Record 107,500 migrants at EU borders in July: FrontexEU border agency Frontex reported a record 107,500 migrants at the European Union's borders last month, as the 28-member bloc struggles to cope with a refugee crisis
19 August 2015
Spanish parliament approves new Greece bailoutSpanish lawmakers overwhelming approved Greece's third bailout package following a debate in parliament which the ruling party used to defend its economic record.
19 August 2015
Putin dives in mini-sub to shipwreck off CrimeaRussian President Vladimir Putin burnished his action man image by diving down in a mini-submarine to explore a shipwreck off the coast of the Crimea peninsula that Moscow seized from Ukraine last year.
France calls off search for MH370 wreckage off ReunionFrance said it was calling off the hunt for wreckage from missing flight MH370 after 10 days of air and sea searches off its Indian Ocean territory of Reunion yielded no results.
18 August 2015
UN chief 'alarmed' by upsurge in Ukraine fightingUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed serious alarm over the upsurge in fighting in Ukraine and called for urgent steps to de-escalate the violence.
Kerry complains to Moscow about Iran general's visitUS Secretary of State John Kerry called his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Thursday to express concern about a visit to Moscow by the commander of Iran's covert forces.
14 August 2015
Pope urged to condemn gay unions as unnaturalNearly half a million Catholics have signed a petition urging Pope Francis to condemn same sex unions as unnatural and rule out allowing divorced believers who remarry to receive communion.
Letter reveals Prince Charles' dread of divorceBritain's Prince Charles dreaded the prospect of divorce a year before he wed Princess Diana, suggests a letter he wrote in 1980 that is up for sale in the United States.
14 August 2015
Music eases pain after surgery: studyListening to music before, after and even during surgery reduces anxiety and the need for painkillers, according to a comprehensive study published.
13 August 2015
Ukraine bans dozens of 'fascist' Russian booksKiev's public relations war with Moscow scaled new heights as Ukraine released a list of prominent Russian reporters and authors whose books will be banned from sale.
Union announces further London Underground walkoutsLondon's Underground staff are to hold two further 24-hour strikes later this month, threatening more chaos for commuters already hit by strikers protesting plans for night services.
12 August 2015
Swedish Ikea store stops knife sales after attackThe Ikea branch in central Sweden where two shoppers were fatally stabbed -- reportedly with knives taken from the shelves -- will temporarily stop knife sales.