2011-01-13

Euronews’ correspondent in Tunis, Jamel Ezzedini, was able to get exclusive pictures of some of the latest violence in the Tunisian capital. The

Kazakhstan’s parliament is expected to lift a presidential veto on a planned referendum in the next few hours, paving the way for leader Nursultan

The number of dead from Brazil’s devastating floods is expected to rise rapidly. Concentrated mainly in the mountainous regions near Rio, the

The President of Tunisia has spoken to his people just after the main evening news in a television address, during which he promised a positive

The Hungarian authorities are being dragged through the mud again, being told they were wrong to classify industrial waste which in an accident in

Poland’s prime minister has criticised the Russian report into the Smolensk plane crash, saying it is incomplete. President Lech Kaczynski, his

As violent clashes spread to the centre of the Tunisian capital, one local Tunis-based journalist has suggested events in his country could spiral

Welcome to the World in 2011, a short look into deciphering media activity that is expected to mark the coming year. There are many unknowns and

Tunisians and French-Tunisians have come out onto the streets of Paris and Marseille, where they now live, to show how angry they are with the

Britain’s central bank has kept its key interest rate at a record low 0.5 percent this month as expected. That was despite UK consumer price

Anti-Silvio Berlusconi campaigners are celebrating a Constitutional Court ruling in Rome. Italy’s top court has partially struck down a law that

Gunfire has reportedly broken out in the Tunisian capital Tunis, with unconfirmed reports of fatalities. Another person died in overnight clashes

Bestselling Brazilian author Paulo Coelho has placed the Persian versions of his books free online after Iranian authorities banned them. The

Italy’s Mount Etna has erupted briefly closing two of Sicily’s airports. Despite the volcano spewing out plumes of ash and lava early on Thursday

The Lebanese President says formal talks on the creation of a new government will begin on Monday. Michel Suleiman has already asked Prime Minister

Security forces loyal to Ivory Coast’s incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo have eased a curfew around an area of Abidjan, the scene of recent clashes

Spanish high street bank Banesto’s net profit tumbled nearly 20 percent last year, which was worse than analysts had forecast. Spain’s economic

Britain’s Tesco missed Christmas sales forecasts and is blaming severe winter weather. The 0.6 percent rise in underlying British sales from the

‘Blue Valentine’ is a story of love found and love lost. Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling star as Cindy and Dean, a young couple who fall in

People across the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince mark the first anniversary of the magnitude-7 earthquake which, according to the Haitian government

Public transport has come to a virtual standstill in Athens with a one-day strike hitting train, bus and tram services. Workers are protesting

Somalia is facing a dire humanitarian crisis, according to the UN. Almost 30 percent – or two million – of its long-suffering people need aid to

The stained glass windows of ancient medieval churches has provided inspiration for a team of space experts looking to capture the true colours of

Visitors to Vienna will continue to enjoy one of the Austrian capital’s main attractions after it managed to drag itself out of massive debt. The

A vessel carrying 2,400 tonnes of sulphuric acid has capsized on the Rhine in Germany. The accident has forced the closure of the river to shipping

The Lebanese President has asked Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri to lead a caretaker administration after the collapse of his government. Hezbollah

Tunisia remains gripped by the biggest wave of social unrest the country has seen for decades. Ruled by President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali for the

New York City’s Central Park was covered in deep snow. The post Christmas blizzard paralysed the city.

Raging floods waters destroyed over 400,000 fields in Sri Lanka, damaging 10,000 houses and affecting one million people.