23 August 2016 | Euronews
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USA US receives Turkey's request for extradition of Gulen but not for coup Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen is officially the subject of an extradition request from Ankara. -
Sport FC Porto and Celtic reach the Champions League group stages Portuguese giants FC Porto stunned AS Roma to reach the Champions League group stages. -
USA Obama visits Louisiana flood victims The US president said people living in the state of Louisiana have had their lives upended by devastating flooding. -
Sport Vuelta a Espana: Lilian Calmejane clinches Stage 4 Colombia’s Darwin Atapuma took the overall lead of the Vuelta a Espana on a mountainous fourth stage won by breakaway rider Lilian Calmejane. -
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Greece Greece wants to give asylum seekers the right to work The Greek migration minister has asked the European Union to speed up the relocation of refugees from Greece to other member states. -
Italy Afghan teenager travels 400km strapped to bottom of truck An Afghan teenager, reportedly 16-years-old, has been found strapped to the bottom of a truck, after apparently travelling for around 400 kilometres. -
Sport Feyisa Lilesa fears for his life after Ethiopian government protest Ethiopia will not bar runner Feyisa Lilesa from entering the country after he made an anti-government gesture upon finishing second in the Olympic marathon on Sunday, according to a government… -
Economy Worldwide tourism resilient but hit by economic weakness and terrorism Fears over terrorism and economic weakness mean global travel is still growing but slowing according to the World Travel and Tourism Council. -
France Can comeback kid Sarkozy really win in 2017? It came as no great surprise to the French when their hyperactive former leader Nicolas Sarkozy announced he was going to run for the presidency again. -
India India: Doctors remove 40 knives from police officer's stomach Forty knives have been surgically removed from the stomach of a police officer in northern India. -
Germany Merkel tells Germany's Turkish community to show 'loyalty' Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling on Germany’s Turkish community to show loyalty to the country. -
USA Controversial new cruise 'only possible because of climate change' A controversial first cruise through the Arctic has set sail from Alaska. -
Europe News Brexit to dominate diplomacy this week As Theresa May goes back to work after her summer holiday, German chancellor Angela Merkel visits 6 cities in 6 days to prepare EU response to Brexit -
Sport Winners of the Rio Games Britain is indisputably back as an Olympic superpower as Will Satch’s team-mates left Rio with 67 medals, including 27 gold, sitting proudly second, above China and behind only the all-powerful United -
Estonia Biden reaffirms US commitment to NATO's Article 5 in Baltics US Vice President Joe Biden has underlined the United States’ commitment to NATO’s mutual defence guarantee, Article 5. -
USA Alice Cooper for the White House! “I wanna be elected! -
Sport Rio 2016: Russia Paralympics ban confirmed Russia has lost its appeal against its ban from next month’s Rio Paralympics because of a state-sponsored doping programme. -
Economy No Brexit vote effect on stable eurozone business activity Business activity in the eurozone in August shows no signs of being hit by Britain's vote to leave the European Union and France enjoyed surprisingly strong growth. -
Europe News European Brexit tour begins for Angela Merkel After a symbolic summit in Ventotene, the German Chancellor visits six cities in six days to meet 15 EU leaders and one prince. -
France Low milk prices plague French dairy industry French food giant Lactalis said it would renegotiate milk prices with French farmers after 400 of them protested outside the company’s headquarters in Laval this… -
Syria Syrian Kurdish and government forces agree Hasaka ceasefire The aim is stop fighting in the Syrian city of Hasaka. -
Ukraine Ukraine tension rises as Independence Day nears A ceasefire is supposed to be in place, but as Ukraine's Independence Day nears, fighting against pro-Russian separatists in the east has intensified. -
Brazil Forget the medals table, Grenada rules the Olympics! Just which is the most successful Olympic nation? -
