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Washington’s top tax official forced out amid scandal US tax agency chief Steve Miller has had to leave his job after it emerged his staff had singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny. President… 16/05/2013
Egypt: arrest warrant for satirical TV host In Egypt, the public prosecutor has issued an arrest warrant for the presenter of a popular satirical TV show for supposedly insulting Islam and the president… 30/03/2013
Germans banned from dancing over Easter There will be no disco action in some parts of Germany on Saturday night, with a traditional Easter dancing ban in place. It is down to individual regions… 30/03/2013
Womb to rent – the harsh realities of surrogacy In a clinic in Ukraine surrogate mothers carry babies for couples who otherwise would be childless. It is legal but not without controversy with some who… 29/03/2013
Latvia: Waffen SS veterans’ commemorative march in Riga The annual march to honour Latvia’s World War II Waffen SS divisions, part of the armed wing of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi party, always attracts some… 16/03/2013
Iran: claims and counter-claims over doctored Ahmadinejad photoMahmoud Ahmadinejad has come in for harsh criticism from Iranian MPs after a photo was published showing him consoling the mother of late Venezuelan president… 12/03/2013
Miss Russia pageant hit by scandal This year’s Miss Russia beauty competition has ended successfully, despite a series of scandals which overshadowed proceedings. The discovery of… 03/03/2013
Japan floored by Olympic decision Japan has been floored by the news wrestling will be thrown out of the Olympics. Tokyo is bidding to host the showpiece games in 2020 but it seems a sport in… 13/02/2013
Rubles roll for Sochi Olympics Sochi is getting a face lift for the Winter Olympics in 2014. There’s a lot of construction going on around the subtropical resort city on the Black… 07/02/2013
Hong Kong education protest – nocomment On the first day of Hong Kong’s new school year, thousands of students, parents and teachers gathered in front of the government headquarters in protest of… 04/09/2012
Israel prepares for Orthodox conscripts In Israel, the army has been told it must prepare for the conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jews after legislation exempting them expired. It follows a… 01/08/2012
Russia’s outcry after bill suppresses protesters rights The Upper House in Russia has passed a law that could see protesters fined over 7000 euros for taking part in public demonstrations. In response, the… 06/06/2012
How can we deal with extremism in Europe? In this issue of The Network, euronews’ Chris Burns leads a discussion on extremism in Europe. Chris Burns: “The massacre at a Jewish school in Toulouse… 19/04/2012
UK: travellers to be evicted at the Dale FarmThe daughter of a traveller carries cases at the Dale Farm traveller site, near Billericay in southern England. Bailiffs were expected to begin clearing the… 19/09/2011
Jean-Marie Le Pen ruffles feathers again – nocomment French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen lost his composure during a meeting at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. 15/09/2011
Rupert Murdoch’s global empire Lived and died by scandal – a phrase that sums up the history of the News of the World. Overwhelmed by the furore caused by the hacking of mobile phone… 13/07/2011
Last edition for News of the WorldA man reads a copy of the final edition of the News of the World in a newsagent in London. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor 10/07/2011
The end of the News of the World James Murdoch has closed down a newspaper that for some was a British Institution. Sunday paper the News of the World has been published for 168 years with… 08/07/2011
BSkyB shares slump on doubts over deal BSkyB shares slumped further on Friday because of the phone hacking scandal involving Rupert Murdoch’s News Of The World tabloid newspaper. The … 08/07/2011
I regret Hitler joke: Danish director Von Trier Danish film director Lars Von Trier caused uproar at the Cannes Festival on Wednesday when he said that he “understood Hitler.” He later apologised after… 21/05/2011
Von Trier regrets ‘idiotic’ Hitler comments Lars von Trier has admitted he was stupid for joking at a news conference about being a Nazi and a Hitler sympathiser. The Danish film director apologised… 21/05/2011
The great UK monarchy debate Should they stay or should they go? It is the question that has surrounded the British monarchy for years. The issue tends to raise its head during events of… 14/04/2011
US divided over ‘Ground Zero mosque’ For most Americans, Ground Zero serves as a reminder of when a nation, and the world, watched in disbelief as the United States came under attack on September… 11/09/2010
Greece: Golfing on God’s ground Greek monks believe there is good in playing golf: In arid, eastern Crete, plans are in motion to develop golf courses and vast luxury tourist resorts, and… 24/06/2010
White House defends drone strikes against US citizens abroadA leaked Justice Department memo outlines the legality of US drone strikes to kill American citizens abroad. The document, dated 2011 and acquired by… 06/02/2013
