2016-07-12

Sport

Silk Way Rally: Peterhansel bounces back

Reigning Dakar champion Stéphane Peterhansel produced yet another flawless run to clinch the shortened Kostanay -Astana stage, taking the overall lead in this year’s Silk Way…

12/07/2016

China

Beijing refuses to accept Hague ruling over South China Sea territorial claims

An international court has ruled against Beijing over its territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea.

12/07/2016

Sport

Tour de France: Matthews claims stage 10

Australia’s Michael Matthews timed his sprint perfectly to clinch stage 10 of the Tour de France in Revel on Tuesday.

12/07/2016

China

Explainer: South China Sea dispute

The South China Sea is 3.

12/07/2016

USA

Sanders backs Clinton to be next US president

US Senator Bernie Sanders has officially endorsed Hillary Clinton for the democrat presidential nomination ahead of the party’s July convention.

12/07/2016

United Kingdom

What is Theresa May's view on Brexit?

A look at what Theresa May said about Brexit before becoming Britain's prime minister

12/07/2016

Economy

International Monetary Fund sees feeble growth for Italian economy

The International Monetary Fund predicts GDP growth for Italy of less than one percent this year and only slightly more in 2017, with Brexit and debt-laden banks the biggest factors.

12/07/2016

Italy

'We must find out cause' of fatal Italy train collision, says Renzi

Italian authorities say 20 people died and dozens were injured when two passenger trains collided head on in the Puglia region in the south of the country.

12/07/2016

South Sudan

'Tense calm' in South Sudan, 36,000 displaced following heavy fighting - UN

Days of heavy fighting in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, have been followed by relative calm after the warring president and vice president ordered their forces to cease…

12/07/2016

Sport

Bayern back in training

New Bayern Munich manager Carlo Ancelotti has no plans to rip up the foundations laid by predecessor Pep Guardiola and says he will look to continue the club’s tradition of attacking football when the

12/07/2016

Morocco

Moroccans in uproar over imported Italian waste

Moroccan citizens are in uproar over their government’s decision to accept 5.

12/07/2016

Economy

EU warns Spain, Portugal over spending

EU finance ministers say Spain and Portugal have broken the bloc’s budget rules and have not done enough to reduce their deficits.

12/07/2016

United Kingdom

Cameron chairs last cabinet meeting

David Cameron has chaired his last cabinet meeting as prime minister.

12/07/2016

France

Fair play goes far for young Portugal fan

A Franco-Portuguese boy who consoled a weeping French fan explains why he did it

12/07/2016

Sci-Tech

Spanish farmers look for sweet success from Stevia plant

It has around 200 times sweeter than sugar and has a slight taste of liquorice.

12/07/2016

United Kingdom

Britain's 'cold and competent' new PM Theresa May

Winning the top job was the easy bit.

12/07/2016

Italy

Twenty dead and more injured as passenger trains collide in southern Italy

Reports from Italy say at least 20 people have died, and more have been injured, after two passenger trains collided in the Puglia region in the south of the…

12/07/2016

Economy

Bank of England's Carney defends Brexit warnings

Accused of putting out "scare stories" and "phony forecasts" before the EU referendum, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has defended warnings about the economic risks of Brexit.

12/07/2016

Italy

Twenty dead after head on train collision in southern Italy

Reports from Italy say at least 20 people have died, and more have been injured, after two passenger trains collided in the Puglia region in the south of the…

12/07/2016

Cinema

Matt Damon 'bourne' again after nine-year break

Matt Damon is being ‘bourne’ again as Jason Bourne – the troubled former CIA assassin.

12/07/2016

Business Series

Pokemon GO goes viral, boosts Nintendo shares

Pokemon GO, an "augmented reality" game for smartphones has become a craze on the streets and given a massive boost to the share price of Japanese video-game giant Nintendo.

12/07/2016

China

Hague tribunal rejects Beijing's territorial claims in South China Sea

An international court has ruled against Beijing over its territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea.

12/07/2016

USA

Jailed US soldier Manning made failed suicide bid

It’s emerged Chelsea Manning, the US soldier jailed for leaking classified files, tried to kill herself last week.

12/07/2016

Cult

Geneva concert celebrates music and cultures of Mediterranean

Fifteen international artists from 12 Mediterranean countries have come together to perform at the UN’s offices in Geneva, for the first ever “Mediterranean…

12/07/2016

Iraq

US to send more troops to Iraq

US Secretary of Defence Ash Carter has announced the country will send 560 extra military personnel to Iraq to assist local forces in the fight against ISIL.

12/07/2016

No Comment

China: deadly Typhoon Nepartak

Typhoon Nepartak is being blamed for killing four people in Minqing County of southeast China’s Fujian Province.

12/07/2016

No Comment

Portugal's Euro 2016 champions return to Lisbon

Tens of thousands of people welcomed back the Portugal football team in Lisbon on Monday after the team won the European Championship, its first major trophy.

12/07/2016

Syria

Dozens killed as fierce fighting erupts between Syrian government and rebels

Fierce fighting in Syria’s Idlib province has left up to 30 people dead.

12/07/2016

USA

Thousands attend Dallas vigil for slain police officers

Thousands of people have attended a candlelight vigil outside the Dallas Police Department to honour the five officers shot dead during a protest over the killings of two black…

12/07/2016

Mexico

Classmate of Mexico's missing students was tortured according to Human Rights Commission

Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission has released new findings in the case of 43 students who disappeared two years ago.

12/07/2016