23 April 2015 | Euronews
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Libya Italy: 220 migrants rescued off Libyan coast As EU leaders met in Brussels to discuss migrant deaths in the Mediterranean, more than 200 migrants were rescued by the Italian Coast Guard on Thursday. -
Belgium EU to boost migrant patrols European leaders have agreed to treble the budget of the EU’s Triton search and rescue operation in a bid to save the lives of migrants attempting to -
World News EU agrees to triple rescue funding for Mediterranean migrants EU leaders are to triple funding for the search and rescue of migrants at risk of drowning in the Mediterranean. European Commission President -
Turkey Ex-foes come together at Gallipoli for centenary of World War I battle Commemorations are underway at Gallipoli in Turkey to mark the centenary of one of the bloodiest battles of World War I. A student choir from -
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Sport Bobsleigh, Volleyball and Sochi triumph in the inaugural SportAccord awards The winners of the SportAccord Euronews awards were announced in Sochi. Mariusz Wlazly scooped the Sportsman of the year gong. The Polish volleyball -
Iraq Iraq: UN team visits camp for families who have fled Ramadi fighting A senior UN delegation has visited camps in Baghdad for Iraq’s internally-displaced people – 2.7 million of whom have fled their homes since January -
Italy How the EU has struggled to cope with Mediterranean migrant influx In October 2013, images of 111 coffins, four containing children, shocked the world. They were lined up in a shed on the Italian island of Lampedusa -
Armenia Armenia remembers: 1.5 million victims of 1915 massacre canonised Armenia remembers those who died in 1915: 1.5 million people are canonised in the country's main church. -
World News Hubble Space Telescope: NASA releases 25th birthday snapshot It is an anniversary image that is out of this world! For the 25th birthday of the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA has released a celestial snapshot -
USA Obama apology after hostages killed in US attack on al Qaeda An American and an Italian who had been held hostage for several years by al Qaeda in the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan were inadvertently killed in a US counter-terrorism operation in Jan -
Belgium EU leaders gather for migration summit European leaders bowed their heads during a minute of silence for the 800 migrants who drowned off the coast of Libya on Sunday while attempting to -
World News Euronews Sportaccord winners in Sochi The winners of the euronews Sportaccord awards were announced in Sochi. Mariusz Wlazly scooped the Sportsman of the year gong. The Polish volleyball -
Armenia US band rocks for peace Rock band System of a Down might look like unlikely ambassadors for a peace mission to reconcile an international dispute that has festered for 100 -
World Turkey insists it has nothing to hide on 100-year-old Armenian tragedy Turkey's EU minister places most blame on Armenian position for failure to resolve 1915 massacre issue that has poisoned relations for 100 years -
USA Obama apologises after al Qaeda hostages killed by US forces President Obama has apologised after two Western hostages were accidentally killed when US forces attacked an al Qaeda base on the Afghan-Pakistani -
Culture news Budapest theatre event returns after succesful debut year The two-week programme of the Madách International Theatre Meeting has brought together 20 productions from 13 countries in Budapest. After the -
France France facing 'biggest terror threat in history,' says prime minister France is facing the biggest terror threat in its history, says the prime minister, as police arrest a man suspected of planning attacks near Paris. -
No Comment Amnesty International protest over migrant crisis in Europe -
Armenia Turkey marks 100th anniversary of Armenian massacre Silvard Atajyan was three years of age when mass killings were taking place in southern Turkey in 1915. She was saved by French soldiers along with -
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Belgium EU leaders hold emergency summit on Mediterranean migrant deaths Seeking solutions to the Mediterranean migrant crisis, European Union leaders have gathered for an emergency summit in Brussels. Greece and Italy are -
United Kingdom Seven things to know about England on St George’s Day Here are seven things to know about England to coincide with the country’s annual celebration, St George’s Day. Great Britain, United Kingdom and -
Russia Why does this man want his head transplanted? Someone has to go first. So why not me? That is the attitude of Valery Spiridonov who is hoping to have his head transplanted onto a different body -
Germany German rail strike causes major disruption nationwide German rail union GDL has extended a 66-hour strike to passenger routes, causing hundreds of commuter and long-distance trains to be cancelled. Some -
France France: Five terror attacks thwarted, says prime minister 'Five terror attacks thwarted recently,' says the French prime minister, as police arrest a man for allegedly plotting attacks on churches in a Paris suburb. -
No Comment The Calbuco volcano erupts in Chile -
Cinema The Super Sequels coming soon Looking at Hollywood offerings there are three films in the pipeline which are part of huge franchises. To begin with the new trailer for ‘Batman v -
Spain Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca was executed during civil war, papers reveal -
No Comment Italy: Naval vessel brings hundreds of migrants ashore -
Malta 800 victims of Mediterranean Sea tragedy remembered in Malta Twenty-four coffins for the only bodies recovered from the Mediterranean’s worst-ever migrant disaster were carried from Malta’s morgue to a funeral -
World News Gallipoli peninsula tourists help keep battle memories alive Every day, tourists visit Seddulbahir, the site of the battle, in their hundreds. It is almost like a pilgrimage to gain an understanding about what -
Next Series A satellite revolution in oceanography Satellite technology is creating a revolution in oceanography as researchers have a flood of new data to understand our planet's oceans and better study climate change. In this edition of Space we hea -
Next Series The Astronaut Academy: "We focus on leg muscles and back muscles" -
World News Memories of compassion among bloodshed in shrine to Gallipoli's past A 1915 Franco-British naval attack on the Gallipoli peninsula was to become one of Istanbul’s fiercest battles in World War I and is now heralded as -
South Africa Cape Town protests against attacks on immigrants Hundreds in Cape Town have attended a protest against the wave of xenophobic violence that has gripped parts of South Africa recently. Demonstrators -
Culture news Estonian duo among favourites for Eurovision 2015 The Eurovision song contest is just around the corner and among the favourites are Elina Born and Stig Rästa from Estonia. The singer and songwriter -
Yemen Houthi fighters want UN peace talks, but only after airstrikes stop In Yemen, Reuters reported that Houthi fighters captured an army base in the city of Taiz. Residents said a Saudi airstrike hit the installation -
Chile Calbuco volcano's surprise eruption alarms Chileans A huge cloud of ash spewed from Chile’s Calbuco volcano on Wednesday (April 22) as it erupted for the first time in 40 years. Emergency services -
Italy EU leaders meet to address migrant crisis EU leaders meeting on Thursday over the migrant crisis are expected to agree to expand search and rescue efforts in the Mediterranean -
Russia Russia's Lavrov calls EU charges against Gazprom 'unacceptable' EU-Russian relations take another hit with Brussels’ charges against Gazprom. The Russian gas giant was accused on Wednesday of overcharging -
France France mulls refund of Mistral warship contract with Russia France said on Wednesday it could cancel and refund a 1.2 billion euro military contract with Russia that’s been frozen for months. Paris suspended