10 March 2015 | Euronews
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France France: Controversial draft law revives euthanasia debate French legislators have started debating a draft law which could take the country a step closer to legalising euthanasia. It’s brought campaigners -
USA Hillary Clinton moves to defuse 'emailgate' scandal Hillary Clinton says she regrets using her private email account for government business during her time as US Secretary of State. Clinton has been -
Sport Real Madrid and Porto advance in a night of goals in the Champions League Cristiano Ronaldo has become the all-time leading goalscorer in European competitions after scoring twice in Real Madrid’s Champions League tie with -
India Round-the-world solar plane arrives in India Solar Impulse 2 has touched down in India, completing the second leg of its record-breaking round-the-world attempt. The solar-powered plane arrived -
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Sport Chelsea confident ahead of PSG Champions League visit to Stamford Bridge Chelsea are in good spirits ahead of their Champions League last 16 second leg tie at Stamford Bridge against PSG. Chelsea are well prepared after a -
Spain Spain claims jihadist terror cell dismantled in Ceuta Spanish authorities claim to have dismantled a jihadist terrorist cell in the north African enclave of Ceuta. They say it was planning to carry out -
Sport The craft of Kraft as Austrian leads World Cup ski jump table Germany’s Severin Freund leapt to his sixth victory of the season in the World Cup ski jump in Kuopio, Finland. In an event moved to a normal size -
Italy Italy: 40 arrests in anti-mafia sting against Naples Camorra A nationwide operation organised from Naples has targeted alleged members of the Casalesi clan in the Camorra - including two sons of jailed crime boss Francesco Schiavone. -
Ukraine Ukraine: 'Dogs ate bodies' as locals struggled to bury the dead in Debaltseve The agreement struck in Minsk for a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine did little to stop the fierce fighting in Debaltseve. Situated on a railway -
Russia Moscow 'completely' ends actions under CFE arms treaty Russia has announced that it is “completely” ending actions under an arms control agreement. The Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) -
Romania Romania left red-faced after France-Germany map gaffe -
Sport Hamburg or Berlin in Olympic candidate race The race is on between Berlin and Hamburg for the right to become the German candidate city for the 2024 Olympics. Hamburg has edged ahead of Berlin -
Economy Clock ticking for Greece, says eurozone chief The head of the Eurogroup has repeated his call that time is running out for Greece. Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem said further talks -
Cinema Geneva human rights film festival a success, says director The International Film and Forum For Human Rights has come to a close in Geneva. This year’s edition featured more than 40 movies including 8 -
Israel Outcry as Israel foreign minister says 'behead disloyal Arab-Israelis' There have been calls for Avigdor Lieberman to be arrested, after the foreign minister and nationalist party leader said Arab-Israelis who were disloyal to the state of Israel should be decapitated. -
Sport Contador signs contract extension with Tinkoff-Saxo Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has signed a one-year contract extension with Tinkoff-Saxo. The Russian run team says it is delighted to -
Argentina France's Hollande says helicopter crash deaths are cause of 'immense sadness' France’s president says the deaths of three sports stars and seven others in a helicopter crash in Argentina is a cause of “immense sadness.” Olympic -
Iraq The route to Mosul: Iraqi forces close in on Tikrit The US military has announced coalition forces carried out eight air strikes against ISIL militants in Iraq over a 24-hour period around March 9 -
Argentina Video shows Argentina helicopter collision as France mourns sports stars French sport and the country as a whole has been stunned by the deaths of three of its sports stars and five other nationals in a dual helicopter crash in Argentina. Ten people died including two Arge -
Japan Japan's 2011 earthquake disaster still reverberates Four years ago on 11th March the earth shook Japan. The magnitude nine quake went on for six minutes, the strongest the archipelago had ever -
Europe News Le Pen's party accused of misusing EU cash The far right Front National party of France has been accused of misusing European Parliament funds. EU officials accuse Marine Le Pen’s party of -
World News Calls for more transparency over Brussels' 'revolving doors' -
USA The Apple smartwatch: Only time will tell if it is a winner -
Culture news Queen of Pop's leaked new album 'Rebel Heart' now out in full At 56, Madonna proves her staying power as a creative force and an enduring pop icon with her new album, ‘Rebel Heart’. The Queen of Pop says her -
Greece Appeals for flexibility on Greek reforms but war of words with Europe continues There is both hope that progress can be made, and tension spilling over into angry exchanges, ahead of planned negotiations on Wednesday between the Syriza government and EU creditors. -
World News Help Hubble celebrate 25 years in orbit: Select a snap from space Next month, the famous Hubble Space Telescope will mark 25 years of groundbreaking observations. A series of events are being held to celebrate its -
Venezuela Venezuelan president launches verbal tirade against Obama Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is noticeably furious at the Obama administration for sanctions imposed on individuals from the oil-rich country. -
Europe News MEPs start their own LuxLeaks probe The European Parliament has opened its own investigation into the Lux Leaks tax scandal. The scandal erupted back in November after Jean-Claude -
Brazil Brazil sets tough new prison sentences for killing of women -
Culture news AltGen's alternative employment solution gathers momentum -
Nigeria Boko Haram 'loses ground' in Nigeria Military sources in Nigeria say their ground forces are starting to reclaim areas seized by Boko Haram militants. In the past months, the Islamist -
Myanmar Student protesters clash with riot police in Myanmar A stand-off of more than a week between students and police has erupted into violence in Myanmar. Riot officers lashed out with batons as some 200 -
Real Economy How can the EU help get millions of young people into employment? This week Real Economy looks at the efforts the EU is making to help young people get into the workplace. Youth unemployment is a huge problem. It -
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast's former first lady handed 20-year jail term Simone Gbagbo given 20-year sentence for her role in the 2010 post-election clashes in Ivory Coast. -
Ukraine Ukraine: Poroshenko confirms 'significant' heavy weapon pullback by pro-Russia rebels Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko says he accepts that pro-Russian rebels have withdrawn a “significant” amount of heavy weaponry from the -
Business Series Industry relief over oil prices - but can it last? February saw the first monthly increase in oil prices after seven months of steep declines. Is the oil industry out of the woods, or is there more trouble ahead? -
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Argentina 'Dropped' helicopter crash: what we know -
USA Obama urges robust monitoring of Ukraine ceasefire US President Barack Obama has called for effective international monitoring of the ceasefire in Ukraine. During a visit by EU Council President -
Netherlands Two Dutch ministers quit over drug compensation scandal Two Dutch ministers have resigned over a compensation payment to a drug trafficker. Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten and his Secretary of State Fred -
India Solar Impulse takes off from Oman on second-leg of record breaking trip A solar powered plane has started the second leg in its attempt to fly round the world without using fossil-derived fuels. Solar Impulse 2 took off -
Argentina French sports stars among 10 killed in Argentina helicopter crash A collision between two helicopters in Argentina has left ten people dead. Among those killed were eight French nationals including three sports -
Belgium 'Stop wasting time and get down to some real reforms' - Eurogroup chief tells Greece Eurozone finance ministers meeting in Brussels have warned Greece to stop wasting time and to get down to some serious work on economic reforms. The -
USA US: Marijuana hurled into road during high-speed chase Bundles of marijuana have been thrown from a vehicle during a high-speed chase in the US state of Arizona. The 100 mile-per-hour pursuit was captured