2016-07-02

World News

Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel dies aged 87

The Holocaust survivor and former Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel has died aged 87.

02/07/2016

France

Former French PM Michel Rocard dies, aged 85

Michel Rocard, France’s prime minister from 1988 to 1991, has died aged 85, his son has told AFP news agency.

02/07/2016

Sport

Germany reach Euro 2016 semis after penalty shoot-out win over Italy

Germany finally broke their Italian hoodoo at major tournament finals by beating the Azzurri 6-5 in a penalty shoot-out to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2016.

02/07/2016

Sport

Cavendish sprints to victory in Tour de France opener

Mark Cavendish won the opening stage of this year’s Tour de France on Saturday and with the victory donned for the first time in his career the prestigious leader’s yellow…

02/07/2016

Spain

Holidaymakers stranded by delays and cancellations at Barcelona airport

The big summer holiday getaway has literally failed to get off the ground for thousands of people at Barcelona airport.

02/07/2016

Serbia

'Jealous' man guns down five, wounds 22 in Serbia cafe

Five people were killed and another 22 wounded on Saturday (July 2) when a man entered a cafe in northern Serbia and opened fire with an assault rifle he owned…

02/07/2016

World News

German and Italy fans face off in Bordeaux

German and Italian football fans are out in force in Bordeaux tonight ahead of their countries’ Euro 2016 quarter-final.

02/07/2016

United Kingdom

From London, with love: tens of thousands rally against Brexit vote

Tens of thousands of Britons marched across the capital on Saturday (July 2), in protest against their nation’s vote to leave the European Union.

02/07/2016

Sport

Judo: Ulaanbaatar Grand Prix - day two wrap-up

The Ulaanbaatar Grand Prix dished up a gripping second day of action.

02/07/2016

Bangladesh

Renzi and Abe condemn "despicable act of terrorism"

Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi condemned the attack and vowed not to give in terrorism.

02/07/2016

Bangladesh

Islamist gunmen kill 20 hostages, mainly foreigners, in Bangladeshi capital

The victims include at least nine Italians and possibly Japanese nationals.

02/07/2016

United Kingdom

"Stay calm and collected" - Queen tells Scottish parliament post Brexit

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has urged political leaders to “stay calm and collected” amid the fallout from the Brexit vote.

02/07/2016

World News

Votes counted in cliffhanger Australian election

Exit polls show the ruling conservatives neck and neck with the Labor opposition party.

02/07/2016

No Comment

Soldiers on the streets to mark one of WW1's deadliest battles

Actors dressed as World War I British troops appeared in London and public spaces across the UK on Friday (July 1, 2016) to mark the 100th anniversary of one of the conflict’s most devastating…

02/07/2016

No Comment

Boris Johnson heckled in street over Brexit controversy

This is the moment prominent Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson was heckled in the street.

02/07/2016

Bangladesh

Bangladesh ISIL attack: 20 foreigners killed, 13 hostages freed after Dhaka cafe siege ends

Several Italians died in the attack, claimed by the group calling itself Islamic State.

02/07/2016

Israel

Israel deploys troops into West Bank, bombs Gaza in response to Palestinian attacks

The Middle East peace Quartet has urged Israel to stop settlement construction and Palestinians to stop violence.

02/07/2016

Bangladesh

Bangladesh police storm Dhaka siege café, 'several hostages freed'

Bangladeshi police have stormed a café in Dhaka trying to free 20 hostages including several foreigners – trapped inside after gunmen attacked it on Friday…

02/07/2016

United Kingdom

'Bring on Portugal!' Wales fans ecstatic at historic win over Belgium

Cardiff erupted in joyous celebration as Wales defied the odds to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2016 after overcoming one of the favourites Belgium 3-1.

02/07/2016

World News

Turnbull and Shorten in tight contest as Australia votes in general election

Voters are going to the polls in Australia in a tightly contested general election – after a period of political turmoil that has seen several changes of prime…

02/07/2016

Germany

Man jailed by German court for stabbing mayor of Cologne

A German court has sentenced a man to 14 years in jail for stabbing the mayor of Cologne the day before Henriette Reker was elected.

02/07/2016

Syria

West secretly helping Syria against militants, says Assad

Syria’s President al-Assad is claiming that Western countries have sent security officials to help his government covertly fight militants.

02/07/2016

USA

Four children stabbed to death in Memphis, Tennessee

Four children under six have been stabbed to death in Memphis, Tennessee.

02/07/2016