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 24/08/2015
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 24/08/2015
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 24/08/2015
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 24/08/2015
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 24/08/2015
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 24/08/2015
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 24/08/2015
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 24/08/2015
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 24/08/2015
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 24/08/2015
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 24/08/2015
brussels bureau 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 24/08/2015
Syria UN gay rights hearing: 'If Islamic State didn't get me, my family would' The United Nations Security council has held a ground-breaking meeting to discuss the plight of homosexuals in lands occupied by ISIL. Diplomats 24/08/2015
Business 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 24/08/2015
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 24/08/2015
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 24/08/2015
Business 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 24/08/2015
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 24/08/2015
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 24/08/2015
Culture 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 24/08/2015
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 24/08/2015
Culture 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 24/08/2015
Sci-tech Morocco sets off on 10 year plan to hold back the desert The road to Fam El Hism in south eastern Morocco is a lonely, hot and dusty one. The harsh climate and low rainfall means little grows here 24/08/2015
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 24/08/2015
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 24/08/2015
