USA 03/12/2013 US House of Representatives extends ban on undetectable plastic guns In a rare show of bipartisan unity, the United States Congress has passed the first gun legislation since the Sandy Hook School shooting in
Sport 03/12/2013 Europe's World Cup contenders await draw Ahead of Friday’s draw we look at the favourites among the major European contenders. Defending champions Spain have well secured their place in
Insight 03/12/2013 Red lines crossed in Kyiv, opposition still pursuing government resignation Fidel Pavlenko, euronews: “We’re joined by our correspondent in Kyiv Angelina Kariakina. Has the opposition lost momentum now that its attempt in
Egypt 03/12/2013 Egypt mourns death of 'people's poet' Ahmed Fouad Negm Egyptians are mourning the death of the man known as the “poet of the people” who challenged successive military leaders and whose work inspired
economy 03/12/2013 Economy Ukrainian revolution's most pressing task Just hours after the Ukrainian parliament rejected the no-confidence motion in the Yanukovych government Russia’s Gazprom and the Ukrainian energy
Botswana 03/12/2013 Africa steps up efforts to stop illegal killing of elephants Delegates from 25 African countries and five Asian nations have drawn up a plan to address the upsurge in elephant poaching and illegal ivory trading
Ukraine 03/12/2013 Anti-government protesters persist in Kyiv Several thousand anti-government protesters rallied in Kyiv’s Independence Square on Tuesday afternoon. They’re upset about the Ukrainian
North Korea 03/12/2013 Mystery exit of Kim Jong Un's powerful uncle in North Korea What has happened to the man once seen as the power behind Kim Jong Un’s throne in secretive North Korea? Jang Song Thaek is the young leader’s
Iceland 03/12/2013 Iceland: fatal police shooting is first in country's history When gunfire rang out in an apartment block in a Reykyavik suburb in the early hours of December 2 it marked the first time an Icelandic armed police
Sport 03/12/2013 Belounis tackles former Qatar club in court Zahir Belounis, the French footballer who was allegedly stranded in Qatar for 17 months, is launching legal action against his former employers He
brussels bureau 03/12/2013 Tighten EU data laws, say top MEPs An influential group of MEPs have called for stricter data protection laws. It came during another European Parliament hearing regarding the Edward
economy 03/12/2013 Transparency International warns 2/3rds of states "corrupt" The fairtrade watchdog Transparency International reports in its latest global roundup that two-thirds of the 177 countries it surveys are below
Cult 03/12/2013 Tradition meets modernity in Pakistan's Bridal Fashion Week Wedding season is in full swing and Pakistan’s leading bridal fashion event is back in Lahore with its exotic treasure trove of bejewelled couture
Cinema 03/12/2013 Movie celebrates Man United golden boys The creme de la creme of football gathered in London for the premiere of a documentary celebrating the success of a generation of Manchester United
Cinema 03/12/2013 Hobbit sequel opens in LA The second part of Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit“ trilogy has opened in Los Angeles. Based on J R R Tolkien’s 1937 classic novel, the movie is the
Syria 03/12/2013 Syria: suicide bomber kills at least four at defence ministry in Damascus A suicide bomb attack at a government building in central Damascus has killed at least four people and wounded more than a dozen. The bomber
Italy 03/12/2013 Mount Etna's nineteenth eruption this year Europe’s most active volcano, Mount Etna, erupted again on Monday night, spewing lava and volcanic ash on nearby towns. This latest eruption didn’t
Japan 03/12/2013 New Japanese island keeps growing A Japanese island formed by volcanic activity in Tokyo’s Ogasawara island chain keeps growing. The land mass surfaced off Nishinoshima Island about
Belgium 03/12/2013 Two dead in Belgian motorway thick fog pile-ups At least two people have died and dozens are injured after two motorway pile-ups on the A19 Motorway in Zonnebeke, West-Flanders, Belgium. At least
brussels bureau 03/12/2013 Europe school pupils lag behind Asian teens When it comes to maths, science and reading, Europe’s school pupils have a lot of homework to do if they want to catch up with young people in
economy 03/12/2013 Unemployment falls at last in Spain Even in good times November is a cruel month for Spanish unemployment as all that tourism-based seasonal work dries up, so last month’s fall in the
Ukraine 03/12/2013 Ukraine government survives no-confidence motion Ukraine’s government survived a no-confidence motion as tens of thousands of protesters surrounded the parliament building in central Kyiv, calling
hi-tech 03/12/2013 Drones to save and change lives Drones are increasingly becoming part of our lives. In parts of the Philippines, recently devastated by Typhoon Haiyan, drones equipped with small
France 03/12/2013 [Video] French inmates resuscitate the Harlem Shake from behind the bars The Harlem Shake craze that swept the world in the first months of 2013 has been resuscitated by inmates in a prison in north-west France, local
Syria 03/12/2013 Syria: suicide bomb attack in Damascus leaves at least four dead At least four people have been killed and more than a dozen injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up in central Damascus on Tuesday afternoon
real economy 03/12/2013 Europe's drive to thrive in an increasingly competitive world Improving competitiveness is one of the big challenges facing Europe as it struggles on the road to economic recovery. Why are some businesses and
Ukraine 03/12/2013 Kyiv protests persist as Yanukovych hangs on to power After the Ukrainian parliament’s rejection of a motion to hold a vote of confidence in the government, tens of thousands of people are making their
world news 03/12/2013 East Asia wins top marks in OECD's education rankings The Chinese city of Shanghai came top for mathematics, reading and science among teenagers in a study that suggested East Asian schools were driving
North Korea 03/12/2013 North Korean power behind the throne dismissed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle, considered the power behind the throne, is believed to have been dismissed from his posts, a South Korean
![[Video] French inmates resuscitate the Harlem Shake from behind the bars](https://static.euronews.com/articles/248298/160x90_248298.jpg "[Video] French inmates resuscitate the Harlem Shake from behind the bars")
