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2015-08-24

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Korea

North and South Korea end stand off after intense talks

Tensions on the Korean peninsula are reduced after the North and South agree to end the their stand off over landmines and propaganda broadcasts

Italy

Italy: More than 1,500 migrants arrive in Sicily and Sardinia

More than 1,500 migrants landed on Italian shores on Monday, as the influx of desperate people fleeing conflict and poverty continues. Some 550

USA

Police foil drone plot to smuggle contraband into US prisons

Officials in the US state of Maryland said on Monday (August 24) they foiled a plot to use a drone to sneak contraband items into maximum-security

Russia

Russia blocks Wikipedia over banned charas cannabis information

Update: The Russian authorities say that Wikipedia has edited the page and therefore restrictions on the site will be lifted A Russian government

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Yemen

Civilians pay heavy price as Yemen violence rages

Civilians were caught in the crossfire again as Yemen’s civil war raged on Monday. Saudi-led airstrikes in the Red Sea port area of al Hodeidah

USA

Two Ashley Madison clients may have killed themselves, says police

Police in Canada say at least two people may have committed suicide following the hacking of cheating website Ashley Madison. Information leaked

Sport

Vuelta: Sagan ends winning drought with stage three victory

Peter Sagan ended his run of near misses by winning stage three of the Vuelta. Sagan’s Tinkoff Saxo team controlled the peloton in the later stages

Sport

Pareto and Smetov strike gold on opening day of judo Worlds

Paula Pareto celebrated her first world title beating Haruna Asami in the under 48 kilo class on the opening day of the World Judo Championships in

Ukraine

Ukraine: 24 years of independence from Soviet rule

Ukraine is marking 24 years of independence from Soviet rule. There have been ceremonies in the centre of Kiev, including a show of military might

Sport

Fraser-Pryce retains 100m world title

Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce retained her 100 metres title at the World Athletic’s championships in Beijing. The 28-year-old narrowly held off a

USA

Iran-US 'Great Satan vs Ayatollahs' mentality lingers

The reopening of Britain’s embassy in Tehran on Sunday, after a four-year pause, boosts speculation that Iranian-US relations formally suspended for

Europe News

European ministers to discuss extra train security measures

Increased security measures on the Amsterdam to Paris high-speed Thalys train were very much in evidence as it pulled into Brussels main station on

Syria

UN gay rights hearing: 'If Islamic State didn't get me, my family would'

Economy

Oil prices keep on falling

Crude oil prices fell below 45 dollars (38.8 euros) a barrel on Monday, their lowest level in over six years. Analysts say the price reflects a

Gaza

'Back to school' delayed in Gaza amid UN teachers strike

More than 200,000 children in the Gaza Strip were unable to return to school on Monday because of a strike by teachers. Teaching staff are angry at

Germany

Dinosaur footprints found in abandoned German quarry

Scientists in the German state of Lower Saxony, excavating an abandoned quarry, have found a set of dinosaur footprints that could be up to 145

Economy

Apple to replace defective cameras on iPhone 6 Plus handsets

Apple has launched a program to address what it says is a small percentage of iPhone 6 Plus devices with defective cameras. The company said in a

Italy

Migrants: scuffles with police as hundreds march in Milan

Hundreds of migrants marched down the main Fulvio Testi road, one of the major arteries leading into Italy’s financial capital, Milan. #news

World News

Armstrong Moon suit to be conserved thanks to crowdfunding success

Online crowdfunding efforts to save the first man on the moon’s spacesuit have been out of this world! The US National Air and Space Museum asked

Culture news

One charity fights to keep the music in New Orleans

One thing Hurricane Katrina could barely disturb was New Orleans’ Musical heartbeat. The flooding may have devastated the city a decade ago but

Sport

Bitter-sweet opening win for Barca

Having lost the Spanish Super Cup to Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona exacted sweet revenge against the Basque team in their La Liga season opener. But it

Culture news

Kobra amplifies Sao Paulo's reality with new murals

Kobra is one of the giants of global street art. This Brazilian has spray painted huge, colorful murals throughout the city of Sao Paulo to raise

Markets

China's 'Black Monday' a symptom of wider malaise in the world's second largest economy

In China markets did not just stumble overnight on Monday, they tumbled. The Shanghai Composite Index finished trading eight-and-a-half-percent

Ukraine

Ukraine marks 24 years of independence from Soviet rule

Ukraine is marking 24 years of independence from Soviet rule. There have been ceremonies in the centre of Kiev, including a show of military might