2015-04-22

Ukraine

Ukraine miners demand help for their industry in Kyiv protest

Amid a country in conflict, their industry is in crisis…and Ukraine’s miners are making themselves heard. From the west and war-torn east, hundreds

22/04/2015

Europe News

EU Cuba "achieve progress"

On the second leg of a European tour, Cuba’s foreign minister was in Brussels Wednesday to meet with his EU counterpart Federica Mogherini. At a

22/04/2015

World News

Hundreds more migrants land in Italy as protests put pressure on politicians

As European leaders wrestle with the human exodus of African migrants in the Mediterranean and the traffickers putting their lives in danger, yet

22/04/2015

Armenia

'Relations with Turkey could improve' Armenian president tells euronews

Armenia has renewed calls for the 1915 massacre of up to 1.5 million of its people to be internationally recognised under one label. As the 100th

22/04/2015

Yemen

Yemen: Saudi-led airstrikes resume despite 'halt' to campaign

Saudi-led coalition warplanes have bombed rebel positions in Yemen despite Riyadh announcing it was ending its campaign of air strikes. Houthi rebels

22/04/2015

World

Future of the Olympic movement at stake in Sochi

Hello and welcome to our special edition of Sports United. Can you guess where we are this week? Well we are in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi

22/04/2015

Turkey

Gallipoli still teaching us brutality of war

A poem in Turkish on a Gallipoli hillside tells the traveller to ‘behold a place where an age went down… Listen to the silence where a nation’s heart

22/04/2015

Hungary

Hungary 'lost and found' website helps mother find daughter

People who have lost a pet, or had a car stolen – or even whose relative goes missing – may find the police unwilling or unable to help. A new

22/04/2015

World News

Watch live: SportAccord euronews official sport awards ceremony

The inaugural SportAccord euronews awards ceremony honouring the greatest achievers in their fields is taking place in Sochi. As the official partner

22/04/2015

South Africa

South Africa: 11 arrested, suspected of violence against immigrants

Johannesburg police arrest 11 men, suspected of involvement in the recent bouts of violence against immigrants.

22/04/2015

World News

Europe 'best-placed for meteor shower'

22/04/2015

South Africa

South Africa 'rainbow nation' violence driving immigrants out

Xenophobic attacks in South Africa have spurred immigrants to flee the country. Several have been killed, businesses have been stripped and their

22/04/2015

Europe News

Europe proposes GM "opt out" law

The European Commission has proposed a new law that would allow individual member states to restrict the import of GM foods, even after they've been approved by the EU as a whole.

22/04/2015

Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Clashes at rally to mourn Christians killed by ISIL in Libya

Clashes erupted as tens of thousands of Ethiopians gathered to denounce the mass murder of compatriots by ISIL extremists. Wednesday’s

22/04/2015

World

'They did not succeed in erasing us from the earth': Armenian president interview

Marking 100 years since the Armenian massacres, euronews met with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in the capital Yerevan. Here we spoke of

22/04/2015

World News

Five environmental priorities for Europe on #earthday

You may have noticed social media is today awash with tweets, pictures and video highlighting Earth Day. It is marked each April 22 and attempts to

22/04/2015

Europe News

Amnesty says EU "negligent" in migrant tragedy

Amnesty International blames the crisis on the end of Italy's Mare Nostrum search and rescue operation is to blame for dramatic increase in number of migrant deaths.

22/04/2015

France

'Church attack plot' foiled by French police

At least one church in the Paris region is believed to have been targeted by a man suspected of planning an imminent armed attack. French police have

22/04/2015

Cinema

New Star Wars trailer is desert water for thirsty fans

The new Star Wars trailer did its best to break the internet. Over 66 million people clicked on it, such is the feverish anticipation ahead of the

22/04/2015

Italy

Hundreds of migrants dock in Sicily; a further 115 rescued off Libyan coast

Is there a correlation between a decrease in funding and an increase in migrant deaths in the Mediterranean? Italy calls on Europe for action.

22/04/2015

No Comment

Anti-ISIL demonstrations turn violent in Ethiopia

22/04/2015

Russia

EU Commission charges Gazprom with abusing market position in eastern Europe

European Union antitrust regulators charged Russian gas giant Gazprom on Wednesday with abusing its dominant position in Poland, Hungary and six

22/04/2015

Poland

Poland to beef up military with US missiles and French helicopters

The United States has welcomed an announcement from NATO ally Poland that it plans to buy US patriot missiles. Poland will enter into exclusive talks

22/04/2015

Culture news

Hip hip Hermione as Lafayette's ship sets sail for America again

More than just a replica ship, La Fayette's "Hermione" has revived skills and brought work to a French shipyard that will last beyond the ship's commemorative voyage to America

22/04/2015

France

Five minutes with Clovis Cornillac, actor and director

22/04/2015

World News

Hundreds rescued over 3 days of storms in Australia's east

Almost 100 people have been rescued from floodwaters over three days of cyclonic storms on Australia’s east coast. Three people were found dead on

22/04/2015

Italy

Fleeing migrants need long-term solution from EU: Renzi

The European Union must take a collective stand to tackle migrant trafficking at its source in African countries, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi

22/04/2015

Spain

Spain arrests murder suspect on Britain's most-wanted list

He was put on Britain’s list of most-wanted fugitives last month: he was arrested by Spanish police in his luxury villa on Tuesday. Paul Graham Monk

22/04/2015

USA

US drug agency chief to step down amid 'sex parties' scandal

The director of the US Drug Enforcement Administration, Michele Leonhart, will step down next month, amid allegations that DEA agents attended sex

22/04/2015

China

Solar-powered plane lands in eastern China, prepares to cross Pacific

Solar Impulse, the fuel-free airplane, arrived in Nanjing in eastern China on Tuesday, completing the sixth leg of its round-the-world flight. Pilot

22/04/2015