2015-05-29

World News

Secret negotiations and freeing Mandela: 'Plot for Peace' premiers in NYC

Politicians and diplomats gathered at the United Nations in New York for a gala screening of the critically-acclaimed documentary ‘Plot for Peace.’

29/05/2015

World News

Newly-released video alleges Turkey is sending weapons to Syria

A video has emerged purporting to show artillery, hidden among medical supplies, in a convoy of trucks said to be operated by Turkish intelligence

29/05/2015

Switzerland

Blatter re-elected for fifth term as FIFA president

Not even the corruption scandal that has recently hit FIFA could stop Sepp Blatter being re-elected for a fifth term as President of world football’s

29/05/2015

World News

FIFA's Blatter wins reelection after two rounds of votes

UPDATE : Sepp Blatter wins FIFA presidential vote after Prince Ali withdraws his candidacy for the second round of voting. Sepp Blatter unexpectedly

29/05/2015

Belgium

"Nobody knew exactly what was happening", remembering Heysel 30 years on

Thirty years on from the Heysel tragedy, the memories echo in the minds of those who were there when 39 people died ahead of the 1985 European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus.

29/05/2015

Turkey

Turkey's political parties seek crucial votes abroad ahead of general election

Turkey goes to the polls in a general election next weekend, on Sunday June 7th, but for many Turkish citizens living abroad the ballot has already

29/05/2015

Turkey

Turkey's refugees weigh on border voters' minds and wallets

Refugees have become an election concern in Turkey. Our correspondent Bora Bayraktar reported: “Reyhanlı, at Turkey’s with Syria, is one of the towns

29/05/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine's former resort city of Shyrokine is now a ghost town

Ukrainian troops are the only people who remain in the country’s abandoned tourist resort of Shyrokine near separatist-held Mariupol, reports

29/05/2015

Switzerland

FIFA: Palestinians drop vote to get Israel suspended from world football

A handshake between the representatives of Israeli and Palestinian football associations at the FIFA congress marks the end of the motion to get

29/05/2015

World

Class dismissed: the hi-tech and teaching innovations changing traditional education

Technology and innovation are changing the world faster than ever before. But is education keeping pace with these rapid changes and equipping young

29/05/2015

World News

Nigeria: Buhari inaugurated in first democratic transfer of power

Nigeria has witnessed an historic presidential inauguration. Former military dictator Muhammadu Buhari has been inaugurated as president, in the

29/05/2015

World News

Ten questions to consider on World No Tobacco Day 2015

29/05/2015

Saudi Arabia

IS militants claims deadly Saudi Arabia mosque attack

Islamic State militants have claimed responsibility for a bombing that killed four people at a Shi'ite Mosque in Saudi Arabia, the second attack claimed by the Sunni extremist group in a week.

29/05/2015

Germany

Merkel will work constructively with Cameron to reform EU

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will work constructively with British Prime Minister David Cameron on reforming the European Union, reaffirming her

29/05/2015

Switzerland

Blatter the unsinkable amid FIFA's corruption storm

The small Swiss town of Visp where Joseph Blatter grew up is surrounded by mountains – yet the young Sepp’s destiny was to be far from Alpine peaks

29/05/2015

World News

And also... Obama's daughter; Olympics at the Colosseum; Imam on Onan; Radio rabbit hypocrisy

Every week, journalists from the various language teams at euronews spot stories from Europe and beyond which did not reach the international front

29/05/2015

India

India's soaring temperatures leave 1,800 people dead

More than 1,800 people have died in India’s heatwave in just one week. Most of the deaths have occured In central and southern areas where

29/05/2015

Cinema

Horror classic 'Poltergeist' enjoys 21st century remake

‘Poltergeist’ is back. Enjoying a much bigger budget than the 1982 horror classic co-written by Steven Spielberg, this 21st century version of

29/05/2015

Culture news

One night with a fashion icon: McQueen opens in London

Five years after his death, it seems interest in British fashion icon Alexander McQueen is at an all-time high. A new stage production has got

29/05/2015

Culture news

Saturn's Pattern: Paul Weller's 12th studio album

Paul Weller has ditched the acoustic guitars for his latest album ‘Saturns Pattern’. It’s the 12th studio album by the legendary British musician

29/05/2015

Cinema

Heart-warming doc will make you smile and want to play volley-ball

This week’s choice is ‘The Optimists’, a Norwegian documentary film which will touch you, make you laugh and make you want to play volley-ball

29/05/2015

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia says four killed in foiled mosque attack

At least four people have been killed when a car exploded in the parking lot of a Shi’ite mosque in Dammam in Saudi Arabia during Friday prayers, but

29/05/2015

Ukraine

Conflict not in our interests, says Ukraine rebel leader

The head of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin has told euronews that his separatist movement remains committed to the Minsk peace agreement, despite ongoing ceasefire violations.

29/05/2015

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Wife of Saudi blogger asks for EU help to free her husband

29/05/2015

Switzerland

(UPDATE) FIFA's other match: Palestinians drop motion to suspend Israel from world football

The Palestinians have complained for years that Israel discriminates against its players and officials, but the PFA president has been persuaded to back down on FIFA vote.

29/05/2015

Belgium

Wreaths laid in memory of Heysel Stadium deaths in 1985

A deadly day in football history, the Heysel Stadium disaster 30 years ago, has been commemorated at Belgium’s rebuilt and renamed King Baudouin

29/05/2015

My Europe Series

Expo exposed: corruption at Milan's global food event leaves a sour taste

It is meant to showcase Milan as a dynamic, vibrant hub on the world stage but Expo2015 has been tarnished by corruption scandals. The six-month long

29/05/2015

Switzerland

Sepp Blatter shrugs off scandal ahead of FIFA presidential vote

Embattled FIFA President Sepp Blatter appeared unfazed as the 65th Congress of football’s world governing body opened in Zurich. His speech to the

29/05/2015

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Chile: student protests turn violent

29/05/2015

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Protesters demand the resignation of FIFA's Blatter

29/05/2015