9 March 2015 | Euronews
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USA Co-creator of 'The Simpsons' dies A co-creator of the long-running hit animated series “The Simpsons” has died. Sam Simon, who had been battling colon cancer, was 59. After being -
Greece Scorn greets Greek plan to use undercover amateur tax sleuths to lead fight against fraud Ridicule and scorn have greeted a proposal by Greece’s finance minister to engage non-professional tax inspectors to fight fraud. He intends to hire -
Latvia US tanks and military equipment arrives in Latvia for training mission US tanks and other military equipment has arrived in Latvia, as part of a training mission aimed at bolstering support for NATO allies – worried -
USA Tim Cook rejoices as Apple Watch unveiled Apple Inc has rolled out its first product in five years in a bid to extend its preeminence in mobile devices. -
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World More Iraq sites at risk from ISIL 'cultural cleansing' - UNESCO The UN's educational, scientific and cultural organisation has called for a regional and international alliance to counter the extremists' acts of destruction that it calls 'war crimes'. -
My Europe Series Keep an eye on you: the EU's controversial plans to track air passengers Drastic measures in drastic times: a Europe-wide database to track all air passengers flying in and out of the EU is one of the latest -
Libya ISIL accused of kidnapping foreign oil workers in Libya -
Saudi Arabia Solar plane completes maiden leg of record attempt An attempt to make the first round-the-world flight in a solar-powered plane has got off to a flying start. Solar Impulse 2 has completed its maiden -
United Kingdom British woman receives pilot brother's ring 72 years after he was killed A British woman has travelled to Albania to recover a ring her pilot brother was wearing when his bomber crashed in 1944. -
Sport Disgraced Armstrong received preferential treatment by UCI chiefs - report A report into doping by the Cycling Independent Reform Commission was published this week by the sport’s governing body the UCI. The 228-page report -
Israel Israel's Arab citizens brandish new electoral power Israel’s elections for parliament next week [17th March] hold the potential not only of a new prime minister emerging, with a move towards centre -
Italy Rome: US tourists accused of 'tagging' Colosseum Two unnamed Americans are facing fines for allegedly scratching their initials into the walls of the historic Colosseum. -
Turkey Over 50 Syrian migrants rescued from sinking boat near Turkey Turkish coastguards say they have rescued some 51 Syrian migrants after their boat started to sink off the western coast of Turkey. -
Iraq Watch: Iraqi militia chief shot during television interview -
USA Oklahoma students protest over racist video -
France Four detained over suspected links to Paris attacks Four people, including a policewoman, have been detained over suspected links to the deadly attacks that brought terror to Paris in January. One man -
Europe News Greece told to 'stop wasting time' over negotiating reforms Greek Finance Minister Vanis Varoufakis has been told to stop wasting time in negotiating reforms with his country’s international creditors. That -
Sport Barca firing on all cylinders as Real Madrid's woes continue Despite boasting three of the four most expensive forwards in history Real Madrid’s recent form up front has been baffling. Their disappointing run -
Switzerland Solar Impulse 2 reaching for zero emissions record The single-seat aircraft Solar Impulse, whose sister plane Solar Impulse 2 has now set off to circle the globe, originally left the ground, about one -
Syria Meet the militia fighting ISIL's "dictatorship and inhumanity" in Syria -
Malaysia Malaysia Airlines: Dead battery 'did not hinder' MH370 search A day after a government interim report into the flight's disappearance, there has been more criticism of the response of the airline and the authorities into the mystery. -
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia named 'world's biggest importer of weapons' Saudi Arabia replaced India last year to become the biggest arms importer in the world, according to a new report on international defence spending -
Europe News Defence experts cool on Juncker's EU army scheme European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker’s call for an EU army has been widely dismissed by defence experts. At a time, when several -
Russia Annexation of Crimea: One year on Celebrations have begun in Crimea, almost a year on from Russia’s annexation of the peninsula. Following a referendum on March 16, 2014, Crimea was -
Culture news Paris fashion week showcases Dior, Miyake, Kenzo, Mugler, Arora Dior Paris fashion Week and Belgian designer Raf Simons took inspiration from the 1970s for his latest Dior Autumn-Winter -
Culture news The Veronicas look for twin success from comeback LP After eight years away Australian duo The Venonicas are back breaking their long silence with a self-titled album that looks like a fresh start for -
Brazil Brazil: Huge challenges lie ahead for Dilma Rousseff Dilma Rousseff’s popularity is at an all-time low. Among other issues, the Brazilian president is navigating a huge corruption investigation, rising -
Next Series Tainted love: software transforms the painstaking art of colouring old cartoons Art and computer science combine in a European project revolutionising the labour- intensive skills of hand-painting animation -
Next Series Do you know: is there a future for 2D animation? -
Japan Visiting Merkel reminds Japan to confront wartime past On her first visit to Japan in seven years, there was plenty for Germany’s Angela Merkel to talk about with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. They discussed -
USA Further protests in Madison after police fatally shoot unarmed black teenager Madison, Wisconsin, has seen a third day of protests after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white policeman. Officer Matt Kenny -
Cinema "Liza the fox Fairy" enchants Fantasporto 35 judges Fantasporto is back for its 35th edition. For a week containing 173 films from 28 countries the city of Porto was the world capital of all things -
World News Australia: Abbott vows ISIL crackdown after teen 'recruits' are stopped at Sydney airport Australia’s government is pledging to crackdown on radicalisation after two teenage brothers suspected of being ISIL recruits were stopped at Sydney -
No Comment Thousands march in Morocco on International Women's Day -
No Comment Anti-nuclear demonstration in Germany -
United Arab Emirates Solar Impulse plane takes off on historic round-the-world flight A plane powered solely by the sun has begun an unprecedented round-the- world flight after taking off from a runway in Abu Dhabi on Monday. The aim -
USA Thousands march on Selma to mark 'Bloody Sunday' Fifty years ago a march by black Americans in the town of Selma in Alabama marked a turning point in the US civil rights movement. Calling for equal -
Colombia Colombians march in support of peace talks to end civil war Activists in Columbia marched through the capital Bogota to show their support for peace talks between the government and Revolutionary Armed Forces -
Bulgaria NATO holds military exercises in Black Sea NATO ships are currently carrying out joint military exercises in the Bulgarian Black Sea port of Vrana as tensions between the West and Russia -
Japan Japan:Thousands protest against government nuclear policy Thousands of demonstrators surrounded Japan’s parliament building on Sunday to protest against the government’s attempt to restart some of the -
Russia Putin's secret plan to seize Crimea President Vladimir Putin has revealed what went on behind the Kremlin’s closed doors in the vital hours before last year’s annexation of Crimea. In a -
Iraq ISIL-held refinery in Syria is hit in US-led airstrike Dozens of people have been reported killed after US-led planes hit a petrol refinery controlled by ISIL militants in the Syrian border town of Tel