20 February 2015 | Euronews
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Ukraine Ukraine accuses Russia over Kyiv sniper killings as it marks first anniversary Lights filled the sky but the mood was sombre in Kyiv’s Independence Square on Friday (February 20). Ukrainians gathered to mark the first -
Sport Van Snick shines in Dusseldorf Belgium’s Charline Van Snick produced a superb display to stun favourite Munkhbat Urantsetseg of Mongolia in the final of the women’s under 48 kilo -
Libya ISIL may use Libya as doorstep to Europe, says analyst Around 50 people are now known to have died in three suicide car bombings in Libya. Fighters loyal to the group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL) -
Sport Shrovetide Football Hundreds of people gathered in Ashbourne to take part in the annual Shrovetide Football Match, which is a tradition dating back to the 12th century -
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Economy Greece bailout extended for four months Eurozone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached an agreement on Friday evening to extend Greece’s international bailout -
Ukraine Kyiv lights up in remembrance of Maidan 'Heavenly Hundred' Shards of light stretched up into the sky in central Kyiv on Friday evening in honour of more than 100 people who died during the bloodiest days of -
Sport FIFA: Luis Figo's presidential bid Portugal’s Luis Figo announced on Friday he would consider a bigger World Cup if he is elected to replace Sepp Blater as FIFA president. The -
Economy EU finance ministers in crunch talks over Greece The Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis arrived in Brussels on Friday afternoon for crunch talks with his Eurogroup counterparts, optimistic that -
Ukraine "There is a general ceasefire but there are exceptions," says OSCE on Ukraine truce Sporadic fighting has pierced the fragile ceasefire in east Ukraine. The OSCE which is charged with monitoring the truce which entered into force -
Greece Many Greeks still going hungry and can't pay for electricity For two years, Giorgos and Evgenia Kouzilos and their three children have been living without electricity. Athens says 300,000 households in Greece -
Greece Greece confident about loan extension ahead of eurogroup talks Greece’s prime minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday he was certain that eurozone finance ministers would accept Athens’ loan extension. request -
World Incubators and Accelerators: How to make your start-up a success Incubators and accelerator-programs that provide guidance and facilities to start-ups are multiplying. But how do they work? What are the benefits -
Somalia Dozens dead in Mogadishu hotel attack Security forces have cordoned off the Central Hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu shortly after a suicide attack by Islamist militants. Police say -
World Is the EU's 'big data' effective in fighting terror? After the recent attacks in Paris and Copenhagen, Europe has become once again a target for terrorism. The big question for European governments is -
France Full compliance with Minsk key to peace in Ukraine, says Hollande France and Germany are more convinced than ever that the Minsk agreements aimed at resolving an ongoing crisis in Ukraine should be fully implemented -
World News Some of the lesser-reported stories from Europe and beyond Our round up of the stories you may have missed this week from around the globe. -
World Ukraine's retreating troops say rebels ignored Minsk cease-fire orders The Minsk ceasefire agreement did the 25,000 inhabitants of Debaltseve little good, in the heart of the fighting that continued in eastern Ukraine -
Cinema You'll be moved by "Spartacus and Cassandra" Our film of the week is “Spartacus and Cassandra”, an original and moving documentary about the lives of two Roma children in France. Spartacus and -
Somalia Somali militants claim attack on Mogadishu hotel At least eleven people have died and several MPs have been injured in a suicide attack on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The deputy prime -
Economy Europe Weekly: a tense week for Greece Coming up in Europe Weekly: deal or no deal as Greece runs dangerously close of running out of money. What next for Ukraine in the aftermath of -
Somalia Deadly blasts hit Somali capital Mogadishu At least ten people have died and several MPs – including the Deputy Prime Minister and the Transport Minister – have been injured injured after a -
Cinema Oscars 2015 - best documentary nominations The “Salt of the Earth” directed by Juliana Ribeiro Salgado and Wim Wenders, is one of the documentaries nominated at the 87th Annual Academy Awards -
USA Birdman, Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne savour Oscar success Well what a night at the Oscars in a ceremony dominated by Birdman, a black comedy-drama about a washed up Hollywood star trying to reinvent himself -
World News Dictating fashion? The strange and unique styles of world leaders -
My Europe Series Businesses struggle to adapt to strong Swiss franc When the Swiss central bank stopped its currency peg against the euro, the price of Swiss goods and holidays spiked sharply for eurozone visitors. -
Business Planet Riga at the heart of Europe's digital revolution Start-ups in digital are a stunning success story in Europe's otherwise stagnating economy. As the experiences of many in Latvia show, there is nothing to stop SMEs going global. -
Switzerland At least five injured in Swiss train collision At least five people are injured - one seriously - in a train collision north of Zurich, Switzerland. -
Ukraine One year on, Ukraine remembers Maidan's bloodiest day One year ago Maidan Square in Kyiv transformed from a protest site into a killing ground. Over three days up to 100 people were shot dead as riot -
No Comment Feyenoord supporters wreak havoc in Rome -
No Comment Pro-Russian rebels celebrate in Debaltseve as Ukraine troops retreat -
No Comment African migrants storm border into Spain -
World News Cyclones smash through northern Australia Two powerful cyclones have smashed into northern Australia. Parts of Queensland and the Northern Territory were hit by damaging winds and heavy rain -
Switzerland Swiss train collision injures 'scores of people' Local police confirm people have been injured in a train collision north of Zurich. -
Russia Russia: Prominent anti-Kremlin activist Alexei Navalny jailed Navalny is jailed for 15 days for handing out flyers for an unauthorised, anti-Kremlin protest. -
Venezuela Venezuela: Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma arrested on claims of coup plot Antonio Ledezma, the mayor of Venezuelan capital Caracas, has been detained amid claims of involvement in a US-backed coup attempt. Colombian news -
Ukraine Ukraine: Poroshenko peacekeepers plea gets cool reception President Petro Poroshenko’s call for peacekeepers to be deployed to monitor Ukraine’s fragile truce has failed to win widespread support. In Kyiv -
USA Democracy can help counter extremism, Obama tells summit President Barack Obama has ended a three-day summit on tackling violent extremism, by rejecting as “an ugly lie” the notion that the West is at war -
Chile Battle to control Chile wild fires intensifies Wild fires in southern Chile continue to rage, consuming huge swathes of land and prompting a major emergency operation. More firefighters have been -
USA USA: The Big Freeze tightens its grip Parts of Niagara Falls have frozen over as large areas of the United States shiver in record-breaking low temperatures for this time of year. As -
Italy Football violence in Rome prompts outcry over damage to historical monuments Hundreds of drunk fans of Dutch club Feyenoord clashed with riot police near the Spanish Steps in Rome ahead of Thursday’s evening Europa League game