9 December 2014 | Euronews
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France Last French hostage freed by al Qaeda begins his long journey home The last French hostage to be held anywhere in the world has begun his journey home. Serge Lazarevic thanked the president of Niger for being an intermediary in arranging his freedom from al Qaeda. -
Sport Liverpool off to Europa league after Champions League exit Liverpool’s first run in the Champions League after a four-year absence ended at the group stage. The Reds drew 1-1 with Basel in their final Group -
Ukraine 'Day of Silence' in eastern Ukraine reportedly shattered by shelling A storm of shelling reportedly shatters the calm in eastern Ukraine as a 'Day of Silence' is brought to an abrupt end. -
Italy Great Prison Bake-off in Italy aims to change lives From inmate to pastry chef, a cooperative in Padua has opened Italy’s only bakery behind bars. Those serving time are serving up 70,000 Pannetonni -
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Sport Former Real star Raul unveiled at Cosmos The New York Cosmos signalled their intent on a return to topflight Major League Soccer after unveiling former Real Madrid star Raul as their newest -
Zimbabwe Signs of a power struggle in Zimbabwe: President Robert Mugabe sacks key government figures Power struggle in Zimbabwe? Robert Mugabe fires deputy Joice Mujuru and some of her allies amid accusations of corruption and allegations of a plot to kill the president. -
USA CIA torture report: Techniques ineffective and brutal Ineffective and brutal, those were the findings of the Senate Intelligence Committee into the CIA’s detention and interrogation programme following -
Sport Champions League: Last chance saloon for City Wednesday night’s champions league action sees a three-way battle to finish runners up in Group E. Roma host Manchester City in the final group match -
World News All Agenda 2020 reforms unanimously passed by the IOC -
Portugal Portugal: Police question 11 people over missing Madeleine McCann More than seven years after British girl Madeleine McCann vanished at a holiday resort in Portugal, police there are questioning eleven people seen -
USA CIA's actions a 'stain on US history', says Senate Intelligence Committee head The Senate Intelligence Committee report details CIA failings in counter-terror programme and enhanced interrogation techniques following 9/11 attacks. -
World News Ban gives stark climate change warning to UN talks in Lima Urging a radical shift to greener economies, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told governments at UN talks in Peru’s capital Lima on -
Mexico Mexico hosts 24th Ibero-American Summit Innovation, culture and education are the focus as leaders from Latin America, Spain and Portugal meet in Mexico at the Ibero-American Summit. Among -
USA P.A.T.R.I.O.T A.C.T... what it really stands for Any notion of super-power invulnerability in Americans’ minds fell away on September 11th, 2001. Those in the business of protecting the nation -
Sport Pele discharged from hospital Brazil’s footballing legend Pele was discharged from a hospital in Sao Paulo on Tuesday. The 74-year-old three-time World Cup winner was admitted a -
Greece Greek government announces snap presidential vote In a gamble to end nationwide political uncertainty, the ruling coalition party in Greece has announced a snap presidential election will be held on -
USA Details of CIA torture report released The US Senate Intelligence Committee revealed the findings of its report into post 9/11 terror suspect interrogation techniques in Washington. -
Spain Spain: Prosecutors want Princess Cristina cleared of wrongdoing in corruption probe Spanish prosecutors say the king’s sister Princess Cristina should be cleared of criminal wrongdoing in a corruption probe. But they want her husband -
Sport Neymar partners up with rally ace Ogier Brazilian soccer star Neymar swapped his Barcelona kit for Rally overalls for a day as he teamed up with world champion Sebastien Ogier to become the -
Europe News EU energy officials mull next move over South Stream A number of EU energy minister have held talks in Brussels after Russia’s move to cancel the South Stream gas pipeline. Officials from eight -
Sport Kosovo to compete at 2016 Olympics in Rio Kosovo on Tuesday gained full membership of the International Olympic Committee and therefore will be eligible to compete at the 2016 Rio Games -
Germany German Chancellor Angela Merkel re-elected leader of CDU party German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been re-elected President of the Christian Democrat CDU Party for an eighth two-year term. -
