Sweden 17/05/2013 Eurovision excitement at fever pitch Denmark are the hottest favourites for years at the bookmakers, but all 26 competitors know they are just hours away from the most important three
Syria 17/05/2013 Human rights activists claim to have found torture evidence in Syria Human rights activists have visited what Syrian rebels described as abandoned government prisons in which they alleged detainees were
state of the union 17/05/2013 Europe Weekly: donors dig deep for Mali International donors meet in Brussels with a view to raising funds for Mali; French President François Hollande calls in on the European Commission
Belgium 17/05/2013 Belgium may face legal battle after 2 nuclear reactors get green light Greenpeace are threatening to sue the Belgian government. The leading environmental activist network is threatening legal action after Belgium’s
United Kingdom 17/05/2013 Litvinenko inquest in doubt over 'secret evidence' In Britain the inquest into the death of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko is in doubt after crucial evidence was ruled too ‘sensitive’ on grounds
France 17/05/2013 French court clears way for gay marriage France’s constitutional court has cleared the way for allowing same-sex marriage and adoption. President Francois Hollande has promised to sign the
France 17/05/2013 PIP denies fraud in breast implant trial Lawyers for executives of the French breast implant firm PIP have denied fraud. On the final day of the trial, they claimed they never knowingly made
Spain 17/05/2013 Spain: Banker freed as inquiry continues The former chairman of Caja Madrid, jailed on Thursday following an investigation into banking irregularities,has been freed. Considered a flight
Russia 17/05/2013 Russia plays down significance of Syria arms sales Russia is reported to have sent advanced anti-ship missiles to Syria, despite pleas from Washington and elsewhere to stop supplying President
economy 17/05/2013 Slovenia's shaky banks bring a downgrade from Fitch It was not unexpected – late on Friday the Fitch ratings agency downgraded Slovenia’s long-term foreign currency rating to BBB + from A minus. It
Argentina 17/05/2013 Argentina: 'Dirty War' dictator dies in prison The former dictator who led Argentina during its bloodiest period, Jorge Rafael Videla has died in prison aged 87. Videla was jailed in 2010 for
Business Line 17/05/2013 Eurozone remains in recession At their latest meeting, Eurozone finance ministers have been trying to boost confidence in the European finance sector. They also released the first
economy 17/05/2013 Italy freezes hated property tax, doesn't say how will make up shortfall Italy’s coalition government is to freeze a controversial property tax, abolish the double salary received by government ministers who are also
Iran 17/05/2013 Iran's Saeed Jalili warns West over Syria With international pressure increasing on efforts to end the two-year-long conflict, Iran – which maintains strong connections with President
Georgia 17/05/2013 Georgia: clashes on International Day Against Homophobia In Georgia, a rally for International Day Against Homophobia has been dramatically bombarded by priests and thousands of anti-gay protesters. Wearing
Greece 17/05/2013 Golden Dawn and Syriza clash over 'Heil Hitler' cries in Greek parliament The neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party is at the centre of another political row in Greece after one of its MPs was expelled from parliament amid cries of
perspectives 17/05/2013 Angelina's choice Angelina Jolie brought into the open an effective and yet little-known medical-surgical procedure this week, when she shared her own experience
Turkey 17/05/2013 Prime suspect in Turkey car bombing detained Turkish police have the man they believe to be the prime suspect in the double car bombing which killed more than 50 people near the Syrian border in
no comment 17/05/2013 'Welcome to Hell': Inside the Shatila refugee camp Euronews visited the Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon. The camp, made up of slum-like apartment blocks, is home to some 16,000 refugees; most
learning world 17/05/2013 The lessons of tweeting; learning from social media Social media is extremely popular, especially with young people. As a result the education world is exploring how that success can be used in the
le mag 17/05/2013 Eurovision: our tips and the bookmakers' favourites Bookmakers have installed Denmark as their favourites to win Saturday’s Eurovision Song Contest. The Danish entry, Only Teardrops by Emmelie de
France 17/05/2013 Jewels meant for stars stolen at Cannes Film Festival French police say jewels due to be lent to film stars at the Cannes Film Festival have been stolen from a hotel room. Worth more than three
economy 17/05/2013 European car sales rise, but it is a 'dead cat bounce'? For the first time in a year and a half, car sales in Europe rose, but without an almost 15 percent increase in Britain they would have been negative
Argentina 17/05/2013 Former Argentine dictator Videla dead at 87 Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander who led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship and was unrepentant
world news 17/05/2013 Ruby testifies on Berlusconi's 'Bunga Bunga' parties She is the Moroccan woman at the centre of a sex scandal involving former Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi. In court, Karima el-Mahroug
economy 17/05/2013 Turkey gains investment grading from Moody's Turkey’s economy has been given a boost with an upgrade by the Moody’s ratings agency. Shares rose in Istanbul on Friday and the country’s cost of
corporate 17/05/2013 Dell's profit dives as takeover battle rages Dell has reported a 79 percent slump in quarterly profit as personal computer sales continued to slide, with people moving to smartphones and
insiders 17/05/2013 More fear than hope in north Kosovo? By granting greater autonomy to Serbian municipalities in northern Kosovo, the EU-brokered accord between Belgrade and Pristina sets a precedent in
Bangladesh 17/05/2013 Bangladesh clothes factories reopen after safety shutdown Hundreds of textile factories in Bangladesh have reopened after protests over pay and working conditions in the wake of last month’s deadly building
