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Turkey

Istanbul Gay pride quashed by riot police, rubber bullets and water cannon

Riot police in Turkey use rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse crowds at Istanbul's 13th LGBTI Pride Parade.

Belgium

Driver killed as coach carrying British schoolchildren crashes in Belgium

Belgium crash kills coach driver and injures at least six on board.

Tunisia

'No to terrorism': Tunisians denounce deadly gun attack in Sousse

“No to terrorism” was the message from Tunisia as crowds marched through Sousse a day after a gunman killed 39 people in the resort town

Economy

Eurogroup says 'no deal' to Greek request for bailout extension

The Eurogroup has announced that Greece’s financial aid programme will expire on Tuesday night. Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the head of the 19-member group

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USA

A very tragic day: Ireland pays tribute to victims of Berkeley balcony collapse

Ireland pays tribute to those who lost their lives in the tragic balcony collapse in Berkeley, California.

South Africa

Sudan's Omar al-Bashir: wanted, but not detained

He is wanted by the ICC on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity and was blocked by a court from leaving South Africa. But Sudan's president has departed, officials say, and is heading bac

Yemen

'While the parties bicker, Yemen burns:' Ban Ki-moon opens Geneva peace talks

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon opened peace talks on Yemen with a chilling warning: “When the parties bicker, Yemen burns.” Ban called

Indonesia

Indonesia: Food prices soar ahead of Ramadan holy month

With the Muslim world anticipating the start of Ramadan, Indonesians are preparing for the month-long fasting period. The south-east Asian country

Lithuania

Lithuania confirms plans to host US heavy weaponry

Lithuania has thrown itself into the mix of Baltic states and eastern European nations expected to station US heavy weaponry in the near future

China

China's crackdown on corruption: ex-security chief handed life sentence

Formerly one of the most powerful men in China, ex-Domestic Security chief Zhou Yongkang becomes the latest domino to fall in the president's crackdown on corruption.

USA

US jailbreak: record-breaking manhunt crosses into Vermont

In the fifth day of a record-breaking manhunt for two convicted killers, US police extend the search eastwards into Vermont.

France

Euro 2016: tickets on sale, with one year to go

The countdown begins: UEFA Euro 2016 tickets go on sale with exactly one year to go until the tournament kicks off in Paris.

USA

McKinney: Viral video raises fresh questions about US police brutality

Racially-motivated violence, or unruly teens antagonising the authorities? Fresh questions are raised about racial bias in the US police force as a video emerges of an officer pushing a teenage girl t

Turkey

Turkey: Ruling AKP won't work with Vote and Beyond election monitors

Vote and Beyond monitoring group will verify the voting and vote-counting process in Turkey parliamentary election. President Erdogan's ruling AK Party has refused to work with the organisation, sayin

Spain

Russia to the rescue: Moscow flies antidote to Spain's diphtheria patient

Russia has come to the rescue of a six-year-old boy in Spain’s Catalonia region. The boy has been admitted to hospital with Spain’s first recorded

China

Tiananmen remembered: 135,000 attend Hong Kong vigil

The Tiananmen Square crackdown has been remembered, 26 years to the date. A candlelit vigil in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park attracted 135,000 people

France

The world needs more France, Spain's King Felipe declares

King Felipe of Spain has called for “more of France” in the European Union and the world over. ‘No France, no Europe’ “Without France, there is no

World News

Fifagate: 'Everyone completely supports and trusts Russia,' says sports minister

The FBI probe into FIFA will scrutinise the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, although Russia and Qatar seem confident the tournaments will go ahead as planned.

World News

Former FIFA officials on Interpol wanted list

Wanted over alleged racketeering, conspiracy and corruption: Interpol issues red notices for two former FIFA heads and four sports executives.

World News

'Courageous' or 'good news?' World football reacts to Blatter's departure

As Sepp Blatter permanently benches himself from the beautiful game, reactions to his sudden departure from FIFA have been flooding in. Michel

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