Fake mugshots put Greek police in hot waterPolice in Greece are under investigation after it was alleged they beat a group of four suspected bank robbers, then altered their photos to minimise their… 05/02/2013
German minister in plagiarism rowGermany’s Education Minister has been accused of plagiarising part of her PHD dissertation. Monitors allegedly found questionable text in 56 pages of Annette… 25/01/2013
Israel approves controversial settlement buildingsThe Palestinian Authority has spoken out against the decision to give the go-ahead for the building of 1,500 homes for Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem… 18/12/2012
Leveson report prompts divisions in UK coalitionA report proposing the toughest regulation for Britain’s newspapers in 300 years has divided the country’s coalition government. Just hours after Lord… 30/11/2012
What to do with the house Hitler was born inA debate continues in Austria over what do with the house that Adolf Hilter was born in. Some locals of the town near Salzburg where the three-storey building… 13/11/2012
UK: Damien Hirst’s “Verity” causing controversy in IlfracombeInternationally renowned British artist, Damien Hirst, has donated his latest work to the North Devon town of Ilfracombe, on 20-year-loan. Hirst is always… 17/10/2012
Srebrenica controversy during Bosnian electionThe spotlight has been shining on the Bosnian town of Shrebrenitza during municipal elections on Sunday. Religious tensions have risen as the rules… 07/10/2012
Israeli young have Nazi camp numbers tattooed on their own armsHundreds of descendents of Holocaust survivors in Israel have had the tagging numbers which were imposed by Nazi prison warders on their relatives, tattooed… 05/10/2012
Landmark law set for Ukraine to ban promotion of homosexualityA law to ban the promotion of homosexuality in Ukraine has passed its first reading with the support of the majority and opposition in the… 03/10/2012
Argentinian parents watch their kids’ party anticsAn Argentinian city has set up a new monitoring programme that lets parents watch what their teenage kids are up to when out on the town. La Plata, about 50… 17/09/2012
Anti-US clashes continue in CairoAnti-US protests sparked by a film which was made in the United States and which mocks the Prophet Muhammad continued in Cairo on Friday. After clashes at… 14/09/2012
World seeks maker of incendiary filmThe film nobody saw on its release yet gained a second life on the internet as a 13 minute trailer has now made its director one of the world’s most wanted… 13/09/2012
‘Moonies’ founder dies at the age of 92The founder of the Unification Church Sun Myung Moon has died at the age of 92. Moon who called himself a messiah, set up the Church in the 1950s in the… 03/09/2012
Controversial memoir of the killing of Bin LadenAs Barack Obama gets ready for the Democratic National Convention in early September, one of his most spectacular accomplishments has come under renewed… 25/08/2012
France: Catholic prayer opposes gay marriageA prayer has been read out in Catholic churches throughout France that includes words opposing same-sex marriages and euthanasia – reforms planned by the new… 15/08/2012
London 2012 spectators can’t see Olympic flameOfficials at the London 2012 games have defended their decision to keep the Olympic flame hidden from view, once Friday’s opening ceremony had ended. More… 29/07/2012
Political storm over US Olympic team in “Made in China” outfitsTwo weeks before the opening of the London Olympics, the big buzz over the Games has reached the political arena in the United States. And it is not about… 13/07/2012
Germany: Triberg Mayor boosts carpark as tourist magnetThe mayor of the small Black Forest town of Triberg in Germany, otherwise famous for its waterfalls and reputedly the world’s biggest cuckoo clock, has put… 10/07/2012
Ukraine: Parliament speaker to quit over language voteThe speaker of Ukraine’s parliament has offered to resign over a move to boost the status of the Russian language. Violence erupted on Tuesday when the bill… 04/07/2012
Ukraine rushes through controversial language billScuffles broke out on Tuesday evening in Ukraine’s parliament as a controversial draft law upgrading the status of the Russian language was rushed… 04/07/2012
Israel legalises three West Bank settlementsThe Israeli government has decided to legalise three West Bank settlements built during the 1990s. The move angered Palestinian officials, who accuse Israel… 24/04/2012
Israel marks Holocaust Memorial dayTwo minutes silence was marked across Israel on Thursday to remember the victims of the Holocaust. Sirens echoed across the country to mark the national… 19/04/2012
Stalin school book cover sparks rowSchool exercise books with a portrait of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin on the cover are causing controversy in Russia. Critics say that featuring the… 05/04/2012
Trayvon Martin’s killer acted in self-defence, says his fatherThe father of the man who shot Trayvon Martin dead said on Friday that his son acted in self-defence. Robert Zimmerman told local Florida television that the… 30/03/2012
Merah’s father threatens to sue France over son’s deathThe father of Mohammed Merah has threatened to sue French police over his death. Merah was shot dead last week after a dramatic siege at his home in… 27/03/2012
