Dieselgate cheating costs VW 5.5 million euros in Italy
Italy's antitrust regulator has fined Volkswagen 5 million euros for its Dieselgate software manipulation. VW has admitted to installing software to circumvent pollution standards in millions of diesel cars.
Australia crowned champions as rugby returns to Olympics after 92-year hiatus
Rugby has been absent from the Olympics for 92 years and rugby sevens has never featured at the Games, making Australia's gold medal win over New Zealand a historic Olympic…
Report: MSF-supported hospital bombed in Idlib, Syria
Weekend airstrikes by unspecified belligerents have destroyed a hospital in northern Syria, Doctors Without Borders reports. Elsewhere, recent attacks by Russia have flattened opposition areas of Aleppo.
Judoist and local hero Rafaela Silva claims Brazil’s first gold of the Games
After two days of disappointment on the mat for Brazil, the host nation have picked up their first gold. Rafaela Silva, who grew up in Brazil's largest favela, claimed victory…
Iraqi Defence Minister survives assassination attempt in Mosul
Al-Obaidi's motorcade was sprayed by mortar shells while inspecting forces in Mosul, says Iraqi Defense Ministry
Turkish Airlines to resume flights to Sharm El-Sheikh in September
The suspension of flights came after the downing of a Russian aeroplane in Sinai in October 2015
Fencer Muhammad bows out early but breaks new ground
Ibtihaj Muhammad made her debut as the first American Olympic athlete competing in a hijab on Monday but her adventure ended with a loss in the second round of women's…
Saudi Arabia’s ambivalent relationship to terrorism
Saudi Arabia is often accused of supporting jihadist groups. Now, the monarchy is helping Berlin's security authorities in the fight against terror. What appears to be a contradiction is not.
Ankara-Moscow pivot: a new era begins
Presidents Erdogan and Putin will be drafting a new joint road map in St. Petersburg. In return for Erdogan’s call for more trade, Putin may ask Ankara to jump start…