Ukraine Ukraine: 'Day of Silence' ceasefire appears to be holding After eight months of a conflict that has claimed more than 4,300 lives, a 'Day of Silence' ceasefire appears to be holding in eastern Ukraine. -
Cinema Reese Witherspoon tipped for Oscar in Jean-Marc Vallée's 'Wild' -
Culture news Lyon's Festival of Lights gives renewed hope to Erbil's Christian refugees Originally a celebration of the Catholic faith, the Festival of Lights born in the French city of Lyon has today grown into a world-renowned cultural -
Netherlands Flight MH17 wreckage parts arrive in Netherlands from Ukraine Trucks carrying debris from the Malaysian airliner have arrived in the southern Dutch town of Gilze-Rijen for examination by experts. -
World News Where in Europe is corruption most strongly perceived? -
Europe News EU eyes some 2,000 new investment projects The European Commission has finalised a wish list of nearly two thousands projects to be financed by a new investment plan. The six hundred page -
Greece Greece to hold presidential vote two months early The Greek government decided to bring forward the parliamentary vote to select the next president after eurozone finance ministers approved an extension to the bailout programme. -
Mali French hostage Serge Lazarevic freed three years after capture by al Qaeda in Mali A French hostage has been freed by North African Islamist militants who had abducted him in Mali three years ago. Serge Lazarevic was taken by -
China Thursday deadline for Hong Kong protesters to evacuate occupied site A clearance order has been issued, giving pro-democracy protesters until Thursday morning to evacuate one of Hong Kong's main occupied sites. -
No Comment Christmas swimmers take a chilly dip in the Mediterranean -
Cinema Christian Bale is Moses in Ridley Scott's Exodus Christian Bale stars as Moses in Ridley Scott’s new epic ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’. The British actor said he carried out some serious research ahead -
No Comment Giant Greenpeace banner beside ancient Nazca Lines -
No Comment Six sperm whales die after beaching in Australia -
Russia Gazprom resumes gas supplies from Russia to Ukraine Russian gas producer Gazprom says it has resumed supplies to Ukraine after a six-month suspension over a dispute about prices and unpaid debts. The -
USA Remembering Ralph Baer: 'The Father of the Home Video Game' Ralph Baer's achievements opened the door to today's multi-million euro global games industry. -
Real Economy Europe's road map to a digital economy -
India India clamps down on unregistered taxis after Uber rape claim -
Iraq Iraqi forces to get extra 1,500 coalition support troops, says US Iraqi and Peshmerga forces fighting the self-proclaimed Islamic State group will soon have extra backup from coalition allies. The US military says a -
Business Series ECB: The QE Suspense Game Business Middle East looks at the reaction to the European Central Bank’s final meeting of 2014. ECB President Mario Draghi kept everyone in suspense -
Germany Merkel interrupts TV interview after feeling 'dizzy' Chancellor Angela Merkel had to interrupt a TV interview on Monday night after feeling dizzy. But after a short break and something to eat and drink -
USA US Justice Department releases revised guidelines banning racial profiling Racially charged protests continue is New York as US justice department issues revised guidelines on banning profiling. -
USA Mars Curiosity rover finds evidence of lake NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has discovered evidence that billions of years ago a lake once filled the 154km wide Gale crater where the rover is -
USA Ralph Baer, inventor of first video games console, dies aged 97 Ralph Baer, the man credited with inventing the first home videos console has died aged 97 at his home in New Hampshire, USA. -
USA Britain's Wills and Kate arrive in US on three-day trip Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are on a three-day visit to the US where they’ve been warmly welcomed. After his first talks with President -
USA Executive jet crashes into Maryland home killing six An executive jet has crashed into a house in the US state of Maryland, killing all three people on board the plane and a mother and two children -
Germany Germans protest against growing 'Islamisation' A new type of anti-immigration appears to be taking hold in Germany with protests against what’s been called the ‘growing Islamisation’ of the