News archive of August 2018
Lollapalooza 2018 to start --and other events in international news agenda
Here is AFP's International 7-Day News Agenda, including Lollapalooza 2018 (All times are in GMT):
Juventus beats Benfica, ready for Real Madrid game as MLS eager to show off Atlanta success story
The MLS All-Star Game is more than the league showing off its best players against Italian powerhouse Juventus.
ONRC: Number of deregistered companies goes up 1.19 percent in H1, to 41,748
The number of deregistered companies has gone up, during the first 6 months of 2018, by 1.19 percent, in comparison with the same period of 2017, reaching 41,748, according to the statistics of the National Trade Register Office (ONRC).
Forest rangers see operational failures in tackling deadly blaze
Greece's union of forest rangers said responsibilities should be attributed to those who failed to stop a wildfire that killed at least 91 people in a coastal town in east Attica last week.
The Hellenic Federation of Forest Rangers said in a press release that the battle to save the coast was lost when the flames crossed over the mountain of Pendeli.
Croatia Farewells Music Legend Oliver Dragojevic
Family, friends, state leaders and devoted fans gathered in the Croatian coastal city of Split on Tuesday to bid a final farewell to one of Yugoslavia's most famous musicians, Oliver Dragojevic, who died on Sunday at the age of 71.
Turkey's Botaş hikes natural gas price for power generation by 50 pct
Turkey's state pipeline operator Botaş will hike the price of natural gas used for electricity production by 50 percent as of Aug. 1, sources said.
Roman, Byzantine remains found at Istanbul train station
Remains of what archaeologists believe is from a Byzantine coastal town have been found during the restoration works of Istanbul’s Haydarpaşa railway station, which stands on the Asian side of the Bosphorus. Click through for the story in photos...
No major assault planned on Syria's Idlib: Moscow
Russia on Tuesday said there were no plans for a major assault on Syria's Idlib, despite President Bashar al-Assad earlier saying it was a priority to retake the province.
ZANU-PF wins most seats in Zimbabwe elections
Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party won the most seats in parliament, official results showed Wednesday, as the count continued in the presidential race and the opposition MDC cried foul, alleging widespread fraud.