Volunteer organisations are trying to tackle the ongoing littering problem by promoting regular cleaning drives, where people can pick up as much as one tonne of garbage in a day.

Karsten Warholm of Norway obliterated his own world record in the Olympic 400-meter hurdles, finishing in 45.94 seconds.

German police say three people have suffered minor injuries in a suspected blowgun attack in the western city of Cologne.

President Joe Biden had set a goal of reaching the 70% threshold by the Fourth of July holiday.

So far, the country’s standing committee on vaccination has been reluctant to give the go-ahead for all youngsters and only explicitly recommended the vaccination for the age group between 12 and 16 if they suffer from certain chronic illnesses.

The fires in Turkey began on Wednesday and now threaten the cities of Antalya, Bodrum and Marmaris, where hundreds of tourists and residents were evacuated from their hotels and homes on Sunday.

There are concerns that the decision will further affect the city's economy after it was bruised by a drop in tourism due to the pandemic.

In a speech, Schmid pledged that he will work to help Bosnia reach stability and economic prosperity nearly three decades after the war that killed over 100,000 people and left millions homeless.

An ancient Roman vessel has been discovered in the Mediterranean Sea off the Sicilian coast of Palermo, lying at a depth of 92 metres. Images from the dive site, taken by a submarine robot, indicate that the ship was carrying a copious cargo of wine.

A number of ride-hailing and food delivery apps are offering discounts to customers, including free rides to vaccination centres and reduced prices on food deliveries.

Forced sterilisation of Roma women happened in the Czech Republic and its predecessor, Czechoslovakia, over four decades. Now, finally, victims can ask for compensation.

The centenarian -- whose name was withheld in line with German privacy laws -- is considered fit enough to stand trial, despite his age.

53,637 people occupy the approximately 47,000 prison cells in Italy, according to the annual report of prisoners’ rights association Antigone.

Hackers attacked the IT systems behind COVID-19 vaccination appointments for the Lazio region.

"The silence of our political leaders in Europe to his death stood in contrast to the vocal statements that surrounded the death of George Floyd, in Minneapolis, last year."

London said the tanker attack that killed two people off the coast of Oman was "deliberate, targeted and a clear violation of international law by Iran.”

Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has been granted a visa to travel to Poland, the country's deputy foreign minister has said.

About 600 people were detained during the demonstrations, which saw thousands defy rules against mass gatherings over the weekend.

Government plans to make access to public spaces conditional on health checks have provoked more protest demonstrations in France, Switzerland and Italy.

The Polish president attended the annual remembrance ceremony in the capital.

A few hundred Albanians joined the Islamic State militant group in Iraq and Syria and most were killed. Since then, their families have been stuck in camps.

All the news and results from the 2020 summer Olympics in Tokyo.

“Everyone knows I won!”, Mourad Aliev screamed to the empty arena.

Laschet has told a Polish newspaper that Germany "must always be aware of its historical responsibility for Poland's freedom and independence.”

Carrie Johnson made the announcement on Instagram.

France will require the vaccine pass from August 9 in most places. Critics say that the measures are 'absurd' and an attack on liberty.

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Aid agencies have isolated global 23 hotspots where food shortages are the most acute.

Living in abandoned houses on Serbia's border with Romania and Hungary, many have tried to cross dozens of times. They claim they are caught and pushed back by police.

Moscow banned the US from hiring or contracting any non-American staff at its diplomatic facilities in the country.

Fully vaccinated Czech state workers will be able to claim an additional two days in paid holiday before the end of the year, the Prime Minister has announced.

Two men have stolen an estimated €2 million from a Dinh Van boutique in central Paris.

Nineteen people have been injured, nine of them seriously, after a bus en route from Belgrade to Stockholm crashed in Germany.

One worker has died and six others are injured after a fire at the Kamenski chemical factory in Russia's Rostov region.

“This project is a danger for our waters, our land, and our future,” said Nebojsa Zelenovic of NGO Action.

CDU leadership candidate Armin Laschet admitted that he had failed to credit a source in a 2009 book he wrote about immigration.

Australian canoeist Jessica Fox found a perfectly stretchy, waterproof material for a boat repair at the Tokyo Olympics: a condom.

Bulgaria's President Ruman Radev had urged parties to hold coalition talks to avoid a third parliamentary election.

More people in Africa cannot prove their identity than anywhere else in the world. EU funding is changing that to fight illegal migration — but data protection is a worry

The country's provisional government says it wants to end lawlessness in the camps, but migrants still dream of a life in Europe

Bones found in the French Pyrenees last week belong to missing UK hiker Esther Dingley, her family has confirmed.

A nanoparticle diagnostic tool developed by MIT can detect cancer in urine. It could also be used in scans to detect the disease anywhere in the body.

They will be temporarily housed in gymnasiums. The Paris town hall is calling on the government to provide a "lasting solution".

Eurovision winning Italian rock band Maneskin have been honoured by the mayor of Rome. The four members were given a small replica of Lupa, the she-wolf who as legend has it nursed and sheltered the twins Romulus and Remus and became a symbol of the ...

Two Europeans have died after an incident off the Oman coast on board the oil tanker Mercer Street, the ship's owners have confirmed.

The European Court of Justice said there was no reason why Puigdemont could not face extradition and trial in Spain.

After coronavirus restrictions shut down many cultural sites in #Parma in 2020, the city has maintained its status as the Italian Capital of Culture for 2021.

The EU must tear down bureaucratic barriers that prevents ICU professionals from working across member states and learning from one another, write professors Maurizio Cecconi and Elie Azoulay.

Tong Ying-kit, 24, was convicted of inciting secession and terrorism for his part during a pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong in July 2020.

Friday sees the start of track and field events at the Tokyo Olympics, with one medal up for grabs today in the men’s 10,000 meters.