2017-07-13

China

'The death of hope': the world responds to death of Liu Xiaobo

13/07/2017

Sport

Silk Way Rally: Stephane Peterhansel doubles up on stage six

Peugeot’s Stephane Peterhansel won his second stage of the Silk Way Rally in the cars category but the Frenchman remains more than three hours behind overall leader Sébastien…

13/07/2017

Turkey

Courts overwhelmed a year after Turkey's attempted coup

13/07/2017

Musica

Ariodante: a Salzburg production as unsettling as it is moving

Cecilia Bartoli takes on the eponymous male role in Handel's opera.

13/07/2017

Turkey

Anniversary of Turkish coup

A year ago, the Armed Forces attempted a coup in Turkey. Hundreds died, it lasted less than a day, and many face lengthy prison sentences as a result.

13/07/2017

Sport

Tour de France: Romain Bardet shines as Chris Froome cracks

Frenchman Romain Bardet timed his final effort perfectly to win the 12th stage of the Tour de France

13/07/2017

Cult

Sampha and Slaves at the Montreux Jazz Festival

They may be very different in style, but both Sampha and Slaves got the crowds going at Montreux

13/07/2017

France

Bastille Day buddies Macron and Trump in Paris

Macron invites Trump to Paris celebration

13/07/2017

Economy

France opposes Google tax ruling

The French government says it's going to lodge an appeal against a court ruling that Google is not liable to pay 1.1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in back taxes.

13/07/2017

World News

Witnesses recall trauma of Turkey's failed coup

One year on from the attempted putsch of Turkey's president, eyewitnesses relive the harrowing events

13/07/2017

China

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo has died, Chinese government says

13/07/2017

World News

This week in pictures: crazy moon, paddleboard yoga and bulls in Pamplona

13/07/2017

Turkey

'I was offered $250,000 for Erdogan coup phone'

13/07/2017

Russia

Who is Putin chauffeuring to the monastry?

13/07/2017

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Time-lapse video shows whale skeleton become museum’s centrepiece

13/07/2017

Europe News

UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn pays a visit to the EU Brexit negotiator in Brussels

On the same day David Davis publishes the Great Repeal Bill, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn visits EU Brexit chief in Brussels

13/07/2017

Economy

Merkel open to idea of Eurozone finance minister

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Macron also agreed to develop a joint Franco-German fighter jet when they met in Paris.

13/07/2017

Economy

China trade with N.Korea up 10.5 pct

China's exports to N.Korea on the rise as imports fall

13/07/2017

Cinema

Williams: behind the wheels with an F1 legend

Documentary explores the life and times of the founder of Britain's historic Formula One racing team

13/07/2017

Europe News

EU and Ukraine celebrate closer ties in Kiev

With no end in sight to the conflict in the East of Ukraine, the EU and Ukraine celebrate ever close ties by signing off on the EU Ukraine association agreement in Kiev

13/07/2017

France

[Watch in full] Merkel and Macron speak after a summit in Paris

13/07/2017

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Eight injured after bulls rampage through Pamplona

13/07/2017

No Comment

Melania Trump visits France's largest paediatric hospital

U.S. First Lady Melania Trump has met with young patients at France's largest paediatric hospital as part of her two-day visit to France.

13/07/2017

France

Nice attack anniversary: one family’s story from the tragic night

13/07/2017

Russia

Chechen man sentenced for killing Russian opposition leader

A court in Moscow has sentenced a Chechen man to 20 years in jail for killing Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov two years ago.

13/07/2017

Next Series

Voyaging back into space at 60: Paolo Nespoli

The Italian astronaut is about to embark on his third space mission, this time to the International Space Station.

13/07/2017

World News

Which countries in Europe allow gay marriage?

More than a dozen European countries have legalised it since the turn of the century

13/07/2017

Sci-Tech

Awesome close-up shots of Jupiter's Giant Red Spot

13/07/2017

Iran

Mourners in Iran pay their respects to murdered seven-year-old girl

13/07/2017

Cult

Black Power art show opens in London

A new exhibition of the art that came out of the American Civil Rights movement as well as the politics of black identity has opened at London's Tate modern museum.

13/07/2017