18 December 2014 | Euronews
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Iraq Peshmerga assault frees Yazidis trapped for months on Mount Sinjar In Iraq’s Kurdistan region a two-day military assault by Peshmerga forces has helped free hundreds of minority Yazidi people who have been trapped on -
France Multinationals including L'Oreal and Unilever fined millions for price fixing The French competition authority has fined 11 multinational companies 951 million Euros for price fixing in supermarkets. Representatives from the -
Russia Putin tries to reassure over rouble worries, but also slams the West He attempted to reassure the Russian people about the state of their economy under his leadership. But a defiant President Vladimir Putin also took -
Sport Sport Review 2014: A stunning first half Welcome to our sports review of 2014 – a year rich in emotion. For each month we have selected the sporting highlight from an event, team or -
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Sport Sport Review of 2014: Top of the pops As 2014 comes to a close we take a look at our top ten athletes of the year. 10. Rory McIlroy bounces back from disastrous 2013 season to win two -
Sport Sport Review of 2014: Top of the flops We now take a look at some of the flops for 2014, bearing in mind that not all of the athletes’ failures were by any fault of their own…however, some -
Sport Fifa begin corruption report meeting The decision whether or not to release a redacted version of a report into alleged corruption during the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World -
France L'Oreal and Unilever amongst pharmaceutical companies fined millions for price fixing The French competition authority has fined 11 multinational companies 951 million Euros for price fixing in supermarkets. Employees from the various -
Kenya Kenyan MPs trade blows in parliament over tough new security bill A brawl erupted in the Kenyan parliament as lawmakers debated a new security bill to deal with intensified threats from Islamist militant group al-Shabab. -
My Europe Series Europe Weekly: EU Investment plans, protesters and parliamentary woes in last show of 2014 The last EU summit of 2014 has wrapped up in Brussels. A major investment plan topped the table during discussions. euronews’ show ‘Europe Weekly’ -
World News Venezuela: alone or united with the US and Cuba? Venezuela is Cuba’s best friend and vice versa. But since the historic announcement from Havana yesterday, Nicolas Maduro seems to be alone. On a -
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Business Putin upbeat on Russian economy but doesn't say how or when it will recover Russia’s economic problems drew a slew of questions at President Vladimir Putin’s end-of-year news conference. Blaming external factors for the -
Sport Aguirre to remain Japan coach despite match-fixing charges The Japanese Football Association (JFA) on Thursday confirmed national coach Javier Aguirre will remain in his role despite facing charges of -
Colombia Colombian government welcomes FARC truce Colombia’s FARC rebels have annonced an open-ended truce. It comes from Cuba where they have been holding peace talks with the government. It is the -
Sport US athletic's coach gets eight-year doping ban Former Olympic relay gold medallist Jon Drummond has been banned for eight years for doping violations. The 46-year-old who won gold at the Sydney -
World News Sony confirms it's scrapping release of comedy after cyber threats Sony Pictures has confirmed it is scrapping its global release of a comedy on the fictional assassination of North Korea’s leader. This after threats -
Europe News Last EU summit of 2014 in full swing with major investment tabled Former Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, is chairing his first EU summit amidst a flurry of proposals making the discussions. Chief among them is -
Netherlands Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders to face trial for inciting hatred against Moroccans The Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders is due to be prosecuted over allegations he incited racial hatred against Moroccans during an election -
Italy Italian actress Virna Lisi dies aged 78 Italian film star Virna Lisi has died at the age of 78. She was best known for her role in How To Murder Your Wife, opposite Jack Lemmon and starred -
Romania Romanians mark 25 years since start of anti-Communist revolution Romanians have been marking 25 years since the overthrow of Ceausescu’s Communist regime which left more than 1000 people dead. In the city of -
Serbia New Chinese-built bridge unveiled in Belgrade The prime ministers of China and Serbia have officially opened a new multi-million-euro bridge over the River Danube in Belgrade. It has six lanes -
Sport Fly-half ace Carter to join French club Racing Metro All Blacks star Dan Carter is set to return to the French top flight after agreeing to join Racing Metro on a three-year deal after next year’s world -
World News Activists oppose Calais security fence on World Migrant Day Hundreds of activists have gathered in Calais to protest against the installation of what they call the Wall of Shame, a 12 mile-long security fence -
France "Ida" adds EU parliament's LUX prize to its European Film Awards triumph The European Parliament has awarded its annual Lux prize for best European film to “Ida”, which at the weekend also won five prizes including Best -
