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Ukraine

People of Mariupol make chain of hope and call for peace

Protesters formed a human chain around the centre of the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Saturday to demonstrate against what they called

Sport

Severin Freund makes it three-in-a-row on the Holmenkollen ski jump in Oslo

Severin Freund clinched his third successive win on Saturday, this one on the imposing Holmenkollen. The large hill World Champion sealed victory in

Germany

Pro-Greece rally in Berlin demands solidarity with Athens

Sport

Rugby Union's Six Nations to be decided on final weekend as England lead the table

Irish rugby fans will tell you that Wales are their bogey team and that’s how it turned out in the first of the weekend’s Six Nations matches. The

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Egypt

Egypt's new capital will be solar powered, says housing minister

Egypt plans to build a new administrative capital east of Cairo within the next seven years costing the equivalent of 43 billion euros. The country’s

Sport

All women crew of team SCA triumph in Auckland

There was delight in Auckland for the all women crew of team SCA. They clinched a win in the Volvo Ocean in-port race in the New Zealand harbour. The

United Kingdom

Gandhi statue unveiled in Parliament Square, London

USA

Screams from baby boy's siblings foil attempted abduction

A baby boy who was seen on video being abducted by a man in a park in the US state of Washington was saved thanks to his two young siblings screaming

Serbia

Five-day-old baby killed in Serbia military helicopter crash

A Serbian military helicopter evacuating a sick baby from the south of the country has crashed near Belgrade, killing all seven people on board. The

Sport

Mikaela Shiffrin wins on the slopes of Are

Mikaela Shiffrin won in her usual swashbuckling style in the slalom in Are in Sweden. It means a hat-trick of slalom globes are now within touching

Sport

Pinturault and Hirscher claim wins at Kransja Gora

It was a day of titles on the slopes of Kransja Gora. Alexis Pinterault claimed his second win of the season in the Men’s Giant Slalom after his

Vatican

Pope Francis hints at brief papacy

Pope Francis is predicting that he won’t be pope for long. He has been speaking on the second anniversary of his election. Francis has previously

USA

47 US Senators may have undermined Iran nuclear talks, says Kerry

On the eve of fresh nuclear talks with Iran, US Secretary of State John Kerry expressed concern that a letter to Iran last week from 47 Republican

Israel

Scramble for votes pits Netanyahu's Likud against rightist allies

Flagging in opinion polls before Tuesday’s Israeli election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to rally his country’s rightists by casting

Vanuatu

Cyclone Pam: Vanuatu scene of 'complete destruction,' aid worker tells euronews

Alice Clements, who works for the aid organisation UNICEF in the Vanuatu capital Port Vila, has told euronews that Cyclone Pam is the worst storm to

Iraq

Iraqi forces '72 hours' away from centre of ISIL-held Tikrit

Iraqi military officials say they expect to reach the centre of Tikrit in 72 hours. Backed by their mainly Shi’ite militia allies, forces have been

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Thailand celebrates Elephant Day

Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Volcanic eruption grounds flights

Costa Rica’s Turrialba volcano has been spewing ash into the sky after its most powerful eruption in almost two decades. Residents living in the

Chile

Chile: Thousands flee raging forest fire

A raging forest fire has forced thousands of people to flee their homes in Chile. Around four-and-a-half thousand people have been evacuated from

Myanmar

Dozens feared dead in Myanmar ferry disaster

Around 50 people are feared dead after a ferry sank off Myanmar. The boat, which had more than 200 passengers onboard, was swamped by huge waves

Vanuatu

Vanuatu hit hard by Typhoon Pam

The Pacific may have seen the worst of Typhoon Pam as winds are now subsiding, but it has left a trail of destruction in her wake, notably on the

Nigeria

Boko Haram on the run as Nigerian army retakes Baga

Under the combined pressure of forces from Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria Islamic extremists Boko Haram are not having things all their own way. The

Argentina

Argentina opens all files on 1994 Jewish community centre bombing

The Argentinian government has declassified all documents relating to the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires. The demand for

Cuba

US hopes talks with Cuba could restore ties by April

US-Cuban talks enter a new round next week with news that the US State Department is reportedly looking at speedy ways to remove the country from its

Italy

Sepulveda succumbs to pneumonia and is hospitalised

Chilean writer Luis Sepulveda has been taken to a hospital in Italy’s north-eastern city of Pordenone, where he was taking part in a festival. On

Syria

Syria four years on, Erdogan slams UN Security Council's inaction

As the war drags into a fifth year accusations are flying about who is to blame for the lack of action to end the bloodshed.