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Sweden

Cars set alight by youths during rampage across Sweden

Groups of youths in Sweden set fire to cars as they went on the rampage across the country.

World News

A weekend in one of Europe’s cities has the same impact as smoking

Spending a long weekend in one of Europe’s major cities might be enjoyable – but they can come with the same health impact as smoking one to four cigarettes.

USA

Grieving mother whale abandons body of her dead calf, after 17 days

An endangered Orca has finally abandoned the body of her dead calf after carrying it with her for more than two weeks.

Iran

Iran's Khamenei rejects Trump offer of talks

Ali Khamenei rejects Trump offer of talks on tougher nuclear deal

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United Kingdom

Splits deepen over British minister Boris Johnson's burqa comments

Former British foreign minister Boris Johnson is facing both criticism and support over his remarks about burqas, amid deepening divisions in Britain’s ruling Conservative Party on Sunday.

Turkey

Turkey is 'target of economic war', Turkish president says

Erdogan said those who plotted against Turkey in a failed coup attempt in July 2016 were now trying to target the country through its economy.

World News

Watch: Meteor shower lights up skies over Europe

Stunning video of the weekend's Perseid meteor shower lighting skies above Europe.

United Kingdom

Nobel prize winning author V.S. Naipaul dies aged 85

Trinidad-born British author V.S. Naipaul, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2001, has died at his home in London aged 85.

USA

FBI seeks motive after airline worker steals plane and then crashes it

In an updated statement Saturday, the FBI announced it would lead the investigation of Friday night's unauthorised takeoff and crash of a Horizon aircraft.

Ireland

Ryanair strike hits 55,000 passengers as talks begin Monday

Ryanair pilots across Europe staged their first simultaneous strike as they ramped up a battle for better pay and conditions, plunging tens of thousands of passengers into travel chaos during the busy summer.

USA

NASA launches daring solar probe mission to ‘touch’ the sun

NASA Parker Solar Probe launched this morning after it was shut down Saturday following a red flag alarm in the final moments before lift-off.

World News

Far-right German leader doubts Steve Bannon's anti-EU push

Steve Bannon has launched a political organisation, the Movement, to rally nationalist and populist voters in European Parliament elections next May.

USA

Airline worker steals plane from Seattle airport and then crashes

A plane has crashed in Seattle after what airport officials are calling an unauthorised take-off. Witnesses reported seeing a plane circling around the Seattle area and that it was later followed by fighter jets.

USA

NASA delays solar probe launch due to last minute 'red alarm'

On Saturday morning, NASA put the brakes on the launch of a probe that will be launched towards the sun.

United Kingdom

UK teenager with 'deeply entrenched' radical views jailed for life

Safaa Boular, 18, was convicted of preparing terrorism acts at home after failing to travel to Syria to join militants of the so-called Islamic State.

USA

Watch: Family diving trip becomes mission to rescue whale shark

A family diving off the coast of Kaunolu, Hawaii, saved a whale shark from a life-threatening situation by removing heavy fishing line that had become wrapped around it.

Spain

Watch: Majorca beach evacuated after shark spotted near shore

Video shows tourists fleeing Mallorca beach after 10-foot shark spotted in sea.

Algeria

Watch: Algerian women take aim and fire as interest in hunting grows

Holding their shotguns with a firm grip, several young Algerian women took part in a target shooting competition held ahead of hunting season.

Austria

Austria raises speed limit to 140 kph on 2 sections of motorway

Austria increased the speed limit to 140 kilometres per hour from 130 km/h on two stretches of one of the country's main motorways.

Spain

Temperatures in Spain and Portugal could break all-time Europe record

Scorching temperatures could surpass 48 degrees Celsius, breaking an all-time Europe record.

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