Nigeria Boko Haram suspected of another mass kidnapping in Nigeria Reports in Nigeria say militants from the Boko Haram group are suspected of carrying out another mass kidnapping of women and children in the -
Culture news Carrie Underwood launches Greatest Hits album Ten years after winning ‘American Idol’, Carrie Underwood wanted to give fans something special to mark her first decade as a country music star -
Culture news Police officers in Australia swap guns for paintbrushes Police officers in Australia have been swapping guns and handcuffs for a canvas and a paintbrush. For the fourth year running, the Wollongong Art -
World News Families of Sydney cafe siege victims visit the scene There have been emotional scenes in Australia, as the families of the hostages killed in the Sydney cafe siege visited the field of flowers laid out -
Pakistan Pakistan begins investigations into school massacre Investigators in Pakistan have begun to piece together the evidence in one of the worst terrorist attacks in the country. The Inspector General of -
Russia Putin answers press questions on Ukraine, NATO and the Russian economy It is an event which has no rival worldwide: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual press conference. It is the 10th time he has held the question -
Cuba Latin American leaders welcome US - Cuba policy shift Miami Cubans living in ‘Little Havana’ have mixed reactions to the news of the policy shift. Hardliners who want Castro removed from power called -
United Kingdom History is made - the Church of England appoints its first female bishop Forty-eight-year-old, mother of two, Libby Lane has made Church of England history by overturning centuries of tradition and becoming its first -
Cuba Debate over how far the US and Cuba should go in warming relations With the first step taken by Cuba and the US in rolling back decades of mistrust and animosity, the big question is how far will they go? The Cuban -
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Nigeria Nigeria soldiers face death penalty for mutiny A Nigerian court has sentenced 54 soldiers to death for refusing to fight Boko Haram Islamists. The men were found guilty of mutiny, refusing to help -
USA US homeowner 'defending his castle' found guilty of killing German teenager A US jury has found a homeowner guilty of deliberate homicide after shooting a German exchange student who entered his garage. The case has tested -
USA Cuba and America exchange prisoners in the first visible sign of the warming in relations The warming of relations between America and Cuba produced its first tangible results with the homecoming to Havana of the final three members of the -
Nigeria Dozens kidnapped in suspected Boko Haram attack in northern Nigeria Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed at least 32 people and kidnapped dozens more in an attack in northern Nigeria. Local officials say the -
Cuba Cubans in Havana and Miami react to new US-Cuba relationship In the Cuban capital Havana, there were celebrations at the news of the thaw in relations with the US. If Obama succeeds in getting Congress to drop -
United Kingdom British and German troops hold commemorative football match to mark 1914 Christmas truce British and German troops have marked the anniversary of the World War One Christmas truce when 1914 soldiers are said to have stopped fighting and -
Japan Sony postpones release of 'The Interview' following cyber threats A decision by major cinema chains in the US not to screen the film “The Interview” has caused Sony Pictures to cancel its December 25 release. It -
Poland Ukraine: Conflict could soon be over says optimist President Poroshenko Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has declared the conflict with Russia could be resolved within weeks. At the same time he also expressed a -
Colombia Colombia's FARC fighters call unlimited truce and say it's 'now or never' for a full peace deal The Colombian guerrilla organisation the FARC has announced an open-ended truce, the first time it has put no time limit on a cessation of -
World News British and German troops hold commemorative football match to mark 1914 Christmas truce British and German troops have marked the anniversary of the World War One Christmas truce when 1914 soldiers are said to have stopped fighting and -
USA US homeowner 'defending his castle' found guilty of killing German teenager A US jury has found a homeowner guilty of deliberate homicide after shooting a German exchange student who entered his garage. The case has tested -
Nigeria Nigeria soldiers face death penalty for mutiny A Nigerian court has sentenced 54 soldiers to death for refusing to fight Boko Haram Islamists. The men were found guilty of mutiny, refusing to help -
United Kingdom History is made - the Church of England appoints its first female bishop Forty-eight-year-old, mother of two, Libby Lane has made Church of England history by overturning centuries of tradition and becoming its first -
World News Sony postpones release of 'The Interview' following cyber threats A decision by major cinema chains in the US not to screen the film “The Interview” has caused Sony Pictures to cancel its December 25 release. It -
Ukraine Ukraine: Conflict could soon be over says optimist President Poroshenko Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has declared the conflict with Russia could be resolved within weeks. At the same time he also expressed a