6 January 2015 | Euronews
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Sport Ullevalseter continues to dominate Africa Eco Race Pal anders Ullevalseter of Norway won stage seven of the Africa Eco Race on Tuesday for his fifth win so far. The day’s ride was the first big trek -
Ukraine Orthodox celebrations in Ukraine as Christmas spirit sparks a longing for peace Safe passage is given to Ukraine government troops at Donetsk airport as separatists allow them to replace their colleagues at the contested airport on orthodox Christmas Eve. -
Mexico Obama pledges help to Mexico president to fight drug cartels Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has praised Obama’s move to protect immigrants from deportation as he began his visit to Washington on Tuesday -
USA No peace, love and understanding between Obama and new Republican majority -
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Turkey Images emerge of suspected female suicide bomber in Turkey CCTV images have emerged of the suspected female suicide bomber who attacked a police station in Istanbul, killing one officer and injuring one -
World News Machu Picchu Peru's Inca citadel threatened by climate change Conservationists are growing increasingly concerned about the damaging effects of climate change on Machu Picchu in Peru. The site is an Inca estate -
Sport Dakar Rally: Walkner and Terranova celebrate stage three victories Stage three of the Dakar Rally took the competitors over 542 km from San Juan to Chilecito in Argentina with 284 km of the route a timed special -
Sport Hirscher wins third straight Zagreb slalom Marcel Hirscher enjoyed a double success on Tuesday night after his slalom victory in Zagreb sent the Austrian to the top of the overall world cup -
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Turkey Suicide bomb attack at police station in Turkey A female suicide bomber has blown herself up inside a police station in Istanbul, wounding two officers. According to Turkish media one of the -
Sport Liverpool skipper Gerrard to sign with LA Galaxy Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is on the verge of signing an 18-month contract to play for the LA Galaxy. The 34-year old announced he would quit -
Sport Beijing hand over candidature files for 2022 Winter Olympics Beijing officials on Tuesday handed over their bid to stage the 2022 Winter Olympics. Dozens of boxes containing Beijing’s financial and construction -
World News Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas In Russia, Orthodox Christians have headed to church to celebrate Christmas eve. Some worshippers consider January 6 to be the beginning of the new -
Europe News Belgian doctors block convicted murderer's euthanasia Belgian doctors have denied a convicted murderer and rapist the right to die. Fifty-two-year-old Frank van den Bleeken is serving a life sentence for -
Germany German euro interests compound Greek suspense Is Angela Merkel seriously considering a Greek exit from the euro? Der Spiegel newspaper explored that scenario on Sunday. On Monday, the euro fell -
Israel Snowstorms set to batter Israel and Mideast for second year running There were grey charged skies over Jerusalem as the Middle East prepared for a rare snowstorm, and if it is anything like the one that caught -
Sport Royal challenge for FIFA presidency Jordanian royal Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein will challenge incumbent Sepp Blatter for FIFA presidency. -
Iraq As Iraq marks Army Day ISIL suicide bombers kill 23 soldiers in Anbar attack As Iraq celebrates Army Day the force’s future hangs in the balance as the country faces the threat from ISIL and other security services, such as -
Culture news Best-selling albums of 2014 Narrowly squeezing past Disney’s ‘Frozen’ soundtrack, Taylor Swift came out top of 2014’s best-selling album chart with ‘1989’. This is the second -
USA Next SpaceX rocket launch attempt expected on Friday The launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida was called off at the last minute because of a unspecified technical issue, said NASA. The -
Switzerland Solar Impulse plane set to circle world using renewable energy A plane powered by the sun, the Solar Impulse 2, has left Switzerland in a cargo flight bound for Abu Dhabi. Once there, it will attempt a flight -
North Korea Thousands rally in North Korea in support of Kim Jong-un Tens of thousands of North Koreans have taken part in a rally in Pyongyang , to show support for their country’s policies and leader Kim Jong-un. The -
World News Epiphany celebrated in Rome, Istanbul and Sofia Pope Francis has celebrated Epiphany with a mass at St Peter’s Basilica. The day marks the revelation of God the Son as a human being and the time -
Syria Kobani remains key battleground for ISIL as Kurds push the militants out Peshmurga fighters are continuing their assault to retake the Syrian town of Kobani from ISIL fighters, but the Islamic extremists are making the -
India Thousands of Indians flee rising violence in Kashmir Thousands of Indians have fled their homes as fighting between India and Pakistan intensified in Kashmir. The violence has spread along a two hundred -
World News South Australia hopes for weather break as fires rage near Adelaide With thunderstorms expected to strike South Australia within hours there are fears that fires that have already destroyed homes and 12,000 hectares -
Cinema Woman in Black 2: a chilling sequel ‘Woman in Black: Angel of Death’ tells the story of a group of orphaned children forced to leave World War II London during the Blitz and move to the -
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No Comment At least 26 homes destroyed in raging South Australia bushfires -
Cinema Night at the Museum 3: Ben Stiller still going strong ‘Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb’ is the third in the comedy series starring Ben Stiller as the famous museum night guard. In this story -
No Comment Tuna sells for 32,000 euros in first Tokyo auction of 2015 -
Economy European shares struggle to hold ground as market fears grow An overnight slump in the Nikkei index in Japan of three percent brought storm clouds to the European markets on Tuesday following a tough Monday -
Indonesia Clerics drop rice and flowers, offer prayers over AirAsia search area Faith replaces hope as clerics fly over AirAsia search area and offer prayers for those lost at sea, and the divers attempting to find them -
Russia Russian luxury car sales surge as rouble depreciates Residents of Moscow are hopeful that better times are just around the corner for the Russian economy. The Rouble started this week notably lower -
USA Facebook's Zuckerberg announces New Year's resolution - read books Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has gone public again with his New Year’s resolution. He says he aims to read a book every two weeks for the the next 12 -
Colombia Watch: Bogota fireworks blast knocks cameraman off his feet It wasn’t quite the usual kind of fireworks display – a huge explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Colombia knocked a cameraman off his feet. The -
Bahrain Supporters of Bahraini opposition leader are angered by his extended detention Supporters of a detained Bahraini opposition leader have once again clashed with police after it was announced that he would be held for a further 15 -
USA Markets plunge over Greek uncertainty and oil prices plummet as gloom deepens Political uncertainty about Greece and will it or won’t it stay in the eurozone following elections later this month, along with plummeting oil -
USA New York mayor hits back at funeral snub by NYPD officers New York’s City Mayor has described police officers who turned their backs to him during funerals of two slain colleagues as “disrespectful.” -
Syria Peshmerga fighters and Syrian rebels make ground on two separate fronts Backed up by US airstrikes, Peshmerga fighters claim to have control of 80 percent of Syrian border town of Kobani -
Spain Spain celebrates arrival of three kings Thousands of children have lined the streets in Madrid for the traditional arrival of three kings. The annual parade marks the arrival of the three -
Germany Lights are switched off in cities across Germany in protest against anti-Islam PEGIDA group Pro and anti PEGIDA rallies are held across Germany with lights switched off on many public buildings to show opposition to the anti-Islam group