4 December 2014 | Euronews
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Sport Brazil show supremacy on second day of FINA Worlds -
Sport UEFA bars Crimean clubs from playing in Russian football league UEFA makes no exceptions for Crimea and prevents its football clubs from changing federation to play in the Russian leagues . -
Hungary McCain's 'neofascist' comments strain US-Hungary relations Republican Senator John McCain calls Prime Minister Victor Orban a 'neo-fascist dictator' during an outburst against the nomination of TV producer Colleen Bell as ambassador to Hungary. -
Italy Italy police release video showing arrest of alleged 'Mafia Capitale' boss Italian police have released a video showing the moment they arrested the alleged criminal boss of a group said to have bribed or extorted its way to -
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Sport German documentary claims large-scale Russian doping Ninety-nine percent of Russian Athlete’s are guilty of doping – that’s according to a recent German documentary aired on ARD. The programme also -
Afghanistan Britain and US pledge to help Afghanistan after combat troops leave Britain and the US have renewed pledges to support Afghanistan after foreign combat troops withdraw from the country. Both Western nations -
Sport Astana on tenterhooks over awarding of WorldTour licence Pro-tour cycling team Astana face an anxious wait to know whether it will be eligible to compete next season. The Kazakh outfit has provisionally -
Sport Violinist Mae appeals four-year ski ban Pop violinist Vanessa Mae is appealing her four-year skiing ban for allegedly helping to fix a series of qualifying races that allowed her to compete -
Ukraine Ukraine president announces new ceasefire Ukrainian authorities announced a new ceasefire to begin on December 9 to secure the Minsk agreement. -
Afghanistan Afghan new president faces major test of skills, NATO leaving, stronger Taliban The new President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani faces great leadership challenges. The former finance minister who also worked with the World Bank is -
Russia Human Rights Watch accuses Russia of 'worst crackdown since Soviet era' The international organisation says a 'dramatic deterioration in the past decade has made Russia's human rights landscape virtually unrecognisable'. -
World News Rebel raid on Chechen capital Grozny leaves 20 people dead At least 20 people were killed in Chechnya - 10 police and 10 suspected militants - after heavily-armed rebels stormed the turbulent Russian region's capital, Grozny. -
Sport Hawk-Eye set for Bundesliga bow next season The German Bundesliga is to follow in the footsteps of the English Premier League and implement goal-line technology. Hawk-Eye will be introduced in -
Israel Israel oil spill 'worst in country's history' The Eilat-Ashkelon crude oil pipeline ruptured overnight on Wednesday, spilling millions of litres of crude oil into rivers and streams and through the Evrona nature reserve. -
USA Lift-off letdown as NASA Orion capsule launch is postponed It was a lift-off letdown but NASA is hoping for better luck on Friday. Gusty winds at Cape Canaveral on Thursday and a last-minute technical problem -
Culture news China aims for Gangnam Style hits ‘Little Apple’ by China’s Chopsticks Brothers is a massive success at home. But their recent appearance at the American Music Awards in November -
Cinema Bhopal: world's worst industrial disaster brought to big screen 30 years on Thirty years on, ‘Bhopal, a prayer for rain’ dramatises the story of the world's worst industrial disaster, when cyanide gas from an American -
Sport Keane voted 2014 MVP of MLS Ireland international Robbie Keane has been voted Major League Soccer’s Most Valuable Player for 2014. The LA Galaxy forward has scored 20 goals in -
Yemen Al Qaeda militants in Yemen threaten to kill US hostage Luke Somers Al Qaeda militants in Yemen have released a video purportedly showing a British-born US hostage, with the threat to kill him. -
Europe News Final EU agreement on GM crops edges closer EU governments have struck a tentative deal with MEPs that would allow member countries to decide whether they cultivate GM crops. The deal still -
Switzerland Kerry tells Russia the US is not seeking confrontation over Ukraine US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed Ukraine at talks on the sidelines of an OSCE summit in Switzerland. -
Russia Putin defies West over Ukraine and 'sacred Crimea' Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused what he called “enemies of yesterday” of trying to bring a new Iron Curtain down around Russia. As it -
USA 'I can't breathe': US protests spread over 'chokehold' death of Eric Garner Demonstrators echoed the unarmed black man's last words as they vented their anger at a decision not to charge a white policeman over his death. -
Cinema Greek New Wave cinema has 'A Blast' -
Europe News Bulgaria, EU still want South Stream pipeline Brussels says the South Stream gas pipeline can still go ahead. Russia had scrapped the 400 billion euro project to pump gas to the European Union -
Switzerland False gunman alarm spreads panic at Zurich University A false alarm briefly spread panic at Zurich University on Thursday when reports of a gunman shooting on the campus led to 5,000 students and -
Germany Former East German state Thuringia first to get post-unification leftist leader The former eastern German state of Thuringia looks set to lower the curtain on 24 years of Conservative rule with the swearing-in on Friday of the -
France Driving licences suspended for French anti-radar activists who used Facebook to warn motorists of police activity Fifteen members of a rural French Facebook group who warned local motorists of police radar traps have had their driving licences suspended for a -
Russia Putin attacks West and claims Russia can withstand any challenge in State of Nation speech Putin's State of the Nation speech roundly attacks the West and affirms Russia will meet every challenge, yet his economic proposals to revive the sagging economy fail to convince critics. -
United Kingdom Next James Bond film 'Spectre' vows loyalty to past 007 icons The name of the next 007 movie is a clear reference to the global criminal organisation that Bond has battled in the past. -
Germany Half of all Lufthansa long-haul flights cancelled in second strike this week German airline Lufthansa cancelled half of all its long-haul flights on Thursday as passengers were hit by the second pilots' strike this week. -
World News Chechen rebels stage deadly attack on Grozny ahead of big Putin speech At least 19 people have been killed as security forces battled rebels who stormed the Chechen capital Grozny ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual state of the union address. -
Culture news Portraits, nudes and fashion by Helmut Newton on show in Berlin More than 200 works by legendary photographer Helmut Newton, including some never seen before in the German capital, are on display in Berlin. They -
Russia Putin's annual parliamentary address promises Russia will overcome all challenges Vladimir Putin has slammed the West, sanctions and politics of containment that "will fail" in his annual parliamentary address, insisting that Russia is strong. -
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World News School siege underway in Grozny after deadly gunfight in Chechen capital Just hours ahead of Vladimir Putin's annual address to the Russian parliament violence erupts in restive Chechnya -
Sport Garcia topples two World Records on opening night in Doha -
Italy Italian PM Renzi gets Senate backing to push on with controversial 'Jobs Act' Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has been given the go ahead to push on with controversial labour reforms after winning a confidence vote in the -
USA Anger in New York after no charges are made against police in a 'chokehold death' Protests in New York as anger flares over another grand jury decision not to charge a police officer for the killing of an unarmed black man. -
Italy Costa Concordia trial: video "shows captain preparing to leave" - prosecution Leaked footage of the sinking of the Costa Concordia cruise liner purports to show captain about to abandon vessel before passengers had escaped