/08/2015
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 20/08/2015
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 20/08/2015
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 20/08/2015
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 20/08/2015
Greece 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 20/08/2015
no comment Prayers for Bangkok bomb victims Residents and tourists in Bangkok flocked to the reopened Erawan Shrine to pray for the victims of Monday’s blast that rocked Thailand’s capital 20/08/2015
no comment Sail Amsterdam kicks off One of the world’s largest sailing events kicked off in Amsterdam with more than 600 ships arriving in the Dutch city. It’s the ninth edition of 20/08/2015
