26 February 2015 | Euronews
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USA USA adopts new measures to govern internet access Tough new rules on how the internet should be run have been passed by America’s “Federal Communications Commission” -
USA Bin Laden aide guilty of conspiracy in embassy bombings A former senior aide of Osama bin Laden has been found guilty of plotting the US embassy bombings by al-Qaeda that killed 224 people in 1998. Khalid -
World News Activists look to take bite out of McDonalds for EU tax avoidance America’s fast food giant McDonalds is being accused of setting up an elaborate tax avoidance scheme. Labour unions backed by the War on Want -
Netherlands Dutch town cowers in terror over Eagle owl attacks Bird watchers in the Dutch town of Purmerend are scratching their heads for more reasons than one over the mysterious behaviour of an eagle owl. The -
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Ukraine Ceasefire holds in eastern Ukraine except for Mariupol region Day two of no casualties for the Ukrainian army as the latest ceasefire enters its 12th day, and Kyiv is pulling its heavy weapons back from the -
World Meares sets milestone at Track Cycling World Championships Hello and a very warm welcome to Sports United – a show that spans the world to bring you a variety of thrills and spills from the highest levels of -
Gaza Artist Banksy uses pussy power to highlight Gaza devastation The squalid living conditions in Gaza have been highlighted by Banksy, the eminent but anonymous British street artist, who has posted a -
Philippines France's Hollande launches global appeal for climate change action France’s President, Francois Hollande, has used his first trip to the Philippines to appeal for more action on global warming. It comes ahead of -
World ISIL grooming schoolgirls as volunteer brides for jihad Women are increasingly volunteering for jihad, some so young they are still in school, like three British teenagers grabbing headlines recently -
Ukraine Russia's Gazprom excludes rebel-held areas from Ukraine's gas contract Russia gas giant Gazprom said that Ukraine will not have to pay for gas supplied to areas of Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region under rebel control -
Iraq Human Rights Watch warns Kurds using success against IS to extend territory Kurdish Peshmurga fighters may be restoring peace in northern Iraq, but not everyone in the villages they are are liberating from Islamic militants -
Turkey Former Miss Turkey faces jail for "insulting" Recep Erdogan on Instagram -
Europe News British MEP tweaks passenger data bill to win support After the Charlie Hebdo attacks, EU officals have revived a proposal to collect air passenger data and share it across Europe. British Conservative -
Iraq Islamic militants wreak havoc on Iraqi antiquities Startling images have been released by hardline Islamist militants in northern Iraq of the destruction of a collection of priceless statues and -
United Kingdom "Jihadi John" identified as Kuwaiti-born Briton Mohammed Emwazi Kuwaiti-born British national Mohammed Emwazi has been identified as the so-called Islamic State militant “Jihadi John” who has been seen in several -
Egypt Series of homemade explosions rock Cairo Egyptian security officials said a series of explosions on Thursday in Cairo has killed at least one person and wounded seven. The blasts were the -
Culture news Ed Sheeran sweeps the board at Brit Awards English singer songwriter Ed Sheeran was the big winner of the British music awards, walking away with two of the four awards he was nominated for -
Europe News EU's Schulz welcomes French budget ruling European Parliament president Martin Schulz told euronews that it is right France has more time to balance its books. Welcoming the European -
World What is a black hole? What is a black hole? A black hole is a region of space containing matter so dense light is unable to travel through it fast enough. The -
World News New, huge black hole challenges pre-existing theories At 12 billion times as big as the sun, a newly-discovered black hole is challenging what we thought we knew about physics. -
Ukraine Ukraine begins heavy weapons withdrawal as bombardment eases For a second day the Ukrainian defence ministry says it has suffered no casualties along its frontline in the east of the country, but it is an -
Cinema Documentary focusses on South Africa's 'Other Man' FW de Klerk Most people associate the end of apartheid in South Africa with the iconic figure of Nelson Mandela. But the man who presided over his country’s -
United Kingdom Reports suggest ISIL beheading suspect 'Jihadi John' is London man -
Indonesia Australian drug smugglers face firing squad despite Abbot's diplomatic efforts Bilateral relations between Indonesia and Australia have “remained intact” despite Indonesia’s refusal to halt the execution of two Australian drug -
Syria Revised reports suggest ISIL has abducted over 200 Assyrian Christians in Syria In Syria, fresh reports revise the number of Assyrian Christians believed to have been abducted by ISIL from 90 to over 200. -
USA Three reasons why Netanyahu is not welcome in the US Benjamin Netanyahu’s US visit (address on March 3rd on Iran, in joint session of Congress) has stirred controversy in three main areas: Obama didn’t -
Culture news Blur to release first album in more than 12 years British indie-music darlings Blur have announced they are releasing their first album in more than 12 years. While the Britpop legends have -
Afghanistan Afghanistan: Kabul suicide car bomb targets foreign forces, at least 2 dead Kabul’s heavily fortified diplomatic area has been rocked by an explosion. A suicide bomber drove a car crammed with explosives into a convoy of -
Next Series Philae, drones, bedbugs and astronauts: How startups take space tech down to Earth This month’s Space focuses on startups in Europe that are finding everyday Earthly applications for space innovations. There’s a long tradition of -
Next Series The Astronaut Academy: "As soon as they progress, we start adding malfunctions" “You need to be a good handyman if you want to be a good astronaut,” smiles French astronaut Thomas Pesquet as he trains on the Columbus module of -
Next Series ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet on Mars, Rosetta and space tourism -
Culture news LIVE: 2015 ETAM Fashion show from Paris -
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No Comment Heavy flooding in Bolivia leaves hundreds of families homeless -
Cinema Will Smith is back opposite Wolf of Wall Street's Margot Robbie Will Smith is back, as veteran con artist Nicky who meets his match when he stumbles upon novice Jess in crime-comedy ‘Focus’. Jess is played by -
No Comment Spacewalking astronauts rig station for new US space taxis -
No Comment Lithuania: Dashcam footage shows police racing choking baby to hospital -
Spain Spain: Podemos criticises Rajoy's 'useless' government in alternative state-of-the-nation address 'The nightmare is not over for Spain' says Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias in an alternative state-of-the-nation address. -
United Kingdom 'I'm going to carry on': Madonna fall closes Brits with a bang Madonna closes the Brit Awards with a bang, while 'nice guy' Ed Sheeran and singing sensation Sam Smith take home two statues each. -
Mexico Mexico volcano eruption causes further flight cancellations -
USA ISIL arrests: Three men charged in New York -
Colombia Colombian police seize 3 tonnes of cocaine near Panama -
Ukraine Ukraine crisis: Ceasefire appears to take hold A ceasefire in eastern Ukraine looks like it’s finally taking hold, two weeks after the Minsk agreement was signed. Despite refusing to proceed with -
Russia Kremlin saw plan to split Ukraine before Yanukovich fled - newspaper A Russian newspaper has claimed that the Kremlin was presented with a plan to annex Crimea and eastern Ukraine before the overthrow of President -
Russia Rival military exercises deepen anxiety in Baltic states Russia’s military exercises close to the border with several eastern European nations have raised fears of a possible invasion of the Baltic region