Cuba calls exclusion from summit ‘unacceptable’Cuba says it is “unacceptable” that it won’t be invited to an upcoming regional summit, amid US objections. The communist island has accused Washington of… 09/03/2012
Germany rebukes Lukashenko over anti-gay commentThe German government has rebuked President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus for saying he would “rather be a dictator than gay”. The comments came as he… 05/03/2012
Health check fuels Tymoshenko controversyA panel of international doctors has examined Yulia Tymoshenko amid concerns about the jailed Ukrainian oppostion leader’s failing health. She had… 14/02/2012
German legal threat to stop Hitler memoir extractsA British publisher is controversially planning to publish excerpts of Hitler’s memoir “Mein Kampf” in Germany, along with a critical commentary. But the… 21/01/2012
Britain considers yacht gift for Queen JubileeBritain’s Queen Elizabeth might be getting a new yacht for her Diamond Jubilee – but Prime Minister David Cameron says it would be built with private not… 17/01/2012
Accusations of censorship over Pinochet ruleA political storm has erupted in Chile over plans to remove all references to the word “dictatorship’ when referring to the rule of General Augusto… 06/01/2012
Benetton pulls kissing Pope photoA controversial fake photo of the Pope kissing an Egyptian Iman has been withdrawn by Benetton. The Vatican objected to the image as part of the clothing… 17/11/2011
French satirical magazine office torchedThe office of Charlie Hebdo, one of France’s leading satirical magazines, has been attacked over its decision to use a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed as… 02/11/2011
New German military museum stirs strong feelingsGiven Germany’s history, the opening of a military museum was bound to be controversial. But even the design of the newly-revamped building opening on… 15/10/2011
Clashes feared in UK as travellers are evictedIt is Britain’s biggest unauthorised travellers’ site. But the fear is that Dale Farm could turn into a battleground today as bailiffs try to evict dozens… 19/09/2011
Shock Dutch TV show has first winnerIf you are a failed asylum seeker in the Netherlands you may be nervously awaiting the knock at the door that means time is up and you are on your way home… 03/09/2011
Wen vows to punish any corruption in China train crashChinese Premier Wen Jiabao has visited the scene of a train accident that killed 39 people, stoking widespread public anger. Officials are suspected of… 28/07/2011
UK PM wants Commons debate on phone-hackingBritish Prime Minister David Cameron will end a trip to Africa early and plans an emergency parliamentary session on the phone-hacking scandal. Cameron… 18/07/2011
Phone hacking: London’s police chief resignsThe head of London’s Metropolitan Police Paul Stephenson resigned on Sunday evening. Britain’s senior police chief stood down over allegations about the… 17/07/2011
Police arrest ex-Murdoch aide Rebekah BrooksBritish police arrested Rebekah Brooks the former chief executive of Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper business on Sunday. The 43 year old was being questioned… 17/07/2011
Rupert and James Murdoch will testify on UK phone hackingRupert Murdoch, his top newspaper boss in Britain Rebekah Brooks and his son James will all testify at a parliamentary hearing into phone hacking. Brooks… 14/07/2011
Press scandal inquiries to trawl Murdoch practicesFor decades his papers did the hounding. Now Rupert Murdoch’s on the receiving end – and the phone hacking scandal is not expected to end with his company… 14/07/2011
News Corp’s decision to drop BSkyB bid welcomedRupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has withdrawn its bid to buy full control of BSkyB, Britain’s largest satellite broadcaster. The move came as MPs looked… 13/07/2011
Murdoch backs out of bid for BSkyBRupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has withdrawn its bid to buy full control of Britain’s largest pay-TV broadcaster BSkyB. The deal, worth more than eight… 13/07/2011
Murdoch: media reacts to media stormThe scale of the storm ravaging the UK media should not be underestimated. One newspaper – the country’s best-selling Sunday tabloid no less – has already… 13/07/2011
UK parliament to unite against Murdoch empireIt happens very rarely, but today the British parliament will unite to urge Rupert Murdoch to drop his bid for the UK broadcaster, BskyB. The Conservatives… 13/07/2011
Murdoch in London to save BSkyB dealMedia baron Rupert Murdoch is at the London headquarters of his newspaper empire to take control of the phone hacking crisis amid fears his 100 percent… 10/07/2011
Scandal-hit British tabloid prints final editionOn a normal Sunday, the News of the World front page would expose scandals of the rich and famous. But today’s headline simply read: “Thank you and… 10/07/2011
‘Thank you and Goodbye’ says News of the WorldA beleaguered Rupert Murdoch has given his “total support” to News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks, despite the phone-hacking scandal that has… 10/07/2011
UK phone hacking scandal fallout spreadsThe phone hacking scandal in the UK is spreading. Police have arrested Andy Coulson, the former editor of the News of the World, the paper at the heart of… 08/07/2011
