21 April 2015 | Euronews
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World News US downplays reports that ISIL leader was wounded in airstrike The Pentagon said on Tuesday it had no reason to believe that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State militant group, was seriously -
World News Saudi-led airstrikes halted in Yemen, replaced with operation "restoring hope" Saudi Arabia has announced an end to its military campaign in Yemen -
Sport Bayern and Barcelona through to Champions League semi-finals German giants Bayern Munich booked their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League with an emphatic 6-1 win over FC Porto at the Allianz Arena -
Belgium Grim centenary of first ever chemical weapons attack It is the most solemn of centenaries….exactly 100 years since the first large-scale use of chemical weapons. Victims from World War One were -
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South Africa Soldiers brought in to help South African police deal with anti-immigrant attacks Seven people have been killed in the past three weeks in Durban and Johannesburg -
Libya Migrant ship captain accused of multiple homicide over shipwreck The captain of the migrant ship involved in Sunday’s disaster off Libya has been detained in Sicily, alongside a crew member – both suspected of -
Sport IOC must choose between clean-up and cover-up: SportAccord chief SportAccord President Marius Vizer fiercely criticised the International Olympic Committee for a lack of transparency on Monday, sending shock waves -
Yemen Saudi Arabia announces end to military campaign in Yemen Saudi Arabia says it has achieved its goals against Houthi rebels in Yemen -
Germany Auschwitz accountant 'morally guilty' for his work at Nazi death camp A 93-year-old former bookkeeper at Auschwitz has told a German court that he felt morally guilty for his work at the Nazi death camp. Oskar Groening -
Cyprus Remembering Gallipoli, the grinding WWI battle to take the Dardanelles Soldiers’ descendants have come to commemorate the British allied forces in WWI landing in Gallipoli, Turkey, 100 years ago. The 25th April is known -
Europe News Juncker "in perfect health" The European Commission has been forced to deny rumours that its president, Jean-Claude Juncker, is unwell and often absent from work. -
Turkey Turkish PM offers his 'deep respect' to Ottoman Armenians The prime minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoğlu has offered his deep respect to Ottoman Armenians who lost their lives during what he described as “the -
Italy Fears that 30,000 migrants could die crossing Mediterranean in 2015 A dire warning has been issued as survivors of Sunday’s shipwreck arrived in Sicily, after a disaster that left up to 900 people dead. It is feared -
World News Refugee NGOs take apart EU's 10-point plan on migrants crisis -
Egypt 20-year jail term in Egypt for Muslim Brotherhood leader Mursi Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Mursi has been jailed for 20 years without parole -
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Europe News EU set to charge Gazprom in antitrust case European regulators will formally charge Russia’s state-run energy giant Gazprom with anti-competitive practices, say sources in Brussels. -
World News Libya, hazardous pathway for African migrants streaming to Europe Libya has been the main launch pad for African migrants heading for Europe since the downfall — assisted by NATO countries’ bombers — of Muammar -
Morocco Many injured as coach carrying Morocco footballers crashes Players from a major Moroccan football club are reportedly among 29 people injured, some seriously, in a head-on crash between their team bus and a -
France Dozens hurt as train derails in Paris region Around 30 people have been injured in France, two seriously, in a collision between a train and a tractor-trailer at a level crossing in the Paris -
Netherlands Man held over British Embassy fire in The Hague A 32-year-old man has been detained in connection with a fire at the British Embassy in the Hague. Emergency services in the Netherlands say no-one -
Germany 'Accountant of Auschwitz' Holocaust trial begins in Germany A former Auschwitz concentration camp guard has admitted to being “morally guilty” but says he committed no crime. Oskar Groening, 93, is before a -
World News The migrants tragedy in the Mediterranean sparks creative satirical response The magnitude of the latest migrant tragedies in the Mediterranean has prompted a global reaction. Cartoonists and NGOs have published powerful -
Culture news Hungary's Eurovision hopeful Boggie brings peace song to contest The time for the annual Eurovision Song Contest is nearly upon us again. With preparations underway for the May bash in Vienna, the spotlight is -
Italy Captain of migrant boat arrested on suspicion of multiple homicide Italian authorities say the captain of a migrant boat and his deputy have been arrested. Mohammed Ali Malek, 27, was arrested under suspicion of -
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World News At least 3 dead as storms batter Australia At least three people have died in powerful storms battering Australia’s east coast. A woman and two men were killed as a result of floods in the New -
Egypt Mohamed Mursi handed 20-year sentence for inciting killing of protesters Egypt’s former president, Mohamed Mursi has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for inciting the killing of protesters. In 2012, mass rallies were -
Japan Recordbreaker! Japan bullet train goes like a ... well it's fast! The fastest bullet train in the world has broken its own speed record during a test run. Japan’s maglev train reached a record speed of 603 -
Cinema Rickman and Winslet spread A Little Chaos Actor Alan Rickman makes a rare foray into directing with “A Little Chaos”, in which he also plays Louis XIV and is reunited on-screen with Kate -
Culture news Another side of Marilyn on show in new Wroclaw exhibition Poland opens its Milton Greene fashion photo archive to reveal a fresh and personal new look at the Hollywood icon and many of her friends and colleagues of the period in over 3000 shots -
Business Series World spotlight on Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank The new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is attracting the world’s attention. In its efforts to gain more economic clout, China has attracted 57 -
New Zealand AC/DC drummer admits 'threatening to kill', but may not be convicted Phil Rudd is remanded on bail after pleading guilty to threatening to kill and drugs possession. -
Dominican Republic Small plane crash in Dominican Republic kills seven Seven people, including two Britons and two Spaniards, were killed when a small plane crashed in the Dominican Republic. Local aviation authorities -
Norway The cold war in the Arctic Russia said on Monday its deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin had every right to visit Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, near the North Pole, despite -
Egypt Egypt: 22 Mursi supporters sentenced to death An Egyptian court has sentenced 22 supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi to death for storming a police station in 2013. The country’s first -
Iran Washington calls Iran charges against US journalist 'absurd' The charges held against US journalist Jason Rezaian by Iranian authorities are “absurd,” the White House said on Monday (April 20). Rezaian, the -
Italy 27 survivors of Mediterranean shipwreck reach Italy, death toll 800 Twenty-seven survivors of Sunday’s (April 19) Mediterranean shipwreck arrived on a coast guard vessel at the Italian port of Catania on Monday night -
Yemen US Navy deploys two more warships near Yemen as conflict escalates The U.S. Navy said on Monday it had sent an aircraft carrier and a guided-missile cruiser into the waters near Yemen, to stand ready if the situation there worsens.