2017-08-03

Canada

Quebec opens Olympic stadium to cope with surge in US asylum seekers

With asylum seekers from America surging across Canada's borders Quebec has opened its Olympic stadium in Montreal to shelter them

03/08/2017

World

Boxing: former world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has announced his retirement from the sport

Former World Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko has announced he is retiring immediately, ending one of the most glittering boxing careers of all time.

03/08/2017

Syria

Russia announces new safe zone near Homs, Syria

Russia's defence ministry and Syria's opposition agree to create a new de-escalation zone near Homs.

03/08/2017

World News

Euroviews. View: Why are authoritarian democratic leaders getting so popular?

The rise of “illiberal democracy” in Europe is typically centered on a leader who concentrates power by overriding – and in some cases eliminating – institutional checks and balances.

03/08/2017

USA

Two killed, nine hurt in Minneapolis school explosion

Two people were killed and nine injured after a gas explosion tore through a Christian private school in Minneapolis, in the US state of Minnesota.

03/08/2017

Switzerland

Man pays €8,700 for a glass of whisky

03/08/2017

Cambodia

Cambodia gets tough on commercial surrogacy

03/08/2017

World News

Student on trial for 'insulting' Thai King

03/08/2017

Iran

Iran minister says US sanctions 'violate' nuclear deal

The deputy foreign minister's comments came the day after President Trump signed into law new measures against Iran, Russia and North Korea.

03/08/2017

Iraq

No home to return to: families' plight in war-ravaged Mosul

When all that's left is rubble: Iraqi families displaced by months of fighting between government forces and Islamic State group militants are returning to Mosul to find their homes destroyed.

03/08/2017

Venezuela

Maduro slams Venezuela vote fraud claims

The president attacks US 'gringos' and UK-based electoral firm over its claims that turnout was inflated in the consituent assembly vote.

03/08/2017

Brazil

Brazilian President survives congress corruption vote

The Brazilian House of Congress has voted not to put President Michel Temer on trial for corruption.

03/08/2017

World News

Genetic breakthrough could cure hereditary disorders

Scientists have moved a step closer to curing hereditary disorders by safely repairing a gene in a human embryo. A joint team from The United States and South Korea allowed embryos to develop for five days and succeeded in normalizing a mutant gene.

03/08/2017