French consul In Turkey suspended for boat sales to migrants
A French reporter looking for the source of boats used by refugees to get to Europe from Turkey followed the…
Slovenia appeals to EU for help as refugees overwhelm the country
Slovenia is doing its best to do the right thing and welcome the refugees pouring into the country, but it…
Dust storm engulfs the Middle East
A heavy sand storm has hit many parts of the Middle East. Much of Jordan, Lebanon, Israel and Cyprus in…
France’s Marine Le Pen refuses to wear headscarf for meeting with Lebanon’s Grand Mufti
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has refused to go into a meeting with Lebanon’s grand mufti after being asked…
Non-EU workers in UK worried about future right to work
Some EU nationals living in the UK are concerned about how a Brexit would affect their right to work there.…
Titanic’s last lunch menu to be auctioned
More memorabilia from the Titanic is being auctioned. This time it’s the ship’s last lunch menu enjoyed by first class…
Tear gas fired inside Kosovo parliament
A Kosovo parliamentary session has resumed following a break of 30 minutes, when opposition MPs interrupted blowing whistles to disrupt…
Civilians flee Aleppo as Syrian army and Russian air power lay siege
Ancient armies fought here, but now modern weapons are beginning to encircle Aleppo, and the city is being hit remorselessly…
‘French Spiderman’ performs another hair-raising feat
France’s very own ‘Spiderman’ has scaled the Total tower in the La Defense business district of Paris to raise awareness…
Brexit ‘will bring down all of Europe’, Marine Le Pen declares
French National Front leader Marine Le Pen has said Brexit will trigger a domino affect which will bring down all…
Pope Francis condemns ‘unprecedented’ terrorist violence in Good Friday speech
Pope Francis has used his Good Friday address to condemn Europe’s reaction to the migrant crisis, which he said had…
Riot breaks out at Hungarian migrant camp
Hungarian police were called to break up fighting at a migrant camp in the eastern city of Debrecen on Monday.…
‘Nightmare over,’ Palmyra to be mostly restored by end of 2016
“The nightmare is over for Palmyra,” says Syria’s Head of Antiquities. Mamoun Abdulkarim said the city of ancient temples will…
Paris climate accord is signed by record 175 countries
As Earth Day was being observed around the planet on Friday, a record number of 175 countries signed the historic…
Road to Cop22: green tourism in Marrakech – target
The Moroccan city of Marrakech, which is hosting the Cop22 climate change summit in November, has dedicated itself to eco-tourism.…
Rebels launch surprise attack on Aleppo – Syrian state TV
Reports of rebel attack on Aleppo * Deaths and injuries reported * Syrian Army making “appropriate response” Rebel groups have…
Pope Francis denounces religious fundamentalism across Middle East
Pope Francis has urged Muslim leaders to unite in renouncing religious extremism during the first day of his two-day trip…
Turkey: two journalists jailed over Syria smuggling reports
Two prominent journalists in Turkey are facing charges of espionage after publishing video that allegedly showed trucks, belonging to the…
Nepal vows to rebuild historical sites left in ruins by earthquake
Perched on a hilltop in Kathmandu Valley just to the west of the capital, the Swayambhunath religious complex is one…
Fulbright Programme wins Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation
The Fulbright Programme educational exchange scheme has been announced as the winner of the 2014 Prince of Asturias Award for…
Justin Bieber asked to leave Mexico’s Tulum ruins, says offical
Singer Justin Bieber has been asked to leave Mexico’s ancient Tulum site after reportedly climbing onto one of the ruins,…
Syrian refugee boy brings his puppy across Mediterranean to Greece
‘I love this dog ! I need her!’ Responded 17-year-old Syrian refugee Aslan when asked why he had chosen to…
‘We won’t go away, welcome to your hundredth day’, climate marchers hold rallies in the US
President Donald Trump’s inauguration was greeted with the Women’s March, and as he marks 100 days in office, tens of…
Demonstrations follow introduction of Poland’s new state media law
Demonstrations have taken place around Poland to protest against a new public media law. Media managers will now be selected…
Asylum granted to Guinean man in Belgium after threats in Greece
In the first case of its kind, an African refugee has been granted asylum by Belgium despite already having asylum…
Houthi rebels launch missiles on US warship in Yemen
An American warship has been targeted by Houthi missile attacks in Yemen. For the third time in the past week,…
3,000 refugees a day to enter Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is expecting 3000 people a day to cross into the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.…
Go after the money say Europe’s top crime fighters – on the frontline
At least 110 billion euros a year and growing – “organised … source
China’s “death simulator” set to pull in crowds
It is a whole new take on the “game of life”. In fact its a game of death. Xinglai which…
International rescue teams on their way to Nepal