Europe News Germany and France fear smart phone apps like Telegram aid terrorists In an attempt to identify potentially dangerous jihadists, Germany and France have called for Europe wide rules that would limit the use of encrypted communications. -
Cult LeAnn Rimes releases 'Remnants' US Country music singer LeAnn Rimes is back with her forthcoming album ‘Remnants’ which she describes as more spontaneous and organic than her last album… -
Economy Gates puts the Bill in billionaire as his fortune jumps to $90 billion According to the latest Bloomberg Billionaire's Index, Bill Gates is now worth $90 billion, putting him well clear of the second wealthiest individual Inditex founder Amancio Ortega. -
Brazil Rio Paralympic Games: charities hit out at funding shortfall -
Brazil Russia loses appeal against Paralympics ban Russia won’t take part in next month’s Rio Paralympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld a ban imposed over the state-sponsored doping… -
Sci-Tech Italy: Bringing the eco-beast back from the brink! An EU initiative hopes to make dilapidated buildings into ecological masterpieces -
Sweden Sweden grenade attack kills schoolboy - was it gang related? Police think a grenade attack in Sweden – which killed an eight-year-old boy – could be linked to a gang-related conflict. -
France France and Germany call for European unity in the fight against terror French authorities have arrested seven people on terrorism-related offences this month, at least three of whom allegedly had specific projects planned. -
Libya Game over for ISIL? Libyan forces closer to capturing Sirte It has been the most significant stronghold for ISIL outside Syria and Iraq. -
United Kingdom King penguin given 'Brigadier Sir' title by Royal Norwegian Guard -
Cinema Hell or High Water : a western on wealth inequality Hell or High Water tells the story of two brothers Toby (Chris Pine), and Tanner (Ben Foster). -
Business Series Production resumes at Volkswagen plants as parts suppliers dispute is settled After marathon talks, Volkswagen and two of its parts suppliers have resolved a contract dispute that halted production of Golf and Passat models. -
No Comment Rio Olympics finish in a flurry of fireworks A spectacular firework display closed the 2016 Rio Olympics in much the same way as the Games began. -
No Comment Pakistani TV station 'ransacked by political activists' The Karachi offices of Pakistan’s ARY news channel were ransacked by alleged supporters of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). -
Nigeria Is he dead? Nigeria's military claims it's fatally wounded Boko Haram leader If true, it would be a devastating blow to the Islamist militant group. -
Cult Spain: Ai Weiwei and 'The Poetry of Freedom' Cuenca, a fortified medieval city in central Spain is hosting an exhibition entitled ‘The Poetry of Freedom’ as part of a nationwide celebration of the 400th anniversary of the death of ‘Don Quixote’ -
Cuba Cuba and Iran exchange pleasantries in first stop of Zarif's business-boosting tour The Iranian foreign minister and an entourage of around a hundred political and economic delegates have left Cuba for stage two of a whistlestop tour of Latin… -
Japan Japan: Typhoon Mindulle leaves destruction in its wake Typhoon Mindulle has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but not before leaving a trail of destruction across Japan’s Hokkaido island. -
World News Why France is the most likely to be the next to quit the EU Exclusive: France is the most likely country to follow Britain in voting to quit the European Union amid a ‘bankruptcy of ideas’ about how to tackle its well-placed Eurosceptics, experts say, two mont -
USA Email scandal still dogs Hilary Clinton as new ones come to light More Hilary Clinton emails from her time as Secretary of State could be released just before the presidential election in November. -
Syria Turkey bombards ISIL positions in northern Syria Turkey has bombarded ISIL and Kurdish militia positions in northern Syria, following a wedding suicide bombing which killed more than 50 people. -
Germany Trial begins in Germany of "ISIL fighter" accused of mutilating a corpse The trial has begun in Frankfurt of a German man accused of being a member of ISIL and of taking part in the mutilation of a body while on Syrian soil. -
Israel Israel grants 'permission' for Hebron settlement expansion Israeli authorities have confirmed the process of expanding an Israeli settlement in the West Bank city of Hebron has begun.