20 January 2015 | Euronews
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Zambia Tight presidential race as Zambia goes to the polls Zambians have been voting for their next leader in a tight race between a populist lawyer and a wealthy economist after the previous president died -
United Kingdom Sun drops topless page three girls and shunts nudity online - at a price After 44 years of literally titillating its readers with bare-breasted women on page three, British daily tabloid The Sun is dropping the semi-naked -
Uganda Uganda war crimes suspect Dominic Ongwen on way to Hague A senior Ugandan rebel commander wanted for war crimes has been flown out of the country on his way to The Hague to stand trial. Dominic Ongwen -
France 'I'm no hero' says Bathily as France grants supermarket saviour citizenship The French Fifth republic has a new citizen, Lassana Bathily, the Malian-born Muslim who saved the lives of several Jewish shoppers during this -
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Sport Torres in great shape ahead of Copa del Rey clash with Barca Former Chelsea striker Fernando Torres will be looking to continue his recent good form when Atletico Madrid lock horns with Barcelona in the first -
Russia Three Russian Olympic race-walker champions banned -
Ukraine Ukraine military accuses Russia of direct attack on its forces In one of its strongest criticisms yet of Moscow, Kyiv has claimed that its military came under direct attack from Russian forces in eastern Ukraine. -
World IMF's Lagarde defends austerity ahead of crucial Greek vote James Franey euronews: “Christine Lagarde, you’re the head of the IMF; You are here in Dublin, Ireland to talk about the lessons we can learn from -
France France honours "hero of Kosher supermarket" with citizenship France has made a dream come true for one Muslim Malian immigrant by granting him citizenship. Lassana Bathily has been described as the hero of the -
Greece SYRIZA 'will spearhead a pan-European economic reform effort' -
France 'Ethnic apartheid' exists in France, says PM Manuel Valls The French prime minister has said the country’s recent terrorist attacks have exposed a “geographic, social, ethnic apartheid” present in society -
Yemen Houthis take control of Yemen's presidential palace Shi’ite Houthi rebels have bombarded the president of Yemen’s home and are trying to overthrow the government says the information minister following -
Greece “There’s still time for New Democracy to win the elections” insists Greek Defence Minister -
Nigeria Boko Haram exporting terror violence The UN Security Council has demanded that Nigeria’s terrorist group Boko Haram disarm and demobilise. The charity Oxfam says violence by the Islamist -
Sport Malanda funeral held in Brussels Hundreds of mourners gathered at the National Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Brussels on Tuesday to attend the funeral of Belgian Under-21 -
Sport Odegaard to join Real Madrid After weeks of speculation, young Norwegian sensation Martin Odegaard seems set to sign for Spanish giants Real Madrid. The 16-year-old, who had been -
Turkey Turkish police arrest suspected illegal wiretappers accused of snooping on government Turkish police have arrested 23 people suspected of being involved in illegal wiretapping against senior government figures. Prosecutors are -
Business Series International conflict set to dominate World Economic Forum in Davos Geopolitical tensions are expected to dominate the World Economic Forum amid warnings of the threat of major conflict between world powers -
Indonesia AirAsia flight recorder suggests abnormal climb and fall preceded crash In a report to parliament Indonesia’s transport minister has revealed the first facts yielded by the AirAsia flight recorders that may shed some -
World News Lassana Bathily's story Lassana Bathily, age 24, a practising Muslim, is from a small village in northwest Mali. In 2006 he arrived in France, where his father was already -
Greece Greek elections 2015: Summary of the key issues -
Germany Anti-terror crackdown intensifies in Europe With Europe still on high alert over the terrorist threat after the Charlie Hebdo killings in France, police in Germany have raided 13 homes – mostly -
Ukraine Russia denies new Ukraine troop incursion as civilian casualties mount More people are reported killed and injured in Donetsk and at least one other eastern Ukrainian city as fighting continues between pro-government forces and rebels, while Moscow dismisses as "nonsense -
Central African Republic Armed men kidnap UN worker in Central African Republic Armed men have kidnapped a woman working for the UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic. It is thought the victim was snatched from a -
Culture news Androgyny, art and asymmetrical lines dominate Men's Fashion Week in Milan Gucci Gucci's androgynous collection at Milan's Men's Fashion Week appeared to be a tribute to French artists, intellectuals and revolutionaries. The -
France Four to face Paris judge over deadly attacks in French capital Four men are to appear before a judge in Paris suspected of helping one of the militant Islamist gunmen behind the deadly attacks in the capital. The -
Vatican Pope Francis says Catholics don't need to breed 'like rabbits' Known for his straight talking, it was a typically friendly but forthright Pope Francis who spoke to journalists as he flew back to Rome from Manila -
Cinema From stage to screen: Into The Woods attracts an all-star cast ‘Into The Woods’ is heading for the big screen. Director Rob Marshall is bringing Stephen Sondheim’s much-loved stage production to the cinema. It’s -
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No Comment Kenya: Police tear-gas schoolchildren in playground demonstration -
No Comment Chechnya: Hundreds of thousands march against Charlie Hebdo "immoral" cartoons -
Iraq Islamic State militants demand $200 million ransom for Japanese hostages The militant Islamic State group is demanding $200 million from Japan to free two of its citizens. In a video posted online, a black-clad figure -
France Kings of Cannes: The Coen brothers will co-preside the 2015 film festival They are no strangers to Cannes. But this year movie-making brothers Joel and Ethan Coen won’t be winning prizes at the film festival. They’ll be -
Culture news Kenny G gives fans a taste of Brazil Kenny G is releasing his 14th studio album. ‘==Brazilian Nights==’ is a tribute to bossa nova – a blend of samba and jazz, which is very popular in -
Iraq ISIL demands $200m for release of two Japanese captives The Islamic State armed group which issued a video online on Tuesday purporting to show two Japanese hostages. -
United Kingdom The Sun newspaper drops topless models from Page 3 -
China China economy posts slowest growth in 24 years Growth in China has slowed to its lowest rate in more than 20 years and its economy is expected to lose more momentum in 2015. Growth of 7.4 percent -
Spain Former ETA leader arrested on fresh charges after early release Police in Spain have arrested the former head of the Basque separatist group ETA just weeks after his early release from jail, which angered victims -
Greece Greek court to decide on Belgium extradition request A court it Greece is considering a request to extradite an Algerian man accused of being linked to a foiled islamist plot to attack police in the -
World News The rich get richer As the World Economic Forum prepares to get underway at Davos in Switzerland, the charity Oxfam has published a report claiming that by 2016 half of -
Argentina Death of a prosecutor in Argentina provokes street demonstrations as officials find no evidence of an outside link A group of protesters held a demonstration outside Argentina’s National Congress to draw attention to what they see as the suspicious death of -
Denmark Danes form their own Pegida movement against islamic extremism Inspired by the German Pegida movement around two hundred people marched through the Danish capital Copenhagen on Monday. Organised by Pegida -
Democratic Republic Of Congo Several deaths reported in Kinshasa after protests against electoral reforms opposition brands a "constitutional coup" Opposition supporters protesting against reforms to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s election laws that may delay the 2016 vote came under tear gas