26 May 2015 | Euronews
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Greece Greece deals with sudden influx of new migrants As several boats carrying at least 300 more migrants reached the Greek island of Kos on Tuesday, the European Commission is due to give more details -
Syria ISIL release video of ancient Palmyra 'still intact' Islamist extremists have released a video which appears to show the ancient ruins in the city of Palmyra still intact. When the Sunni militants known -
Sport Sevilla chase Champions League place with win over Dnipro in Europa League Final Sevilla warmed up for Wednesday night’s Europa League Final in the National Stadium in Warsaw. The La Liga outfit cruised through to the final with -
Ukraine Russian ruble keeps rolling out in 'Donetsk People's Republic' The self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) has two currencies in circulation: Ukrainian Hryvnas and Russian Rubles. In November Ukraine cut -
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USA Obama denounces Russia's 'increasingly aggressive posture' on Ukraine President Obama has said the United States is working closely with its NATO allies to join together with other countries in fighting the so-called -
Iraq Shi'ite militias 'in charge' of anti-ISIL campaign in Iraq Pro-government forces in Iraq say they have started a military operation to retake the western Anbar province from ISIL insurgents. It comes after -
USA Major flooding hits Mexico and Texas, thousands stranded Record rainfall in the US state of Texas has flooded major motorways, making driving impossible for many people in the Houston area. Some drivers who -
Malaysia Forensic police in Malaysia exhume migrant corpses buried along the Thai border Malaysian forensic teams are involved in the macabre task of exhuming the bodies of hundreds of migrants found at 140 grave sites and abandoned -
Europe News Case of Saudi blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes 'has nothing to do with politics', says his wife Ensaf Haidar, the wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, took her campaign to free her husbands to the EU’s capital on Tuesday as she looked to -
Austria Vienna airport security workers probed for people trafficking Thirteen security workers at Vienna International Airport are under investigation. Police suspect they were involved in a people trafficking network -
World Iran begins trial of US journalist held for ten months The trial of Jason Rezaian has begun — the Washington Post correspondent who has been detained in Iran for almost 10 months. The accusation against -
Sport Roberto Di Matteo resigns as manager of Schalke Manager Roberto Di Matteo has walked away from German side Schalke. The man who brought the Champions League Trophy Chelsea when he was in charge -
Sport Record 20th League title for Turkish club Galatasaray The streets of Ankara became a cauldron of celebrations late into Monday night as Galatasaray were crowned Turkish Football League Champions. It was -
India India continues to swelter as temperatures approach 50 degrees Celsius A heatwave that has struck India has killed hundreds of people, most of them in the past week. -
Italy Italian police arrest 39 alleged Mafia members in Sicily Police in Sicily have arrested 39 individuals and seized assets worth some €10m as part of crackdown on three Palermo Mafia gangs on suspicion of -
Austria 14-year-old Austrian jailed over Vienna train station bomb plot A teenage boy from Austria has pleaded guilty to planning to bomb a Vienna train station. The 14-year-old downloaded bomb making instructions onto -
World News Troubled waters: the South China Sea dispute With the world distracted by seemingly more immediate stories of war, migration and elections, a spat between the US and China wasn’t exactly -
USA Nevada officials set to launch murder probe into death of BB King Officials in Navada are to launch a murder investigation into the death of legendary musician BB King. Two of his daughters claim the guitarist was -
Denmark Bunny beaten to death live on Danish radio -
Republic of Ecuador Wolf volcano erupts on the Galapagos Islands A volcano has erupted on the Galapagos Islands. The Wolf volcano on Isabela Island erupted for the first time in over three decades. Volcanologists -
USA When an American writer won a Pulitzer for a WWII love story -
Europe News EU boosts CAR aid The EU is to increase financial aid to the Central African Republic, officials said on Tuesday. The European Commission announced an extra 72 million -
China Beijing boosts South China Sea naval defence China is increasing naval operations in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. Beijing has plans to build two lighthouses there, a move widely -
Culture news MoMA explores Yoko Ono's early work Yoko Ono was an artist in her own right before she married John Lennon in 1969. Now, the Museum of Modern Art in New York is celebrating her -
World News ‘Assimilation’ to ‘genocide’: Australia acknowledges stolen generations -
Culture news The Maccabees launch single ahead of new album After a three year break, The Maccabees are back with the first single from their upcoming album. Explaining the gap since their last record, the -
Malaysia Malaysian forensic officers examine remains of migrants found along Thai border Police forensic teams in Malaysia are at work to identify whether the remains uncovered at 139 grave sites and 28 abandoned camps are Bangladeshi or -
China Fatal fire sweeps through elderly care home in China At least 38 people have been killed after a fire swept through a nursing home in China’s central Henan province. Search operations are underway and -
Iraq Battle for Ramadi: Iraq formally announces military offensive against ISIL Iraq’s formally announced the start of a military offensive to liberate Anbar province from ISIL militants. The ultimate aim is to take back the -
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Iran Spy trial of Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian opens in Tehran The trial of the Washington Post’s Tehran correspondent, Jason Rezaian, accused of espionage by the Iranian government opens today. The process will -
Mexico Tornadoes and record rainfall wreak havoc in northern Mexico and southern US A freak tornado has ripped through a border city in northern Mexico, leaving more than a dozen people dead and many more injured. Flipping over cars -
Business Series Forex manipulation further undermines trust in international banking A new scandal undermining the reputation of international banking has been added to a long list of previous cases. Under the spotlight this time is a -
Cinema Icelandic comedy tops Cannes' Un Certain Regard section Icelandic comedy ‘Rams’ (‘Hrútar’) emerged the winner of the Un Certain Regard section at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The president of this -
World News Peru: man shot dead by police during mining protest, says union A man supporting a strike at a mine in southern Peru has been killed during clashes with police. He was shot dead by officers, who fired pellets and -
Egypt Egypt seeks allies among Libya's tribal leaders at a conference in Cairo Egypt invites Libyan tribal leaders to talks in Cairo because they are seen as the "backbone" of society and the main guarantor of Libyan stability and security -
USA Severe weather wreaks havoc in Texas Tornadoes, heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and flooding have forced evacuations and roof top rescues in Texas. Firefighter dies performing rescue -
Mexico Tornado tears through Mexican border town killing at least 11 A tornado which ripped through the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Acuna has left at least 11 people dead.. Tornado rips through Mexican city -
Sweden Sweden's winning Eurovision singer gets 'heroes' welcome Swedish singer Mans Zelmerlow was given his own ‘heroes’ welcome when he returned to his home town of Lund as winner of Saturday’s Eurovision Song -
Brazil Brazil: Prison riot leaves eight dead Inmates at a Brazilian prison who had been holding at least 70 people hostage have finally released them after negotiating with police. The -
India India struggles to cope as heatwave kills hundreds Temperatures as high as 47 degrees Celsius have been recorded in parts of India as a two week heatwave shows no signs of abating. Heat Wave Kills