Bill Cosby ordered to testify in sex abuse caseUS comedy icon Bill Cosby has been ordered to testify under oath in response to accusations from a woman who said he drugged and sexually abused her when she was a minor.
07 August 2015
London Tube strike causes major disruptionMillions of Londoners were forced to walk, cycle or take packed buses to and from work as Underground staff staged their second strike in a month over plans to run trains all night.
07 August 2015
Greek PM sees bailout deal after August 15Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and French President Francois Hollande agreed that Athens and its international creditors "can and must" reach a bailout deal after August 15.
07 August 2015
Jennifer Aniston weds long-time beau Theroux: reportsUS actress Jennifer Aniston married her long-time boyfriend, fellow actor Justin Theroux, in a surprise ceremony in front of family and friends at their California hom.
07 August 2015
Russia starts destroying smuggled Western foodsRussian officials steamrolled tonnes of cheese, fruit and vegetables, defying public outrage to begin a controversial drive to destroy Western food smuggled into the crisis-hit country.
07 August 2015
'No difficulty' for France to find Mistral buyers: HollandeFrench President Francois Hollande said there would be "no difficulty" in finding new buyers for two Mistral warships that had been sold to Russia before Paris scrapped the deal.
'Chemical attack' descends upon AtyrauExcess hydrogen sulfide emissions in Atyrau in western Kazakhstan cause headaches and suffocation among residents.
Sisi to unveil 'new Suez Canal' as Egypt makes historyPresident Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurates a "new" Suez Canal in a lavish and heavily secured ceremony, as Egypt seeks to boost its economy and international standing.