Ukraine Many Tatars say they will boycott Crimea referendum Ethnic Tatars have held protests in Ukraine’s Crimea region ahead of this weekend’s referendum to join Russia. Tatars, Sunni Muslims of Turkic 14/03/2014
Sport Bayern Munich president steps down in wake of jail sentence for tax evasion Uli Hoeness on Friday resigned as President and chairman of Bayern Munich. The 62-year-old’s decision to step down comes a day after being 14/03/2014
USA US and Russia 'no closer' to reaching an agreement on Ukraine After hours of talks between US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday it seems the two countries are no 14/03/2014
Ukraine Recruits flock to join Ukraine's national guard In Kyiv, volunteers have started signing up for Ukraine’s new national guard. It follows a vote in the Ukranian parliament to create a 60,000 14/03/2014
Business Line Deflation looms for the eurozone despite Germany's strong performance The eurozone’s largest economy showed off its muscles in January. German exports grew more than expected, but, much to the European Commission’s joy 14/03/2014
Ukraine Russia says has no plans to invade eastern Ukraine Russia has no plans to invade eastern Ukraine but Moscow will respect the result of Sunday’s referendum in Ukraine’s Crimea region, Russian Foreign 14/03/2014
Venezuela Venezuela's deadly wave of protest rages into second month Venezuela has been gripped by its largest protests for more than a decade. The unrest, which began in early February with peaceful student 14/03/2014
Insight Ukraine: from Crimea to Kyiv Euronews’ Cecilia Cacciotto spoke to our correspondents in Simferopol and Kyiv about the upcoming referendum in Crimea. Cecilia Cacciotto 14/03/2014
Ukraine Tatars in Crimea protest against vote to join Russia Crimean Tatars held protests in the peninsula on Friday ahead of a referendum to join Russia. Around 500 demonstrators took to the streets demanding 14/03/2014
corporate Vivendi talks exclusively to Numericable on SFR sale, blow to Bouygues, Montebourg French media firm Vivendi has chosen cable group Numericable as the favourite for the sale of its telecom unit SFR. The decision is a blow to 14/03/2014
Sport Swiss win team parallel slalom at home World Cup finals Switzerland claimed top honours in the team parallel slalom event at the World Cup finals on Friday, much to the delight of the home crowd in 14/03/2014
Ukraine 'US will not recognise the result of the referendum on Crimea', says John Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry has met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an effort to try to de-escalate the situation in 14/03/2014
Russia Russia 'will respect the result of the upcoming election in Crimea', says Foreign Minister Lavrov Following a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the press that differences remain 14/03/2014
learning world Education in prisons: learning the hard way A recent report by the RAND Corporation found that educating people in prison can cut re-offending by around 43 percent. In this edition of Learning 14/03/2014
brussels bureau Crimea Tatar leader urges NATO intervention The leader of Crimea’s Tatars has urged NATO to intervene in the Ukrainian region, saying the alliance would avert a “massacre.” The Turkish Muslim 14/03/2014
le mag Fashion to the fore in Mumbai Indian Designer Tarun Tahiliani has presented his summer bridal collection at Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai. Indian film star Jacqueline Fernandez 14/03/2014
world news EU draws up list of top Russians to face sanctions The EU has reportedly drawn up a list of senior figures in Russia’s elite who could be hit with sanctions. Up to 130 top Russians face asset 14/03/2014
Ukraine Donetsk calm after violent Thursday night Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, where Russia has said it was prepared to intervene to take Russian-speakers under its protection was quiet on Friday 14/03/2014
corporate BP no longer banned from US government contracts The US government has lifted a ban on BP bidding for new federal contracts. That came after after the company reached an agreement with Washington 14/03/2014
economy Shares and the rouble tumble ahead of Crimea vote Geopolitical tensions ahead of the weekend referendum in Ukraine’s Crimea region pushed financial markets down on Friday. Moscow’s main share index 14/03/2014
United Kingdom US and Russia hold crunch London talks on Ukraine Ahead of Sunday’s disputed referendum in Crimea, John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov are holding talks in London. Speaking to reporters at the 14/03/2014
Cinema Diplomatie saves Paris The Monuments Men featured a group of middle-aged men saving culture for mankind, and Diplomacie is about two middle-aged men saving Paris from 14/03/2014
Cinema 'Veronica Mars' hits the big screen thanks to the 'Marshmallows' The hit television series ‘Veronica Mars’ is back, this time as a film. But getting it made was touch and go. Jason Dohring, who stars in the 14/03/2014
le mag Bollywood bowled over at Lakme Fashion Week Bollywood has been bowled over by the new collection of fashion designer Manish Malhotra at Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, India. London-born 14/03/2014
United Kingdom Tony Benn, icon of the British left, dies at 88 Veteran UK Labour politician Tony Benn has died at home in west London surrounded by his family after falling seriously ill last weekend. He was 14/03/2014
Germany Uli Hoeness resigns from Bayern Munich and won't appeal jail term German football World Cup winner Uli Hoeness is set for a prison term and has resigned as as president of Bayern Munich football club and chairman of 14/03/2014
insiders How pen-pushers have taken over Italian democracy We start this edition of Reporter with a guided tour by La Corriere della Sera journalist Sergio Rizzo “Rome is really the city which sums up all 14/03/2014
Syria Elections in Syria would derail peace talks, warns UN's chief mediator The UN has warned any elections in Syria are likely to scupper already fragile peace talks. President Bashar al-Assad has not yet said if he will 14/03/2014
Germany Uli Hoeness resigns from Bayern Munich and won't appeal jail term German football World Cup winner Uli Hoeness is set for a prison term and has resigned as as president of Bayern Munich football club and chairman of 14/03/2014