2017-07-01

United Kingdom

UK: Thousands join anti-government protest

Carrying placards reading "Tories out" and "Not one day more," thousands marched through London on Saturday in protest against the conservative government's policies.

01/07/2017

Qatar

Qatar says Arab states' ultimatum 'made to be rejected'

Qatar says its sovereignty is at stake and that it won't shut down the Al Jazeera satellite channel.

01/07/2017

Sport

Judo: Another action packed day at the Hohhot Grand Prix 2017

It was non-stop for day two of the Hohhot Judo Grand Prix in Northern China. 226 judoka from 26 nations aimed to improve their World Ranking List points ahead of the Suzuki World Judo Championships th

01/07/2017

Germany

Germany moves to ease tension with Turkey

Germany moves to calm the storm with Turkey's leader and talks tough on the outlawed PKK.

01/07/2017

France

Part of Paris Charles de Gaulle airport evacuated 'to comply with security rules'

01/07/2017

Tanzania

Don’t stop pregnant girls from returning to school, urge NGOs

01/07/2017

Iraq

Crisis for civilians deepens as Mosul battle nears end

Aid workers are reporting higher levels of malnutrition as desperate families flee ISIL

01/07/2017

United Kingdom

British Airways limits turbulence of 16-day strike

The airline has leased some planes and crew from Qatar Airways.

01/07/2017

United Kingdom

Watch: Rare baby rhinos take their first steps in UK

01/07/2017

France

'Chez Yvonne': The restaurant where Kohl dined with Chirac

The then German and French leaders discussed Europe's future over dinner at the Strasbourg eatery

01/07/2017

Germany

Tributes paid to 'true European' Helmut Kohl

01/07/2017

India

India divided over 'GST' sweeping sales tax reform

The new nationwide GST levy is India's biggest tax reform in the 70 years since independence.

01/07/2017

Germany

Europe pays tribute to German ex-Chancellor Helmut Kohl

Eruopean leaders will be joined at the EU Parliament in Strasbourg by former US President Bill Clinton, among others

01/07/2017

Brazil

Brazil: unions strike as political crisis deepens

01/07/2017

World News

Xi Jinping warns of ''red line'' as Hong Kong marks 20 years of Chinese rule

01/07/2017

Argentina

[In pictures] Lionel Messi's star-studded wedding in Argentina

The Argentine football star married his childhood sweetheart Antonela Roccuzzo on Friday in his hometown of Rosario.

01/07/2017

Iraq

Families flee Mosul as Iraqi troops close in on ISIL

US-backed troops say they're just days away from fully retaking Iraq's second-largest city but the battle is a tough one, with die-hard ISIL fighters and snipers dug in among civilians.

01/07/2017