2015-03-31

Turkey

Istanbul: prosecutor held hostage dies after shootout

An Istanbul prosecutor has died from his wounds after security forces stormed the office where members of a far-left Turkish group took him hostage

31/03/2015

Israel

Israel: Netanyahu warns nuclear deal would leave Iran able to make a bomb in under a year

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the framework Iranian nuclear deal being sought by international negotiators will leave Iran with the

31/03/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria elects opposition candidate Buhari as new president

Nigeria’s opposition APC party has claimed victory for its presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari, but the country remained tense as it discovered

31/03/2015

Iran

Nuclear talks with Iran jammed repeatedly over the years

Deep concerns about Iran’s potential nuclear ambitions began to rumble through western capitals in 2002. Satellite photos were made public of Natanz

31/03/2015

Switzerland

Iran nuclear talks continue beyond a midnight deadline as the search for a deal goes on

With the original deadline set at midnight, Russia’s Foreign Minister had hastily rejoined nuclear talks with in Iran on Tuesday. Sergei Lavrov had

31/03/2015

Europe News

Tusk promises EU security help for Tunisia

Prompted by the recent deaths of 21 tourists in an attack on a museum in Tunis, EU Council President Donald Tusk travelled to Tunisia on Tuesday for

31/03/2015

Turkey

Istanbul: Police negotiate with gunmen who've taken prosecutor hostage

Turkish police say negotiations are underway with gunmen who have taken a prosecutor hostage in Istanbul. The far-left Revolutionary People’s

31/03/2015

Iraq

Iraqi forces reclaim government headquarters in battle for Tikrit

Iraqi troops helped by Shi'ite paramilitary fighters have reclaimed key areas of the Sunni city of Tikrit after battling Islamic State militants there for nearly a month.

31/03/2015

Sport

Volvo Ocean Race: Dongfeng falls foul at Cape Horn

The American Turkish vessel AlvinMedica was the first to pass Cape Horn on the fifth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race but the day’s been dominated by the

31/03/2015

Germany

Germanwings crash likely to lead to a near-300-million-euro insurance claim

The Germanwings crash is going to cost the insurance companies a pretty penny. Parent company Lufthansa is already liable to pay the families of each

31/03/2015

Switzerland

How does your city rank in European air pollution survey?

A survey of how 23 major European cities are tackling air pollution has been released.

31/03/2015

Turkey

Turkish prosecutor held by gunmen in Istanbul courthouse

Gunmen have taken a Turkish prosecutor hostage in Istanbul. The far-left Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) has published a

31/03/2015

Italy

Sicily harbouring record migrants forced into long wait for asylum

Sicily has become a major new weigh station for migrants from Africa and the Middle East desperate to start new lives in Europe. Since the alarming

31/03/2015

Europe News

End of milk quotas 'will hurt small farmers'

Farmers driving tractors pulled into Brussels on Tuesday hours before the ending of milk quotas across the EU. Bruxelles: les éleveurs laitiers

31/03/2015

Turkey

Turkish prosecutor taken hostage at gunpoint

Police have evacuated a courthouse in Turkey after a far-right group took an Istanbul prosecutor hostage and threatened to kill him. The

31/03/2015

Turkey

Turkey hit by biggest blackout in decade

A giant power outage in Turkey paralyzed the country’s transportation system on Tuesday,forcing confused locals to ride the bus instead of the

31/03/2015

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Iraqi forces fighting IS militants near hospital

31/03/2015

Nigeria

Presidential candidates neck-and-neck in Nigeria elections

Nigeria is still awaiting final results for its tightest presidential election ever. The two candidates are neck and neck and the country is still

31/03/2015

Switzerland

Pressure on at Iran nuclear talks ahead of midnight deadline

The pressure is on at talks in Switzerland to find a preliminary deal on the Iranian nuclear issue. Tehran is in negotiations with senior officials

31/03/2015

Culture news

Artists fuse tradition and modernity at Tallinn Music Week

Both a music industry conference and an indoor festival, this year’s edition of Tallinn Music Week drew more than 200 artists from 26 different

31/03/2015

Yemen

Saudi Arabia "seeking clarification" about deadly explosion in Yemen camp

Saudi Arabia says it is seeking clarification about an explosion that has killed at least 40 people in a camp for displaced people in Yemen

31/03/2015

Yemen

Global perspectives on Yemen: Overview

Yemen is embroiled in a bitter civil war between Houthi forces, who have captured the capital Sanaa, and troops loyal to the President Abd-Rabbu

31/03/2015

France

"I hope I never return to a locked door": Pilot who foresaw Germanwings crash

31/03/2015

France

German police make progress in profiling of Andreas Lubitz

As a video emerges of the co-pilot of the ill-fated Germanwings jet, officials say they are making progress in piecing together his background one

31/03/2015

World News

Opposition candidate poised to cause upset in Nigeria presidential election

Opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari has so far defied expectations and extended his lead in Nigeria’s presidential election. The former military

31/03/2015

Greece

Heated exchanges in Athens as Greek PM vows not to capitulate over bail-out extension plans

The Greek parliament has been the scene of heated exchanges over the country’s financial crisis. Euronews’s reporter Akis Tatsis described a bad

31/03/2015

Iran

'Fifty-fifty chance of reaching a nuclear deal with Iran' as deadline for a deal looms

Six world powers and Iran are still struggling to reach a preliminary nuclear deal with only hours to go before a self-imposed deadline. Gloom set

31/03/2015

Indonesia

MH17 crash: Video appeal launched for BUK rocket witnesses

A video appeal has been launched for witnesses who may have seen the transport or firing of a Russian-made rocket at Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17

31/03/2015

Bangladesh

Bangladeshi blogger is hacked to death for speaking out against religious fundamentalism

For the second time in a month an internet blogger has been hacked to death by assailants using machetes in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. The family

31/03/2015

Israel

Angry scenes as Israeli Arabs and Palestinians mark 'Land Day'

There have been angry scenes as Israel’s Arab minority and Palestinians staged annual ‘Land Day’ demonstrations. The March 30 event commemorates the

31/03/2015