USA 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 03/12/2013
Sport 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 03/12/2013
Insight 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 03/12/2013
Egypt 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 03/12/2013
economy 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 03/12/2013
Botswana 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 03/12/2013
Ukraine 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 03/12/2013
North Korea 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 03/12/2013
Iceland 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 03/12/2013
Sport 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 03/12/2013
brussels bureau 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 03/12/2013
economy 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 03/12/2013
Cult 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 03/12/2013
Cinema 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 03/12/2013
Cinema 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 03/12/2013
Syria 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 03/12/2013
Italy 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 03/12/2013
Japan 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 03/12/2013
Belgium 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 03/12/2013
brussels bureau 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 03/12/2013
economy 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 03/12/2013
Ukraine 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 03/12/2013
hi-tech 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 03/12/2013
France [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 03/12/2013
Syria 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 03/12/2013
real economy 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 03/12/2013
Ukraine 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 03/12/2013
world news 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 03/12/2013
North Korea 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 03/12/2013
![[Video] French inmates resuscitate the Harlem Shake from behind the bars](https://static.euronews.com/articles/248298/210x136_248298.jpg "[Video] French inmates resuscitate the Harlem Shake from behind the bars")
