2013-06-24

The fightback by Syrian government forces continues apace. Troops loyal to Bashar al Assad have been stepping up their attack on the northern city

After two days of clashes, Lebanese soldiers have taken control of a mosque complex holding gunmen loyal to a radical Islamist cleric in Sidon. At

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras reshuffled his cabinet on Monday, two days after the smallest party in his ruling coalition quit the government

Qatar is to have a new leader, say reports from the Gulf state. The emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, is to hand over power to his son, Crown

The EU has postponed talks on Turkey’s accession bid until Tuesday when diplomats will discuss a Berlin-backed compromise on Ankara’s European

The Chancellor is offering tax breaks for an eventual third term. Angela Merkel has not promised a clear figure on this in her electoral programme

Belgium’s Steve Darcis produced a superb display to stun World No. 5 Rafael Nadal in straight sets in the first round of Wimbledon on Monday. The

With Russia’s growth slowing President Vladimir Putin is shuffling his economic team. The new economy minister is Alexei Ulyukayev, who has moved

Albania’s two main political factions are both claiming victory in the country’s tense parliamentary elections. With around ten percent of the

Angela Merkel is putting families at the forefront of her campaign to become Germany’s Chancellor again. She has pledged family friendly policies

After more than a year absence from the world of football, Spain’s Pep Guardiola has been officially unveiled as Bayern Munich’s new head coach

As football’s annual RoboCup tournament got underway in the Netherlands, euronews went behind the scenes with the Colombian robotic football

Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former governor of California and self-styled climate change campaigner, says people should be free to drive large SUVs

Silvio Berlusconi has always defied detractors who said he would end up in prison, and banned from politics. Italy’s richest mover and shaker was

Ecuador says it will take “due time” to make a decision on Edward Snowden’s asylum request and will do so based on human rights considerations. The

A court in Milan has found Silvio Berlusconi guilty of paying for sex with an underage prostitute and abusing his power to cover it up. The former

Pakistan’s government says it’s planning to put former President Pervez Musharraf on trial on treason charges. Newly-elected Prime Minister Nawaz

A new opera house has opened in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. The design of the building – a mix of Greco-Roman classicism and Baroque – was

For a tenth day in a row, demonstrations against the government and what protesters are denouncing as “the oligarchy” have taken place in

Central banks should not delay the timely withdrawal of the cheap money they have pumped out to calm crises because of fears that would disrupt

Fears of a credit crunch in China’s banking system have eased as short-term interest rates fell, though they do remain elevated. The central bank –

Four hundred and fifty seven metres above the Little Colorado River while balancing on a five centimetre steel cable Nik Wallenda was heard calling

Thousands of people are awaiting rescue in India’s Uttarakhand, following a heavy monsoon that caused mass flooding and landslides in the northern

Florida high wire artist Nik Wallenda completed a tightrope walk over the Little Colorado River Gorge in northeastern Arizona on Sunday.

Vodafone has agreed to buy Germany’s biggest cable operator Kabel Deutschland for 7.7 billion euros. It is the UK-based firm’s second such major

British police have arrested a man in connection with the murders last year in the French Alps of a UK family of Iraqi origin. The 54-year-old is

After five years of economic downturn, Europe is suffering its worst jobs crisis since the 1930s. How to change that was one of the key issues

Steve Carell is back as the voice of villain-turned-good guy Gru in Despicable Me 2. This time round while Gru busies himself with his three

The Gnaoua Music Festival in Morocco brings together singers and musicians from a myriad of different backgrounds and styles. German/Nigerian