Further arrests in Korea in match fixing scandalFootball’s K League in South Korea has been tainted again following the arrests of 46 players. The action comes on the back of the match fixing scandal which… 08/07/2011
News of the World dominates UK headlinesAs the world of news took in the news of the News of the World, front page headline-writers got straight down to work. Here are some examples of the fruits of… 08/07/2011
British PM calls for press overhaulBritain’s prime minister has called for a complete overhaul of the UK’s press regulations system in the wake of the media hacking scandal that has forced the… 08/07/2011
World’s end comes as a shockIt is a newspaper known for its scoops, scandals and celebrity gossip. Nicknamed News of the Screws (as in ‘who’s been screwing who?’), it has been something… 08/07/2011
Critics believe tabloid closure is business decisionThe News of the World may be closing down, but few in Britain believe it spells the end for the Murdoch tabloid style. Some think it is a commercial… 08/07/2011
Britain’s ‘News of the World’ axed over phone hackingEngulfed in a phone hacking scandal, the UK’s best-selling newspaper, the News of the World, has been sensationally axed. Media mogul Rupert Murduch shut… 08/07/2011
Phone-hacking bombshell: News of the World to closeIt is a bombshell in Britain’s media landscape – the tabloid newspaper “News of the World” is being shut down as a result of a growing phone-hacking… 07/07/2011
Murdoch closes UK tabloid hit by phone-hacking scandalRupert Murdoch’s News Corporation will close its tabloid “News of the World” after this Sunday’s edition, as a result of an escalating phone-hacking scandal… 07/07/2011
Murdoch’s empire takes a hit over phone hackingRupert Murdoch may be too big and too powerful to take down, but it may not be the case for some of the newspapers he owns. His News Corporation announced… 07/07/2011
UK tabloid accused of hacking phones of dead soldiers’ familiesA UK newspaper has alleged that the families of dead British soldiers had their phones hacked by reporters from the News of the World. The tabloid is facing… 07/07/2011
UK inquiry into tabloid phone hacking claimsThere is growing outrage in the UK over claims that tabloid journalists hacked into the voicemail messages of the innocent victims of serious crime. The… 06/07/2011
Public outrage in UK over alleged phone hackingThere is outrage in the UK over claims that a tabloid newspaper hacked into the mobile voice messages of the innocent victims of serious crime. There are… 06/07/2011
Britain united in disgust at tabloid hacking claimsThe news that British tabloid journalists may have hacked the phones of relatives of victims of terrorist attacks and the families of murdered children has… 06/07/2011
UK tabloid hacked murder victim’s phoneA British newspaper has found itself in hot water after taking investigative journalism a step too far. The News of the World is renowned for its… 05/07/2011
Indian health minister attacked over anti-gay commentsIn India, gay rights groups are voicing outrage over anti-homosexual comments made by the country’s health minister. Ghulam Nabi Azad was supposed to speak… 05/07/2011
Von Trier Nazi remarks rattle CannesDanish director Lars von Trier has once more stirred strong emotions, at the Cannes film festival. Jewish groups were swift to condemn his behaviour at a… 18/05/2011
UK minister under fire for rape commentsThere are calls for Britain’s Justice Minister to be sacked after controversial comments he made on cases of rape. Speaking on BBC radio on Wednesday… 18/05/2011
US media’s coverage of DSK case shocks FranceThe French establishment has been shocked by the American media’s coverage of the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case. Eleven years ago, France’s parliament passed… 17/05/2011
Priest says SOS call by migrants ignored by NATOThe current flood of migrants risking over-crowded boats to sail to Europe has led to bitter accusations between refugee agencies and NATO. The alliance… 11/05/2011
France Football Federation member gets benchedThe Technical Director of the French Football Federation has been suspended amid claims of project to implement racial quotas in youth academies. Francois… 30/04/2011
Anger mars commemoration of Smolensk plane crashOne year after the plane crash which killed Poland’s president and 95 others, there is anger over the replacement of a memorial plaque. A new one with a… 11/04/2011
Congress debates Muslim “radicalisation” in USAl Qaeda is recruiting American Muslims to carry out terror attacks, according to a US Congressman. Republican Peter King has convened controversial… 11/03/2011
German minister gives up doctorateGerman defence minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenburg is under pressure to quit amid allegations he plagiarised parts of his PhD thesis. In an attempt to… 23/02/2011
Nobel Prize controversy rumbles onThe war of words over the Nobel Peace Prize continues. For the Nobel Committee chairman, Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo is a champion of human rights, who… 11/12/2010
Berlusconi in trouble for adding penis to statueA replacement hand and penis on a pair of Roman statues has sparked the latest scandal to hit Silvio Berlusconi. The Italian Prime Minister ordered the… 20/11/2010
