Dozens of would-be migrants have swum or waded to a the island of Isla de Tierra. The island, part of the Alhucemas archipelago, belongs to Spain and

A car bomb has killed five people and wounded many more in Jaramanah, a pro-Assad district on the outskirts of the Syrian capital. It follows a bomb

With “hope” and “change” signs of the past, “forward” is the new watchword for the Democratic National Convention which starts in Charlotte, North

The Italian drinks company’s share price was up eight percent on Monday in Milan. As markets raised a glass and the share price. To watch our

When the United States chose as a man whose father was African for president, it made history. Emotions among African-Americans soared to unseen

A Norwegian author who obtained private emails written by mass murder Anders Behring Breivik has urged police to reopen the investigation. Kjetil

South African authorities have released some of the miners previously charged with murdering their colleagues shot dead by police. The charges

German Finance Minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, believes Germany’s Constitutional Court will give the green light to the establishment of a permanent

The EU’s new human rights chief has told MEP’s in Brussels his hopes and plans as the bloc’s special representative. Speaking before the European

French President François Hollande’s popularity rating has sunk to 55% in recent weeks, with worries about the economy and jobs. He tried raising

Drilling is underway at the site of a huge underground volcano near the Italian city of Naples, a few kilometres from Vesuvius. Scientists are

A protest against government censorship in Ukraine is receiving unexpected attention thanks to some unscripted comments from President Viktor

A group of sticky-fingered thieves in Canada have made off with a stockpile of maple syrup worth 24 million euros. The sweet-toothed burglars stole

One of the founders of Swedish file-sharing website the Pirate Bay has been arrested in Cambodia. Police picked up Gottfried Svartholm Warg in the

A group of miners in Sardinia, Italy have ended their strike action after the regional government scrapped plans to close the country’s only coal

A suicide bomber has attacked a US diplomatic vehicle in Peshawar, northwest Pakistan, killing at least five people and wounding 19 others. The

Former News International head Rebekah Brooks has appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court in relation to phone hacking charges. During the

Argentina’s premier fashion show is underway with splashes of vibrant colours dominating the caltwalk. As the Southern Hemisphere heads towards

More famous for tourists and horse racing the the seaside town of Deauville, Northern France, is in the spotlight as it plays host its 38th American

At least 30 people are now known to have died in clashes between Turkish security forces and separatist Kurdish rebels last night. Ten Turkish

Spanish shoppers face a sharp increase in the cost of living after the government slapped a three per cent rise on VAT. Madrid is desperate to

The French government has come to aid of the ailing CIF bank. The bank failed to find a buyer after being up for sale since May. The state

Manufacturing output across the 17 state eurozone contracted more than expected in August flagging the prospect of more hard times in the months to

Israeli police arrested Jewish settlers as they tried to remove them from the unauthorised outpost of Migron in the occupied West Bank on September

Euronews reporter Seamus Kearney spoke to David McKenna, the President of Victim Support Europe and Chief Executive of Victim Support Scotland. They

An estimated 75 million people are the victims of crime every year in the European Union. Some receive good help and support, but many others are

Thousands of mourners were in Meskel Square in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa on September 2 for the state funeral ceremony of former Ethiopian Prime

A new Socialist president and government have failed to reverse France’s rising unemployment rate. The number of people out of work has now passed

The UK and Canada are two states that force offenders to help pay for victim support services, and the laws in both nations are set to get even