World leaders must 'accelerate' climate talks: UN chiefUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that countries must "accelerate the rhythm of negotiations" on capping global warming ahead of an international climate conference in Paris in December.
27 August 2015
Erdogan urges Turkey to choose 'stability' in November pollsPresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Turkey to vote for "stability" in November 1 polls, as three pro-Kurdish MPs were invited into a caretaker government in an unprecedented move.
France 'must prepare for other attacks': HollandePresident Francois Hollande warned that France must brace for further attacks, just days after a potential bloodbath on a train was foiled by passengers.
25 August 2015
Turkey's Erdogan officially calls snap electionsTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called snap polls after his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) failed to form a coalition government with the opposition.
Obama makes case for renewable energyUS President Barack Obama made a full-throated defense of renewable energy, hitting coal-championing critics as free market hypocrites.
No end to marathon Korean crisis talksTop-level North and South Korean negotiators talked through the night with no sign of an agreement to exit a high-stakes standoff.
Britain, Iran reopen embassies in wake of nuclear dealBritain's foreign secretary reopened his country's embassy in Tehran in a long-awaited step signalling better relations four years after a mob stormed the compound, forcing its closure.