19 August 2016 | Euronews
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Turkey Sex laws row between Turkey and Sweden leads to rape billboard A row between Turkey and Sweden over changes in laws on sexual assault of minors led to a billboard appearing in Istanbul's main airport claiming Sweden has the world's highest rate of rapes. -
USA Zika cases in Miami Beach bring new warning for pregnant women Confirmation that the Zika virus has infected several people in Miami Beach has led US authorities to warn pregnant women not to travel to the Florida resort’s affected… -
Sport Russian pole-vault champ announces retirement She was barred from competing at the Rio Games – and now Russia’s double Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has announced her retirement. -
USA Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's campaign manager resigns Donald Trump's campaign manager has resigned. Trump's son, Eric blamed the distraction of reports on Paul Manafort's links to the former pro-Russian government in Ukraine -
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Greece Asylum hearings for Turkish soldiers in Greece Asylum hearings have begun in Greece for a group of eight Turkish soldiers who fled there from Turkey after last month's failed coup. -
Russia Putin says he is not planning to downgrade relations with Ukraine Russian president Vladimir Putin has said he is not planning to reduce ties with Ukraine despite accused Kyiv of attempting to stage acts of sabotage in Crimea. -
Business Series Volkswagen workers face cut in hours A spokesman at the company's Wolfsburg headquarters (headcount 60,000) said shortening staff hours were a possible response to supply problems. -
USA Southern California firefighters making progress against worst blaze Firefighters in southern California say they are starting to get on top of the huge Blue Cut wildfire that has destroyed many buildings and forced over 80,000 people to flee their homes. -
Russia Only half of Russians remember the 1991 failed Soviet coup - poll Russians have marked the 25th anniversary of a coup attempt, when a group of hardline members of the USSR Communist Party tried to seize power from then-Soviet president Mikhail… -
Syria On World Humanitarian Day Syria is still suffering On World Humanitarian Day the global humanitarian picture looks particularly grim in Syria. -
USA Trump and campaign manager Paul Manafort part ways Paul Manafort, the man hired by Donald Trump to lead the effort to make him president of the United States, has quit. -
Turkey PKK admits it planted Elazig bomb in Turkey A car bomb exploded outside the police headquarters in the city of Elazig on Thursday. At least five people died and 146 were injured, 14 seriously. -
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Germany Germany plans a partial ban on the veil The CDU proposals stop short of an outright ban and must be adopted by the government before they can become law. They have divided Angela Merkel's governing coalition. -
Greece Identifying the nameless dead in the migrant crisis Thousands of migrants, many of them refugees, have died nameless and unknown after perishing at sea trying to reach Europe; efforts are underway to try to identify them. -
Brazil US Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte apologises for making up Rio robbery story Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has said sorry for fabricating a story about being robbed during the Rio Games by gunmen posing as police officers. -
Mexico 22 Mexican drug cartel members 'executed by police' - report One of the worst allegations of abuse by Mexican security forces has been revealed in a damning report by the country’s national human rights commission. -
Sport Usain Bolt feted in Jamaica and around the world as The Greatest Jamaica and Jamaicans around the world have been saluting the genius of Usain Bolt on the Olympics track, now with eight gold medals across three Olympics and bidding for a “triple-triple” in the 4×10 -
No Comment Russian jets leave Iran for Syria sorties The Russian Defence Ministry released a video showing jets taking off from an airbase in Iran. -
No Comment Puerto Rico: 105 injured in fire on cruise ship More than 500 passengers and crew evacuated from a burning ship about a mile off Puerto Rico’s north coast, with many requiring medical care, though there were no reported fatalities or life-threateni -
Sport Brazil scores gold in men's beach volleyball In men’s beach volleyball, Olympic host nation Brazil have scored gold. -
Sport Croatian Sara Kolak wins Olympic javelin final Women’s javelin throw is up next and Croatia’s Sara Kolak takes home the gold and sets a new national record. -
Sport 18-year-old becomes first Iranian female Olympic medalist The first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal is eighteen-year-old Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin in Taekwondo who beat her Swedish opponent to take the bronze. -
USA Trumps claims Obama "lied" about cash for Iran's US prisoners The US State Department has admitted for the first time that a 400 million dollar cash payment made to Iran ordered by a tribunal was withheld until four US prisoners were… -
Brazil Disgraced US Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte apologises over robbery story Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has said sorry for fabricating a story about being robbed during the Rio Games by gunmen posing as police officers. -
USA Donald Trump appears naked in US cities... in statue form Nude statues of Donald Trump – together with the slogan “The Emperor Has No Balls” – have been appearing in several American cities. -
Sport Olympic 'treble treble' on course as Usain Bolt wins 200m gold in Rio There was no letting up for Usain Bolt as he easily won gold in the 200 metres on a rainy night in Rio, keeping the sprinter on course for an Olympic “treble treble” ahead of the 4 × 100 metres… -
Greece Greek court to consider Turkey coup suspects' asylum request A Greek court is due to consider on Friday the asylum request from fugitive Turkish army officers who fled following last month’s failed coup attempt. -
Ukraine Poroshenko warns of 'martial law' if Ukraine conflict escalates President Poroshenko of Ukraine has warned he may bring in martial law because of increased tension in the east with pro-Russian separatists. -
Syria Russia signs on to 48-hour Aleppo ceasefire for aid deliveries The United Nations has welcomed Russia saying it will support a 48-hour ceasefire in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo with the first "humanitarian pause" next week.