archives - 19 May 2015. euronews : International and European news all available as video on demand

Now playing Next

Colombia President promises to help families affected by deadly landslide

Rescuers in Colombia continue the search for victims of a landslide that tore through the town of Salgar killing more than 60 people and injuring dozens more in the worst disaster of its kind for a de

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

Burundi

Anti-president protest in Burundi ends in clashes with police

Another protest in Bujumbura began peacefully enough on Tuesday with calls for Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza to drop his bid for a third

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

Iraq

Iraq: video released showing soldiers being rescued from ISIL-held Ramadi

Iraq’s ministry of defence has released video showing troops being airlifted from Ramadi, which was taken over by ISIL militants at the weekend. The

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

Ukraine

Moscow demands access to Russians detained in Ukraine

Kyiv says the men are Russian soldiers guilty of carrying out 'terrorist acts' in the country.

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

Sport

Coppa Italia: Juventus aiming high

Juventus will be looking to complete a domestic double when they lock horns with Lazio in the final of the Coppa Italia in Rome on Wednesday

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

France

Germanwings crash: remains of all victims identified

All of the human remains found at the Germanwings crash site in the French Alps have now been identified, according to the prosecutor in the case. It

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

Portugal

Suspected money van robbers arrested in Portugal

Portuguese police have arrested five men suspected of 40 armed robberies of money transport vans. The crime spree took place across the country from

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

France

French teachers strike over reforms

Teachers in France went on strike on Tuesday and demonstrated against planned reforms. The country’s 840,000 teachers oppose to the plans, the unions

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

world news

UN urges South East Asian countries to do more for migrants at sea

Hundreds of boatpeople have been rescued off the coast of Indonesia after being stranded at sea for more than 40 days. Myanmar is said to have

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

Hungary

Hungary's Orban: EU nations should have power over death penalty

Just more than three weeks after his controversial comments on restoring the death penalty, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been defending

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

Germany

German train drivers begin open-ended strike

German train drivers have announced their ninth strike in 10 months due to an ongoing dispute with rail operator Deutsche Bahn. Freight trains shut

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

France

France's Front National under fire for police acquittal tweets

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

Portugal

[Watch] Portuguese police beat football fan in front of his child

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

Yemen

Yemen crisis: UN chief calls for dialogue, as Saudi-led airstrikes continue

A further round of Saudi-led airstrikes has pounded military sites in Yemen. It was the second day of attacks against Houthi militia and forces

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

Germany

Merkel and Hollande pledge action on climate change

The leaders of France and Germany have said more needs to be done if the world is to achieve its goal of limiting global warming to two degrees. The

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

Europe News

EU unwraps plan to cut back on red tape

EU officials have unveiled a plan to slim down what critics say is bloated bureaucracy made in Brussels. The European Commission says a new leaner

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

France

Charlie Hebdo, for richer, for poorer?

The coming departure of Charlie Hebdo’s surviving cartoonist Renald Luzier casts a further shadow over the satirical magazine, adding to doubts about

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

USA

Texas biker shootout may be the beginning of all-out gang war

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

Afghanistan

Suicide bomb attack hits Afghanistan capital

At least four people have been killed and dozens wounded in a car bombing outside Afghanistan's Justice Ministry in the capital Kabul.

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

Sport

More than 50 arrested in football match-fixing probe

Italian police have arrested more than 50 people as part of a widespread match-fixing inquiry led by anti-Mafia prosecutors in the southern town of

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

Azerbaijan

Residential building inferno kills 16 in Baku

At least 16 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a fire that ripped through a residential building in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku. Emergency

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

Burundi

Aid workers face 'complex emergency' as Burundians flee unrest

There is no let up in the protests against Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza. Police have reportedly fired tear gas and beaten demonstrators, as

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

Saudi Arabia

Wanted: Saudi Arabia seeks eight executioners as beheadings soar

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

United Kingdom

Bakery fined for refusing to make gay marriage cake

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

Cinema

Hair raising story of Palestinian women trapped in a beauty parlor

Presented at The International Critics Week at the Cannes Film Festival ‘Dégradé’ by the Palestinian twins Tarzan and Arab Nasser is set in a hair

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

Egypt

Security forces' sex attacks 'surge' in Egypt

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

world news

Migrant speaks of hopes, as EU leaders set sights on tackling people smugglers

Migrants are calling for more support for Italy, as Brussels sets its sights on targeting gangs smuggling people into Europe. Abu Daouda, 20, from

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

world news

'Golden goodbyes' for MEPs set to cost €27 million

Exclusive: ‘Golden goodbyes’ for recently-departing MEPs are set to hit €27.6 million – more than the EU sent in aid to earthquake-hit Nepal

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

France

'Dheepan' by Jacques Audiard wins Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival

The French director's tale of Sri Lankan war refugees as they try to settle in France takes the top prize at Cannes.

19/05/2015

Now playing Next

USA

[Watch] Train hits bus on level crossing in Altlanta, USA

19/05/2015

Technicians repair fire damage after arson incidents on French railway

How does Paris 2024's iconic flying Olympic cauldron work?

Trump criticises Harris' remarks on Israel-Hamas war

Italy to return ambassador to Syria after decade-long absence

Technicians repair fire damage after arson incidents on French railway

How does Paris 2024's iconic flying Olympic cauldron work?

Trump criticises Harris' remarks on Israel-Hamas war

Italy to return ambassador to Syria after decade-long absence

2015-05-19

Colombia President promises to help families affected by deadly landslide

Anti-president protest in Burundi ends in clashes with police

Moscow demands access to Russians detained in Ukraine

Coppa Italia: Juventus aiming high

Suspected money van robbers arrested in Portugal

French teachers strike over reforms

UN urges South East Asian countries to do more for migrants at sea

Hungary's Orban: EU nations should have power over death penalty

German train drivers begin open-ended strike

[Watch] Portuguese police beat football fan in front of his child

Yemen crisis: UN chief calls for dialogue, as Saudi-led airstrikes continue

Merkel and Hollande pledge action on climate change

EU unwraps plan to cut back on red tape

Texas biker shootout may be the beginning of all-out gang war

Suicide bomb attack hits Afghanistan capital

More than 50 arrested in football match-fixing probe

Residential building inferno kills 16 in Baku

Aid workers face 'complex emergency' as Burundians flee unrest

Wanted: Saudi Arabia seeks eight executioners as beheadings soar

Hair raising story of Palestinian women trapped in a beauty parlor

Security forces' sex attacks 'surge' in Egypt

'Golden goodbyes' for MEPs set to cost €27 million

'Dheepan' by Jacques Audiard wins Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival

[Watch] Train hits bus on level crossing in Altlanta, USA