France American passengers overpower armed attacker on French train An anti-terrorism inquiry was launched in France on Friday, after an armed man injured three people, two of them seriously, on a train before being 21/08/2015
Japan Boost in power output delayed at Japan's Sendai nuclear reactor A planned power increase from the first Japanese nuclear reactor restarted since the Fukushima meltdown has been delayed. Kyushu Electric last week 21/08/2015
Korea North Korea says it is ready for all-out war Tensions on the Korean peninsula have escalated with the North saying it is ready for an all-out war, according to the country’s Foreign Ministry 21/08/2015
Iraq ISIL second-in-command killed in Mosul, Iraq by US airstrike The US has confirmed the second-in-command of the group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL) is dead. Hajji Mutazz was killed in an US military air 21/08/2015
France American passengers overpower armed attacker on French train Three people have been wounded in a shooting on board a high speed train en route from Amsterdam to Paris. One of those reportedly injured is 21/08/2015
Syria Heaviest Israeli raids on Syria since start of civil war Syrian state TV reported Israeli airstrikes in southern Syria killed six people and wounded seven in the Golan Heights in the heaviest Israeli 21/08/2015
China Chinese authorities try to calm fears of Tianjin residents following blasts Four new fires have broken out at the site where two huge blasts last week killed at least 116 people in the Chinese port city of Tianjin 21/08/2015
Republic of Northern Macedonia Migrant crisis: UN intervenes after FYR Macedonia border crackdown Thousands of Syrians, Afghans and others seeking sanctuary were caught up in chaotic scenes on Friday as they tried to cross the border from Greece 21/08/2015
Sport Kevin Rolland shines in New Zealand France’s Kevin Rolland produced yet another flawless run to set the pace in qualifying ahead of Sunday’s halfpipe World Cup series final at the 21/08/2015
United Kingdom Banksy gives Weston-Super-Mare a day in the sun with biggest show yet Of all the seaside pearls scattered around the English coastline designed for pleasure and family pastimes Weston-Super-Mare is something of a joke 21/08/2015
Denmark Images released of Rodin sculpture thieves Over one month since the theft of French sculptor Auguste Rodin’s “Man with the Broken Nose” from a museum in Copenhagen, police have released 21/08/2015
Italy Rome becomes like 'Godfather' set for 'crime boss' showbiz funeral A brass band played music from “The Godfather” movie at the funeral of purported Italian crime boss Vittorio Casamonica on Thursday (August 21). His 21/08/2015
Turkey Turkey poised for snap November polls Turkey is set to hold snap elections in November, with a temporary government to be formed in the meantime. So says President Recep Tayyip Erdogan 21/08/2015
Sport Bolivian Football headquarters raided in corruption probe State prosecutors raided the headquarters of the Bolivian Football Federation in Cochabamba after it failed to cooperate fully with an investigation 21/08/2015
Sport Rugby World Cup 2015: Cheika reveals Wallabies' 31-man squad National team coach Michael Cheika has surprised Australian fans by naming uncapped prop Toby Smith and inexperienced flanker Sean McMahon in his 21/08/2015
Sport Ex-Liverpool star Núñez: 'Benítez brings results not nice football' Ex-Liverpool star Antonio Núñez has lifted the lid on his former manager Rafa Benítez, telling Real Madrid fans to expect results not lots of goals 21/08/2015
World And also... Drunk soldiers, Cold War spies, Beautiful watermelons and more Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond which might not have reached the 21/08/2015
Korea Points scoring or potential crisis? Two Koreas trade border accusations The North says South Korea started this latest shouting match with propaganda loudspeakers resuming broadcasts stopped for more than a decade. The 21/08/2015
Greece Greeks hopeful despite high probability of fresh elections in September Another day and another political crisis in Greece with polling stations likely to open for business next month. The resignation of Alexis Tsipras 21/08/2015
France [In pictures] Paris migrants take over disused school At the end of July 2015 hundreds of migrants moved into an abandoned school in northern Paris. The graffiti-covered premises, Jean-Quarré, had not 21/08/2015
Poland Poland: Has Nazi gold 'treasure train' mystery finally been solved? A castle, a tunnel and a lost train full of Nazi treasure. It is not a Hollywood film script but a real life mystery dating back decades. Two people 21/08/2015
Turkey Turkey accuses BBC of supporting 'terrorism' Turkey has accused the BBC of supporting terrorism and producing propaganda for the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK). The country’s foreign ministry 21/08/2015
France France: Le Pens further divided as National Front votes to oust founder The rift deepens between one of France's most controversial families as the National Front's Jean-Marie Le Pen is voted out of the party he founded. 21/08/2015
Greece 'Tear gas and stun grenades': Migrants under fire in FYR Macedonia Riot police in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) fired tear gas and reportedly stun grenades on Friday to disperse thousands trying 21/08/2015
no comment Bearing up under the strain of it all.... The only thing that could possibly make this plucky bear more at home is a poolside pina colada! It was caught on camera taking a dip in a private 21/08/2015
no comment Mountain runner sets new record for five-peak challenge This is champion mountain runner Andreas Steindl who has set a new record for scaling five Alpine peaks. The highest peak on the Swiss challenge – 21/08/2015