1 April 2015 | Euronews
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USA Arkansas governor enters fray over controversial US religious freedom bill US governor bows to protests and reverses his support for a religion bill which could discriminate against gays and lesbians. -
Spain Beatle John Lennon's first wife Cynthia dies aged 75 Cynthia Lennon, first wife of late Beatle John Lennon, has died, her family said on Wednesday. She was 75. “Cynthia Lennon passed away today at her -
USA California rations water during worst droughts on record The US state of California is introducing mandatory water restrictions in the face of record-breaking drought. State Governor Jerry Brown has -
Turkey Female attacker shot dead near Instanbul police building A woman carrying guns and hand grenades has been shot dead by Turkish police. The woman threw grenades into Istanbul’s police headquarters. One -
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Switzerland World powers struggle to strike deal with Iran over nuclear programme The talking was supposed to have ended on Tuesday night, but world powers are still trying to strike a deal with Iran over its disputed nuclear -
Sport For Sale - two Brazilian World Cup stadiums Brazil’s football World Cup dream continues to be the stuff of nightmares. Two stadiums that hosted several games are now up for sale as the owner -
France Three skiers killed in avalanche in French Alps Three skiiers have been killed in an avalanche in the French Alps. It happened in the Ecrins mountain range, more than 3,000 metres above sea level -
Sport China's Dongfeng quits leg five of Volvo Ocean Race China’s Dongfeng Race Team has been forced to abandon stage five of the Volvo Ocean Race. The team’s vessel suffered a broken mast as it approached -
World Kyrgyzstan will push for "close engagement" with EU says President Almazbek Atambayev Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev has been on an extended tour of Europe meeting major European Union leaders. He plans to go to Moscow soon to -
Sport Knee injury rules Bayern's David Alaba out for seven weeks Bayern Munich’s versatile left-back David Alaba has been ruled out for around seven weeks with a torn knee ligament. The German Bundesliga champions -
My Europe Series All at sea: Europe's struggle to cope with growing migrant crisis Thousands of desperate migrants continue to undertake the relatively short but highly dangerous voyage from north Africa to southern Europe -
Turkey Female attacker shot dead near Instanbul police HQ Turkish police shot dead a woman carrying guns and hand grenades and detained a man as they tried to attack Istanbul’s police headquarters on -
Syria Syria: ISIL militants seize parts of Palestinian camp ISIL militants have reportedly taken control of large parts of a Palestinian camp in the Syrian capital. Video uploaded to the internet purportedly -
France Don't ask about the co-pilot: Lufthansa boss refuses questions at Alps crash site The head of Germanwings and the boss of parent company Lufthansa have visited the scene of the French Alps crash -
Germany Lufthansa's claim of 100% pilot fitness jars credibility Germany’s airline Lufthansa, parent company for several other airlines as well, is trying to recover and stabilise its credibility in the aftermath -
Turkey Turkish police shoot two attackers outside Istanbul HQ – At least one dead Turkish police shot two attackers outside Istanbul’s police headquarters on Wednesday, killing one of them and leaving two officers injured in an -
Sport Real Madrid agree deal to buy Porto defender Danilo Real Madrid have boosted their ranks by buying the Brazilian defender Danilo from Porto. The 23-year-old, who mainly plays at right-back, will join -
Ukraine Russia's gas discount to Ukraine extended Ukraine, locked in a longstanding pricing row with Russia over gas, hopes to sign a memorandum with Moscow this month on supplies that will run until -
Europe News New meat labelling rules come into force New EU meat labelling rules have come into effect to ensure consumers know where the animal was reared and slaughtered. That means pork, lamb, goat -
Gaza Palestinian Authority joins International Criminal Court The Palestinian Authority has joined the International Criminal Court, vowing to hand over suspects to The Hague – including their own government -
Belgium Row in Belgium over child killer's ex-wife sharing home with former judge There is controversy in Belgium over news the ex-wife of a serial child killer is to move into the home of a former judge -
France Controversy over footage recovered from Germanwings plane crash French magazine Paris Match and German daily Bild report that a cellphone video found in the Germanwings wreckage shows the flight's last moments -
Chad Nigerian refugees bear terror trauma from Boko Haram Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres or MSF) has deployed an emergency team to Chad. The NGO is helping an estimated 18,300 refugees and -
Turkey Funeral ceremony held for Turkish prosecutor, as police make arrests Crowds of people have attended a funeral ceremony in the Istanbul courthouse where a prosecutor was taken hostage on Tuesday and who later died -
Culture news Greece and Ukraine crises reflected at European cultural awards In Brussels, Greece and Ukraine picked up prestigious a European cultural award on Tuesday named after Princess Margriet of the Netherlands. Her -
Cinema New Robert Altman documentary honours an American cinema giant One of world cinema’s greats, the late American director Robert Altman, gets an overdue documentary from filmmaker Ron Mann, which offers an in-depth -
Iraq Iraqi soldiers and Shi'ite militia celebrate victory in Tikrit The Iraqi interior minister says most of Tikrit is now under the control of government forces -
No Comment Deadly air strike destroys a dairy factory in Yemen -
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France Germanwings and Lufthansa bosses refuse questions about co-pilot during visit to crash site Just over a week after the Germanwings plane crash, the airline boss and head of parent company Lufthansa visit the scene -
Turkey Armed men break into AKP office in Istanbul -
Turkey Two armed people entered an office of Turkey's ruling AK Party -
France Lufthansa under pressure over revelations about co-pilot's medical history Pressure is mounting on Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, over what it knew about the co-pilot before last week’s plane crash in the -
Culture news Ancient Greek statues still excite in new British Museum show The British Museum in London has a new exhibition examining Ancient Greece’s preoccupation with the body beautiful, and the influence sculptures have -
Culture news Ringo Starr sends us "Postcards from Paradise" He may have famously told his fans to give him a break and stop sending fan mail a few years ago but former Beatle Ringo Starr is still making music -
Nigeria Celebrations in Nigeria as ex-military ruler Buhari wins presidency Supporters of Nigeria's newly elected president Muhammadu Buhari celebrate his victory -
Turkey Turkish prosecutor taken hostage dies from wounds after shootout A Turkish prosecutor and two gunmen who took him hostage have been killed after a shootout with police at a courthouse in Istanbul. -
World News Worldwide death sentences on the rise but executions drop - Amnesty Intl. The number of executions dropped in 2014 compared to a year before but the number of people given death sentences rose sharply, says Amnesty. -
USA L.A. firefighters battle blaze in Apple Valley Firefighters are battling a brush fire in Apple Vally which lies about 140 km east of Los Angeles . Mandatory evacuations were ordered in the area -
Chile Deadly floods wreak havoc in Chile At least 23 people have been killed and around 50 are missing from deadly floods in Chile. The rains, which started on Tuesday, were the worst in 80 -
Iran Midnight deadline comes and goes but there is still hope of a nuclear deal with Iran Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says a deal curbing Iran’s nuclear ambitions has been reached. The Russian minister left the Swiss hotel in -
Turkey Turkish prosecutor and two gunmen die in hostage crisis An Istanbul prosecutor and two gunmen who took him hostage have been killed in a shootout with Turkish security forces. Earlier two members of a -
Nigeria Ex-military ruler Muhammadu Buhari wins Nigeria presidential poll Three decades after seizing power in a military coup, Muhammadu Buhari has became the first Nigerian to oust a president through the ballot box. And -
World News Hurricane force winds batter Europe Hurricane force winds have battered parts of northern Europe leaving at least five people dead in weather related incidents. In Germany two forestry