6 May 2015 | Euronews
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USA "I'm being held hostage" pleads woman in pizza order Police are praising workers at a Pizza Hut in Florida for helping to bring a hostage drama to an end. A customer wrote a message in her online pizza -
United Kingdom Hot Chocolate lead singer Errol Brown dies from liver cancer The leader singer of the band Hot Chocolate, Errol Brown, has died at the age of 71 -
United Kingdom Decision Day in the UK's general election Voters in the UK are going to the polls today in one of the most unpredictable general elections in decades. Despite weeks of campaigning, a hung -
Sport Champions League: Barcelona stun Bayern Spanish giants Barcelona took a huge step towards the Champions League final with a convincing 3-0 first-leg victory over Bayern Munich at the Camp -
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Cuba Anchor's away for US-Cuba ferry routes Florida ferry operators have Cuba in their sights, as the US has approved licenses to sail to Havana for the first time in 50 years. -
Israel Netanyahu's clinches deal to form new Israeli government -
Sport Spanish football federation suspends end of season matches in TV rights row The Spanish football federation has announced it intends to suspend all competitions from May 16. The strike originates from a disagreement over -
Sport Arctic Rugby Challenge Former England stars Tim Stimpson and Ollie Phillips have returned victorious from the arctic, trekking over 90 kilometres to the Magnetic North Pole -
United Kingdom UKIP's Nigel Farage stakes political future on close race in South Thanet UKIP's Nigel Farage says he'll quit leadership if he fails to win bid for parliamentary seat -
United Kingdom Mixed news on UK economy on election eve There has been mixed news on the crucial election issue of the British economy on the eve of the vote. Britain’s huge service sector unexpectedly -
Italy Italy's coastguard rescues 600 migrants in 24hrs Set adrift for two days in the Mediterranean 98 migrants have been picked up by the Italian coastguard overnight on Tuesday. Italy has rescued at -
United Kingdom Mother of All Parliaments promises unpredictable springtime Elections have been predictable in the UK for decades. It is how they worked, the Conservatives in power then Labour then the same again. The United -
Germany Four arrested in Germany in alleged anti-Islamic attacks German police have detained four people suspected of plotting an attack on Muslims and refugees. They arrested the three men and one woman accused of -
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Japan Five issues that feed the WWII debate in Japan -
South Africa Soweto residents protest electricity prices Protesters in the Johannesburg township of Soweto took to the streets in anger over what they say are unaffordable electricity prices from the -
United Kingdom UK party leaders campaign to the end to break election deadlock The last day of campaigning ahead of Thursday's British general election has seen party leaders Cameron, Miliband, Clegg, Sturgeon, Farage and Bennett campaigning across the country in a last-minute s -
Germany 70 years on from the Battle for Berlin -
United Kingdom Tory and Labour manifestos: spot the difference The main themes in UK election campaigning have not played more in favour of either the ruling Conservatives or opposition Labour. In the battle to -
Europe News The single digital market: a 400 billion economic boost Geo-blocking is a bane for millions of Europeans, who are prevented from watching digital content like tv, movies and sport because they’re in the -
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India Bollywood star Salman Khan sentenced to five years jail One of India’s biggest Bollywood stars has been sentenced to five years in jail. Salman Khan was convicted on charges of running over five men -
No Comment Nepal: US mountaineer reveals new earthquake footage -
Russia Russia reveals fearsome Armata tank in bid to gain battlefield advantage Russia has just unveiled its new battle tank, the Armata T-14. The impressive piece of weaponry is one of the first visible signs of Russia’s 23 -
France Germanwings co-pilot 'practised fatal descent' on earlier flight' The findings come from French investigators who said Lubitz reduced altitude on a flight from Dusseldorf to Barcelona several times. -
United Kingdom Loony laughs from candidates standing in 2015 General Election Vote for Insanity. Well some might argue that’s what happens at every British election! Now it’s official. One party is campaigning on the “insanity” -
World News Surveillance: who's watching what, and why? The French parliament passed a new broad law on surveillance – the bill immediately reignited a debate on the necessity of surveillance in the light -
Brazil Brazilians rattle pots and pans at Rousseff TV anti-corruption ad Towns and cities in Brazil came alive on Tuesday night to the sound of saucepans. Across the country people banged on pots and pans – a traditional -
Spain Francis Ford Coppola wins the Princess of Asturias Award for Arts The first of the eight Princess of Asturias Awards was announced in Oviedo in Spain. The jury nominated a shortlist of three for the Award for the -
Afghanistan Four sentenced to death in Afghanistan for Koran burning killing A judge in Afghanistan has sentenced four men to death following a lethal attack on a woman in Kabul. The men were part of a mob which killed -
Cinema Action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger goes soft in zombie movie Famous for playing gun-wielding exterminators, action movie veteran Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in the new zombie film ‘Maggie’ in which he not only -
Culture news Young British artist elevates Plasticine to art From a distance, his artworks look just like oil paintings on giant canvases. But get closer, and you will notice Henry Hudson’s works are made of -
Italy UN Security Council to discuss Mediterranean migrants crisis The European Union is working on proposals to put to the Security Council early next week, as the EU seeks international backing for its plan to tackle human traffickers. -
Culture news Astana Ballet Theatre appeals to Budapest audience As part of its international tour, Kazakhstan’s young Astana Ballet Theatre from Kazakhstan was in Hungary, where it performed to a sold-out theatre -
USA Charlie Hebdo honoured in New York The French magazine Charlie Hebdo has been honoured with a freedom of expression award at a New York gala. The PEN (Poets, Essayists and Novelists) -
Germany German tornado causes mass destruction A tornado in the north of Germany has caused widespread damage. A 26-year-old man in Hamburg was killed after debris fell on his car while his -
Qatar Qatar promises improvements for 'World Cup' migrant workers Qatar says it is building seven cities or work camps to house more than a quarter of a million migrant labourers. It follows months of controversy -
USA Mike Huckabee to seek Republican presidential nomination Another US Republican has launched his bid for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination. This time it’s Mike Huckabee. The former Arkansas governor -
USA Boxer Manny Pacquiao is sued over alleged shoulder injury Boxer Manny Pacquiao is being sued in the US. Two spectators claim his alleged failure to disclose a pre-bout shoulder injury before the “Fight of -
Cuba Ferry services set to resume between US and Cuba The resumption of passenger ferry services between the United states and Cuba have taken a step forward with licenses having been issued. It’s the -
France French UMP moves towards 'Republican' name change After former French president Nicolas Sarkozy suggested re-naming the country’s conservative UMP party to become the Republican Party, it now seems -
Syria "Death Everywhere" - report accuses Syria of bombing civilians Amnesty International report accuses Syrian government of deliberately targeting civilians with deadly barrel bombs in Aleppo -
United Kingdom UK election: frenetic last dash to convert undecided voters Polls ahead of the British general election put the Conservatives and Labour neck-and-neck. Thursday’s vote will likely trigger a period of