31 May 2015 | Euronews
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Libya ISIL militants step up attacks on Libyan city of Misrata Five people die after a suicide car bomber rams his vehicle laden with explosives into a Misrata checkpoint -
Sport Vizer resigns as SportAccord president Marius Vizer has resigned as head of SportAccord in the wake of his recent outburst against the International Olympic Committee. The 57-year-old -
Yemen Yemen: Houthi rebels said to be in US talks While Yemenis deal with the aftermath of airstrikes by Saudi-led coalition forces, the government in exile said the Houthi militia was in talks with -
Sport Kharlan strikes gold in Moscow Ukraine’s Olga Kharlan kept her composure to down Yana Egorian of Russia in the women’s sabre final at the Moscow Grand Prix on Sunday. The two-time -
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Sport Contador clinches second Giro d'Italia title Spain’s Alberto Contador finished safely to clinch his second Giro d’Italia title in Milan on Sunday. The 32-year-old, bidding to become the first -
United Kingdom Alistair Brownlee wins London leg of ITU Triathlon World Series -
Poland Poland 'Pro-life' march attracts thousands in Warsaw Around 5,000 anti-abortion protesters took to the streets of Warsaw on Sunday. Called the march for ‘Life and Family’, demonstrators called for the -
Bangladesh Bangladesh factory collapse owner to face murder charges The owner of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh is to face murder charges over the buildings collapse which killed more than 1,000 people -
Sport Lorenzo makes it three wins in a row Welcome back to Speed, Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo is clearly the man to beat after claiming his third third consecutive victory in Italy. Having -
China Hong Kong march remembers Tiananmen Square Around 3,000 people took to the streets of Hong Kong in memory of the violent crackdown on student protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Some carried -
Nepal Nepal schools reopen one month after devastating earthquakes Thousands of schools in areas worst hit by two earthquakes have re-opened in Nepal, one month after the devastating tremors. With most buildings -
Italy Operations intensify to rescue 'biggest wave' of Mediterranean migrants Thousands more migrants rescued from the Mediterranean have continued to arrive in Italian ports. Over 450 were taken to Augusta in Sicily on board -
Syria At least 27 killed in Syria clinic explosion A fire in a clinic in northeastern Syria has claimed the lives of 27 people, most of them children. Thirty others were being treated for burns, among -
China Solar Impulse 2 pilot reports 'unbelievable' Pacific flight The solar-powerered plane attempting to circumnavigate the globe took off from Nanjing in China at the weekend, bound for Hawaii, with pilot Andre Borschberg reporting good progress. -
Italy Italy votes in local elections, a test for Renzi's ruling party Renzi is hoping to get a strong result to solidify support for his labour and education reforms. -
France Kerry breaks leg in Alps bike accident US Secretary of State John Kerry has broken his right leg in a cycling accident in the Alps near Scionzier, France. His injury has led him to cancel -
Saudi Arabia Anti-Shi'ite sectarianism condemned at Saudi Arabia bomb victim's funeral Thousands of Shi’ite Muslims in Saudi Arabia turned out on Saturday for the funeral of the latest victim of the country’s deadliest bomb attack in -
China Solar Impulse 2 begins Pacific crossing -
Syria Dozens killed in Syrian air force 'barrel bomb' attacks, say opposition Around 60 civilians were killed and dozens wounded in a Syrian air force raid on Saturday on a town held by ISIL militants in the north of the -
Singapore Man shot dead outside security summit in Singapore A man has been shot dead by police in Singapore outside a hotel where a high-level regional security summit was taking place. The US Defence -
USA US Vice-President Joe Biden's son Beau dies of brain cancer The son of the US Vice-President Joe Biden has died after a battle with brain cancer. Beau Biden, who was 46, was a former Attorney General in -
USA Martin O'Malley joins Democratic race for White House Former Maryland Governor and Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley has joined the 2016 US presidential race, challenging Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders -
World News FIFA Almighty: 'bigger than the UN' The headquarters of the almighty FIFA, football’s world governing body, sit in splendour in Zurich, Switzerland. It was founded by Denmark, France -
Nigeria Nigeria: Suicide blast follows new President Buhari's inauguration In what looks like an act of defiance by Boko Haram insurgents, a suicide bomber has killed at least 16 people at a mosque in northeast Nigeria -
USA Final farewell to B.B. King - with Lucille in attendance The funeral of B.B. King has taken place in his hometown of Indianola, Mississippi, and not surprisingly the blues man was joined for his final -
Switzerland US and Iran seek common ground as nuclear deal deadline nears US Secretary of State John Kerry has met his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in a bid to overcome obstacles to a final nuclear agreement, a -
Italy Italy: Local polls represent key test for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi Italians vote on Sunday in local elections widely seen as a key test for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. His centre-left Democratic Party triumphed in