2015-09-16

The first round of matches in the Champions League group stage came to a close on Wednesday night. Alessandro Florenzi scored a long-range cracker

A US military programme which began in May to train Syrian rebels to combat Islamist militants in the country has been heavily criticised and on

Burkina Faso’s interim leaders have been detained by the powerful presidential guard in what looks like a coup d’etat. President Michel Kafando, his

There were ugly scenes on the Greek island of Lesbos on Wednesday, where authorities at a registration camp are struggling to contain hundreds of new

Pure theatre. That’s how British Parliament’s weekly question-and-answer session is viewed with verbal jousting between the prime minister and the

Yemeni Prime Minister Khaled Bahah has returned from exile to make a trip to the strategically-important city of Aden. Bahah, also the vice president

Israeli authorities have returned Palestinian detainee Mohammed Allan to prison, following a stint in hospital. Allan was being treated for brain

At least four people have died and over 40 were injured in a truck bomb attack west of the Afghan capital, police report. A suicide bomber allegedly

Near the tiny village of Behramkale, refugees from Syria leave the Turkish coast and cross the Aegean Sea, heading for the Greek island of Lesbos

Algeria celebrated another gold at the African Games in Brazzaville, when the men’s team won the volleyball. The North African’s beat hosts Congo

Wednesday’s scenes of chaos and clashes between migrants and Hungarian police at the border with Serbia were witnessed by Euronews correspondent

Budapest "orders a 30-day suspension" of the Roszke-Horgos border crossing after violent clashes break out on the Hungary-Serbia border.

It’s one of the most controversial free trade deals in recent history. Opponents of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment says it puts the interests

The sun rose on a new chapter of sailing history this week. On Tuesday Chinese skipper Guo Chuan and his four crew members from Russia, France and

In the past the sight of Johna Lomu leading the line in a haka was one that put the fear into most, if not all, national rugby teams across the

Riot police and protesters clashed in Beirut (September 16) ahead of a second “national dialogue” meeting aimed at resolving the political crisis

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has spoken out for the first time about Europe’s refugee crisis. In an interview with Russian media, he blamed

For years Vangelis Meimarakis has served in centre-right governments accused by the left of leading the country to the brink of financial crisis now

The Belgian capital of Brussels came to a standstill on Wednesday as some 300 taxi drivers protested against ride-hailing service Uber. Taxi drivers

Desperate refugees waiting to leave the Greek island of Lesbos say they are determined to make their way to northern Europe, despite closed borders