2017-07-09

Colombia

Colombia: Bogota 'vertical gardens' hint at greener future

A multi-storey building covered in plants is cited as an environmental model for the Colombian capital.

09/07/2017

Germany

Muslim leaders continue 'anti-terror' bus tour

Muslim leaders arrive in Berlin on day two of their 'anti-terror' bus tour of European cities

09/07/2017

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Thousands celebrate Cologne's Christopher Street Day pride parade

09/07/2017

Syria

US-Russian ceasefire deal 'holding' in southwest Syria

A partial truce for southwest Syria brokered by the US and Russia at the G20 mostly held firm on Sunday.

09/07/2017

Sport

Silk Way Rally: Peterhansel leads Peugeot procession

Stage two of the Silk Way took the riders on a 785km trip eastwards from Cheboksary to Ufa, with 157km of special section on the menu.

09/07/2017

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Shaved panda video turns Yuan Xiao into a celebrity

A video of a giant panda with the hair on his hind legs shaved off recently went viral online in China turning him into an overnight "celebrity", even though the video was shot in 2008.

09/07/2017

Turkey

Massive anti-government rally in Istanbul

Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Istanbul on Sunday at the culmination of 25-day march that has grown into the biggest protest against a government crackdown following last July's failed military coup.

09/07/2017

Sport

Valtteri Bottas edges Sebastian Vettel in Austrian Grand Prix

09/07/2017

Ukraine

US Secretary of State visits Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Ukraine for the first time on Sunday, meeting President Petro Poroshenko for talks.

09/07/2017

Greece

US tourist killed on Greek island

09/07/2017

Iraq

Iraqi PM in Mosul to congratulate army on ISIL defeat

Haider al-Abadi joined troops and commanders in the city to celebrate 'victory' against the self-proclaimed Islamic State.

09/07/2017

Iraq

Iraqi PM celebrates victory in Mosul

Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi joined the victory celebratiions in Mosul after eight months of urban warfare brought an end to three years of jihadist rule in the city.

09/07/2017

China

Liu Xiaobo : Western medics contradict China

09/07/2017

Poland

World War II bomb forces Bialystock evacuation

09/07/2017

France

Muslim leaders arrive in Berlin on European tour against terrorism

A group of imams are on a six-day bus tour of cities hit by attacks to denounce violence in the name of political Islam.

09/07/2017

Germany

Hamburg's nasty G20 hangover

Hamburg has woken up with a nasty hangover after violent protests at the end of Saturday's G20 meeting.

09/07/2017

Syria

Ceasefire for Syria's southwest

US, Russia and Jordan back plan

09/07/2017

Japan

Deadly floods in Japan

Rescue crews are racing against time to find more than 20 people who are still missing after torrential rain caused flooding and landslides in south-western Japan.

09/07/2017

USA

Ku Klux Klan rally swamped in Charlottesville

Klan protests against council decision to remove Robert E. Lee statue

09/07/2017

Germany

Clashes rage despite end of G20 summit

Hamburg saw another night of violence, even though world leaders had already left

09/07/2017

World News

UNESCO names new World Heritage Sites

Eritrea and Angola are recognised in the list for the first time

09/07/2017

Venezuela

Venezuela: Lopez vows to fight on

The jailed opposition leader saluted supporters after being granted house arrest.

09/07/2017