2016-06-19

World News

Reusable rocket survives "Apollo 15 test"

The American firm Blue Origin has safely launched and landed its New Shephard rocket for the fourth time, describing the mission test as ‘impeccable’.

19/06/2016

Sport

Rosberg triumphs in Baku to extend championship lead

Nico Rosberg cruised to victory in the first Formula One race held in Azerbaijan on Sunday and increased his championship lead over Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton to 24…

19/06/2016

Turkey

Turkish police stop Istanbul gay pride event with tear gas and plastic bullets

Turkish police used tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse demonstrators who gathered for a gay pride rally in Istanbul in defiance of a government ban.

19/06/2016

Sport

France seals Euro 2016 Group A while Albania shock the Romanians

On Sunday the group stage for the host nation ended.

19/06/2016

Russia

Over a dozen children killed in Russian boating accident

In Russia at least 13 children and an adult are reported to have died after boats capsized in stormy weather on a lake in the northwest of the country.

19/06/2016

United Kingdom

Controversial comments continue despite pleas for calmer Brexit debate

Leading protagonists in the UK referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU have been reflecting on the impact of the MP Jo Cox’s murder, as campaigning resumed on…

19/06/2016

Iraq

Iraqi camps overwhelmed as thousands flee Fallujah fighting

A day after declaring victory over Islamic State militants in Fallujah, Iraqi security forces are struggling to shelter people fleeing the city.

19/06/2016

Sport

Chile humiliate Mexico to advance to Copa América semi-final

Defending champions Chile reached the final of the Copa America with an emphatic 7-0 win over Mexico at Levi’s Stadium in California.

19/06/2016

United Kingdom

Business as usual as 'Brexit' referendum campaign resumes after MP's murder

Campaigning ahead of Thursday’s referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union has resumed after a two-day break following the murder of MP Jo…

19/06/2016

United Kingdom

Church commemoration for murdered British MP Jo Cox

A memorial service has been held for the murdered British MP Jo Cox.

19/06/2016

Belgium

Brussels Central Station evacuated amid heightened security fears

Brussels central train station was temporarily evacuated on Sunday (June 19) due to a suspicious suitcase amid heightened security fears in the Belgian capital after a huge anti-terror operation led t

19/06/2016

Sport

Copa America: Argentina thump Venezuela to reach semi-finals

Argentina’s Lionel Messi and his team-mates gave their fans something to cheer about when they thumped Venezuela 4-1 in the quarter-finals of the Copa America in Massachusetts on…

19/06/2016

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Thousands march at gay pride parade in Portugal

Thousands of people marched in the Portuguese capital Lisbon on Saturday in the traditional Gay Pride parade.

19/06/2016

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Moscow: baby strollers parade

The parade of baby strollers – a colorful festival, which is held since 2008, took place in Moscow Gorky Park this Saturday.

19/06/2016

Greece

Ban says Greece needs more help to cope with migrants

The UN Secretary General has urged countries to do more to help Greece cope with Europe’s migrant crisis as it struggles with its own economic hardship.

19/06/2016

Iran

Iran to buy Boeing airliners

Iran has agreed a deal to buy 100 planes from US planemaker Boeing, according to the head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation.

19/06/2016

United Kingdom

Global events mark Assange's four years in Ecuador's embassy

The Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, is beginning his fifth year inside the Ecuadorean embassy in London.

19/06/2016

Japan

Okinawa rallies against US bases after woman's murder

In Japan, thousands of people have protested on the island of Okinawa against the presence of US military bases.

19/06/2016

Italy

Renzi faces key test as Italy elects new mayors

Millions of Italians go to the polls today to choose mayors in the country’s largest cities.

19/06/2016

Sport

Hunt shines in Denmark

Britain’s Gary Hunt bounced back from a disappointing fourth-place finish in Texas two weeks ago to clinch the second round of the 2016 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in…

19/06/2016

United Kingdom

Brexit: new polls boost "remain" hopes

The campaign to keep Britain in the European Union has regained its lead in two opinion polls giving a boost to the prime minister’s battle to avoid a historic vote in next Thursday’s…

19/06/2016

Hungary

Hungary goes football-crazy for Euro 2016

Hungary’s national football team finished forth in the 1972 European championship and haven’t done much internationally since then.

19/06/2016

Turkey

Turkish riot police disperse protesters after attack on Radiohead fans

Police in Istanbul fired tear gas, rubber pellet and water cannon on Saturday (June 18) to disperse protesters that gathered, angered by an attack the previous night on a record store that was celebra

19/06/2016

Belgium

Three men charged in Belgium with terror offences after police raids

Three men have been charged in Belgium with attempted murder linked to terrorism after a series of overnight police raids amid heightened security three months after the attacks in the city that kille

19/06/2016

Iraq

Humanitarian situation deteriorates in Falluja, Iraq

The humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in Iraq, as people displaced from their homes by violence face a summer in harsh conditions.

19/06/2016

Iraq

Iraqi forces continue flushing ISIL fighters out of Falluja

Iraqi forces on Saturday were clearing mines in Falluja after driving the Islamic State group (ISIL) from most of the city, one of its last remaining strongholds in the Anbar province west of Baghdad,

19/06/2016

United Kingdom

Family of murdered British MP Jo Cox pay tribute to 'perfect' relative

The family of the murdered British member of parliament Jo Cox have gathered close to the scene of the killing to pay tribute.

19/06/2016