2016-07-20

Iraq

Turkey bombs PKK in northern Iraq for first time since failed coup

For the first time since last Friday's failed coup, state media says Turkish warplanes have carried out air strikes against the PKK in northern Iraq.

20/07/2016

Turkey

Turkey's post-coup purge widens to schools and universities

Turkey has stepped up its purge following Friday’s coup attempt, now targeting universities and schools.

20/07/2016

France

French parliament votes to extend state of emergency

France's lower house of parliament has voted early to extend a state of emergency nationwide for another six months. Critics say that it is too little too late.

20/07/2016

Italy

Multiple arrests in anti-Ndrangheta operation

20/07/2016

World News

Ukraine: journalist Pavel Sheremet killed by car bomb in Kyiv

A well-known journalist in Ukraine has been killed by a car bomb in the capital Kyiv.

20/07/2016

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pokémon Go players warned of triggering landmines

The slogan of the hit Pokémon Go mobile game is ‘you’ve got to catch them all’, but for players in Bosnia, it might be worth adding ‘.

20/07/2016

World News

Death penalty executions at a 25 year high, Amnesty reports

Three countries are responsible for 90% of executions, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

20/07/2016

USA

Now it's official! Trump formally clinches Republican presidential nomination

Just over a year after launching an improbable bid for the White House, Donald Trump has formally clinched the Republican presidential nomination.

20/07/2016

France

France's National Assembly votes to extend state of emergency for six months

France is currently debating new emergency powers at the request of the government in the wake of the Nice attack.

20/07/2016

Turkey

Ankara calls for US to extradite 'coup mastermind'

Turkey prepares extradition request for Gulen US says any extradition will be conducted according to treaty Gulen denies involvement in coup Turkey is sending an extradition request to the US for t

20/07/2016

USA

Republicans play down apparent 'plagiarism gaffe'

The plagiarism accusation over Melania Trump’s speech spilled over onto day two of the Republican Convention.

20/07/2016

USA

Donald Trump officially secures Republican presidential nomination

Donald Trump has won the Republican Party’s nomination to contest the next presidential election on November 8.

20/07/2016

Turkey

Turkish MPs on the front line as video of parliament bombing emerges

The moment when the Turkish parliament was hit by the first of several bombs during Friday’s nights abortive coup attempt was captured by one MP on his mobile…

20/07/2016

Sport

Angel Maria Villar bids to become the next UEFA president.

Spanish Football Federation president Angel Maria Villar will bid to become the next UEFA president.

20/07/2016

Germany

German train attacker vowed revenge on 'infidels'

The teenage Afghan teenager who carried out the axe-and-knife attack on a train in southern Germany left behind a letter and a video saying he sought to avenge the deaths of civilians in Muslim…

20/07/2016