14 March 2015 | Euronews
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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 -
Japan New Japan bullet train route links Tokyo with Kanazawa Japan has launched a new bullet train service linking Tokyo with Kanazawa. -
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 -
Vanuatu Powerful Pacific cyclone devastates Vanuatu One of the Pacific Ocean’s most powerful storms ever has ripped through Vanuatu. Buildings have been damaged, trees uprooted and roads cut off -
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 -
No Comment 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.