world news A 'great moral voice' - funeral held for holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel A private funeral has been held at a New York synagogue for World War Two concentration camp survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel. 03/07/2016
Ireland Euromillions win lights up Irish bus drivers eyes A few regular bus routes may be late on Monday morning in Dublin after a group of drivers won Friday’s euromillion jackpot of nearly 24-million euros. 03/07/2016
Russia Lost Russian fire-fighting aircraft found in Irkutsk Russian authorities have located the wreckage of a plane that crashed last week in the country’s Irkutsk region. 03/07/2016
Gaza Turkish ship arrives in Israel with aid for Gaza A week on from restoring ties, a Turkish ship has arrived in Israel with 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid bound for Gaza. 03/07/2016
Sport Tour de France: Sagan dons yellow after sprinting to stage two victory Peter Sagan bounced back from a third place finish in the Tour de France opener on Saturday to win Sunday’s second stage and take over the leader’s yellow… 03/07/2016
United Kingdom Brexit turmoil takes toll on main parties as leadership race ignites “One of the reasons why we should keep our options open is: yes, the referendum express the will of the people, but the will of the people is entitled to change. 03/07/2016
speed Mikkelsen snatches late Rally Poland win after Tanak punctures Norway’s Andreas Mikkelsen chalked up his first win of the 2016 World Rally championship season after snatching a dramatic late win at Rally Poland. 03/07/2016
speed Hamilton claims Austrian GP win following final lap collision with teammate Rosberg Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton celebrated his third win of the season at the Austrian Grand Prix. 03/07/2016
Iraq Nighttime Baghdad bombings kill and wound hundreds celebrating Ramadan Two bombings in Baghdad around midnight on Sunday killed at least 120 people celebrating Ramadan, many of them children. 03/07/2016
the corner Euro 2016: France thump Iceland to reach semi-finals on home soil Hosts France restored footballing order on the European continent after thrashing minnows Iceland 5-2 to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2016. 03/07/2016
Sport Judo: Hosts Mongolia finish top of the medals table in home Grand Prix The heavyweights in were action on the third and final day of the Ulaanbaatar Grand Prix. 03/07/2016
Israel Israel approves new West Bank settlements amid surge in Palestinian violence Israel pushes ahead with more West Bank settlements after a wave of attacks by Palestinians in the occupied territory 03/07/2016
Turkey Suspected Islamic State militants in court over Istanbul airport bombing In Turkey, at least 13 people, mainly foreigners, have appeared in court over Tuesday night’s deadly attack on Istanbul airport. 03/07/2016
Bangladesh Bangladesh mourns after suspected Islamist militants storm upmarket cafe in the capital Bangladesh has begun two days of mourning after suspectic Islamist militants stormed an upmarket restaurant in the capital, Dhaka. 03/07/2016
world news Australia in political limbo after cliff-hanger election Saturday's general election is too close to call and vote counting won't resume until Tuesday. 03/07/2016
no comment 'I can't live without EU' Ten of thousands of people showed their support for the European Union in London on Saturday (July 2). 03/07/2016
no comment Locust influx causing concern in Russia Swarms of locusts have invaded parts of Russia, including Sochi, which hosted the Winter Olympics in 2014. 03/07/2016
USA 'Deer Hunter' director Michael Cimino dies at 77 Michael Cimino, the American award-winning filmmaker best known for his Vietnam War classic “The Deer Hunter,” has died at the age of 77. 03/07/2016
Iraq At least 80 killed, scores wounded in twin Baghdad bombings More than 80 people were killed and several hundred wounded when two bombings hit a shopping area and a popular market in Baghdad in the early hours of Sunday (July… 03/07/2016
USA Hillary Clinton interviewed by FBI in private email server inquiry Hillary Clinton has been interviewed by the FBI as part of the inquiry into her use of a private email server when she was secretary of state. 03/07/2016
France German fans exultant, Italians despondent after penalty rollercoaster ride Happy German fans celebrated after their national team knocked Italy out of Euro 2016. 03/07/2016
Bangladesh Italy mourns at least nine nationals killed in Bangladesh terror attack Italy is mourning nine of its nationals killed in Friday’s militant attack on a café in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. 03/07/2016
world news Orlando massacre remembered at Madrid and Paris gay pride rallies There was a large turnout for the annual Gay Pride rally in Madrid, a joyous event but this year one tinged with shock and anger after the Orlando massacre. 03/07/2016
United Kingdom Police report surge in racist hate crime since UK Brexit vote Anecdotal evidence and some police figures suggest there has been a huge rise in cases of racist abuse in the wake of the UK’s referendum vote to leave the European… 03/07/2016
