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Sri Lanka

Ruling party wins Sri Lankan election

Sri Lanka’s ruling United National Party has won the most seats in the country’s parliamentary elections. The UNP picked up one hundred and six out

Ukraine

Caught red-handed: the Russian Major fighting in Ukraine

As fighting escalates between government troops and rebels in eastern Ukraine, despite the February ceasefire, euronews met with a captured Russian

Georgia

Georgia and South Ossetia mark anniversary of 2008 war

Georgia and South Ossetia have been marking the seventh anniversary of a brief war in 2008. A five-day Russian offensive prevented Tbilisi from

Yemen

Yemen conflict: Hadi loyalists seize largest military base from Houthis

It is claimed fighters loyal to Yemen’s exiled president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi have seized the country’s largest military base from Houthi forces

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World News

Artificial Intelligence: genuine concern, or fearmongering?

Dozens of prominent scientists have put their names to an open letter warning the public about the danger of Artificial Intelligence (AI). They are

Turkey

Turkey's Erdoğan says he can't continue peace talks with Kurdish militants

Turkish president Recep Erdoğan has said he cannot continue peace talks with Kurdish militants. “It is not possible for us to continue the peace

Republic of North Macedonia

The Balkans: Another route for migrants seeking a new life in Europe

With record numbers of migrants drowning in the Mediterranean, many others seeking a better life in Western Europe are opting to travel overland via

Iraq

Iraq: US Defense Secretary makes surprise visit

The US Defense Secretary has made a surprise visit to Baghdad. Ash Carter is in Iraq to assess the progress on plans for an offensive to retake the

Syria

Spain warns discretion needed as journalists go missing in Syria

Spanish authorities call for discretion in the case of three journalists missing in Syria since mid-July.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo's media still exploring horrors of war

During the Bosnian War, a vast 16th century Jewish cemetery in Sarajevo was the front line in multi-ethnic fighting. The Muslim, Orthodox and

Cinema

When governments don't help, vigilantes fight the drugs war in "Cartel Land"

“Cartel Land” is a new documentary directed by Matthew Heineman about two citizens action groups in Mexico City and in the US who rise up and make a

Kosovo

Kosovo exhibition of dresses and skirts in Pristina to remember women who suffered sexual violence in wartime

Over 5,000 skirts and dresses have been hung out on washing lines in Kosovo in the heart of a male preserve, Pristina’s main football stadium. Many

World News

Russia 'amassing artillery' near border with eastern Ukraine, reports suggest

Photos taken by Reuters news agency purport to show Russian troops, tanks and artillery being amassed at a temporary base near the border with

Cambodia

Cambodia: bomb removed from Mekong river

A bomb found at the bottom of the Mekong river in Cambodia has been carefully removed from the water. A fisherman had spotted the MK80 series

Yemen

Dozens of Houthi fighters killed on Yemen's northern border

Air strikes and artillery fire rocked the Yemeni city of Aden overnight as combatants battled for control of the main airport in fighting residents

Yemen

Yemen's ex-president Saleh calls for political dialogue

As armed groups continue to battle each other on the streets of Yemen, there are fresh calls for political dialogue. It comes from the former

Turkey

'Turkey shares your pain', Erdogan tells Istanbul Armenians

The Armenian community in Istanbul commemorated the 1915 mass killings of their ancestors by Ottoman Turks at a religious memorial service, stressing reconciliation and avoiding the term "genocide".

World News

Turkey faces renewed pressure to recognise Armenian killings as genocide

The mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces a century ago was genocide, according to Germany’s parliamentary speaker. Norbert Lammert

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Armenia

Armenia remembers the victims of 1915 [pictures]