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Oman 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 -
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 -
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 -
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. -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
France France's Front National under fire for police acquittal tweets -
Portugal [Watch] Portuguese police beat football fan in front of his child -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
USA Texas biker shootout may be the beginning of all-out gang war -
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. -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Saudi Arabia Wanted: Saudi Arabia seeks eight executioners as beheadings soar -
United Kingdom Bakery fined for refusing to make gay marriage cake -
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 -
Egypt Security forces' sex attacks 'surge' in Egypt -
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 -
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 -
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. -
USA [Watch] Train hits bus on level crossing in Altlanta, USA -
Italy Alleged migrant ship disaster captain and deputy to remain behind bars -
United Kingdom Heard the one about the neutron that walks into a bar? “A neutron walked into a bar and asked, “How much for a drink?” The bartender replied, “For you, no charge.” If you get that joke, there’s a chance -
World News Watch: France's Jean-Marie Le Pen clashes with UKIP MEP Woolfe -
Europe News NGOs, left-wing MEPs seek tougher rules on 'conflict minerals' Campaigners are calling on MEPs to toughen up European rules on ‘conflict minerals’. The European Parliament is set to vote on European Commission -
Iraq Shi'ite militiamen readying for Ramadi recapture The battle for Ramadi looms as thousands of Shi’ia militiamen reportedly massed to the East of the Iraq city. The fall of the capital of Anbar -
World EU membership remains Serbia's priority, says PM Aleksandar Vucic Though the past is difficult to forget at times, Serbia has its sights on the future. In this edition of The Global Conversation Isabelle Kumar meets Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic to talk Kosovo, EU membership and press freedom. -
Spain Spain: the viral soldiers fighting in Madrid and Barcelona mayoral races -
Culture news Gnaoua music celebrated in Essaouira Euronews arts correspondent Wolfgang Spindler takes us to Morocco to a special place and a special festival Welcome to Essaouira, where the -
USA Seattle begins the battle with Shell over Arctic drilling Protesters in Seattle are not giving oil giant Shell any peace. After the arrival of the first of two giant rigs destined for Arctic drilling at the -
Afghanistan Afghanistan: 11 police jailed for Farkhunda killing inaction Eleven policemen in Afghanistan have been sentenced to one year in jail for failing to prevent the mob killing of a woman in Kabul. Eight others -
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Colombia Heavy loss of life in Colombian landslide A raging torrent has ripped down a ravine in Colombia’s northwestern mountains and swept the town of Salgar away in a mixture of floodwater and -
France Cartoonist Luz quits Charlie Hebdo One of the few cartoonists to survive an Islamist militant attack on France’s Charlie Hebdo journal is leaving the publication, saying he can no -
Business Series China and Middle East strengthen ties despite growth dip Recent data has shown that growth in China has slowed to its lowest rate in the almost 25 years. Despite the slowdown, China is still a steadily -
Thailand Shinawatra trial opens in Bangkok Thailand’s former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra entered the supreme court on Tuesday as she began her trial on what her supporters say are -
Ukraine Tatars remember WW2 Crimea deportation victims Ceremonies marking the 71st anniversary of the deportation of Tatars have taken place in both Kyiv and Crimea. In 1944 almost 200,000 people were -
France Lawyers call for case review in France's biggest rogue trader scandal Lawyers for convicted French “rogue trader” Jerôme Kerviel have asked for his case to go before the Court of Revision after what they claim is new -
Republic of North Macedonia FYR Macedonia premier rallies his own support in Skopje Prime Minister Nicola Gruevski rallied tens of thousands of supporters on Monday in central Skopje – it was his reply to a demonstration by his -
Iraq Shi'ite forces prepare to re-take fallen Iraqi city of Ramadi ISIL militants have produced another video this time claiming it was taken on the streets of the fallen Iraqi city of Ramadi. But within hours of it