Spain Spain drops controversial law restricting abortion The man behind Spain’s move to severely restrict the right to abortion has resigned after the planned new law was dropped. Justice Minister Alberto 23/09/2014
Vatican Former archbishop arrested in Vatican City in paedophile inquiry A former Catholic archbishop has been arrested as part of a paedophile investigation. Jozef Wesolowski is accused of paying for sex with children 23/09/2014
USA Trying not to rain on climate day's parade Climate change events in New York have peaked today with a one day summit at the United Nations dedicated to the issue. More than 100 world leaders 23/09/2014
Jimmy Choo steps into the city Super-expensive shoe-maker Jimmy Choo plans to join the London Stock Exchange next month. At least 25 percent of the up-market firm will be offered 23/09/2014
Turkey 'Huge number of women and children' refugees on Turkey-Syria border According to the United Nations, Turkey is facing one of the biggest refugee crises of recent years, because of the thousands of people fleeing 23/09/2014
Windsurfing: Travesa wins World Cup stop in Klitmoller France’s Thomas Traversa boosted his chances of overall PWA Wave World Cup glory after winning the fourth stop on the tour in Klitmoller 23/09/2014
Suspended Santos named Portugal coach Despite carrying an eight-match suspension Fernando Santos has been named the new coach of Portugal. Whilst coach of Greece at this summer’s World 23/09/2014
2014 Ryder Cup looms large The 40th edition of the Ryder Cup begins on Friday at Gleneagles. Europe head into the biennial clash with the USA as two-time defending 23/09/2014
UN urges EU not to forget Gaza It’s the conflict in the Middle East that many have already forgotten. But more than 100,000 Palestinians have been left homeless by the fifty days 23/09/2014
Turkey Turkish towns struggling to cope with influx of refugees from Syria They are taking refuge anywhere they can: in schools turned into shelters, unused buildings and parks. Tens of thousands of Syrians, mostly Kurds 23/09/2014
Tourism round-up for Southern Europe's under pressure economies As summer ends, it is time to see how some of Europe’s more vulnerable economies fared on the tourism front, given how dependent they are on 23/09/2014
Belgium Belgian artist says she is former King Albert II's daughter A Belgian artist who says she is the daughter of Belgium’s former King Albert II has asked a court to establish the identity of her biological 23/09/2014
Ebola cases underreported,suggests CDC report A report from the US Centres for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) says between half a million people and 1.4 million people could be infected by 23/09/2014
China Ban tools of torture, says Amnesty A report from rights group Amnesty International says dozens of Chinese companies are exporting so-called tools of torture. They go on to stress 23/09/2014
Ukraine Ukraine cease-fire holds hope Hopes are growing in eastern Ukraine that the overall cease-fire is taking hold, although sporadic fighting continues. Removing heavy weaponry 23/09/2014
USA Obama: US to ramp up efforts in Syria US President Barack Obama has said the US will continue to build even more international support to fight militant group ISIL. Obama was speaking 23/09/2014
the global conversation euronews speaks to Ban Ki-moon ahead of key UN and climate change talks With world leaders descending on New York for the United Nations General Assembly, a host of pressing global crises will likely plague talks. Since 23/09/2014
USA Ban Ki-moon calls for 'bold pledges' at UN climate change summit The United Nations Secretary General has called for world leaders to make “bold pledges”, and sign up to a new global agreement on climate change 23/09/2014
Israel Israeli PM defends shooting down of Syrian jet over Golan Heights Israel has shot down a Syrian fighter jet over the Golan Heights, in the first such incident in almost 30 years. Syria has described the shooting 23/09/2014
MEP's unveil right prize nominees The protesters behind an uprising that shook Europe over the past year. The activists from Ukraine’s Euromaidan movement have been nominated for a 23/09/2014
Denmark Climate summit - will New York succeed where Copenhagen failed? There have been lots of upbeat and rousing statements about the UN climate summit in New York on Tuesday, September 23. UN secretary-general Ban 23/09/2014
hi-tech Photokina takes a snapshot of the future For lovers both of top tech and photography, Germany’s Photokina is an extra special event, combining the latest trends and celebrating the art of 23/09/2014
Federer to replace Nadal in new tennis league Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the inaugural International Premier Tennis League that begins in late November. The Spaniard said he needs to use 23/09/2014
Ravens owner issues apology over Rice video The Owner of the Baltimore Ravens, Steve Bisciotti, has apologised for not demanding to see a video that showed one of his star players knock out a 23/09/2014
France Anxious wait for relatives and friends of French hostage It is an anxious wait for news for relatives and friends of the French national kidnapped by militants in Algeria. The captors of Hervé Gourdel are 23/09/2014
Syria Kurds of Syria flee Islamic State to Turkey in record numbers Kurds from Syria have been fleeing into Turkey more than ever, to escape from attacks by the extremist militants calling themselves Islamic State. In 23/09/2014
USA Update: Emma Watson nude photos threat may be elaborate PR stunt The website promising to leak nude pictures of actress Emma Watson , even displaying a countdown and the 4chan logo – an image board allegedly 23/09/2014
Baku celebrates Uzeyir Hajibeyov's birthday On the world’s stage for classical music, Baku is fast becoming a big destination. It is largely because of the Azerbaijani capital’s International 23/09/2014
European Theatres' Night wows Budapest Getting up close and personal took a whole new meaning during Hungary’s staging last week of European Theatres’ night. The annual one-day event 23/09/2014
Chocolate Village opens in Brussels Chocolate lovers in Brussels have one more thing to get their teeth stuck into. A new Chocolate Village museum has opened its doors in the Belgian 23/09/2014