2017-03-19

Syria

Syrian forces bombard rebel positions on the outskirts of Damascus

Syrian forces engaged in fierce fighting with rebels and jihadists on Sunday, responding to an onslaught with intense bombardments.

19/03/2017

Iraq

Mosul residents try to resume 'normal life' after ISIL

The bustling street of the Al Naby Younis market in East Mosul proves that the residents who lived for three years under strict radical Islamic rule are now trying to return to some…

19/03/2017

Sport

Alpine skiing: Worely seals World Cup giant slalom title

The Alpine skiing World Cup season ended on Sunday at the Colorado resort of Aspen.

19/03/2017

France

The struggle for the soul of the French Left hots up

Two giant rallies in Paris have pitted the far-left against the centre-left, which is currently in government.

19/03/2017

Turkey

Germany and Turkey diplomatic crisis deepens after Erdogan accuses Merkel of using ''Nazi measures''

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blasted Chancellor Angela Merkel, accusing her of using’‘Nazi measures’‘.

19/03/2017

Sport

Fencing: Safin and Kiefer win Foil titles at Long Beach Grand Prix

Russia and the USA squared off in both the men’s and women’s Foil finals at the Absolute Fencing Gear Grand Prix in Long Beach, California.

19/03/2017

Germany

Germany's SPD elects Schulz as Merkel's challenger

Germany’s centre-left SPD has confirmed Martin Schulz as the party’s new leader and candidate to take on Chancellor Angela Merkel in upcoming elections.

19/03/2017

Lebanon

Beirut tax protest turns angry

Thousands of people marched through Beirut to protest against a broad tax hike they say unfairly targets the less affluent sectors of the country's population.

19/03/2017

Iraq

Bad weather slows the advance of Iraqi forces in western Mosul.

Troops on the ground are closing in on the strategic and symbolic target of the al-Nuri mosque.

19/03/2017

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El Nino batters Peru

The number of people killed in Peru following intense rains and mudslides has climbed to 72.

19/03/2017

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Thousands displaced as police flatten Nigeria slum

Residents of a Nigerian shantytown on Saturday (18 March) spoke of “losing hope”, a day after security forces used gunfire and tear gas to make way for demolitions in defiance of a recent court order,

19/03/2017

USA

White House in lockdown after car bomb scare

The White House was once again in lockdown on Saturday after a car reportedly containing a bomb drove up to a security check point.

19/03/2017

Turkey

Turkey accuses Germany of supporting cleric blamed for failed coup

Turkey has accused Germany of supporting a US based cleric it blames for last year’s coup.

19/03/2017

World News

Peru floods: deadly downpour leaves thousands homeless

Flooding and mudslides caused by intense rains in Peru has now left at least 72 people dead.

19/03/2017

China

North Korea tops Tillerson's talks with Chinese President Xi

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has met Chinese president Xi Jinping at the end of his first trip to Asia since taking office.

19/03/2017

France

French presidential election Mélenchon marches on Paris

Left winger Mélenchon marches on Paris

19/03/2017

United Kingdom

Sturgeon prepares SNP for second referendum debate and vote

Sturgeon ready for second independence debate and vote

19/03/2017