13 February 2015 | Euronews
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Switzerland 200 countries agree on draft to slow climate change Almost 200 countries have agreed a draft document on how to best slow down climate change. The blueprint is a first step towards negotiations for a -
Kosovo German police help catch Kosovan refugees on Hungarian border Equipped with thermal imaging cameras, police teams monitor migrant activity on the Serb-Hungarian border. -
Brazil Brazilians party on at Carnvial despite drought and economic concerns Brazil’s annual Carnival celebrations have begun in earnest in Rio de Janeiro but the party risks being a little flat this year. A slumping economy -
Argentina Argentina president Cristina Fernandez faces cover-up probe The president of Argentina Cristina Fernandez is to be questioned over accusations that she tried to cover up Iran’s alleged involvement in a 1994 -
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Germany 70 years on Germany remembers Allied firebombing of Dresden A special service has been held in the eastern German city of Dresden to mark the 70th anniversary of the Allied bombardment. Candles for peace were -
Sport Freeride World Tour: Sam Smoothy shines in Andorra New Zealand’s Sam Smoothy held his nerve to clinch the third stage of the Freeride World Tour in Andorra on Thursday. The 28-year-old looked in -
World Jyrki Katainen says reform is as vital as economic stimulus Greece dominates the headlines when it comes to the European economy. But the story is bigger than that. It is also about growth and getting people -
Ukraine Ukraine: President Petro Poroshenko questions if ceasefire will take effect Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko believes there are no guarantees the ceasefire deal agreed in the Belarus capital on Thursday will actually take -
Turkey Turkey education strike against rise of Islamic teaching Turkish police used water cannon in the western city of Izmir on Friday to disperse hundreds of students and teachers boycotting schools. They were -
My Europe Series Europe Weekly: EU 'hopes' Ukraine peace deal can stick In this week’s edition of Europe Weekly: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande travel to Belarus to broker a peace -
Greece Greeks optimistic of new credit deal ahead of eurogroup talks The Greek government remains firmly opposed to implementing more stringent austerity measures but Athens’ stance has renewed optimism that a deal is -
Sport Terpstra defends Tour of Qatar title Ireland’s Sam Bennett produced a superb display to win the final stage of the Tour of Qatar as Dutch rider Niki Terpstra claimed his second straight -
Sudan Exclusive: Sudan president challenges reports of mass rape by soldiers The rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) says that more than 200 women and girls were raped by members of the Sudanese army in a 36-hour assault on -
World Meeting of minds: what we can learn from intercultural exchanges Sometimes we learn more about people from other cultures by meeting them than we do by reading about them. In this edition of Learning World Maha Barada presents three stories that reinforce this idea -
Ukraine Clashes in east of Ukraine as ceasefire deadline nears Mobilised and caught in the conflict in what is supposed to be the countdown to the guns falling silent in the east of Ukraine. Government forces in -
France French baker facing closure for selling bread seven days a week Some say in France, there’s little in life that’s more important than bread, cheese and wine. That’s why the fate of one baker is causing a stir -
Cinema Timbuktu: a poignant drama on fundamentalist Islam Based on real events, 'Timbuktu' by Mauritanian director Abderrahmane Sissako is a passionate and beautifully shot film about the invasion of Mali by radical Islamists who want to impose Sharia law. -
World Pope Francis checks up on Vatican civil service reform We speak to Sébastien Maillard, Vatican correspondent for the French newspaper la Croix, about the latest organisational reforms in the Roman -
World Ukrainian civilians near front lines don't think truce will work After 16 hours of negotiating, Putin, Poroshenko, Merkel and Hollande agreed on a truce for Ukraine, to start from 15th February. Given the region’s -
World News Data 'mocks' claims migrants try for Europe 'expecting' sea rescue -
Culture news Australia invited to take part in Eurovision song contest It’s a first in the Eurovision song contest’s 60-year history: Australia is being invited to partake following its guest performance at last year’s -
Culture news Kanye West attempts comeback at NY Fashion Week Rapper turned fashion designer Kanye West unveiled his new Yeezy Season 1 clothing line and sneakers on the opening day at New York Fashion Week -
Ukraine OSCE raises concerns over continuing fighting in Ukraine The security watchdog in Ukraine has expressed its concerns over the continuing fighting. Nonetheless, the head of the Organisation for Security and -
World News You may have missed: Under-reported stories from Europe and beyond They didn’t make the international headlines but they captured the imagination of euronews team of international reporters so we have gathered -
Pakistan Deaths in Pakistan sectarian attack on mosque in Peshawar An attack by militants on a Shia mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar has left at least nineteen people died. A series of grenade explosions and -
Pakistan Deaths in Pakistan sectarian attack on mosque in Peshawar At least 19 people were killed after shooting and a series of explosions in a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in the north-western Pakistani city -
My Europe Series Sweeping changes in Greece For more than a year, cleaning women in Greece have been the symbol of the injustices of austerity. They started to protest after they lost their -
Focus EU-US trade: hopes and fears EU-US trade – fears and hopes Food, cars, energy, finance and chemicals are some of the sectors affected by the free trade negotiations between the -
World News New Zealand: Nearly 200 stranded whales trigger major rescue effort ‘Save the Whales!’ It is more than just a slogan in New Zealand where desperate rescue efforts are underway after almost 200 pilot whales got -
My Europe Series Do European cinemas show too much American film? Eric from Paris asked Y-Talk: “There are always much fewer European films showing than American ones. Why? And how can we make European cinema more -
Next Series Messenger RNA: the molecule that may teach our bodies to beat cancer Groundbreaking German research into the RNA molecule is giving hope of a major leap forward in the treatment of prostate cancer and other conditions -
Next Series Do you know: can our cells create medicines? -
Israel Exclusive: Israeli intelligence minister warns of nuclear arms race in Middle East -
Ukraine Ukraine: Leaders to talk by telephone says Moscow The countdown has started to the ceasefire in Ukraine. Media sources report shelling on Friday morning but not apparently as intense as in previous -
No Comment Violent protests erupt in Peru over natural gas exploration -
World News France: Optimism that first foreign Rafale fighter jet sale could trigger more orders Now that France has found a first foreign buyer for its Rafale fighter jet, maybe the orders will just keep rolling in. That is certainly the hope of -
Greece The eternal embrace: 6,000-year-old couple unearthed in Greece -
Ireland Ireland makes legal gender equality history -
USA Obama in Silicon Valley for cybersecurity summit with tech bosses President Barack Obama has arrived in California to hold a summit on cybersecurity. Fresh from the Sony hacking scandal and other hi-tech attacks -
Germany Wim Wenders honoured at Berlinale 2015 German filmmaker Wim Wenders has been honoured by the Berlin Film Festival for his lifetime’s work in the movie industry. Ten of his classic films -
World News EU Summit: Tsipras agrees to talk to creditors over Greek bailout European leaders have expressed caution about a new peace deal for eastern Ukraine as they wrapped up an informal summit in Brussels on Thursday -
USA Obama calls for new powers to tackle ISIL President Obama called on Congress to give him new powers to launch military operations against ISIL in Syria and Iraq and without geographic limitations.