Offers of help for Nepal are coming in from around the world. Rescue teams in Los Angeles were preparing to…
Going nowhere: Refugees stuck at Greece-Macedonian border
Hundreds of migrants and refugees remain stranded between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia with intermittent border closures…
Solar Impulse successfully crosses Pacific Ocean
Solar Impulse has successfully crossed the Pacific Ocean to land at Moffett Federal Airfield in California. The aircraft, which is…
Connectivity rules at CeBIT 2017
One of the big themes at CeBIT this year is connectivity – and here on the stand of Japan’s KDDI…
“They are totally alone:” helping young refugees rebuild their life – reporter
Social worker Yasemin Mentes is in charge of non-accompagnied minor refugees arriving in the western German city of Bonn. She…
Russia and China back new UN sanctions on North Korea
China and Russia have joined a unanimous UN security council vote to impose new sanctions on North Korea after its…
Dozens die in South Sudan plane crash
A cargo plane with passengers on board has crashed on take-off at the main airport in Juba, the capital of…
Syrian archeologist ‘killed in Palmyra’ by ISIL militants
Islamic State militants have executed an antiquities expert in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. Khaled Assad was taken hostage…
Czechs and the world say farewell to Vaclav Havel
http://www.euronews.net/ World leaders have been in Prague for the funeral of Vaclav Havel, the man who led Czechoslovakia from Stalinism…
Man arrested in Germany over food blackmail threats
Police in Germany have arrested a 55 year-old man on suspicion of threatening to poison food in supermarkets unless a…
Palmyra arch ‘destroyed’ by ISIL
Islamic militants have reportedly destroyed the Arch of Triumph which is a major monument in the 2000-year-old Roman city of…
Esa-Pekka Salonen’s devilishly difficult and cosmic Cello Concerto – musica
It’s a devilishly difficult and cosmic Cello Concerto: the ink on the latest masterpiece by visionary Finish composer and conductor…
Twelve behind Barcelona attacks, say Spanish police
Spanish police say they now believe that 12 people were behind the Barcelona attacks. One man is still on the…
The children getting an education in a war zone – learning world
According to a recent paper by UNESCO, half of the 57 million children currently out of school live in conflict…
With Russia on its mind, Georgia looks to EU
Georgia is waiting at the EU’s doorstep. The country, in the South Caucasus, has been working hard for more than…
Clashes erupt on frontline of disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh
Clashes have broken out on the frontline of the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in a violation of a ceasefire. Azerbaijan…
CERN hopes new particle accelerator will bring new discoveries
There were celebrations on Tuesday at CERN, the European physics research centre in Geneva, as it inaugurated its new particle…
UN accuses people traffickers of drowning migrants off Yemeni coast
Things could hardly get any worse in war-torn Yemen, but at least 55 people have been killed and many more…
European Commission presidential candidate Martin Schulz attacks populism
The Party of European Socialists candidate for the presidency of the European Commission Martin Schulz has used a press conference…
Red Cross to cut Afghanistan operation ‘drastically’ after attacks
The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is to cut back “drastically” its operations in Afghanistan. The announcement…
Consumers welcome end of mobile roaming fees with reservations
Mobile phone users are celebrating the end of roaming fees throughout most of Europe – but consumers fear loopholes may…
Africanews celebrates 2nd anniversary
Africanews marks two years of broadcasting excellence Africanews is the pan-African news media, unique in its concept and vision. Africanews…
Japanese company gives non-smoking employees six extra days holiday a year
A Tokyo-based business gave employees that did not smoke six additional holidays per year to make up for the time…
Exploiters of the poor making billions from forced labour, trafficking and slavery… – economy
Forced labour is a massive and growing problem with private households worldwide saving around six billion euros a year by…
MEPs quiz EU’s next trade czar ‘in waiting’
The Swedish politician who wants to spearhead EU trade policy over the next five years says there’ll be no negotiation…
Greece: 42,000 migrants and counting as European borders stay shut
With the door still firmly shut to thousands of migrants and refugees on the Macedonian border, we asked our Athens…
Europe’s demographic time bomb
Sophie Claudet:* Could you tell us what can be done basically to address this ageing Europe? We’ve seen that Germany…
Eurovision’s Conchita Wurst and UN call for end to LGBT discrimination
Eurovision drag diva Conchita Wurst met UN chief Ban Ki-moon in Vienna to call for an end to discrimination based…
Mass starvation decimates Penguin colony’s chicks
An entire breeding colony of some 40000 Adélie penguins has seen all but two of its chicks wiped out in…